Author: Maura Klopfenstein

Rebecca and Caleb pose together on stage with their diplomas at their commencement ceremony.

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‘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...
Patti Bertolino is wearing her cap and gown and holding up her diploma while laughing in triumph.

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‘Life is too short for a boring career’ 

At 50, fun-loving Patti Bertolino says Purdue Global redeemed her opportunity to earn the master’s degree she always wanted. Patti Bertolino (MS instructional design ’24, Purdue Global) is never boring. She really hates boring.  Her favorite leisure activities are all...
Rose Hollermann, wearing a Team USA jacket, is spinning a basketball on one finger and smiling.

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Guild partnership with Team USA has athlete chasing down the next dream

U.S. Paralympian Rose Hollermann is making her comeback

Black-and-white photo of a blonde woman wearing a black short-sleeved shirt, hand in pocket and smiling.

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‘Purdue Global made my dream job possible’ 

It would have been easy for Mandy to decide her dream job was just out of reach. But she didn’t.

In a minimal black-and-white image, Vukobratovich smiles, wearing glasses and a sweater.

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‘Online safety is everything to me and my family’ 

Protecting his family is this husband and father’s highest priority.

Vice, middle, poses at commencement with two of his colleagues.

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Purdue Global Proud

An activist during the AIDS crisis, Josef Vice continues to fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
Rana sits at the desk in her home office

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Meet Purdue Global professor Shaila Rana: Using AI to our advantage 

Passionate about addressing the personnel shortage in the tech industry, this professor helps her students make their break.   I’ve been seeing a lot of fearmongering when it comes to AI — about how it’s going to replace us, how it’s...
A woman with long hair, wearing a gray blazer and black shirt, smiles with her hands folded in front of her.

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Meet Purdue Global professor Nelly Mulleneaux, proud military spouse 

With a drive to introduce others to the opportunities education presents, this tech professor knows how to support students Nelly Mulleneaux is Purdue Global professor in technology and the spouse of a retired U.S. Army veteran. She’s a recipient of...
A woman in her 40s with long blond hair is pictured in black and white, facing forward and smiling.

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‘My family is everything, and I won’t let the past hold us back’

Most people would say full-time work, five kids and school are too much. Amber Martin would not.

Haynes is wearing a striped cardigan, holding a sign that says, “Congratulations Excellence in Instruction Award Winner,” surrounded by a group of seven people — friends and family. Black, gold and white balloons are visible behind them.

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Excellence in Instruction Award winner for 2024 announced

Linda Haynes (CLA) has won Purdue’s 2024 Excellence in Instruction Award.
Tony Jackson

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Made for more: Purdue Global Law School grad saw a future after football

Tony Jackson says law is the rule book for business, and his executive juris doctor degree took his business to the next level.

Headshot of Ginger Cameron, mid-length brown hair with bangs, wearing a white shirt and black pinstripe suit jacket

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Meet Purdue Global professor Ginger Cameron: ‘Why I teach public health’ 

Ginger Cameron has wanted to be a teacher her whole life. She never expected she’d end up teaching science.