The Power of Education
By Randy Woodson, Dean of Purdue Agriculture

This fall Purdue Agriculture introduced two news opportunities for students.

The first is the Leadership Development Certificate Program which partners interested students with a leadership coach to hone the student's leadership skills and experiences.

Consistently, job recruiters tell us that graduates with a practical understanding of leadership are incredibly valuable. Employers look for graduates with proven leadership capabilities.

The second is the Dean's Scholars Program, an undergraduate honors program. Students must maintain a minimum 3.25 grade point average while taking honors courses each year and completing a creative, scholarly project, such as an undergraduate thesis or design project. We provide every student a rigorous and challenging academic environment. The Dean's Scholars Program gives our students who are looking for an extra challenge the chance to expand their undergraduate academic careers even farther.

Purdue Agriculture – and all of Purdue University – is committed to quality education. Education transforms lives and educated people have the power to change the world.

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