SBIT BITS
News for Students
Issue: February 2025
Newsletter for Purdue University Global Business & Information Technology Students
SBIT BITS
News for Students
Issue: February 2025
Newsletter for Purdue University Global Business & Information Technology Students
Purdue University Global - Moving up the Ranks!
College Rankings – and Purdue University Global!
Rankings of Best in the United States
Bachelor’s Degree Program
Purdue University Global: #237/1,398 Rankings Source
Associate Degree Program
Purdue University Global: #48/1,152 Rankings Source
All Colleges
Purdue University Global: #284/2,152 Rankings Source
Business, Management, and Marketing Schools
Purdue University Global: #277/1,598 Ranking Source
Total Degrees awarded annually in the United States
Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
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February Trivia
One thing about AI - you are able to gather information. While you cannot always trust the information you gather - it is a starting point for learning more!
Here are some interesting facts about February:
Birthstone: Amethyst is the birthstone for February. The name Amethystos comes from Ancient Greek and means "not drunk".
Black History Month: President Gerald Ford officially recognized February as Black History Month in 1976.
Groundhog Day: Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2nd. It started as a Christian tradition where people would bless their candles in church to bring blessings for the rest of winter.
Leap year: February 29th is the rarest birthday because it only happens once every four years.
Name: February comes from the Roman festival of Februa, which was a time for purification and sacrifice.
Super Bowl: The Super Bowl, the biggest American sporting event of the year, is held in February.
Valentine's Day: Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th.
Welsh name: The Welsh call February y mis bach, which means "little month".
Saxon name: The Saxon term for February is Sol-monath, which means "cake month".
Shortest month: February is the shortest month of the year.
Summer month: In the Southern Hemisphere, February is a summer month, similar to August.
Full moon: February is the only month that can pass without a full moon. This last happened in 1999 and will happen again in 2037.
Purdue Global Student Newsletter
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Student Life at Purdue Global
Learn More about Student Organizations
Digital badges are visual representations of an accomplishment or credential you have earned that has been issued and endorsed by an organization in a digital, shareable format. As a student at Purdue Global, you may earn a digital badge for several accomplishments, including making the Dean's or Chancellor's List or earning a micro-credential. Micro-credentials are smaller groupings of courses that can “stack” into or fulfill the requirements of other degree programs (such as a bachelor's degree). With these accomplishments represented by a digital badge, they can be easily shared with and verified by others. PG issues digital badges through Credly, our digital badge platform. To learn more, visit this page. If you have questions about digital badges, you can send an email to digitalcred@purdueglobal.edu.
Graduation Information
Graduation Ceremonies
Click Here: Graduation Center
May 3, 2025, West Lafayette, IN
Registration: Opens February 2025
Partners with Office of Organizational Culture and Inclusive Excellence (OCIE)
Purdue Global: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee
School of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
School of Multidisciplinary and Professional Studies
SoGe Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
SBS Diversity and Inclusivity Action Committee (DIAC)
Concord Law School DEI Committee
School of Business and Information Technology
Diversity and Belonging Action Committee (SBIT DBAC)
School of Nursing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee (SON DEIB)
Boilermaker Fall Athletics
Academic Success ACS Video
What is - Writing Across the Curriculum?
Student Success Coaches
COLLEGE WRITING
The Purdue Global Writing Center supports writers in college composition and across the curriculum with resources that cover a range of topics on college writing from audience and formality to assignment types and sample essays and argumentation and rhetoric. Browse the collection below or use the search tool to locate topics on college writing and more.
Achievement in Community Engagement and Services (ACES) is a free, university-wide, co-curricular, non-credit program designed to recognize the community engagement and service learning efforts of Purdue Global students.
ACES connects students to their local, national, and global communities, to foster relationships in and their commitment to community engagement and service learning.
Students earn points for their service, both inside and outside the university, toward digital badges that can be used on resumes as documented evidence of their dedication to service. Their achievement is also recorded on their permanent academic transcript.
PG Library Access: Your PG Library!
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Academic Writer
Academic Writer is APA's authoritative solution offering you a complete digital environment for teaching, learning, and writing academic papers.
New to Academic Writer? Check out our orientation, Getting Started with Academic Writer, to learn how to navigate and use the site.
For more detailed guidance on using the Writing Center, visit our lesson on Writing in Academic Writer.
A student with a disability and/or temporary impairment that limits a major life function and is diagnosed by a health care professional can request accommodations. Accommodations can be permanent or temporary.
Who are they? SAS was once known as The Center for Disability Services (CDS). The department name was recently changed to Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to create a more inclusive environment that provides accessibility to all. Student Accessibility Services (SAS) at Purdue Global is the primary office responsible for the coordination of services for students with disabilities. Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Purdue Global will provide reasonable accommodations for students who have met the eligibility and verification requirements of SAS.
What do they do? SAS works directly with the student to provide accommodations that aid the student in being successful in their classes. SAS works as a liaison between the student and their instructors and notifies instructors of the student's approved accommodations each term. Students with temporary medical conditions can also request accommodations on a temporary basis.
How do you request an accommodation? Students with disabilities are responsible for requesting an accommodation. If you are a potential Purdue Global student, or already enrolled at Purdue Global, and are seeking accommodation(s) due to a diagnosed disability, you may request to be referred to Student Accessibility Services (SAS) through your university representative and/or contact SAS directly by telephone, or email. Actively enrolled students may also submit a self-referral to SAS through their student portal. SAS will then send an email to the student with information about requesting accommodations and will provide the required accommodation request forms attached to the email.
Purdue Global Contacts
Registration Issues: 866-522-7747
Textbook Inquiry: Student Support Desk or Academic Advising at 866-522-7747
Technical Issues: 866-522-7747-Support and Solutions
Student Accounts: 800-817-8272
Office of Student Support: 866-522-7747
Financial aid: 866-458-2008 option #2, or at fastudentsupport@purdueglobal.edu
Student Connections
SBIT Student Resources: https://sites.google.com/student.purdueglobal.edu/student-resources-sbit/student-resource-home
Student Store and Discounts: https://campus.purdueglobal.edu/content/student-store
Purdue Global Blog: https://www.purdueglobal.edu/blog/