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Purdue Parent & Family Connections Portal

Your Purdue Family Connection - Access sponsored by Purdue Parent & Family Connections

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Stay connected to campus life   

  • Timely news and calendar highlights
  • Newsletters tailored to your preferences
  • Updates delivered to your inbox
  • Easily share content with your student and/or friends and family  

What community (or communities) should you join

  • Do you have a high school student that is interested in Purdue? ---> "Prospective Parents & Families"
  • Is your student recently admitted? ---> "Families of New Beginner Students"
  • Is your student currently enrolled and taking classes? ---> select "_____ Year Families" based on your student's class year
  • Has your student graduated? ---> "Families of Graduated Students" is for you!

Parent & Family Facebook

Join the Purdue Parent & Family Facebook page to stay up to date with campus events, photos and news.
www.facebook.com/PurdueParents

Incoming Parent & Family Support

The family transition from high school to college can be difficult whether it is your first, middle, or last student going to college. Parent & Family Connections offers extra communication resources specifically for supporters of incoming Purdue students through OnBoard Newsletters. OnBoard transition e-newsletter is sent to families of new beginner students beginning in May and continuing through move-in.

Last modified: December 10, 2025

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