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Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, is hosting a second campuswide conversation about Transformative Education 2.0, one of Purdue’s Next Moves. The event, to be held virtually, will be at 1:30-2:30 p.m. Oct. 7.
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Purdue’s incoming freshman class is a record 10,191, the result of an unprecedented and unanticipated jump in the rate at which out-of-state U.S. applicants accepted admissions offers. A new survey of admitted students shows that the University’s success navigating the pandemic, as well as its reputation for affordability and high-quality education, were drivers behind the surge in demand and an overall record fall enrollment of 49,639 undergraduate, professional and graduate students. Related: President Daniels’ presentation to University Senate on Purdue’s incoming freshman class |
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Purdue graduate student Mahdi Al-Husseini thinks his flight-training innovation can help the U.S. military save millions in reduced training time for Army helicopter pilots. Pursuing a graduate degree in Purdue’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Al-Husseini and his Stanford University teammate, Joshua Barnett, have been named finalists in the 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
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On Thursday (Sept. 16), "This Is Purdue" will highlight the legacy of Purdue’s Big Bass Drum, also known as The World's Largest Drum and part of the “All-American” Marching Band for the past 100 years. Hear from Pamela Nave, Purdue Bands' percussion instructor, and Brandon Bledsoe and Hannah Pike, co-captains of the Big Bass Drum Crew, and go behind the scenes at Band Camp. Enjoy a preview on YouTube.
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Purdue’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering undergraduate program has earned the No. 1 ranking in its category in the annual U.S. News & World Report undergraduate program rankings for the 11th consecutive year. |
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Purdue’s James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship is hosting the 16th annual Constitution Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday (Sept. 17) at the Purdue Memorial Union. Constitution Day celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention on Sept. 17, 1787. |
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Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world. | |
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