Matt Folk, vice president for university advancement and alumni engagement and president and CEO of the Purdue for Life Foundation, updated the Purdue Board of Trustees on fundraising for the fiscal year ending June 30. Giving to Purdue has already hit an all-time high of $533.1 million.
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.
