Hello all,

I’ve been getting questions about creating websites for Purdue faculty. We basically have three options to offer, so let me walk you through them:

1. We can make a website like this: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MYMECH We will build it based on information you provide, but that is the faculty website template we are given. For a URL, you can choose engineering.purdue.edu/AnythingYouWant.
2. You can pay for an outside vendor like Squarespace/Wix/Wordpress, and maintain the website yourself (or ask a grad student to do it). Something like this: https://www.babakanasori.com/
3. You don’t have to have a website if you don’t need one! Many of our faculty just use LinkedIn or other social media, or Google Scholar, or other platforms. I can always add info to your directory page, if all you need is to post basic information that rarely changes: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/faculty.html

Of our West Lafayette faculty, they are basically split evenly among all 3 of these options, so there is no “right” or “wrong” choice. However you choose to proceed, I’m happy to supply logos, videos, or photos if they are helpful to you.

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Jared Pike

Senior Communications Director  |  Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering

jaredpike@purdue.edu