This Is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University, highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leap.
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This Is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University, highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leap.
Hosted by Purdue University alum, Brian Lamb School of Communication graduate, and Indiana native Kate Young, This is Purdue aims to examine all of the incredible accomplishments of Boilermakers and their contributions to the world.
Join us every other Thursday as we interview students, faculty, and alumni taking small steps toward their giant leaps, and inspiring others to do the same.
Purdue Daniels School of Business Professor and Bestselling Author Cara Putman on Leadership, Guiding Students and Ethics
This Is Purdue
46 minutes
6 months ago
Purdue Daniels School of Business Professor and Bestselling Author Cara Putman on Leadership, Guiding Students and Ethics
In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Cara Putman, clinical associate professor at Purdue University and director of the Daniels School of Business’ Brock-Wilson Center for Women in Business.
Cara is a visionary Boilermaker and leader in many fields — she graduated from college at 20 years old, earned a JD and MBA, and is an award-winning author. She’s called Purdue home for over 20 years and has dedicated her life to being an educator and mentor to hundreds of students at the Daniels School.
In this episode, you will:
Hear about Cara’s education journey from her hometown of North Platte, Nebraska, to law school to Purdue, and her successes along the way, including being a first-generation college student
Learn what first sparked her passions for law, politics and education
Discover how mentors inspired her to become a force for good and why she wants to do the same for students at Purdue
Find out about the study abroad programs she’s led and business classes she’s piloted at the Daniels School, including a core ethics course for undergraduate students
Gain insights into her incredible work at the Brock-Wilson Center, including how she’s helped grow the ambassador program from dozens to hundreds and guided students during their transition to the professional world
Discover how she hopes the business world will evolve in the years to come and how she’s preparing Boilermakers to tackle real-world ethical challenges
Hear about her experience as an accomplished fiction author, why she started writing as a teenager and how it helps energize her work at Purdue
You don’t want to miss this exciting episode with a Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award-winning professor who’s making a global impact for Boilermakers in business!
This Is Purdue
This Is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University, highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leap.
Hosted by Purdue University alum, Brian Lamb School of Communication graduate, and Indiana native Kate Young, This is Purdue aims to examine all of the incredible accomplishments of Boilermakers and their contributions to the world.
Join us every other Thursday as we interview students, faculty, and alumni taking small steps toward their giant leaps, and inspiring others to do the same.
