The ninth annual Purdue Day of Giving, held April 27, invited donors to power the university’s next giant leap—and they responded with a resounding $68.2 million in contributions, far outstripping last year’s total and setting a record for most dollars raised for higher education through a single-day campaign.
For the first time in program history, Purdue supporters will be able to earn John Purdue Club priority points through all giving across Purdue University’s main campus. Beginning with this year’s Purdue Day of Giving on April 30, contributions to non-athletics units will now qualify for priority points, offering donors more ways to engage with and support Purdue while strengthening the university’s philanthropic impact.
The Purdue University Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of 163 faculty across the Purdue University system as well as a new degree program, a posthumous degree, resolutions of appreciation, and a naming.
