Michele Bisceglie (LA’96) arrived at Purdue the Saturday before classes. It was her first time on campus — and in Indiana. The South Jersey native jokes she got kicked out of her home state because of her love of country music, but the real story is more straightforward. “My guidance counselor suggested Purdue,” Bisceglie […]
Boilermaker basketball star-turned-artist Joe Barry Carroll explores his roots and shares his perspective on growing up in the impoverished South and traveling the world with the NBA through large-scale paintings that befit his imposing stature. Joe Barry Carroll can’t answer the phone. His fingers are covered in paint. When he calls back an hour later, […]
Tight-knit bonds formed among wrestlers leave lifelong impact Dylan Lydy (HHS’19) came to college to wrestle. The fact that he also fell in love with his major was incidental. As a 21st Century Scholar, Lydy never had to worry about securing scholarship assistance as an undergraduate. The program covers up to four years of tuition. […]
Name: Robin Rhine Gig: Clinical Manager Years on the job: 14 On duty: Oversee operations of the Clinical Research Center in the Department of Nutrition Science. We take biometric measurements and draw blood from research study participants per the instructions of the study administrator. You’d be surprised: There are times where the study may require […]
Alumna embarks on a 500-mile journey to grapple with her devastating diagnosis and advance breast cancer screening for others The pilgrim gripped each stone, one by one, turning it over in her hand. She felt its weight and ran her finger over its surface before laying it gently down at the base of the Cruz […]
As a coach, Lindsey Hicks inspires students athletically and academically Lindsey Hicks (LA’04) had no intention of coaching basketball. She’d just finished up playing professionally overseas for six season after college when she received a phone call that would change her life. The call was from Pam Stackhouse, who was an assistant women’s basketball coach […]
What is it like to experience a moment in someone else’s life? We stepped into the shoes of Purdue alumni who have been in history-making, life-changing, or just plain weird moments. What does it feel like to eat fire and swallow swords? Joel Van Auken (S’18) and Troy Deckard (MS -S’04) met in the Purdue juggling […]
Shannon Kang is a sophomore at Purdue University. Like most students, she spends time worrying about grades — but after the local 2019 elections in West Lafayette, she’s also balancing homework with city council meetings and supporting her constituents. Purdue Alumni spoke with her as she assumed office in January 2020. Why run for office […]
Have you ever looked at an NFL team and wondered what they eat? Well, Purdue alum Ted Harper (HHS’08) knows exactly what they eat. For the past eight seasons, Harper has planned and managed as many as five meals a day for the New England Patriots players, coaches, and staff. This video (produced by the […]
We asked Katie Rippel to share some of her insight from her career at Anheuser-Busch, where she started work as an intern in 2001. Rippel started as brewing front-line supervisor, steadily working her way up the ranks in a heavily male-dominated profession. Rippel has incredible insight from her career. We asked her to share thoughts […]
