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article | Education

Empowering students and Indy’s east side for future success

When Jacob Pactor is chatting with Purdue Polytechnic High School students, he talks about the best grade he ever earned.

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article | Education

Coming full circle and going full speed ahead

Learn how South Bend native Justin Zobrosky is reimagining students’ high school experiences.

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Akin Ayodele

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 60: Former NFL Player Akin Ayodele on How a Purdue Scholarship Changed His Life

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Akin Ayodele, former Purdue football defensive end, co-captain of the 2001 Rose Bowl team and NFL linebacker. Akin, a Texas native, shares how former Purdue football head coach Joe Tiller’s…
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Eric Richardson

article | Education

Building highways to success

The inspiration and support Eric Richardson has received through a new engineering scholarship started with Lewis’ legacy.

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Purdue University Global Commencement 2022

Persistently pursuing lifelong learning through Purdue University Global.  “I challenge you to never stop envisioning, never stop growing,” said Derrick Howell-McQueen, a 2021 Purdue University Global alumnus and keynote speaker at the spring 2022 commencement. “You’re merely marking this moment…
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People sitting and ordering coffee in the navy-blue Leaps Coffee shop.

article | Education

Boilermaker-approved Campus Coffee Shops

With the hard work our Boilermakers are putting in, it’s no surprise that popular campus coffee spots typically have a line out the door. If you’re on the look-out for a quick coffee, here’s your guide for some Boilermaker approved coffee shops.

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podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 59: Rusty Rueff on How Purdue Community Impacted His Successful Career

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to College of Liberal Arts alumnus Rusty Rueff, a philanthropist, investor and advisor. Listen in as Rusty discusses art’s crucial relationship to humanity, leading the company Electronic Arts through the video…
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Logan Noster and Umesh Patel

article | Experience

Chance encounter reveals Purdue engineers’ remarkable connection

Umesh Patel unexpectedly met a beneficiary of Cook Biotech’s SIS technology on the night Purdue named him a distinguished alumnus.

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Grecia Castillo-Gonzalez

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Independent learning fuels student passion at Purdue Polytechnic High School

When Grecia Castillo-Gonzalez starts at Purdue University this fall, she’ll become the first person in her family to go to college. A member of the 2022 graduating class at Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) Schweitzer Center at Englewood on Indianapolis’ east side, Castillo-Gonzalez plans to major in mechanical engineering technology.

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Logan Noster and Umesh Patel

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Purdue engineers learn of their remarkable connection

“One of the most noble things you can do as an engineer is help others,” says Logan Noster, who graduated from Purdue in May with a degree in multidisciplinary engineering. Those words have special meaning when it comes to Noster’s…
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Elise Doan and Audrey Williamson are shown side-by-side, divided by a diagonal line. Both are shown smiling and looking off-camera.

article | Experience

LGBTQ at Purdue: Pride in community and self

Elise Doan and Audrey Williamson share how LGBTQ students can find a vibrant and uplifting community at Purdue.

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Victor Chukwuocha

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Capitalizing on opportunity: Student combines engineering, business and athletic passions

Determined to become an engineer, Victor Chukwuocha chose to enroll at PPHS to begin his journey to Purdue University. A member of the second graduating class at PPHS Schweitzer Center at Englewood, Chukwuocha plans to major in integrated business and engineering and minor in political science at Purdue.

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