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Continue the celebration. Purdue Global Fall Graduation

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Purdue Global Fall 2024 Graduation

Join the celebration! Watch our fall 2024 graduation recap video to see the highlights of the Purdue Global community coming together in honor of the special day.  On Oct. 5, a record number of graduates, their families and faculty came…

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 118: Get To Know George Karlaftis — Former Purdue Football Star and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion With the Kansas City Chiefs

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to George Karlaftis (BS selling and sales management ’21), Purdue football alum, current defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs and two-time Super Bowl champion.  In this episode you will:  Follow…

article | Athletics

Mark Herrmann: from Cradle of Quarterbacks to broadcast booth

Purdue football legend Mark Herrmann has quickly settled into a role as the Boilermakers’ radio color analyst Intelligent, humble and straightforward. In the broadcast booth, on the playing field and in Purdue’s athletics department, that is Mark Herrmann. The former…
Professional headshot of Christyne Baxter sitting at a table with one hand resting on her face.

article | Education

Q&A with Chamberlain Coffee’s chief sales officer

Christyne Baxter’s search for knowledge has taken her to incredible heights.

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Celebrating International Podcast Day with ‘This Is Purdue’

Sept. 30 marks International Podcast Day “This Is Purdue” highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who, through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leaps. Join us every other Thursday as we interview students, faculty…

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 117: ‘Joy of My Life’ — Celebrating Jay Gephart’s Purdue ‘All-American’ Marching Band Legacy 

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Jay Gephart, the Al G. Wright Chair of Purdue Bands & Orchestras, conductor of Purdue Wind Ensemble and director of the “All-American” Marching Band.  The prestigious marching band is known…
Barbara Morgan in a NASA space suit.

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NASA astronauts and industry specialists prepare Purdue students

Mentors in the Leading Women Toward Space Careers program advise on lifelong success.

Purdue engineering students Ben O’Brien, Takaharu Igarashi and Anika Bhoopalam

article | Education

Celebrating 150 years of Purdue engineering excellence 

The Purdue engineering incubator will continue to advance society in the years ahead.

Purdue Memorial Union

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Podcast Ep. 116: Celebrating 100 Years of History at the Purdue Memorial Union

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Bob Mindrum, former director of the Purdue Memorial Union and author of “Purdue Memorial Union, The First 100 Years, 1924 to 2024.”  The Purdue Memorial Union — a longtime centerpiece…
Rebecca and Caleb pose together on stage with their diplomas at their commencement ceremony.

article | Education

‘We were each other’s driving force’

How Purdue Global graduates and married couple Rebecca and Caleb Ortiz earned their degrees and a strong purpose When Rebecca (BS human services ’23, Purdue Global) and Caleb Ortiz (BS human services ’23, Purdue Global) concluded that they’d both need…

article | Athletics

Threads of Old Gold & Black: Purdue’s football uniform then and now

It was a small, tight, committed group of people. It had to be. There could be no leaks during the design process for Purdue’s new football uniforms. Boilermaker football coach Ryan Walters was involved. Director of football creative services Ryan…
A professor points at a test tube in his hand while a student holding a clipboard looks on.

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Babak Anasori accelerates innovation, hands-on learning for students in nanomaterials

Babak Anasori works closely with students in his Purdue labs, designing novel nanomaterials

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