CCO IS OPEN for virtual assistance in support of all of our students career needs. As an update on how students can best connect with the CCO – For those students still looking for internships, full-time positions, or if their internship plans have changed, the CCO will be hosting its inaugural Just-in-Time Virtual Job Fair on Wednesday, April 22. Students that register at the Just-in-Time Virtual Job Fair site will be able to take advantage of this unique opportunity to connect to dozens of companies through on-line chat rooms. For a virtual one-on-one career planning or job/internship search appointment,… Read more CCO Open & Virtual Just In Time Job Fair →
I am writing to introduce you to the Master of Engineering Management program offered here on campus. To learn more about the recent success of our program’s students, I invite you to review our Class Profile, read our student-generated MEM Blog posts, and see the many companies (including Fortune 500 and Fortune 50) where our students now work through our Alumni Spotlight. Program Overview Full-time, residential program at Purdue’s West Lafayette flagship campus Can be completed through 1-year or 2-year concentrations 30 credit hours to earn degree (18 engineering, 9 management, 3 elective) Includes option for… Read more Options for after your BSME: Master of Engineering Management – Program introduction →
We are writing to provide a few updates about Summer 2020. As stated by Provost Akridge, our plan for summer is as follows: Virtually all courses, graduate and undergraduate, that start in the months of May or June will be conducted remotely. Limited exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for small scale experiential learning following a public health review and approval. Details on how departments can request exceptions will be shared with department heads soon. The decision on whether or not courses that start in July will be… Read more Summer 2020 Update →
Note: At this point, Purdue plans to resume normal classroom operations by summer term – in which we will offer more than 700 courses, including 200+ fully online options. If we need to transition to distance learning due to the continuation of COVID-19, we will roll out decisions prior to the first date of a given module (i.e., May 18, June 15, and July 13). We will give as much advance notice as possible should such a decision need to be made. Think Summer!
Given the closure of campus, we will of course have to cancel the planned 4/1, 4/2 and 4/3 in-person language placement sessions. We are in the process of setting up many of our languages normally tested in-person in the FLPT lab for online testing. We will not be able to offer all of our language normally tested in the lab in online testing, but will still be able to place the majority of students who would normally come to the lab for testing. Online testing will be offered for students… Read more FLPT Online Testing →
Supplemental Instruction will continue virtually for the remainder of the semester. ● We will be launching SI on the week of March 29th. o This decision is based on feedback from student leaders and students on their needs of adjusting to their online courses (both their own courses and the course they lead SI sessions for) and moving home. This also allows us additional time to provide leaders with training and practice sessions to make the experience as smooth as possible for the students we serve. o If courses have an exam next… Read more Additional ASC Webinar Information →
Mathworks has released Matlab Student Use Licenses for this Semester (Similar to Adobe). ITaP’s Contracts and Licensing group has just released communication about this – they have truly done an exemplary job during this crisis. ECN has posted the contents of the release on the ECN KnowledgeBase pages at: http://eng.purdue.edu/jump/2e87963 and are including the text here for your convenience: Matlab Temporary access for students At-Home Use of MATLAB In light of the increased demand for remote learning due to COVID-19, MathWorks has made temporary at-home access to MATLAB available to Purdue. Active… Read more Mathworks releases Matlab Student Use Licenses for this Semester →
New P/NP Policy – You should have received an email regarding the new P/NP Policy. Here are some things the advisors would like you to keep in mind regarding these changes: You have until May 1st to decide whether or not to make your courses Pass / No Pass.The advisors are encouraging all students to wait until at least mid April to make decisions on P/NP courses to have a better idea about what grades they can expect to earn. P/NP is NOT Pass / Fail. If you choose this option of P/NP, in order to… Read more P/NP Policy Change Information →
March 12, 2020 Dear Purdue Community, First, my thanks for all of the actions being taken to support our response to COVID-19. President Daniels and I have appreciated the ‘can do’ attitude expressed by our students, staff, and faculty over the past couple of days – your resolve and support has been truly impressive and deeply appreciated. Your many questions have been helpful and we would continue to point you to the COVID-19 website for answers to those questions. We are updating it frequently, so please check back often. Given… Read more COVID-19 Update from Provost Akridge →
The last day To withdraw From a 16 week course and the last day to add/modify a course was scheduled to be March 13, 2020. Given the unexpected changes, these deadlines have both been extended to April 3, 2020 per the Provost decision today. You can find the add/drop calendar on the Office of the Registrar’s website https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/calendars/SpringDropAdd.html For the rest of Spring 2020, in order to ensure a consistent application of exceptions we have consulted with ODOS and come up with the following plan. Students who miss the new drop/add deadline… Read more Last Day to Withdraw from a 16 Week Course Revised →
The Alternative Delivery of Academic Support Resources webpage is now available at https://www.purdue.edu/asc/online-resources.html. This site will continued to be updated as more academic resources across campus finalize their plans. Updates about ASC Resources Academic Consultations will continue virtually. Students will still schedule through BoilerConnect and the academic consultant will reach out with more information. Consultations can include time management and other strategies for success in online courses as we know this will be a new experience for many of our students. Peer Success Coaching will continue virtually. PSCs will be… Read more Updates about ASC Resources →
All students are invited to attend a Lunch and Learn workshop to learn about the Steps to Leaps program and the Networks Pillar. A free lunch is provided to all attendees that register by February 24th. Students will learn about what it means to build a strong network and how it can support you during your time as a student and beyond.
Student Support Services have created an option for students to report grief absences on line so that it can be reported at a time that is convenient for them. It will gather information needed and walk them through how the grief absence process works. It is located on the main ODOS website; you will see a black box in the upper right hand corner that says “Report a grief absence.” Here is the page it is located at: https://www.purdue.edu/odos/ Once students complete the form, call ODOS or stop by, the… Read more Grief Absence Reporting – New Option →
Complete the GPI Experiences Survey and be ready for Fall 2020! It’s quick, just six questions completed in two minutes. Login to myPurdue. Click Complete Surveys under Personal Information. Complete the GPI Experiences Survey. Let us know about your experiences and you’ll be ready to register. The survey is required for all students continuing to Fall 2020. A registration hold will be placed on your account if you have not completed the survey by March 19. Complete the survey now to prevent the hold. The Gallup-Purdue Index (GPI) identified six… Read more Avoid Registration Holds →
Highlights Include: Introducing our new dietitian, Jessica Rorick Highlighting the Boiler Financial Track Series, which begins next week, as well as the expansion of our program to include student staff/interns Reminding campus about our Wellness Coaching, and information about the Wellness Coaching Prep Course. There are already 12 students signed up, which is great! Students who complete this training will join the pool of candidates who want to be Wellness Coaches in the fall. A listing of our cooking classes this spring. But the other exciting news is that our… Read more February Wellness Newsletter →
The annual reset for all Emergency Contact and Financial Responsibility holds happened today. These holds impact registration and without clearing them you will be unable to register for classes. It is recommended that you clear your holds TODAY! This should only take a few minutes. You were emailed the hold information, including the links to directions on how to remove, which you can also find below: Emergency Contact: https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/documents/currentStudents/students/EmergencyContactHoldVideo.mp4 Financial Responsibility: http://www.purdue.edu/bursar/pdf/tutorials/financialResponsibility.pdf
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Mukul Sawant, a May 2019 BSME graduate, received the Martin C. Jischke Outstanding International Student Award at the first annual International Programs Celebration on April 16, 2019. The award was presented by Martin Jischke himself! Congratulations, Mukul!
As a reminder, this is for NEW Co-ops only. Existing Co-op students do not need to attend. If you are not able to attend, please contact Julia King (juliaking@purdue.edu) and/or… Read more Mandatory Co-Op Meeting for all NEW Co-Op Students starting Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 →