Purdue Research Foundation and Cunningham Restaurant Group have named a restaurant coming to the Discovery Park District at Purdue. The Lawrence, named in tribute to the Beck family’s enduring impact on Indiana agriculture, is a farm-to-table restaurant that will occupy part of the planned 10,600-square-foot, multiuse Beck Barn located between Airport Road and McCutcheon Drive just off Mitch Daniels Boulevard.
On Saturday (Feb. 15), Purdue University President Mung Chiang announced the launch of Victories & Heroes: Your Campaign for Purdue. The goal of the fundraising campaign — the largest in the university’s history — is $4 billion raised by early 2030.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees has ratified two faculty appointments and also approved two new degree programs, resolutions of appreciation, and a naming.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees recently ratified faculty appointments, approved a new degree program and resolutions of appreciation, and more.
The Purdue Board of Trustees has approved naming the School of Industrial Engineering for alumnus John A. Edwardson in recognition of $25 million in total gift commitments to support students, faculty, and programming. The school will be known as the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees has ratified faculty appointments and approved resolutions of appreciation.
Julie Dussliere, a Purdue alumna and longtime executive with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Purdue for Life Foundation. Dussliere, who will begin October 1, succeeds Matt Folk, who served as president and CEO since 2019 and now will become ambassador for Purdue University in Indianapolis.
According to a report from the Purdue for Life Foundation, a Purdue University trend of breaking key institution-wide records during fiscal year 2024 extended across the philanthropic sector. Purdue for Life recently announced in its impact report that the university set records for new gift commitments and philanthropic cash in 2024.
As the new academic year begins, Purdue University’s execution for excellence at scale in the areas of learning, research, and engagement has led to new records in almost all dimensions during the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
The state of Purdue University’s metrics in the past 12 months broke records in almost all dimensions. In fiscal year 2024, Purdue research awards and philanthropic fundraising once again reached new milestones, shattering records set just last year, according to a report presented to university trustees.
