When Mardi Johnson Moore (M’82) was a teenager, she started coming to Purdue to visit her older sister, Virginia Johnson Pillman (HHS’76). It was then that her sister introduced her to Original Frozen Custard in Lafayette. At the time, it was just a tasty treat, not an epiphany. But it’s funny how things work out […]
When you hear the description of digital space, you might think it is the setting of a sci-fi movie. But to Kendra Bracken-Ferguson (LA’02), she sees a marketplace with endless opportunities for businesses to build their brand and seize more market share. It is a world that she is so equipped to explore that she […]
Study shows less women’s sports TV coverage today than 25 years ago A young girl sits with her parents watching a sports anchor on a television newscast. He recaps video clips from athletic events, verbally punching the air: Bingo! Thunderous! Awesome! Every highlight depicts men’s sports. No women’s sports are shown. The girl soaks in […]
At age 10, Janice Voss (AAE’75) read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, a children’s book about space, time travel, and the gravitational pull of family. Immediately, Janice’s universe exploded. Within the pages of that classic science fiction book, Janice pinpointed her star, her endless fresh life — she wanted to be an astronaut. […]
In the age of Pinterest and Etsy, the days of crepe paper, balloons, and party hats are so yesterday. Now pictures of the perfect party flood news feeds and boards — a trend that now puts the pressure on parents to step up their game and throw their children parties worthy of a Pinterest pin. […]
Mixing Romance & Science Fiction — With a Dash of Time Travel Prologue | Scotland | 1 February 1513 The fragrance of jasmine and sandalwood drifted through the rowan trees. Above dew-drenched branches, a lone gull ghosted a bank of mist and soared to kiss the dawn over the white sands of Morar. The turquoise tide […]
Alumna improves the lives of women across the world at UN Kathy Calvin would like to ride the Dragon. As soon as she hears that she’s talking with an interviewer in East Tennessee, she asks about the 25-mile stretch of US 129. There is absolute joy in her voice as she considers the possibility of […]
