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Volunteers celebrate Arbor Day during fourth
Purdue Day of Service

In celebration of Arbor Day and National Volunteer Month, 100 volunteers planted 260 trees at Purdue’s Horticulture Park on Friday, April 26, as part of a special spring Purdue Day of Service. Since the event launched in 2021, more than 450 volunteers have planted 861 trees at select campus locations.
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Two women and a man planting a tree for Purdue's Day of Service
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Volunteers celebrate Arbor Day during fourth Purdue Day of Service

In celebration of Arbor Day and National Volunteer Month, 100 volunteers planted 260 trees at Purdue’s Horticulture Park on Friday, April 26, as part of a special spring Purdue Day of Service. Since the event launched in 2021, more than 450 volunteers have planted 861 trees at select campus locations.





Purdue President Mung Chiang with a group of students smiling. Two students are holding up a model rocket in the background
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Purdue University celebrates record-breaking participation on Purdue Day of Giving

A record number of gifts for Purdue Day of Giving came in from Boilermakers around the world who rallied together for Purdue University on Wednesday, April 24. Throughout the 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort, a historic 32,054 gifts brought in $76.5 million for the university—bringing Purdue Day of Giving’s cumulative total since its launch in 2014 to $497 million.


Jay Hart celebrating at the Oscars
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Reluctant Hollywood hero takes unconventional journey to the red carpet

Jay Hart (HHS’80) has reached the pinnacle of success in the film industry, but his is not a typical Hollywood story. Hart is what screenwriters would call a reluctant hero. Hesitant at first to even go into the movie business, Hart ultimately overcame his reservations to build a successful career as a Hollywood set decorator—and win an Academy Award.


Purdue's Hovde during winter
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Purdue trustees ratify faculty position; approve new degree program, resolutions of appreciation, and more

The Purdue Board of Trustees ratified a faculty naming and approved a new degree program, resolutions of appreciation, and work related to the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business building.





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Purdue University receives $100 million commitment from Lilly Endowment

Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants totaling $100 million to Purdue Research Foundation to support two major Purdue University initiatives, including $50 million each to support the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes. Together, these commitments represent the largest gift in the university’s history.



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Purdue trustees approve Daniels School building construction

To accommodate student enrollment growth across the university and strategic initiatives in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University trustees gave approval to plan, finance, construct, and award construction contracts for an approximately 164,000-square-foot building on the West Lafayette campus.





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