Córdova addresses PUC scholarships
Nathyn D. Gibson
Issue date: 11/23/09 Section: News
Purdue President France Córdova set her sights on the scholarships Purdue has to offer to incoming students during a speech held in the Calumet Conference Center.
Córdova mentioned a new scholarship called the Emerging New Leaders, funded by a six million dollar anonymous gift received last spring. Students from Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, and Indianapolis who are applying are eligible for scholarship.
Two scholarships which directly affect PUC are the Chancellor's Scholar's Award and the Best and Brightest Scholarship.
Córdova said the Chancellor's Scholar's Award is the most prestigious scholarship PUC has to offer. High school students who receive the scholarship receive 100 percent of their tuition and fees covered and 50 percent of the housing fee at the University Village covered. It is renewable annually if the academic standards are reached.
The Best and Brightest Scholarship is given to recent graduates of Indiana and Illinois high schools who display high academic excellence and potential to advance in Northwest Indiana or the Chicagoland area.
PUC's Experiential Learning and the Technical Assistance Program were acknowledged in the talks about economic development.
Córdova said Experiential Learning gives students hands-on experience and applied learning was payoff for students because it gives graduates a competitive advantage.
The Technical Assistance Program is used to help assist companies to become more efficient. In Lake County, 20 companies have been served in the past five years.
Córdova pointed at three new research institutes available on campus. One included the Center for Packaging Machinery, relating to the mechatronics.
Others included the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation and the Hammond Innovation Center.
It was pointed out that the PUC freshman retention rate increased 10 percent in the last five years. Minority enrollment increased 10 percent over the last year and international student enrollment increased more than 20 percent over the last year.
According to Córdova, 47,000 jobs are generated from Purdue, making it the sixth largest employer in the state. She also said Purdue has a 3 billion dollar impact on the state.
Córdova gave credit to Chancellor Howard Cohen when she made reference to a book called "Crossing the Finish Line," which talks about students crossing the finish line and graduating. She gave the book to the chancellors of the Purdue colleges and Cohen was the only one to respond to her about it.
Córdova was introduced by Keith Krach, the chairman of the Purdue Trustees.
After the speech, Córdova was given a tour of the mechatronics engineering technology lab.
Córdova mentioned a new scholarship called the Emerging New Leaders, funded by a six million dollar anonymous gift received last spring. Students from Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, and Indianapolis who are applying are eligible for scholarship.
Two scholarships which directly affect PUC are the Chancellor's Scholar's Award and the Best and Brightest Scholarship.
Córdova said the Chancellor's Scholar's Award is the most prestigious scholarship PUC has to offer. High school students who receive the scholarship receive 100 percent of their tuition and fees covered and 50 percent of the housing fee at the University Village covered. It is renewable annually if the academic standards are reached.
The Best and Brightest Scholarship is given to recent graduates of Indiana and Illinois high schools who display high academic excellence and potential to advance in Northwest Indiana or the Chicagoland area.
PUC's Experiential Learning and the Technical Assistance Program were acknowledged in the talks about economic development.
Córdova said Experiential Learning gives students hands-on experience and applied learning was payoff for students because it gives graduates a competitive advantage.
The Technical Assistance Program is used to help assist companies to become more efficient. In Lake County, 20 companies have been served in the past five years.
Córdova pointed at three new research institutes available on campus. One included the Center for Packaging Machinery, relating to the mechatronics.
Others included the Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation and the Hammond Innovation Center.
It was pointed out that the PUC freshman retention rate increased 10 percent in the last five years. Minority enrollment increased 10 percent over the last year and international student enrollment increased more than 20 percent over the last year.
According to Córdova, 47,000 jobs are generated from Purdue, making it the sixth largest employer in the state. She also said Purdue has a 3 billion dollar impact on the state.
Córdova gave credit to Chancellor Howard Cohen when she made reference to a book called "Crossing the Finish Line," which talks about students crossing the finish line and graduating. She gave the book to the chancellors of the Purdue colleges and Cohen was the only one to respond to her about it.
Córdova was introduced by Keith Krach, the chairman of the Purdue Trustees.
After the speech, Córdova was given a tour of the mechatronics engineering technology lab.
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