Purdue Alumnus

Siya Kulkarni
30 seconds with Siya Kulkarni

Senior, Krannert School of Management  || Pune, India

Best thing about Purdue?

A campus culture determined to help everyone go one brick higher. We are anything but complacent.

How’d you get involved in Mortar Board?

I was nominated by mentors from previous involvements and was extraordinarily humbled on being tapped as part of the 2020 class. Desiring to contribute more, I took on the role of president. 

Proudest Purdue accomplishment?

Starting Sangathan, a club for Indian international students, with my friends and meeting our enrollment goal in three years.

Embarrassing moment?

I once fell asleep listening to a podcast about serial killers, only to open my laptop in class to subject everyone to the gory details about murders in Utah at 7:30 a.m. on a Monday. Fun!

Hardest class?

ENGL 232: Dragons. It was extremely challenging to not believe that dragons (amongst other creatures) undeniably existed from that point onward.

Cool projects?

Developing a physical space dedicated to mindfulness and self-care for the residents of Windsor using research surrounding healthy student lifestyles. We have bean bags!