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Jeong presents ‘Designing Social Robots for Human Flourishing’ at Westwood Lecture Series
February 11, 2026
Researchers in various studies looking for participants
February 11, 2026
Finalists for associate vice provost and dean of Libraries and School of Information Studies selected, will make on-campus presentations
February 10, 2026
Changing course
It’s fortunate for Purdue students that Paul Ryder’s early career plans took off in an unexpected direction and included a layover in Krannert’s Executive MBA program.
As vice president for Amazon, Ryder helped the company land on campus with Amazon@Purdue. That’s the company’s first-ever staffed order and drop-off location. It’s designed to save students money.
But Ryder also offers students something just as valuable — the perspective of an engineer whose career path transitioned into business and a position running the consumer electronics division of Amazon.
“I thought I had died and gone to heaven,” he says.