Purdue University Fort Wayne Honors Program

This summer, Honors student Ish*ta Gupta is helping welcome the next generation of Mastodons to Purdue Fort Wayne.

Through her work with incoming students, Ish*ta is helping them learn more about campus, find the resources and connections they need, and begin building confidence for the semester ahead. Starting college can bring a lot of questions, and it is students like Ish*ta who help make that transition feel more welcoming and manageable.

We are proud of the care, energy, and leadership she is bringing to this important work. Thank you, Ish*ta, for helping incoming students feel at home at PFW before their first day of classes even begins!
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53 Honors Program certificate graduates, one big moment! Posing proudly on the 2026 commencement stage.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

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What a wonderful evening celebrating our Purdue University Fort Wayne Honors Program graduates at Commencement! 🎓✨

Last night, more than 50 students were awarded the Honors Certificate, recognizing their hard work, curiosity, commitment, and successful completion of the Honors Program requirements. We are incredibly proud of each of these students and the dedication they have shown throughout their time at PFW.

While official photos are coming soon, here are a few moments captured from the evening. Congratulations, Honors graduates — we are so proud of you and excited for all that comes next! 🖤💛
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Prepping for graduation tonight and feeling so proud of our PFW Honors students! 🎓

This evening, 52 students will receive the Honors medal in recognition of successfully completing the Honors Program requirements. Even more meaningful, they will also have this accomplishment noted on their official transcript—a lasting reflection of their hard work, curiosity, and commitment to going above and beyond.

Congratulations to our Honors graduates! We are excited to celebrate you and cheer you on as you walk across the stage tonight.
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✨ Honors Student Highlight: Rayyan Hassan ✨

Meet Rayyan Hassan, a freshman Biology major with a Psychology minor from Fort Wayne and a member of the PFW Honors Program.

Rayyan joined Honors to challenge herself, think more deeply, and prepare for her future goal of attending medical school. Through Honors, she has connected with faculty, taken on meaningful academic challenges, and continued building her confidence, discipline, and leadership skills.

Her favorite H-Option so far has been BIOL 117: Principles of Ecology & Evolution, where she has enjoyed exploring how organisms, genetics, and environments connect over time.

Outside of the classroom, Rayyan is active in Med-Life Club and Pre-Med Club, volunteers at Lutheran Life Village, and works with children at her local mosque. Looking ahead, Rayyan dreams of becoming a gynecologist and eventually opening a hospital in Sudan to improve women’s healthcare.

Her advice for incoming Honors students?

“Pace yourself, stay organized, and speak up when you need support. Honors will push you, but confidence and consistency are what carry you through.”

We are proud to highlight Rayyan and the dedication she brings to the Honors Program and the PFW community! 🖤💛

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At LA Hacks at UCLA 2026, one of the largest collegiate hackathons in the United States, a team comprising Purdue Fort Wayne Honors students Ish*ta Gupta and Sudarshan Krishnan, alongside graduate student Om Singhal, competed among 1,000+ students and over 300 teams. The event featured strong representation from leading universities nationwide, including Ivy League institutions and Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.

Within a 36-hour development window, the team built StudyO, an AI-powered learning platform designed to address a key challenge in modern education: enabling students to effectively synthesize and retain information from fragmented sources.
The platform transforms scattered study materials into structured, engaging learning experiences through:
• A serverless video engine that converts raw content into narrated, captioned explainer videos in under 60 seconds
• A Chrome extension (in development) for aggregating and filtering content across platforms such as Canvas, Brightspace, YouTube, and academic repositories
• Collaborative study infrastructure for shared and synchronized learning environments
• A voice-based AI tutor grounded in user-provided materials for interactive, adaptive learning
• An Apple app that records lectures and allows users to upload them as a source for later use—enabling chat-based Q&A, quiz generation, mind maps, and video summaries.

The project was awarded 1st Place in the Education Track under the Cloudinary sponsor, a distinction given to only one team, recognizing both technical ex*****on and real-world impact.
Following the competition, industry mentors and judges encouraged further development of the project. The team is currently exploring next steps, including participation in Purdue University’s startup incubator and accelerator programs.

Project links:
Website: https://www.studystudio.us
Devpost: https://devpost.com/software/studyo-mju34e
Demo: https://youtu.be/jQ3Fq21-e_k

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