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STEP INSIDE: Paint Crew | The Official Sixth Man of Purdue Basketball
Meet the Paint Crew and follow the small steps of students as they find their fit within one of Purdue’s largest student organizations. The official student section of Purdue Men’s Basketball, the Paint Crew is 2,800 strong and known everywhere …

College tips for parents from parents
The college application process can raise a lot of questions, and not just for the students. Parents, family and other support systems can play a key role in the decision. We had real parents of current students look back on …

Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of soon-to-launch Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble
UPDATE: As of January 24, the JWST has reached its orbit. Now that the telescope is where it needs to be, it is beginning to turn on, test and calibrate instruments. This process will take about five months, with the first photos probably …

Purdue partners with U.S. Navy to expand opportunities for underrepresented minorities in STEM
A new partnership between Purdue University, the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), and a consortium of minority-serving institutions is working to grow the number of underrepresented minority researchers in STEM fields. African Americans and Hispanics comprise 32% of the country’s …

Old Oaken Bucket Game
As Purdue battles Indiana on Nov. 27, each side will seek to claim the Old Oaken Bucket — one of the oldest football trophies in the nation. In 1925, Chicago alumni groups of both Purdue and Indiana decided that there …

Balancing creativity, STEM and Boilermaker pride
Not many students can claim on their resume that they designed and built wearable, miniature symbols of their university, except for a senior in mechanical engineering, Joe Navarra. Navarra dressed as the World’s Largest Drum in 2017, the Boilermaker Special …

Boilermakers Go First

Building a Dream Team
Purdue Polytechnic High School football program centers around collaboration, camaraderie Only eight students showed up at the first callout for the Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) football team. The innovative school was still in its infancy, but head coach Dante …

Making Connections: PPHS First Class | A Documentary Series
In this second episode of “PPHS First Class”, we follow Audrey (they/them), a senior at Purdue Polytechnic High School, as they become a better collaborator, make an impact on the robotics team and discover true joy and growth in learning. …

Your Next Giant Leap Starts at Purdue
At Purdue, we’re a family of students and faculty, persistently pursuing and relentless rethinking. Looking at all angles and overcoming every obstacle — one small step at a time. We keep going, because discovery is in our DNA. Our best …

“Purdue Polytechnic High School First Class” – A Documentary
Produced by Purdue University, “PPHS First Class” is a documentary series telling the stories of three seniors from the first-ever graduating class of Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) as they navigate their path to Purdue University a high school experience …

Black Cultural Center Video Tour
One of five cultural centers at Purdue, the BCC provides purposeful, holistic, scholarly and co-curricular programming designed to strengthen understanding of African American heritage. www.purdue.edu/bcc