Purdue University Global commencement recognizes a record 1,800-plus graduates
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. A record of more than 1,800 Purdue University Global graduates worldwide took part in virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday (May 22). It marked Purdue Global’s 10th commencement since its formation in 2018.
Six ceremonies were streamed live throughout the day. Graduates, who were recognized by their name, degree and photo, received a cap and tassel, PG Proud sign, Purdue For Life gift and celebration props before the ceremonies.
Degrees were awarded from the schools of Business and Information Technology, Education, Health Sciences, Nursing, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Concord Law School. There were 854 bachelor’s degrees, 552 graduate degrees, 248 associate degrees, 157 certificates and 17 doctorate degrees.
Purdue University Global endorsed as a talent developer by OneTen
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue University Global has been endorsed as a talent developer by OneTen, a coalition of leading companies that put skills first.
Members of OneTen are working together to upskill, hire and advance 1 million Black individuals in America over the next 10 years into family-sustaining jobs with opportunities for advancement.
As part of OneTen’s network of talent development partners, Purdue Global joins leading local, regional and national education and skill-building organizations that help diverse talent identify, develop and build the skills to earn success.
“Working with OneTen, we will cultivate more equitable access to opportunity and advancement as we serve our students,” Purdue Global Chancellor Frank Dooley said. “Together, we will create more flexible talent pipelines and practices that will allow employees and employers to thrive.”
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A new strategy for capturing the 3D shape of the human face draws on data from sibling pairs and leads to identification of novel links between facial shape traits and specific locations within the human genome. Hanne Hoskens of the Department of Human Genetics at Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal
PLOS Genetics.
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Young Adults Face Roadblocks To Access Mental Health Care
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Noelle Broughton is an accomplished student. She’s in a graduate program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and is headed for a PhD.
She also struggles with anxiety and self-doubt. As a child, she had a few therapy sessions, but they didn’t last. Now, at 25, she wants to try treatment again before heading to the University of Kansas for her doctorate in public administration.
“But then once I actually took the step to do so, I realized how difficult it is, Broughton said. It feels impossible at times.”