Welcome from Directing

Welcome from Directing

Welcome and thank you for visiting the official website for Rising Professionals! Our names are Reagan Koester and Nick Doherty and we have the privilege of serving as the 2025 Rising Professionals Directing Co-Chairs. Rising Professionals is a unique organization that allows students to grow a deeper pride and appreciation for Purdue University while also enabling them to develop both professional and personal relationships with recent alumni from all academic colleges here at Purdue. We are honored to continue this great tradition on campus for its ninth consecutive year and look forward to what this upcoming year holds.

The 2025 Central Committee is composed of 12 previous hosts, all from the most recent program. The key components for this program, as outlined by our founding members, include honoring the accomplished Rising Professionals, emphasizing the Boilermaker experience as the foundation of success, and developing young future leaders through engagement with the Rising Professionals. Together as a Central Committee, we utilize these key components to develop the program by selecting our new Rising Professionals, planning the two-day event, marketing the event to the public, and selecting and training our new Hosts. On behalf of the Rising Professionals Central Committee, we are excited to see how the program advances and look forward to meeting our 2025 Rising Professionals and Hosts.

We encourage you to explore our website and to get to know this amazing program! If you would like to nominate a young alumni as a Rising Professional, please fill out the nomination form found on the website. If you are interested in joining the organization as a 2025 Rising Professionals Host, follow Rising Professionals on Instagram @rppurdue for updates on our callouts. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at risingprofessionals@purdue.edu.

Boiler Up, Rise Up, and Hail Purdue!

Reagan Koester she/her & Nick Doherty he/him
2025 Directing Co-Chairs
Rising Professionals Central Committee

risingprofessionals@purdue.edu