Community has always been a cornerstone of Tammy Siemers' life. Kindness and generosity are traits that she inherited from her family members, who often shared what little they had with those around them, and eventually selflessness became second nature to her.

When Jason Thiagarajan was weighing his college options, he wasn’t sure how he would pay for school, or which university would best prepare him for life and career. That uncertainty disappeared the day he opened his acceptance letter to Purdue University.

For Abigail Titus, Purdue University stood out for more than its academic reputation. What ultimately drew the Lakeville, Minnesota, native to West Lafayette was a rare combination she felt from the start: abundant opportunity paired with a genuine sense of community.

When Lana Malek left Hoče, Slovenia, for West Lafayette, Indiana, she wasn't just choosing a university — she was stepping into an entirely new world. As the first person in her family to pursue higher education outside of Slovenia, the decision to study in the United States came with excitement, uncertainty and ambition in equal measure.

When Nora Miqueleiz-Alonso left Pamplona, Spain, to study chemical engineering at Purdue, she was looking for a place that matched her ambition.

For Anna Dalton, choosing to become a Boilermaker came down to a mix of practical advantages and personal values.

Growing up in Indiana, Emma Kessinger was no stranger to the rigor and prestige that come with a Purdue University degree.

When Evan Dzurik arrived at Purdue, he wasn't just choosing a college— he was choosing a direction.

Pranshul Sardana's technology accelerates data annotation, making it easier to prepare large, complex image and video datasets for machine-learning models to enable higher accuracy predictions.

Four teams of Purdue University students won a combined $5,500 from Purdue Innovates Incubator during the finals of the Moonshot Pitch Challenge, a semiannual ideation-focused competition.