Anita Park, Graduate Program Specialist, began June 1. Previously she worked as the Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Coordinator in the Purdue Graduate School. Anita graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a BS in Computer Information Systems Technology. She is originally from Saipan, the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific.

Sara Gretencord, Business Manager for Industrial Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and the Office of Professional Practice, began her new position on August 15. Sara is new to Purdue, having worked most recently as the Quality Assurance Specialist at the Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union. She graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a BS in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, and is from Fowler, IN.