April 22, 2015

Faculty and Staff News

Events to celebrate faculty, teaching excellence by grad students

Faculty and graduate teaching assistants will be recognized at two upcoming celebratory events -- the Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching Excellence on April 29 and the Faculty Awards Convocation on May 5.

In the Spotlight

Karen Foli Larry DeBoer Carol Cunningham-Sigman

2015 Murphy Award recipients: Karen Foli, Larry DeBoer and Carol Cunningham-Sigman

Five exceptional teachers have been selected as recipients of the 2015 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. Today's Q&As will focus on Karen Foli, associate professor of nursing; Larry DeBoer, professor of agricultural economics; and Carol Cunningham-Sigman, professor and Division of Dance chair.

Additional News

General

Purdue 980-acre aerospace tech park ready for flight

Purdue research center plans second Record the Earth event as part of Earth Day activities

Sports

Men's tennis to begin Big Ten tournament play on Thursday

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

Aerospace tech park announcement

Purdue's plans to create a 980-acre Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette generated approximately 110 media placements after the University announcement on Tuesday. A roundup of national headlines:

Indianapolis Star: Purdue plans 980-acre aerospace park

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Purdue unveils technology park focused on aerospace industry

San Francisco Chronicle: Purdue 980-acre aerospace tech park ready for flight