Purdue Today.

January 18, 2023

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Persistent Pursuit

Faculty and Staff News

Experiential Education Champions call for applications

The Office of Experiential Education is seeking faculty and staff with expertise in experiential education (ExEd) to be identified as Experiential Education Champions for the 2023-24 academic year. ExEd Champions have a passion for experiential education and its value to students, diverse backgrounds and interests, and a history of creating and delivering valuable experiential education opportunities for students.

Things to Know

New Purdue Airfare Card available Monday for those without university-issued travel card; registration open for information sessions

Things to Do

Feedback sought in promotional process for captain position with Purdue University Police Department
PWL Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching to begin Monday
Nominations sought for Distinguished Purdue Alumni Scholars award

In the Spotlight

Purdue faculty/staff

Raytheon Technologies gifts named professorship in the new School of Business

Raytheon Technologies Corp., one of the largest aerospace and defense manufacturers in the world, has committed $4 million to Purdue University for a named chair position in the university’s reimagined School of Business. This new position, named the Raytheon Technologies Chair in Integrated Business and Engineering, will support faculty leadership, discovery and engagement within business and STEM intersections. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Additional News

Purdue students

Anatomy class offers undergrads the next best thing to cadavers

Two professors in the College of Health and Human Sciences invested in the future of their students by purchasing two Anatomage Clinical Tables, an adjustable table-sized digital touchscreen interface that brings the human body to life in remarkable detail. These innovative, interactive pieces of equipment showcase the human form and each of its systems in their entirety. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Macarena Guerrero

PPHS seeking collaborations with Purdue faculty, staff

Working in positions ranging from high school social studies teacher to principal, Macarena Guerrero has served as an educator for more than a decade. In her latest role as Purdue Polytechnic High School relationship manager, Guerrero is enhancing students’ learning environments in a new way — by connecting them with individuals and opportunities at Purdue. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Research

RCAC, College of Pharmacy partner on AI tool to identify adverse drug effects from social media posts

Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning Community of Practice session to focus on AI-generated content and writing instruction

Bringing Our Best

How one student’s backup plan became his calling

Purdue Polytechnic student Hudson Tsang is testing next-level technology that will revolutionize tomorrow’s unmanned aerial systems. Whether he’s logging drone flight hours with classmates, playing the snare drum for the “All-American” Marching Band or tinkering with his own drone collection, Tsang is taking small steps in pursuit of a better future. Share the news: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Hudson Tsang

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Events

Engineering lecture series to feature IBM's Darío Gil

The 2022-23 Purdue Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series will present Darío Gil, senior vice president and director of research at IBM, at 2:30 p.m. today (Jan. 18) for the talk “What’s Next in Computing.” At 3:45 p.m., Gil will also participate in the panel discussion “Computing Efficiency: The Quest for the Next 100X and Beyond.”

Dario Gil

Other events

Ag, HHS holding Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awareness Week
Purdue University Events Calendar

Purdue in the News

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

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