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Purdue University’s online engineering remains among the nation’s elite in the newest U.S. News rankings of the Best Online Programs. The rankings, released Tuesday (Jan. 25), have Purdue in the No. 1 spot in four specific categories, and the university’s full array of online engineering programs is at No. 3 for the second year in a row.

Purdue University’s online Master of Science in aviation and aerospace management was just what Alex John was looking for – a path to advancing her knowledge of the aviation industry on the way to a career in the field, without necessarily flying airplanes.

Greg McCloskey got a $5,000 bonus this week for running the Westmoreland County elections process. This was definitely money he earned. McCloskey already has his own job for the county as head of public works. That’s at least a full-time job doing things like making sure the county’s crews are

Westmoreland County has a new watchdog. The actual position is called quality assurance manager, but the general description of that kind of job is usually to watch what is happening and make sure it’s going according to plan. In a factory, quality assurance makes sure the computer or camera or

Westmoreland County will pay $80,000 a year to the man hired to serve as the quality assurance manager for the election bureau. Commissioners created the position this year to serve as a backstop for potential problems in the department that oversees elections. On Thursday, the commissioners, acting as the county’s

Purdue offering stand-alone hybrid graduate program leading to Indiana school superintendent’s license WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — School administrators at the principal or assistant principal level and others interested in becoming licensed to serve as a school superintendent in Indiana have a new option for making that leap. Purdue University is promoting a new version of its Educational Specialist graduate degree program, a step beyond a master’s in education that qualifies individuals for ...

Purdue offering online master’s for corporate training and communication leaders   WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is offering a new online master’s degree aimed at preparing students to design, implement, assess, and evaluate training and communication effectiveness in the corporate environment. Purdue’s Master of Science in graduate studies with a major in corporate training and communication is designed to enhance skills of those charged with communicating and leading train...

Online course from Purdue hastens, heightens disaster recovery planning and execution WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A seasoned construction professional dispatched in response to Hurricane Katrina, Randy Rapp found out fast that a disaster recovery job presents special challenges, with time of the essence, unanticipated and difficult conditions in play, and immediate, accurate and thorough responses required literally around the clock. “I had the background in construction, but I was missing the n...

Affordable online course from Purdue is a compact but comprehensive package of essential knowledge for winemakers Christian Butzke WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Professional winemakers and wine industry employees wanting to enhance their knowledge, skills, business and careers, and serious noncommercial winemakers looking to take their pastime to the professional startup level, can get the technical knowledge they need from Purdue University. Purdue’s online Winemaking Certificate course is an af...

Purdue preparing teachers for a post-pandemic world where online learning remains prevalent A new online teacher professional development program underway at Purdue will train teachers how to better engage and support students who are learning online. (Julia Cameron/Pexels) One of these days, the spread of COVID-19 will be corralled, but a Purdue program to train teachers how to better engage and support students online is likely to keep spreading. That’s the intent of a new online tea...