The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (April 4) 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.
Ascension St. Vincent and Purdue are moving forward with the construction of a neighborhood medical care facility in Discovery Park District at Purdue, adjacent to the university’s West Lafayette location. The facility — which will be located at the intersection of Airport Road and U.S. Highway 231 — will bring a new, convenient provider to West Lafayette. Plans include space for advanced urgent care, imaging, labs and primary care physicians.
In a significant step forward in its commitment to support Purdue’s operational needs through improved travel options, the Board of Trustees on Friday (April 4) approved a two-year transportation services agreement with SkyWest Airlines for commercial air service.
Purdue scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential structures responsible for the photosynthesis that sustains life on Earth by producing oxygen and food.
Faculty, staff, graduate student staff and retirees at the West Lafayette and Indianapolis locations can now register for Spring Fling activities and volunteer opportunities. The annual appreciation event is set to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 22 at and around Memorial Mall. Registration for Spring Fling activities is available online, along with this year’s
door prize entry form.
In Mechanical Engineering, the foundation of technical services are Mike Logan, Mike Black and Mike Sherwood. These three Mikes have given a combined 110 years of service to Purdue, helping to guide generations of mechanical engineering students, while also helping to refurbish the World’s Largest Drum and the 1896 Mechanical Clock.
