FALL/WINTER 2007
annual report 2006–07
New initiatives for a new year
“The next year will bring many changes, from new buildings to new funding initiatives. Embracing these changes keeps us poised to continue to impact and improve our society.”
— Jeffery S. Vitter, Frederick L. Hovde Dean of Science
Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology (right), a Campaign for Purdue building, broke ground on October 19, 2007, and is expected to be
completed by fall of 2009.- President Córdova’s first initiative at Purdue, “Advancing Purdue’s Access, Success, and Diversity Initiatives,” is a $50 million University-wide initiative, launched this fall.
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New multidisciplinary COALESCE areas have been formed to reflect new and changing priorities. The titles of the COALESCE II areas in the College of Science have been reformulated to the following six: - Computational Science
- Energy
- Environment
- Life Sciences
- Science Education
- Science of Information and Massive Data
