BOILERS
IN THE BOAT

Purdue Crew celebrates 75-year legacy on the Wabash River.

THE NATURE OF WELL-BEING

Boilermakers are making connections about the power of nature to improve our health, moods, and thinking.

THE NEXT GEN

Students at Purdue University in Indianapolis are moving from the classroom to the cutting edge.

RED BRICK

Days of Gold

A Boilermaker romance is still sweet after 70 years.

Courts for Kids

Student-athletes transform lives through community engagement.

Never Finished

The long journey and deep meaning of a campus landmark.

Gift of Love

Alumnus honors late wife by funding research for swallowing disorders.

Building the Future

Purdue University in Indianapolis expands the West Lafayette campus to the capital city.

Game On

Purdue Global named preferred online university for Team USA.

It’s been another year of giant leaps!

Together, more than 85,000 alumni, faculty, staff, retirees, students, parents and families, friends, fans, and corporate and foundation partners gave a record-shattering $632.3 million to Purdue University during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

Thank you for all you do to advance Purdue.

MISCHIEF

An oil change gone wrong epitomizes an alum’s years on campus in the 1970s—a time he fondly remembers as irreverent chaos.

Photograph of the Purdue Memorial Union in the spring with trees leafing out and blooming

MISCHIEF

An oil change gone wrong epitomizes an alum’s years on campus in the 1970s—a time he fondly remembers as irreverent chaos.

Photograph of the Purdue Memorial Union in the spring with trees leafing out and blooming

POSTSCRIPT




WE CAME TO PURDUE TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION
AND SOON FOUND THAT AN EDUCATION
ENCOMPASSED MORE THAN BOOKS AND
CLASSROOM KNOWLEDGE.

WE STUDIED, HANDED IN PAPERS, AND
CRAMMED FOR TESTS—BUT, MORE IMPORTANT,
WE LEARNED HOW TO THINK, ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY, AND LIVE WITH OTHERS.

—From the 1952 Debris


1952 Debris

1952 Debris

POSTSCRIPT

1952 Debris

1952 Debris

WE CAME TO PURDUE TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION AND SOON FOUND THAT AN EDUCATION ENCOMPASSED MORE THAN BOOKS AND CLASSROOM KNOWLEDGE.

WE STUDIED, HANDED IN PAPERS, AND CRAMMED FOR TESTS—BUT, MORE IMPORTANT, WE LEARNED HOW TO THINK, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY, AND LIVE WITH OTHERS.
—From the 1952 Debris

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