Posted on 08 February 2010. Tags: FAFSA, Financial Aid, Freshman, Purdue students, student loans
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — All current and newly admitted Purdue University students must file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 to receive priority consideration for federal, state and university-controlled financial aid. “Students may still file after March 1, but the amount and types of aid could be limited,” said David […]
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Posted on 28 November 2009. Tags: Best Value Colleges, Boiler Gold Rush, Freshman, Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When 18-year-old Naina Singh first arrived at Purdue, she was homesick like most freshmen and making the tough transition to college. But thanks to Purdue’s Boiler Gold Rush orientation program, she not only hung on, but two years later went on to chair the very same event. Singh is one of […]
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Posted on 23 September 2009. Tags: b20 biodiesel, Freshman, green week, sustainability
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Jim Danielson and Sean Kleinschmidt spent the summer before their freshman year at Purdue University turning a Porsche with a blown engine into an electric-powered vehicle. Their red, 1987 924S will be one of the featured vehicles at the alternative and fuel-efficient transportation show that is part of Purdue’s Green Week. […]
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Posted on 12 August 2009. Tags: Boiler Gold Rush, Freshman, Purdue students
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nearly 5,300 new students will arrive Saturday (Aug. 15) at Purdue for Boiler Gold Rush, a weeklong student orientation program that includes presentations, international student check-ins, a University Resource Fair, and welcome lunches and dinners. “Boiler Gold Rush provides new freshmen and transfer students with an opportunity to learn about Purdue’s […]
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Posted on 04 August 2009. Tags: Freshman, Ivy Tech, Student Orientation
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– A new student orientation called “I Am Ivy Tech” will take place at Ivy Tech Community College in Lafayette on Thursday, August 6 from 8 am to noon. The orientation will offer tips and information advantageous to a student’s first year of college. General information and presentations about transitioning to college, student […]
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