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THE BIG PICTURE
PROJECTX
Virtual consulting experience
generates safe campus solutions
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BY LORI FERGUSON
8 P UR D U E A LUMNUS
R E B ECCA MC E L H OE ( L A’16 )
OVID-19 has altered the academic
landscape in a multitude of ways, not
least of which are the manners in which
college campuses operate. Purdue is no
exception. As plans took shape to determine how to orchestrate a safe return
to campus in August, it was clear that
students, faculty, and staff would all play a role. Rising to
the challenge, over 300 students demonstrated their desire
to help create a safe space through their participation in the
ProjectX Safe Campus Virtual Consulting Experience.
From June 15 through July 17, 310 student contributors
and 77 alumni coaches tackled four scenarios designed to
make campus safer as part of the Protect Purdue initiative. David Hummels, the Dr. Samuel R. Allen Dean of the
Krannert School of Management and cochair of the Safe
Campus Task Force convened by Purdue President Mitch
Daniels, sought internal help for the project. “Dean Hummels was adamant that he wanted students involved in the
Protect Purdue initiative,” explains Melissa Evens (HHS’86,
MS LA’15), director of the Krannert Communications Center.
With that in mind, Evens — a veteran creator of student
engagement frameworks — conceptualized the experience
in collaboration with a team of current students and recent
graduates. The office of the vice provost for student life was
the client.
Students met the challenge eagerly. “We initially planned
for 100 students but received applications from over 300,”
