December 2024 Newsletter

Featured Stories

Student Employees Ensure the Show Goes On

There is a specific kind of magic found in attending a live event. Every step of the experience at Purdue is supported by the Hall of Music, and the backbone of these events are student employees. Hall of Music Productions and Purdue Convocations are dedicated to training students so they can provide engaging performances and cultural encounters. Students take part in everything from setting up sound systems to running a video camera to working box office sales. Read more.

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ICYMI: Relive the magic from Purdue’s ‘In Our STEM Era’ Makerspace

See unforgettable moments from Purdue’s “In Our STEM Era” Makerspace with this photo gallery! The pop-up event brought the STEM opportunities the university is known for to downtown Indianapolis for the big concert weekend. Fans met to chat about cool careers while enjoying free activations, like making binary code friendship bracelets and designing high-tech photo backdrops.

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Courts for kids: Student-athletes transform lives through community engagement

The goal of Purdue’s student-athlete development team is to empower student-athletes through education, entrusting them with the resources needed to succeed while providing entrepreneurship and personal growth opportunities. This mission is brought to life through Boilermakers Beyond Borders, a service-based cultural immersion program.

Video: Purdue professor in Indianapolis on STEM in education, workforce

As a Purdue associate professor of STEM education research in Indianapolis, Brandon Sorge focuses on building a more diverse STEM workforce as well as a populous that is more civically minded and ethical. His research in early education through adult learning uses place-based experiential learning that hopes to improve students’ environmental scientific knowledge as well as their ethical self.

Purdue Air Force ROTC program receives DOD’s prestigious ROTC and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award

Purdue has been awarded the U.S. Department of Defense’s prestigious ROTC and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award for 2022-23, citing the university as a “premier institution for military education and training” and Purdue’s Air Force ROTC program as a “beacon of excellence.” The annual DOD award recognizes ROTC units across the country for their accomplishments in areas such as overall program performance, educational institution support and other notable achievements.

Photo gallery: Purdue-Google AI Summit

A summit hosted by Purdue and Google brought together more than 300 leading representatives from business and industry, government and nonprofits, along with university researchers and students, to explore the evolution of artificial intelligence and its profound impacts on workforce development and education. The inaugural summit was held Nov. 14 in Indianapolis.

1098-T and Education Tax Credits

As part of the Office of the Bursar's commitment to keeping you informed, we want to provide some important details regarding Form 1098-T. This form plays a key role in helping you claim certain federal education tax credits, which may reduce your tax liability.

Form 1098-T Overview: Box 1 of the Form 1098-T represents the amount of Qualified Tuition & Related Expenses (QTRE) paid during the year at Purdue University.
Education Tax Credits: Depending on your student's income, enrollment status, and qualified educational expenses, they may be eligible for federal education tax credits. Detailed information about claiming these credits is available on the IRS website, publication 970
Completing IRS Form 8863: The dollar amounts reported on the Form 1098-T may be essential for completing IRS Form 8863, used to calculate education tax credits for your tax return.
Important Deadlines: Please be aware that due to the Winter Recess, any mailed payments, including 529s, must be received in our office no later than December 19^th to be processed and included on the 2024 Form 1098-T. Payments made online electronically and posted by December 31, 2024, will be included.
Tax Advice Disclaimer: While Purdue University cannot provide individual tax advice, we recommend seeking the counsel of an informed tax preparer or adviser should you have specific questions.

Form 1098-T Sample: For your general reference, a blank sample of the 2024 Form 1098-T, which you will receive electronically via the student account in January 2025, is provided above.

For more information and additional resources about Form 1098-T, visit the Office of the Bursar website.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We appreciate your ongoing partnership in your student's education journey.

2025-2026 FAFSA is OPEN!

Current students interested in receiving financial aid (including federal educational loans) at Purdue University for the 2025-2026 academic year must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The 2025-26 FAFSA will look two years back at 2023 tax data. This will allow most students and their family contributors to have their income information downloaded directly into the FAFSA from their already completed 2023 IRS tax records. For maximum aid consideration, students/family contributors should complete a FAFSA by Purdue’s April 15, 2025 priority filing date, using School Code 001825. Students/contributors submit the FAFSA at studentaid.gov/. Dependent students and at least one parent must each have a Federal Student Aid Account (FSA ID) to complete the FAFSA process. Learn more about creating an FSA Account and other helpful hints at Federal Student Aid.

Host-A-Boiler 2024 for Winter Break sign up is open!

The Host-A-Boiler program provides the opportunity for international students who will be in the local area during Thanksgiving or winter break to be hosted for a meal or other activity by a community resident. Purdue faculty, staff, community residents, and international students may sign up for this program. Interested students will be matched with local hosts, and the hosts will provide one-time meet ups for a cultural or family holiday event or meal. The date and location will be determined by the host. Hundreds of students have participated in Host-a-Boiler, and we hope you can join us too! Registration for Winter Break will close on December 18.

Spots are going fast! Students should register for Winter Session today!

Registration is open for Winter Session courses are filling up fast! Your student shouldn't miss the chance to earn THREE credits in just THREE weeks from Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 to Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Does your student want to lighten their spring load or fulfill academic requirements? They should discuss with their academic advisor about enrolling in one of these winter courses. The Winter 2023 schedule of classes is available in your student's myPurdue portal. For more information, visit the Winter Session website.

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

Thank you for your patience. With a record number of Purdue graduates and our goal to provide the best experience we can for students and their families, the new schedule for commencement is as follows:

PhD Ceremony -- Thursday, May 15, 2025 (details to come)

Note: Professional Doctorate degrees (Audiology, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine) will be conferred during their college ceremonies held Friday-Sunday.

Division I -- Friday, May 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ET

College of Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics
  - Including Agribusiness, Farm Management
- Agronomy
  - Including Applied Meteorology & Climate, Crop Science
- Animal Sciences
College of Engineering
- School of Ag & Biological Engineering
- School of Civil & Construction Engineering
- College of Engineering Administration
- School of Engineering Education
  - Including IDE and MDE
- School of Environmental & Ecological Engineering
- School of Materials Engineering
College of Pharmacy
- Including Doctor of Pharmacy
Joint and Special Programs

Division II -- Friday, May 16, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. ET

College of Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- School of Industrial Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
  - Including Energy Engineering and Motorsports Engineering
- School of Nuclear Engineering

Division III -- Friday, May 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. ET

College of Engineering
- School of Aero & Astro Engineering
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Division IV -- Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ET

College of Veterinary Medicine
- Including Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Polytechnic Institute
- Aviation & Transportation Management
- Computer & Information Technology
  - Including Cybersecurity
- Construction Management Technology
  - Including Interior Architecture
- School of Engineering Technology
- Technology Leadership & Innovation
  - Including Organizational Leadership, Human Resource Development

Division V -- Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. ET

College of Science
- Computer Science
  - Including Applied CS, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Web Programming & Design
- Psychology (formerly IUPUI School of Science)
- Statistics
Polytechnic Institute
- Computer Graphics Technology
  - Including Game Development, UX Design
- Interior Design
- Purdue Polytechnic Administration

Division VI -- Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. ET

College of Education
College of Science
- Biological Science
  - Including Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences
- Forensics & Invest Sci
- Mathematics
  - Including Actuarial Science
- Neuroscience
- Physics and Astronomy

Division VII -- Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ET

College of Agriculture
- Ag Sciences Educ & Comm
  - Including Agricultural Education
- Biochemistry
- Botany and Plant Pathology
- College of Agriculture Admin
  - Including Natural Resources & Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Agriculture
- Food Science
- Entomology
- Forestry and Natural Resources
- Hort & Landscape Architecture
College of Liberal Arts

Division VIII -- Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. ET

College of Health & Human Sciences
- Health & Kinesiology
- Health Sciences
- Hospitality & Tourism Management
- Nursing
  - Including Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Nutrition Science
- Psychological Sciences
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  - Including Doctor of Audiology

Division IX -- Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. ET

College of Health & Human Sciences
- College of HHS Administration
- Human Development & Family Science
- Public Health
Daniels School of Business

Dates

December 9-14, final exams

December 14, fall term ends

December 15, winter commencement

January 13, spring term begins

January 20, MLK Day - University Closed

February 7, Last day to apply to graduate/declare candidacy

March 17-22, Spring Break - No Classes

May 5-10, final exams

May 10, spring term ends

May 16-18, spring commencement