Purdue's Global Policy Research Institute (GPRI), in partnership with the College of Technology, offers students the chance to learn about global policy from an assortment of perspectives. In GPRI's Seminar in Global Policy Issues, 18 co-instructors are collaborating to educate students on topics such as climate change, invasive species, pandemics and terrorism. Topics will focus on the seven GPRI theme areas of agriculture, economy, environment, energy, health, security, and society and leadership. Each spring semester, faculty members are invited to co-instruct the class along with lead instructors Arden Bement Jr., chief global affairs officer for Purdue and director of GPRI, and Dennis Depew, professor and former dean of the College of Technology. Faculty co-instructors are encouraged to audit the class to help retain the seminar's focus. Read more from Purdue Today. (Photo: Students talk to Arden Bement Jr. (right), chief global affairs officer for Purdue and director of Purdue's Global Policy Research Institute, and Dennis Depew, professor and former dean of the College of Technology, during a session of GPRI's Seminar in Global Policy Issues. Purdue University photo/Mark Simons)