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Learn more about the work and excitement happening within Student Success Programs, from student profiles to information on University-wide policy changes.
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Purdue honors ‘trailblazer’ Dorothy Stratton during Veteran and Military Success Center renaming and dedication
Nov. 16, 2023
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Purdue celebrates first-generation college students during national First-Gen Week
Nov. 13, 2023
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Purdue community invited to Nov. 10 VMSC space dedication and renaming ceremony
Oct. 23, 2023
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High school students get a glimpse of Purdue life and a lesson in entrepreneurship during Summer College
Aug. 28, 2023 | Summer & Winter Sessions
This past July, 17 high school students had the opportunity to live on Purdue’s campus for a week, take classes with faculty members and become familiar with college life. But it wasn’t just a test run of their assured college careers.
Testing services merge to form new consolidated center in STEW
Aug. 4, 2023 | Purdue Testing Services
Testing services previously provided by the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and the Purdue Testing Center have merged to form a new unit – Purdue Testing Services (PTS), effective May 2023. PTS will serve as a consolidated location for a variety of testing services at Purdue including accommodated testing, advanced credit exams, PRAXIS, GRE, and more.
More than 8,000 students will attend BGR this fall
July 31, 2023 | Orientation Programs
As Purdue prepares to welcome its newest Boilermakers to the West Lafayette campus, staff and faculty are encouraged to plan accordingly for heavier pedestrian and vehicular traffic during move-in days, as well as throughout orientation programming.
Campus departments invited to host open houses during Boiler Gold Rush
May 31, 2023 | Orientation Programs
These open houses aim to provide campus offices with an opportunity to connect with new and transfer students before the fall semester begins, said Craig Johnson, director of Orientation Programs.
Introducing high school students to careers in aviation and space
May 19, 2023 | Provost's Office
Purdue University is collaborating with the United States Space Force to introduce high school students to careers in aviation and space. This summer, about 40 high school students from more than 17 states (including 12 students from Indiana) will spend a week at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus for the inaugural program.
Purdue community invited to honor the fallen during Memorial Day observance
May 9, 2023 | Veterans Success Center
The ceremony will pay formal respects to the sacrifices of America’s veterans who have given their lives in defense of the nation. The event will begin with a moment of silence, followed by remarks from Zane Reif, senior director of the PMU, and Morgan Torres, director of the VSC.
Purdue changes academic regulations language to 'academic notice'
March 22, 2023 | Student Success Programs
Purdue students who fall below a 2.0 grade point average will no longer be “on academic probation” – instead, they’ll be “on academic notice,” thanks to a change in academic regulations language recently approved by Purdue’s University Senate.
Horizons Director Allensworth concludes yearlong appointment with Emerging Leaders Institute
March 1, 2023 | Horizons
Horizons Director Brittany Allensworth was selected by Indiana TRIO to represent the chapter in the Educational Opportunity Association’s (EOA) Emerging Leaders Institute’s (ELI) 2022 cohort. Brittany was joined by seven other professionals representing the other chapters in the region.
Celebrating Horizons Student Support Services and the impact of the TRIO program at Purdue
February 23, 2023 | Horizons
National TRIO Day—celebrated each year on the fourth Saturday in February—is meant to focus the nation’s attention on the needs of disadvantaged college students and the talent that could be wasted if universities don’t invest in their success.
Breaking Barriers: Brittany Mills' story of persistence in the field of biomechanics
February 20th, 2023 | Student Success Programs
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, over 10,000 Purdue students entered the workforce ready to use their brand-new degrees. But like many of her peers, Brittany Mills faced hurdles finding the right gig in a job market suddenly turned upside down.
Purdue staff member invited to serve on Indiana Veterans Affairs Commission
February 15th, 2023 | Veterans Success Center
Ask many alumni, and they’ll tell you studying abroad was a quintessential part of their college experience. A trip to Ecuador that tested their second language skills. A semester in Singapore that expanded their cultural understanding.
Student Success Programs boost access to study abroad experiences
January 19th, 2023 | Student Success Programs
Ask many alumni, and they’ll tell you studying abroad was a quintessential part of their college experience. A trip to Ecuador that tested their second language skills. A semester in Singapore that expanded their cultural understanding.
Veterans Day salute to take place at Union
November 3rd, 2022 | Veterans Success Center
Purdue will celebrate veterans Friday (Nov. 11) at a Veterans Day ceremony in the Great Hall of Purdue Memorial Union. The Purdue Student Union Board will host a tribute at 11 a.m. It will include “Presentation of the Colors” by Purdue University Tri-service Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, and patriotic songs by the Purduettes.
Purdue honors first African American faculty member by renaming Academic Success Center in her honor
September 26th, 2022 | Academic Success Center
Before becoming Purdue’s first African American professor in 1968, Helen Bass Williams had worked as a midwife, an undertaker, and a leader in the Civil Rights movement. Described by one of her colleagues as a “long-haul activist,” Williams was beaten up more than once in Mississippi for her activism. Those were times of terror, Williams once said, but she kept going.
