There are countless themes from civil engineering that can be applied to everyday life — but, for last year, there is one that speaks loudest to me: resiliency.

When you are an emergency room doctor working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, where persistence and ingenuity are crucial, an engineering degree from Purdue University can be a powerful asset.

Protect Purdue plan provides framework for safe semester on campus

For the Fehribach family, their connection to Purdue University has been practically woven into their DNA.

Brian Harlow (BSCE '78) and his wife, Rachelle, are establishing new scholarships in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering with a specific focus on African American and underrepresented minority students. The couple was inspired to make this gift commitment in their estate for reasons which reflect their family and their faith.

Couple establishes named professorship to support research, future leaders

2020 brought many changes for all of us. "Adapt" may be the word of the year. As the possibility of holding in-person events became less likely, discussions around the annual scholarship event shifted. The event became a panel discussion with a select group of scholarship recipients.

Over the summer, the Lyles School of Civil Engineering offered its newly-created one-credit course for high school students: Resiliency and Sustainability in Civil Engineering — Not just Buzzwords. The class attracted students from all around the world interested in learning more about the field.

What a year—and what a semester! 2020 has become a shorthand phrase to describe all sorts of remarkable challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted nearly every aspect of our lives. When students returned to campus last fall, it was not clear to any of us if we would be able to complete the full academic semester. In classic Boilermaker fashion, Purdue students, faculty and staff overcame the difficulties and worked together to persevere in the face of considerable adversity.

Every year, Butler, Fairman & Seufert (BF&S) contributes to and matches employee giving to the EXCEL Fund in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering. The company and employees have been contributing to Purdue CE for about a decade.