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Podcast Ep. 135: Breaking News Producer on the Evolution of the Media Industry

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Sutton Tyson, producer for CBS News.   As a proud Purdue College of Liberal Arts alumna, Sutton is a rising talent in the broadcast journalism field. She’s currently the booking producer…

article | Athletics

Building a winning culture: Purdue soccer’s summer stars

Renovating a program takes setting high standards for everyone involved. Second-year Purdue soccer coach Richard Moodie wants the women who comprise his program to aim for the stars and to love the sport enough to make a career out of…
Purdue alumna Jeremi London smiling.

article | Experience

Purdue alumna contributes to new PBS KIDS show ‘Weather Hunters’

Jeremi London has earned her degrees from Purdue — again and again and again.

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 134: Is College Still Worth It? (And How It’s Rapidly Changing)

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Matt Butler, the senior associate commissioner and chief academic officer for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, and Brent Yeagy, president and CEO of Wabash National Corp.  Matt is a…
Purdue industrial design graduate Karen Korellis Reuther

article | Experience

Paying it forward to the next generation of women in industrial design

Karen Korellis Reuther remembers the moment she decided to become an industrial designer.

article | Athletics

Inside the mind of Purdue football coach Barry Odom

Barry Odom is a man in motion. He looks at his watch. He checks his buzzing phone. Competition for his time and attention is fierce. “What time do I get up?” says Odom, repeating a question. “The alarm usually goes…

podcast | Athletics

Podcast Ep. 133: Hard. Smart. Tough: A Conversation With Purdue Head Football Coach Barry Odom

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Barry Odom, Purdue University’s head football coach.   Last year, Coach Odom led the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to its winningest season in over 40 years, and he’s bringing that…

video | Experience

How Purdue astronaut Neil Armstrong’s giant leap still inspires us today

Purdue created the Neil Armstrong Space Prize to pay tribute to the spirit of discovery that drove Armstrong throughout his life On July 20, 1969, Purdue engineer Neil Armstrong took arguably the most famous single step in human history.  But…
Kara Allen poses with her arms crossed and smiles into the camera.

article | Experience

Leading in times of crisis

Kara Allen has met senseless tragedy with courage and a drive to help others

Jim and Dori Dodson on the Broad Ripple Park Carousel.

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Generations of Boilermakers, decades of giving back

The Dodsons are an inspiration because of their time spent volunteering in Indianapolis.

Images from the life of Purdue astronaut Neil Armstrong

article | Experience

How Neil Armstrong ‘spawned lots of aerospace engineers’ with one giant leap

Only a few events are so important that all of humanity uses them to mark time.

Purdue Global Law School graduates standing for a picture with Dean Martin Pritikin.

article | Education

Perfect pass rate, admission to Indiana bar propels Purdue Global Law School

All Purdue Global Law School alums who sat for the bar passed on their first attempt.