The Purdue University Board of Trustees endorsed President Mung Chiang’s request for a 14th consecutive tuition freeze and approved his faculty and staff salary policy request for fiscal year 2026 for the main campus with a 2% recurring increase, plus a 0.5% nonrecurring recognition of exceptional employee contributions.
In a significant step forward in its commitment to support Purdue University’s operational needs through improved travel options, the Board of Trustees approved a two-year transportation services agreement with SkyWest Airlines for commercial air service.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved a three-year, $7.8 million contract with SP Plus (SP+), a Metropolis company, to provide free transit services with expanded campus routes for students, staff and faculty at Purdue’s West Lafayette location. The contract begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2028, with SP+ service scheduled to start Aug. 25, the first day of fall semester classes.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved the promotion of 163 faculty across the Purdue University system for the 2025-26 academic year. The total includes 137 from the main campus, 17 from Purdue Fort Wayne and nine from Purdue Northwest. Trustees annually approve promotions in April, per the Purdue academic tenure and promotion policy.
In his report to the Purdue University Board of Trustees, President Mung Chiang acknowledged faculty who received major awards from December 2024 through March 2025 and thanked friends of the university for their recent generous contributions. He also led a discussion providing updates on Purdue University in Indianapolis, which has brought a new and fully integrated expansion of Purdue University to the capital city. Notable Year 1 accomplishments include the growth of academic programs, development of an impressive array of industry partnerships and establishment of 10 physical locations.
In his presentation to the Purdue University Board of Trustees, Vladimir Shalaev, the Bob and Anne Burnett Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, provided an overview of one of the hottest areas in the science of light, namely optical metamaterials and their applications in nano- and quantum photonics. Shalaev and his team are developing new means to manipulate light on nanoscale that enable disruptive developments in optical technologies, quantum information science and quantum computing.
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