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Kara Hartman Discover Purdue •Global reputation •Great location •Vibrant campus life •High-tech facilities •Exciting courses •Diverse students

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Reasons to Study Abroad •Broaden your academic experience •More marketable towards employers •Gain lifetime friendships •Increase understanding of the world •Explore new interests •Appreciate your country •Learn about yourself •Influences the rest of your life •Gain self confidence •Extraordinary memories •Fun PURDUE UNIVERSITY YouTube “Studying abroad for me means finding a second home and new friends somewhere else in the world. For me a dream came true at Purdue!” Anna Pichler - Austria

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Location & Climate •West Lafayette, Indiana •Between Chicago and Indianapolis •Lafayette/West Lafayette – 156,500 people

•Climate •4 seasons •Hot, humid summers •Snowy, icy winters Jan Apr Jul Oct •Colorful falls and springs Avg. High -0.5°C 16.1°C 30°C 18.3°C Avg. Low -9.4°C 4.4°C 17.8°C 5.6°C Mean -4.4°C 10.6°C 23.9°C 12.2°C Avg. Precip. 4.3 cm 9.1 cm 9.4 cm 6.35 cm PURDUE UNIVERSITY Student Demographics •39,000 students •50 states and 124 foreign countries •One of the largest international student populations •58% males 42% females •13% students from foreign nations

Females 42% Males 58%

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Academics •Requirements of course: •Professors •Attendance •Maintain office hours •Participation •Helpful to students •Short quizzes •Homework assignments •Mid-term exams •True/False •Multiple Choice •Short answer •Final exam •Grades

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Courses •13 Colleges/Schools •Management •Agriculture •Nursing •Consumer and Family Services •Pharmacy •Education •Science •Engineering •Technology •Health Sciences •Undergraduate Studies Program •Liberal Arts •Veterinary Medicine

•400 undergraduate majors •5,800 courses Course Catalog PURDUE UNIVERSITY Calendar

• Fall Semester 2009 • Spring Semester 2010 • Classes Begin: August 24 •Classes Begin: January 11 • Labor Day (No Class): September 7 •Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Class): Jan. 18 • October Break (No Class): October 12-13 •Spring Vacation (No Class): March 15-19 • Thanksgiving Vacation (No Class): Nov. 25-27 •Classes End: April 30 • Classes End: December 11 •Final Examinations: May 3-8 • Final Examinations: December 14-19 •Semester Ends: May 8 • Semester Ends: December 19

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Services & Facilities •Computer Access •Wireless internet on campus •50 computer labs •2000 computers •Libraries •Some 24 hours •15 libraries •Different academic areas

•High-tech classrooms and labs

PURDUE UNIVERSITY On-Campus Accommodation

•Benefits •Male Housing •Hilltop Apartments •Exchange students guaranteed •Cary Quadrangle •2-4 per room •Walking distance to class •Tarkington Hall •Self catering •Offer meal plans •Wiley Hall •Hawkins Hall •No additional costs for utilities •Female Housing •20 years + •Provide a way to meet students •Windsor Hall •Convenient •Coeducational Housing Housing Choices •Lounges, recreational place, dining •Earhart rooms, kitchens, laundry facilities, •Hillenbrand computer labs •Meredith •Furnished rooms: beds, desks, chairs, •Harrison desk lamps, closets, phones •McCutcheon •Owen www.housing.purdue.edu •Shreve PURDUE UNIVERSITY Off-Campus Accommodation •Benefits •Cooperative Housing •Self catering •Group living - 20-60 students •More privacy and space •5 men’s houses •Less expensive •7 women’s houses •3-5 hours of house duties •Apartments •Sublease or short-leases •Search online for apartment

www.purduecooperatives.org PURDUE UNIVERSITY Student Life - Sports •Spectator sports •Big 10 Athletic Conference •Fall: American football, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cross-country, golf •Spring: basketball, swimming, track and field, baseball, wrestling •Recreational Sports Center •Free for students •Weight training, indoor soccer, racquetball, basketball, handball, swimming, aerobics •Club sports teams (Skiing) PURDUE UNIVERSITY Student Life – Arts & Movies •Performing Arts •Movies •Purdue Convocations •PSUB – Fowler movie night •Musicals, rock concerts, opera, •Wabash Landing (walking distance) symphony, dance performances, •Eastside 9 jazz, orchestra •Lafayette 7 •Purdue’s Theater Department

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Shopping & Dining •Bookstores, shops, restaurants, hair •Fast food salons, banks •Subway, Arby’s, Domino’s, Taco •Grocery Stores Bell, Papa John’s, McDonald’s •Marsh, Payless, Wal-Mart •Clothes •Tippecanoe Mall

•Local bars and restaurants •Over 250 restaurants in area •Popular bars close to campus •Must be 21 years of age

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Student Organizations •Over 800 student organizations •Types of organizations •43 internationally focused •Sports club •Reasons to join: •Academic organization •Meet friends •Volunteering •Develop skills •Political •Become active •Professional group •Learn something new •International student club

www.getinvolved.purdue.edu

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Safety •Precautions •Be sensible •Walk accompanied rather than alone at night

•Purdue is a safe place •Walkways are well-lit •Yellow emergency boxes •Call 911

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Attractions •Lafayette/West Lafayette •Indianapolis •Art Museum •Indianapolis Zoo •Historic Prophetstown •Conseco Fieldhouse •Wolf Park •White River State Park •Civic Theatre •Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall •Lafayette Symphony Orchestra of Fame Museum •Indiana Dunes •Eiteljorg Museum of American •Fair Oaks Dairy Indians & Western Art •Turkey Run State Park •Lake Michigan •Shipshewana •Chicago PURDUE UNIVERSITY Traveling •Arrival to Purdue •Transportation Services •Fly to Chicago O’Hare Airport •Around Campus •Express Air Coach •Walk or Bike •Greyhound Bus •City Bus •Amtrak Train •Free! •Fly to Indianapolis Airport •Many routes and times •Lafayette Limo •Around Lafayette/West Lafayette •Renting a car •City Bus – Free! •Around the United States •Train – Amtrak •Bus – Greyhound •Plane – Indy or Chicago PURDUE UNIVERSITY Employment •Campus employment •20 hours per week •Student job postings on SSINFO

•Academic Training •Field of academic program •Equal to the length of time registered as Purdue student

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY Purdue University Exchange Program Contact your International Office Kara Hartman International Academic Programs Specialist International Programs in Agriculture 615 West State Street, AGAD 26 West Lafayette, IN 47909, USA Phone: 765-494-8458 Fax: 765-494-9613 Email: [email protected]