Author: negilles

video | Education

Purdue Global student driven by desire to help restaurant colleagues

Leanna Chroman chose to pursue an online college education through Purdue Global for herself and for her company, but it was about much more than that. From her earliest days as a server at Huse Culinary’s first Harry & Izzy’s...
President Mung

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 74: President Mung Chiang on Becoming Purdue’s 13th President, Boilermaker Persistence and Family

In this special episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to the 13th president of Purdue University, Mung Chiang. Listen in as President Chiang discusses the day he learned he would become president of what he calls “the most consequential...
Purdue Space Program Liquids team

video | Education

Purdue Space Program Liquids Team: This is Persistence at Purdue University

Whether in a brainstorming session on campus or launching a rocket in a remote corner of the Mojave Desert, Boilermakers never stop in their pursuit to become the best. Again and again and again, the Purdue Space Program Liquids team...
Greatest Hits of 2022: Celebrating Boilermaker Education and Innovation

podcast | Experience

Podcast Ep. 73: Greatest Hits of 2022: Celebrating Boilermaker Education and Innovation

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re celebrating even more popular episodes from 2022. Part 2 of our “Greatest Hits of 2022” episode focuses on the academic side of Purdue University. Listen as these Boilermakers — from an IndyCar,...
Philip Low works in a laboratory.

article | Research

Imaging agent illuminates lung cancer tumors

Removing cancerous tumors relies on a range of tools. Cytalux makes surgery to remove lung cancer tumors more exact.
Melissa Burdi, dean and vice president of the Purdue Global School of Nursing

article | Education

Helping nurses benefit their patients – and themselves

Melissa Burdi’s wealth of experience gives her a unique perspective on the possibilities available to Purdue Global nursing students.
Hudson Tsang smiles at the camera. A small drone sits on the table in front of him.

article | Education

How one student’s backup plan became his calling

Hudson Tsang had been interested in becoming an airplane pilot for as long as he could remember.
Podcast Greatest Hits 2022

podcast | Athletics

Podcast Ep. 72: Greatest Hits of 2022: Celebrating Boilermaker Athletics

Celebrate the new year with some of our most popular “This Is Purdue” athletics episodes from 2022. Listen today!
Mason Gillis

video | Athletics

Mason Gillis: This is Persistence at Purdue University

From the classroom to the basketball court, and even in his NIL partnerships, Mason Gillis has never backed down from a challenge. After battling an injury at the start of his basketball career, he’s learned that all good things in...

video | Experience

STEP INSIDE: Purdue University Dance Marathon

In the fourth episode of Step Inside, we meet three members of the Purdue University Dance Marathon (PUDM) and see what it takes to raise more than $10 million for the children and families of Riley Hospital for Children. Every...
Somita Basu, a graduate of Purdue Global’s Concord Law School.

article | Education

Somita’s Purdue Global story: shaking up the legal field

Purdue Global’s Concord Law School helped Somita make a midcareer pivot I had a successful career as a management consultant in Singapore and India. When I got pregnant with my first child, I decided that I really needed some mental...
Purdue Global graduates Kelvin Gumbs and Sherry McQueary and Purdue Global deans Melissa Burdi and Jeffery Buck

podcast | Education

Podcast Ep. 71: A Graduation Celebration to be Thankful For: The Impact of Purdue Global

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to five members of the Purdue Global community as they celebrate the impact Purdue Global has had on their careers and lives. The podcast team went behind the scenes at the...