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January 7, 2025
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Chips industry exec, Indiana’s chief justice, Caltech’s president and Indiana Fever coach headline spring Presidential Lecture Series
The CEO of a leading global semiconductor manufacturer, the president of Caltech, the new head coach of the Indiana Fever and the chief justice of Indiana will join Purdue President Mung Chiang this spring as part of the Presidential Lecture Series. 
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Vijay Raghunathan appointed to national advisory board to help shape U.S. semiconductor workforce, strengthening Purdue’s leadership
Vijay Raghunathan, Purdue’s vice president for global partnerships and programs, director of semiconductor education, and a professor in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been appointed as an inaugural member of the Workforce Advisory Board for the National Semiconductor Technology Center.
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Rendering of Daniels School of Business
Restructuring announcement launches Daniels School of Business into transformative future
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved restructuring plans for the burgeoning Mitch Daniels School of Business on Dec. 13 to better serve the needs of students, faculty and industry partners while continuing its tremendous growth. The new plan will reinforce the five foundational pillars of the Daniels School: academic prowess, integration of STEM and business, transformational student experience, free market and capitalism, and business partnerships.
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‘My Purdue Global degree set me on a path to the life I always wanted’
Entrepreneurship was never Sienna Clawson’s vision, but experience sparked a passion that grew into a vital resource for moms. Clawson (BS health and wellness ’24, Purdue Global) runs two businesses devoted to the holistic care of postpartum mothers and their newborns.
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