August 2024 Newsletter

President Mung Chiang’s welcome message

As we embark on another momentous academic year, President Mung Chiang extends a warm welcome to all Boilermakers. This year promises exciting opportunities for collaboration and growth across all Purdue locations. Here’s to a year filled with achievements and memorable experiences. Boiler Up!

 

Fall 2024 Family Weekend Reminder!

We are excited to welcome families back to campus November 1-3 for Fall Family Weekend. Single game football tickets for the Family Weekend game are available on the Purdue Athletics website. Stay tuned for the launch of the Fall Family Weekend Event Website.

Purdue News Weekly

Stay informed about what’s happening on campus with Purdue News Weekly, an email newsletter sharing the week’s need-to-know news for Boilermakers.  Whether it’s yet another set of university rankings where Purdue tops the list, an announcement about a research breakthrough or information about an upcoming campus event, we’ll cover it on Fridays in Purdue News Weekly. Subscribe today! 

City and state leaders gathered with numerous attendees at Monument Circle to dedicate Purdue’s new Indianapolis extension

Purdue University celebrated its new urban extension in Indianapolis on Thursday (June 27), formally inaugurating Purdue University in Indianapolis.

In front of a sizable crowd on Monument Circle, Purdue President Mung Chiang dedicated the new Indianapolis campus, just days ahead of its official launch on Monday, July 1. 

“Today is about creating jobs, workforce and innovation together for our state,” Chiang said. “Today is about Purdue’s commitment as the public land-grant university with excellence at scale, and today is about totality. Just like the solar eclipse, it’s the totality of Purdue to the totality of Indianapolis. Read more.

Commuter shuttles available between West Lafayette, Indianapolis starting this fall; other shuttle reminders

For faculty, staff and students who will be spending time at both the West Lafayette and the Indianapolis campus locations, free commuter shuttle services will began August 12. 

Provided by Royal Excursion, six round trips will be offered daily during the week with a reduced schedule on the weekends during the fall and spring semesters. The 50-passenger buses are ADA compliant and include Wi-Fi, collaboration spaces and restrooms. Read more.

Purdue Convocations Announces its 2024-2025 season

All tickets for theatre, music, and national Broadway tours are now on sale to the general public and Friends of Convocations.

Purdue Convocations presents its 122nd Season with a lineup of innovative projects and performances from around the world. The 2024-2025 Convos Season includes the 29th West Lafayette Global Fest, award-winning jazz and chamber musicians, a curricular integration theatre residency, thought-provoking lectures, family-friendly engagements, and award-winning Broadway musicals and major attractions in Elliott Hall of Music including Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert, Dear Evan Hansen, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Hadestown, Pretty Woman: The Musical, and Chicago. The buying schedule and events calendar are available below or by visiting convocations.org/tickets. Read more. 

UR Room Ranked Contest 2024

As students move into their housing spaces, they’ll be thinking of all the ways to make it a campus home. Will the room show off their Purdue pride? Or maybe it’s their well-being oasis? However students decide to decorate, we’re prepared to reward their creativity. University Residences is holding its annual “UR Room Ranked” decoration contest in 2024, so encourage students to consider a theme as they purchase items for their room. Entries will be accepted beginning in August. Visit the UR Room Ranked website for the official rules and entry form.

Steps to Leaps - Well-Being Tips

Members of the Research Collaborative for Steps to Leaps work to bring a new Well-Being Tip of the week. Set a reminder to check out a new tip each week!

Empowered Choices Course - Alcohol awareness training for incoming and transfer students

Students are back on campus, and the positive energy and excitement levels are high. As students learn about campus resources, where to find their classes, and which dining hall is their favorite, we encourage them to be a Boilermaker who cares for their community. Part of this involves knowing how to make responsible decisions concerning alcohol and other drugs. First-year and transfer students are expected to complete a 60-minute, online alcohol education program called Empowered Choices.  This educational program gives a brief overview of drinking alcohol on college campuses, addresses risks related to drinking, provides tips on getting help, and includes Purdue-relevant resources students can access.  The Empowered Choices course is in your student’s Brightspace course listing. This course should be completed before October 1.  After completing the course, students will gain awareness about the resources and services they need to be a supportive Boilermaker and how to make good choices. We ask that you have alcohol conversations with your student(s) and continue these conversations to help reduce alcohol abuse throughout their academic career.  We want to partner with you to support your Boilermaker and the community.

Commencement Corner

As a reminder, there is a dedicated website for Purdue Commencement providing Key Dates, Ticketing Information, Parking Information and many other helpful tips as your student prepares for Commencement

Winter 2024

Division I -- Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET

• College of Agriculture (including Agricultural and Biological Engineering)
• College of Health & Human Sciences
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business

Division II -- Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. ET

• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• Polytechnic Institute

Division III -- Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. ET

• College of Engineering (excluding Agricultural and Biological Engineering)

Spring 2025 Commencement Dates

May 16-18, 2025

• Divisions to be determined.

Dates

September 13, last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy

October 7-8, fall break

November 27-30, Thanksgiving break

December 9-14, final exams

December 14, fall term ends

December 15, commencement