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Frank Dooley

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 67: Purdue Global Chancellor Frank Dooley: The Future is Fueled by Education

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Frank Dooley, chancellor of Purdue Global. Purdue Global is Purdue’s accredited and affordable online solution designed for the working adult with life experience, and often some college credit – but…
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Richard Benberry

article | Education

Taking a team approach to inspire students

Richard Benberry is the new principal for PPHS North, located at the former Broad Ripple High School building.

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Helen Bass Williams, Purdue’s first African American faculty member.

article | Education

Purdue’s First African American professor’s impact felt across generations

Decades after her death in 1991, several examples of pioneering educator Helen Bass Williams’ impact at Purdue persist.

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George Wodicka poses in the atrium at Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering.

article | Experience

Student success, collaborations highlight Wodicka’s legacy at Purdue

From the beginning, George Wodicka believed a strong academic foundation would enhance Purdue biomedical engineering’s external success.

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article

A lesson in dedication

Cancer couldn’t stop this Army veteran from pursuing a Purdue Global degree Once Sheila Taylor set her mind on completing a graduate degree, nothing was going to stand in her way. Not when she was diagnosed with breast cancer for…
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Cynthia Walker Middleton worked at Motorola as a liaison between engineers and technicians.

article

A long journey home to Purdue

Purdue Global made it possible to finish a degree started in West Lafayette 40 years ago She has lived in numerous states and taken college courses in several of them, but Cynthia Walker Middleton has always had a soft spot…
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Purdue arch

article

Take a drone tour of Purdue

Experience a drone tour of Purdue’s campus in West Lafayette, where students pursue innovation and build a better world together. Experience iconic locations, sprawling sidewalks and signature red brick buildings, all from a bird’s-eye view. This footage takes you right…
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Shawn Taylor

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 66: Entrepreneur Shawn Taylor on Embracing Change and Developing Authentic Relationships

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Shawn Taylor (Management ’82), a successful entrepreneur and the newest member of the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Listen as Shawn describes his childhood growing up on the south side…
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Faith Specner

article | Education

Finding the right major

“Where are you going to college?” “What’s your major?” If you’re hearing these questions on a loop, you’re not alone.

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Aiden OConnel

video | Athletics

Aidan O’Connell: This is Persistence at Purdue University

Day in, day out Boilermakers are persistent in their pursuit of the next giant leap. From walk-on to Purdue University’s starting quarterback, Aidan O’Connell’s “whatever-it-takes” drive is grounded in early morning trainings, late nights watching film and a never-quite-satisfied desire…
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Diane Santos sits across from Kennedy Outlaw at a table. They are both holding coffee cups and Diane is smiling.

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Cultivating a close-knit community at Purdue

Diane Santos discovered her love for science in the garden with her dad. Now pursuing a degree in chemistry, she’s able to grow her curiosity alongside a group of close-knit friends.

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Sydney Tucker poses with eight Delta Sigma Theta sisters

article | Experience

Purdue’s ‘Divine Nine’ on their one-of-a-kind community

Friendship is essential to the soul. These are the words that compelled Michael Durrett to pledge Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., one of the historically Black fraternities and sororities founded in the early 1900s. Omega’s motto sums up a core characteristic of the “Divine Nine” organizations — lifelong, sustaining friendships.

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