Purdue University and the Purdue for Life Foundation announced Wednesday (Oct. 20) the inaugural Purdue Day of Service, to be held Oct. 29, on the West Lafayette campus. Created as a way to encourage Purdue alumni and friends of the University to embrace volunteerism, the first Purdue Day of Service will feature tree planting near the corner of McCormick Road and Third Street and beautification work at Horticulture Park.
The Purdue Board of Trustees has approved naming the School of Industrial Engineering for alumnus John A. Edwardson in recognition of $25 million in total gift commitments to support students, faculty, and programming. The school will be known as the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.