Category: GER2I

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Cooke Foundation awards $200K to GER²I

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) awarded a $200,000 grant to the College of Education’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER2I) for scholarships for Native American students to attend its Summer Residential Camps.

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College of Ed contributes to Purdue AI & data science via initiative, miniseries

The Purdue University College of Education is developing an initiative to cover all of the artificial intelligence (AI) and data science work already being done by its faculty. Earlier this month the College launched a new webpage to showcase these efforts and provide resources.

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Moving forward with hope and purpose: GER²I Summer Residential Camps 2023

Purdue’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I) welcomed 315 5th-12th grade students to its Summer Residential program held July 2 - 29. In its second year post-COVID, GER²I’s academic enrichment camp helps students develop problem-solving skills, inspire creativity, and...

GER²I: Changing life trajectories and influencing education at all levels

The Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute (GER²I) has appointed a new director who plans to continue the work started by his predecessors and continue expanding and improving the services of this innovative center. Nielsen Pereira, associate professor of Gifted, Creative...

GER²I’s 2023 Super Summer enrichment program registration now open for K-4 grade students

Purdue University’s Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute Super Summer program is now open for registration for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

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Seward, Pereira give lecture honoring Gentry for LuAnn Aday Award

College faculty Kristen Seward and Nielsen Pereira gave a lecture on behalf of the late Marcia Gentry, professor of educational studies, who was given the Lu Ann Aday Award posthumously at Purdue’s Apr. 6 Excellence in Research celebration.