Schedule
Thursday
- 4:30 p.m. // Princess Yacht Sunset Dinner Cruise
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See the spectacular homes, breathtaking sites, and natural beauty of Naples Bay and Port Royal while you enjoy a double entrée buffet and drinks.
Limited Availability - 7:30 p.m. // Burn by Rocky Patel
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Mingle with other President’s Council members as well as University leadership in this upscale lounge. Enjoy fine cigars, hors d’oeuvres, and premium spirits.
Friday
- 7:00–8:00 a.m. // Continental Breakfast
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Come and go during this casual buffet breakfast served at the Hilton Naples.
- 9:00 a.m. // Mangrove Tunnel Kayak Tour
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This guided, two-hour tour allows you to kayak through the Sarasota Bay while searching for manatees and dolphins, and then goes deep into the mangroves. Lunch at Island Gypsy Café to follow.
Limited Availability - 9:00 a.m. // Rookery Bay Learning Center and Hiking Trails
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Visit the two-story visitor center and experience hands-on, interactive exhibits followed by a hike on the nature trails through the estuarine research reserve. From the observation bridge, get a chance to see manatees, tarpon and even sharks. Lunch at Island Gypsy Café to follow.
- 9:30 a.m. // Everglades Grassland Airboat Tour, Swamp Buggy Ride and Alligator Show
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Explore by airboat and swamp buggy, watch a gator show, and hold an alligator during this Everglades adventure. Lunch at Camellia Street Grill to follow.
Limited Availability - 11:00 a.m. // Mollenkopf-Keyes Classic
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Hosted by the John Purdue Club, this golf scramble is open to the first 120 registrants with priority given to John Purdue Club members. Registration is required at johnpurdue.com/Mollenkopf2019.
(There is a cost for this activity. Transportation on your own.) - 7:00 p.m. // Boiler Beach Bash
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Enjoy dinner and drinks on the beach while you network with other President’s Council members and University leadership.
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Saturday
- 7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. // Continental Breakfast with the Deans
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Rise and shine! Meet and hear from some of Purdue’s world-class academic leaders.
- 9:00 a.m.–2:45 p.m. // Back to Class
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Learn about the latest research from some of Purdue’s top faculty members. Three sessions will allow you to hear from different speakers on a variety of topics. Lunch is included.
- Noon // Breakfast Club at the Brewery (Costumes Optional)
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Taste locally brewed beer and enjoy lunch as we reminisce and recreate breakfast club—alumni style.
- 4:00 p.m. // Purdue vs. Penn State Game Watch
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Get your game on and cheer the Boilermakers men’s basketball team to victory. Hosted by President’s Council and John Purdue Club at the Hilton Naples.
- 6:30 p.m. // President’s Council Annual Dinner and Afterglow Party
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It’s time to celebrate! It is a night of festivity as we throw a Boilermaker birthday party to celebrate 150 Years of Giant Leaps. Cocktail reception followed by dinner, dessert buffet, and afterglow party.
2 activity options
Sunday
- 7:30–9:30 a.m. // Farewell Breakfast
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Come and go during this casual buffet breakfast served at the Hilton Naples
All planned activities are at NO CHARGE to you except the Mollenkopf-Keyes Classic! You are only responsible for getting to and from Naples and hotel accommodations.*