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What Can You Imagine at Purdue?

At Purdue, we believe the only barriers to what you can achieve should be the limits of your imagination.

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Podcast Greatest Hits 2022

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 72: Greatest Hits of 2022: Celebrating Boilermaker Athletics

Celebrate the new year with some of our most popular “This Is Purdue” athletics episodes from 2022. Listen today!

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Mason Gillis

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Mason Gillis: This is Persistence at Purdue University

From the classroom to the basketball court, and even in his NIL partnerships, Mason Gillis has never backed down from a challenge. After battling an injury at the start of his basketball career, he’s learned that all good things in…
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STEP INSIDE: Purdue University Dance Marathon

In the fourth episode of Step Inside, we meet three members of the Purdue University Dance Marathon (PUDM) and see what it takes to raise more than $10 million for the children and families of Riley Hospital for Children. Every…
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Purdue Global graduates Kelvin Gumbs and Sherry McQueary and Purdue Global deans Melissa Burdi and Jeffery Buck

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 71: A Graduation Celebration to be Thankful For: The Impact of Purdue Global

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to five members of the Purdue Global community as they celebrate the impact Purdue Global has had on their careers and lives. The podcast team went behind the scenes at the…
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Rick and Dee Rietz

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Motion P barn stops you in your tracks

Meet the Boilermaker fan family that handcrafted Purdue’s Motion P logo on their barn Rick and Dee Rietz come from a family of die-hard Boilermakers. Rick (BS management ’76), Dee (BS consumer and family sciences ’79) and their son Adam…
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The Purdue-inspired Motion P barn

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Building on a legacy through Purdue barns

Three Boilermaker barns celebrate the joy of persistence and honor their ties to Purdue and Indiana Driving through Indiana, you will find no shortage of beautiful farm fields of corn, soybeans and wheat. The golden crops sway in the breeze…
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Todd and Jessica Foster

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A Purdue-themed basketball barn built for dreamers

Have you ever wanted to play basketball in Purdue’s Mackey Arena? Now you can play in a barn that is known as ‘Mini-Mackey.’ Todd Foster’s dream was to open a multifunctional basketball facility ­­— not only for his family but…
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The Smith’s

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A Purdue Pete barn at Smith Family Farms

An 8th-generation family farm emphasizes Purdue pride and the importance of teaching children about Indiana farming Over 100 years old and still standing is the Smith Family Farms’ barn, with a distinctive Purdue Pete decorating its side. This eighth-generation family…
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LaQuinta seated at a table in a coffee shop, with books and a coffee cup in front of her.

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LaQuinta’s Purdue Global Story: Finally isn’t the same as too late

When I got pregnant my senior year, my grandmother encouraged me to enroll in community college.

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Kyle Orton

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Podcast Ep. 70: Former Quarterback Kyle Orton on Coach Tiller, His NFL Experience and Earning His Purdue Degree After Retirement

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to former Purdue University and NFL quarterback Kyle Orton. Listen as Kyle (BA history ’14) discusses how former coach Joe Tiller and quarterback Drew Brees inspired him to choose Purdue, the…
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Purdue Global Fall 2022 Commencement

Experience the most memorable highlights from Purdue Global’s Fall 2022 commencement weekend! Purdue Global’s graduates celebrated their giant leaps on Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, as well as online via livestream. The graduates join a family of 600,000+…
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