Senior, College of Agriculture || Indianapolis, IN Best thing about Purdue? There are so many things to do if you look in the right places. What keeps you busy? I am vice president of the Gold Mine, the student-led spirit section for women’s basketball. I design some of our T-shirts. Best campus food? Probably […]
Student Farm provides fresh produce for area food pantries The shutdown of Purdue’s campus had some unintended positive impacts on the local community. For example, when the Third Street Suites Starbucks closed, they decided to make a generous donation to the ACE Food Pantry, located in the basement of the Baptist Student Foundation (also known […]
We asked the Class of 2020 to look back on their time at Purdue and share what it feels like to graduate against the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Like most graduates, their responses were tinged with nostalgia. This isn’t the ending to their college years that they’d imagined. Though they were deprived of the […]
Senior, Krannert School of Management || Pune, India Best thing about Purdue? A campus culture determined to help everyone go one brick higher. We are anything but complacent. How’d you get involved in Mortar Board? I was nominated by mentors from previous involvements and was extraordinarily humbled on being tapped as part of the 2020 […]
This is the second in a two-part story. Read about Shelli Volpp’s (T’93) unexpected return to West Lafayette. After moving my son, Mason, home from Purdue, our house expanded rapidly. Our daughter Emma also had moved back home from college. We now had six people living in the house — four attending school from home, […]
The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of how we live, socialize, and work. In a matter of days — sometimes hours — life began to change for many Boilermakers. The cascading events during the last two weeks of March created a new normal for my family and me. Three days before our […]
Best thing about Purdue? The people! I love how many people there are, but also how diverse and individual everyone is. What do you do for fun? I founded the Stand-Up Comedy Community of Purdue; I perform improv comedy with Ad Liberation; and I’m on the hospitality team at Campus House. Why Purdue? I saw […]
Linda Jo Mitchell (LA’69) was born in Gary, Indiana, attended Toleston High School in Gary, and later went on to study the humanities at Purdue University. As an undergraduate, Mitchell was very involved in scholastic activities and was an energetic participant in the civil rights movement. As she states, “Talk is therapeutic. Speak frankly, say […]
Helen Bass Williams (1916–1991) was a significant figure in the Civil Rights movement before coming to Purdue in 1968 as an instructor in French and a counselor in the School of Humanities, Social Science, and Education (HSSE). Born and raised in rural southern Illinois, Williams earned two master’s degrees, one in public health from North […]
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 […]
