December 8, 2017

Board of Trustees News

No increase again for Purdue room and board rates at WL, PNW campuses; PFW weighted average decreases

For the sixth consecutive year, students at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus will see no room and board rate increase for the next academic year. The 2018-19 rates will actually be lower than those of 2012-13. In combination with a sixth consecutive year of zero tuition increase, this means that the total cost of attending Purdue will be less in 2019 than in 2012.

Trustees approve professorships, endowed positions, program transfer, posthumous degree, resolutions

The Purdue Board of Trustees today (Dec. 8) approved the appointments of a distinguished professor and a named professor, and endowed titles for the director of the Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease (PI4D) and the head volleyball coach.

New STEM lab facility, microscope and other items gain trustee approval

The Board of Trustees today (Dec. 8) approved moving forward on a project to construct a new STEM teaching lab building and the purchase of a state-of-the-art electron microscope to advance nanotechnology research and education on campus.

NewU board approves statement of ethical principles, academic programs

The Purdue NewU Board of Trustees today (Dec. 8) voted to approve a Statement of Ethical Principles and Pledge to Students, a code by which all NewU faculty, administrators, staff and support team members, as well as all service partners, vendors, collaborators and other associates will be required to conduct themselves.

Trustees approve restructuring measures at Fort Wayne campus

The Board of Trustees today (Dec. 8) approved the establishment of three new schools within existing colleges at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). The new schools come as a result of continuing academic restructuring on campus and in preparation for the pending realignment of IPFW into Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana University Fort Wayne, which will take effect July 1.

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