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April 13, 2022

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Faculty and Staff News

A decade of affordability: Purdue leads the way, saving students and families $1 billion

Innovative. Respected. Highly valued. Affordable. All considered nearly synonymous with Purdue University. While one of the fastest-growing costs over the past decade has been that of higher education, one institution — Purdue — has held the line since 2012-13.

Daniels' annual report on affordability to Purdue’s Board of Trustees
Purdue to invest $50 million in pay increases, raise minimums on grad stipends and staff wages

Things to Know

Purdue announces resolution to Feb. 4 police incident
Grant Street closed between Northwestern Avenue and North Street through April 18
Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies expands open access publishing opportunities
Purdue, WL police SRT units to hold training on campus tonight

Things to Do

Healthy Boiler workshop to focus on reducing, reusing, recycling
Upcoming half-marathon, 5K events support behavioral health; discounted registration fees available
Microsoft workshops offered for SharePoint Online

In the Spotlight

Alexandra Boltasseva

Boltasseva receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

A professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Alexandra Boltasseva, the Ron and Dotty Garvin Tonjes Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is among a diverse group of the 180 honorees in the 2022 class, which was chosen from a pool of nearly 2,500 applicants. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.

Additional News

Purdue Day of Giving

Video: Two weeks until Purdue Day of Giving

The ninth annual Purdue Day of Giving takes place two weeks from today. On April 27, the campus community will come together to power Purdue’s next giant leap through this 24-hour, social media-driven online fundraiser. Last year’s event raised a record $52.5 million through 25,219 gifts from donors around the world. Learn more through a new Purdue Day of Giving video.

Kids petting sheep

Photo gallery: 2022 Spring Fest weekend

If you petted a cow, flung a cricket, explored a plane or cared for a stuffed animal in need of a little TLC, it’s likely you were on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus on Saturday (April 9) for the return of Spring Fest, Aviation Day and the Purdue Veterinary Medicine open house. Check out a photo gallery of the day’s activities.

General

Students sleuth realistic cybercrime in Tracer FIRE competition
#StartUp Purdue Expo with $100,000 in prizes to cap trilogy of Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurship events

Campus

Golden Taps ceremony to honor five Purdue students
Event to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence

Teaching and Learning

Purdue offering new online Professional Selling Certificate and Virtual Selling Microcourse

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Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

The Brand Education: Launching an award winning brand platform that transcends time
CBC Radio: Falling in love or falling for fraud: The dark side of online dating
AdAge: Agencies return to office – inside the bumpy transition
Lafayette Journal & Courier, Inside INdiana Business: Purdue: 11-year tuition freeze saves Boilermaker families 1 billion dollars
Inside INdiana Business: Honors, horses, hypersonics approved by Purdue Board
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