Tim House, deputy athletics director and associate vice president for development at Purdue, has been recognized as the National Association of Athletic Development Directors 2025 University Fundraiser of the Year. This prestigious award highlights House’s exceptional leadership and transformative impact on fundraising efforts for Purdue Athletics.

Purdue Research Foundation and Cunningham Restaurant Group have named a restaurant coming to the Discovery Park District at Purdue. The Lawrence, named in tribute to the Beck family’s enduring impact on Indiana agriculture, is a farm-to-table restaurant that will occupy part of the planned 10,600-square-foot, multiuse Beck Barn located between Airport Road and McCutcheon Drive just off Mitch Daniels Boulevard.

On Saturday (Feb. 15), Purdue University President Mung Chiang announced the launch of Victories & Heroes: Your Campaign for Purdue. The goal of the fundraising campaign — the largest in the university’s history — is $4 billion raised by early 2030.

The Purdue University Board of Trustees has ratified two faculty appointments and also approved two new degree programs, resolutions of appreciation, and a naming.