University Spotlight
Purdue Global Scholar Wins National Student of the Year Award
Josh Vandergriff’s career goal to learn more about and work with health sciences goes back as long as he can remember.
It’s a determination that helped lead him to Purdue Global, where he has excelled in the classroom, culminating with his recently receiving one of two American Council on Education Student of the Year Awards. The award is presented annually to individuals who have benefited academically or professionally from the use of ACE credit recommendations for workforce or military training. Read more.
PG News and Updates
Phishing Attempts
Emails have gone out to several employees from an "administrator@purdue.edu" email address with the subject line “Password Expiration Notice” asking employees to scan a QR code to maintain their current password or their account will be deactivated. The Purdue IT Team confirmed this was not a legitimate email but instead a phishing attempt. Employees should NOT scan the QR code sent and should instead report it as spam.
If you did scan the QR code sent, please contact Purdue IT immediately at 765-494-4000.
PGLA - Indefinite Pause
With great disappointment, we inform the Purdue Global campus community that we will be placing the pilot for the PG Learning Assistant (PGLA) on an indefinite pause.
We have paused the pilot indefinitely to re-evaluate our technology needs as they are related to the Classroom of the Future roadmap and associated budgets. Our institution has many ever-changing priorities, and it is essential that we ensure our resources and attention are focused on those that are most critical to our overall success. At this time, we believe it is in Purdue Global's best interests to pause and re-evaluate the priority of the PGLA.
Access to the PG Learning Assistant has been removed from courses in the 2402C term. Impacted students were notified via email on June 20. Thank you to everyone who participated in the project including students, faculty, staff, and administration, for your amazing partnership and support over the past year.
Introducing Purdue Global NOW
In the coming weeks we will be launching our new employee-facing, internal newsletter Purdue Global News of the Week (Purdue Global NOW.) This new newsletter will replace the existing Monday Minute. While the procedure for submitting content will remain the same, we hope to expand and deepen the sense of community within Purdue Global, while keeping everyone informed, updated, and involved. Some of the newer areas we look forward to highlighting are:
Student Spotlights: An area solely dedicated to highlighting the great achievements and successes our students are having outside of the classroom.
Get Social: Promoting social media-worthy content or recognizing the accomplishments our colleagues are celebrating on social platforms.
Get Involved: A one-stop-shop for all ways to get involved within the Purdue Global community. Meetings, events, seminars, trainings, ERGs, clubs, and more will be the focus.
Positive(ly) Purdue Global: A future recurring series that will highlight our colleagues as they share their stories on what makes Purdue Global a special place to work.
One of the biggest changes will be the dissolution of the Google site. Going forward with Purdue Global NOW, all of the content, articles, and documents will be contained and archived in the email itself. We hope you are as excited about these upcoming changes and opportunities to continue to grow as we are. Be on the lookout for Purdue Global NOW coming soon!
Across the University
Five Purdue Global Nursing Students Honored for Nursing Excellence with DAISY Award
Growing up, Meghan Koehler knew she wanted to make a positive impact in the lives of others through a role in the medical field, as she was inspired by her mom, stepfather, and aunts, who worked as nurses.
A summer EMT course she took while an undergraduate helped her realize that nursing was her calling.
That commitment to her patients, colleagues and community is why Koehler was named as one of five Purdue Global recipients of The DAISY Award in 2024.
The awards were presented to recipients May 21 during an online reception.
In addition to Koehler, this year’s Purdue Global recipients also included:
Julie McShane of Chula Vista, California — RN-to-BSN program
Diana Silva of Newberry, Florida — Master of Science in Nursing, nurse practitioner tracks
Kimberly Marin of Bensenville, Illinois — Master of Science in Nursing, nurse practitioner tracks
Alec Britten of Bellevue, Nebraska — Associate of Science in Nursing.
2024 Purdue Global Village Collaboration Opportunity
Purdue Global Village 2024: Lifelong Learning: Inspiring a Culture of Inclusion, Wonder, and Relentless Curiosity
Looking for an opportunity to be connected with colleagues from across the university to collaborate on a proposal at Purdue Global Village, November 4–8, 2024?
Complete this form for an opportunity to be connected with colleagues from across the university. The call for proposals and conference information is available on the Purdue Global Village website. We invite all faculty, students, staff, and administrators to submit proposals.
You can also join us live for Presentation Palooza to meet colleagues and share ideas for Purdue Global Village presentations on Tuesday, July 23, at 11:30 am ET. During the event, attendees can learn more about the professional development conference and brainstorm presentation proposal ideas.
The proposal submission deadline is August 9, 2024, by 11:59 pm ET. Contact pgvillage@purdueglobal.edu with questions.
The Jackson Sisters are Moving Forward — Together
Twin sisters Chrishana and Chrishá Jackson do everything together. They both graduated with their bachelor’s degrees in exercise science in 2021, work at the same hospital, and even live three minutes apart.
“We try to separate and then we come right back together,” Chrishá says.
“The universe just pulls us back together,” Chrishana adds in agreement.
Their latest endeavor as a dynamic duo: earning their master’s degrees in health care administration from Purdue Global. Read more.
Purdue University Online Excellence Award Honors Courtney Waxman
Courtney Waxman, who has a Master of Science in Higher Education from Purdue Global, is one of the 2024 recipients of Purdue University Online's awards program that recognizes professional accomplishments and promotes creative and effective approaches to learning delivered via digital education media. Courtney currently works as the Veterinary Nursing Distance Learning Program instructional technologist for Purdue University. Read more.
Purdue Global Graduate Named Director of Career Services
Purdue Global alumna, Quanisha Kumi-Darfour, was recently named the Director of Career Services for Illinois State University. Kumi-Darfour earned a Master of Science in Higher Education from Purdue Global, and has been employed by Illinois State since January 2011. Read more.
Upcoming Events
Check out more information about upcoming events on the Purdue Global Calendar.
Monday, June 24
11:00 am ET
Join this meditation session to help foster self-care to better serve your family, students, and colleagues. Meditation sessions are brought to you in partnership with Student Life, the Academic Success Centers, and Purdue Global Ambassadors and are open to all at Purdue Global; experience is not required. Students may access the link to enter via announcements in PG411 Help! Student Success Connection.
Tuesday, June 25
8:00 pm ET
PG Pride Student Association presents Drag Bingo with Ariel Rimm
Join the PG Pride Student Association for an hour of free fun and games. Must pre-register for a bingo card.
Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26
Virtual Literary Festival
Register to attend and visit the Literary Festival event for more information.
Thursday, June 27
10:30 am ET
Efficient and Effective Feedback Delivery: An Introduction to Annotation Tools
The Annotation Feedback Tool in Brightspace provides unique features to enhance grading and feedback. Learn how to use the Annotation Feedback Tool, along with best practices for providing feedback on student submissions.
1:00 pm ET
Great Emerging Methods (GEMs) Faculty Learning Community
The GEMs FLC shares techniques, methods, activities, and best practices that are effective in the classroom. Great Emerging Methods can include facilitation strategies, creative ways to spark engagement, tips for improving efficiency in teaching tasks, and more. The GEMs FLC meets monthly and is open to all faculty and staff. If you are interested in joining the FLC and receiving meeting invitations and updates, please complete the FLC form. Please email any questions to askctl@purdueglobal.edu.
Friday, June 28
4:00 pm ET
Pride @PurdueGlobal ERG Tea Mixer
The session will consist of a short informational talk about the history of the Tea Dance, followed by a video field trip of a mixologist crafting a beverage. See them Taste the Rainbow ingredients and recipe to join the mixology fun, or attendees may bring their own beverage or recipe. Attendees will then have the opportunity to mix with other attendees.