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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
GLACURH 2015
Saginaw Valley State University
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORY OF PURDUE
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PURDUE UNIVERISTY STATISTICS
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PURDUE RHA AND NRHH
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MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY HOUSING
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY DINING
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RESIDENCE HALL AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS
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RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
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RECOGNIZING RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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IRHO, GLACURH AND NACURH INVOLVEMENT
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LETTERS OF SUPPORT
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HISTORY OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
The Indiana General Assembly voted
to participate in the Morrill Act that
was passed in 1862 and chose the
Lafayette area for the new institution.
They accepted a $150,000 gift from
John Purdue, as well as $50,000 from
Tippecanoe County, 100 acres of land
from local residents and on May 6th
1869, Purdue University was founded.
Purdue University has grown to
become a world-renowned institution.
It has the second largest student body of the universities in Indiana, as well
as having the fourth largest international student population among United
States institutions. It has been 140 years since the first classes were held in
this institution and since that day, Purdue University has come to offer more
than 200 majors for undergraduates, over 70 masters and doctoral programs,
and professional degrees in pharmacy and veterinary medicine. In addition,
Purdue has more than 1000 student organizations.
Purdue University’s Division of
Diversity and Inclusion provides the
building of a more diverse and
inclusive campus community.
Bringing together the resources of
cultural centers and diversity
programs across campus and reaching
underrepresented students in K-12
schools across the state.
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY STATISTICS
40,000 Students at Purdue University
30,000 Undergraduate Students
12,000 Students Living on Campus
Largest voluntary housing system
Over
8000 International Students
Largest Residences Hall on Campus houses 1,200
1,000 Student Organizations
Over 200 Undergraduate Majors
125 Countries Represented at Purdue
Ranked #62 Best National University
23 Astronauts Graduated from Purdue
16 Residences Hall on Campus
Ranked #6 in Overall Engineering Program
3rd Largest International Student Population
Ranked #2 on GLACURH OTM (as of 2015)
2 Nobel Laureates
Ranked #1 in:
Over
Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Graduate &
Undergraduate Programs
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PURDUE RHA AND NRHH
Purdue University’s Residence Hall Association
strives to promote, support, and increase
connectivity between Residential Communities
while providing opportunities in which leaders
can develop. While having three committees,
made up of Hall Representatives, working hard
to improve the student experience in the
residential communities, the RHA Executive
Board focuses on the bigger picture. RHA’s efforts range from
hosting the Jay Severson Student Leadership Retreat, at Camp
Tecumseh, for every residential community’s leadership team to
sponsoring and creating programs that cater to residents’ needs. What we do has an impact
on the people around us. Weekly meetings are only the minimum requirement while being a
part of our organization. However, our members are enthusiastic about the work we do and
spend many hours outside of these meetings impacting the students around them; the ripple
effect at its best! During the last affiliation year, RHA
had put up several hall-wide programs for residents to
participate in, such as City Council Debate, Purdue
Pads and sponsoring concerts every semester.
The NRHH Boilermaker Chapter strives to provide
recognition for students living in Purdue’s university
residences who have displayed outstanding service,
leadership, and academic excellence. NRHH promotes
activities that encourage and develop leadership
qualities not only in its members, but also in its
residents within the residence halls. Such as planning
a Spring Leadership Conference and planning the End of the Year banquet for all University
Residences hall staff and hall club executive
board members. In addition, NRHH often
reaches out past its Purdue Community for
philanthropy efforts to the Greater Lafayette
area. From hosting a leadership conference in
conjunction with RHA, to overseeing one of
GLACURH’s most active OTM programs.
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MEETING THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS’
Purdue’s RHA, NRHH, Hall Clubs and
Resident Assistants help fulfill the needs of
Purdue’s Residents and strive to make the
Purdue Residential Life experience better
every day. From social programming and
leadership development, to implementing
plans to provide students with better
facilities, we do it all. Purdue’s RHA
specifically has an Issues & Facilities
Director and committee that specializes in
addressing concerns of residents. Tasks this team has tackled include safety and security of
community buildings and political canvasing. This year the committee will be evaluating the ecigarettes policy in the residence halls and continuing the safety and security initiatives from last school
year. Some residence hall organization leaders also get the opportunity to sit on the Purdue
Housing and Food Services Advisory Committee, where leaders bring concerns of the
residents directly to administration. Purdue’s administrators allow the students’ voices to be
heard and this past year the committee worked on increasing capacity in the dining halls as
well as reworking dining plans to allow for multiple unlimited meal options.
As high-achieving students make up the
majority of our population at Purdue,
providing social programming that allows
students to thrive and take a break from their
busy academic schedule is another way we
meet the needs of our students. Each hall is
assigned a liaison from the Counseling and
Psychological Services department on
campus. We also have a faculty and staff
member, called a Faculty Fellow,
assigned to each floor in our halls. The goal is to help faculty connect with students, as well as
allow faculty the opportunity to develop students outside of the classroom.
In order to meet the needs of our ever growing
student population, Purdue has implemented a
Gender Inclusive Living Community in Hillenbrand
Hall. This community is open to any student that is
a sophomore or above and has an understanding of
gender identity and gender expression. University
Residence strives to meet the diverse needs of the
student population and be inclusive of all residents.
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Purdue University has one of the largest voluntary housing systems in the United States.
Providing over 12,000 beds each year for students. In addition, over 90% of first year student
decided to stay with University Residences. Purdue has 16 Residence Halls on campus and
provides different styles of living for students. Different styles include double rooms with
community bathrooms, suite style living, single rooms (some of which have a private
bathroom), and apartment style living. Each Residence Hall has their own hall club (except
Purdue Village, family and graduate housing) in order to create strong hall pride and culture
within each of the Residence Halls.
Purdue Residence Halls
Cary Quadrangle - Largest Residence Hall on campus, housing 1,200.
Earhart Hall
First Street Towers - Single Rooms with private bathroom, housing 400+
Harrison Hall
Hawkins Hall
Hillenbrand Hall
Hilltop Apartments
McCutcheon Hall
Meredith Hall
Owen Hall
Purdue Village
Shreve Hall
Tarkington Hall
Third Street Suites - Newest Residence Hall on campus, housing 304.
Wiley Hall
Windsor Halls
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY DINING
Purdue University has 5 dining courts and multiple restaurant and retail locations across
campus. All of the dining courts are buffet style and offer options that fit all dietary restrictions.
This year Purdue restructured meal plan options based upon students’ feedback. This year we
provide an 8 and 13 meal plan, Boiler Block that provides 246 swipes for the year and Boiler
Flex – Unlimited 250; in addition, Purdue introduced the Boiler Flex – Unlimited 500 meal
plan, which is unlimited and has double the dining dollars (money that can be used at Purdue
retail locations and restaurants) of the Boiler Flex – Unlimited 250. Moreover, two of our five
dining courts are continuous-serve, allowing students to be able to enjoy our dining experience
anytime. Each dining court also has a nutritionist and dietitian on staff for students to inquire
about eating healthy or special dietary needs. Residential Dining also offers On-the-Go! On-theGO! is a carry-out option for dining. It provides a variety of hot and cold sandwiches, salads and
snack items. Beverages are free when you swipe your PUID and use the refillable cup that is
provided to each student during move-in.
Purdue Dining Courts
Ford Dining Court Ford is known for their pizza.
Earhart Dining Court Earhart is known for its make your
own entrée, like pizza or pasta
bake.
Windsor Dining Court Windsor is known for its vegetarian
options.
Wiley Dining Court Wiley is known for its meat.
Hillenbrand Dining Court Hillenbrand is known for its brunch.
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RESIDENCE HALL AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS
Jay Severson Student Leadership Retreat
This program is a student-run leadership
retreat for members of Residential Life at
Purdue. The retreat took place on October 2-3,
2015. The executive board members from each
hall club are invited to this two day retreat
away from campus.
This retreat is hosted by students, for students.
It is geared toward helping members learn and
develop their leadership skills and have fun
within their respective hall executive
boards! To help create a fun environment the retreat was themed superheroes’. The theme
became part of all aspects of the retreat including the t-shirts, names of the meeting spaces, and
costumes worn by participants.
The main goal of the retreat was for our participates to discover their
student leadership potential and walk away with a new found passion
for Purdue University’s Residential Life. So that when they returned
to their residence halls they could be strong student leaders and
utilize their full potential when leading the residence halls.
The program received overwhelmingly positive reviews from
participants through a survey sent out after the retreat. A majority of
the participants felt they became better and strong student leaders by
attending the retreat.
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Shreve Semi Formal
The Shreve Semi Formal is an annual event
hosted by the Shreve Club Beavers. The Semi
Formal is a widely appreciated and attended
event on the campus of Purdue University.
The Shreve Semi Formal is open to residents
of all residence halls and takes place at the
Grand Ross Ade VIP Pavilion and the Media
Box. This event consists of a dance, money
free gambling, and multiple other programs or
activities taking place simultaneously. An
example of a program or activity is having
an improv comedy groups such as Ship of Fools perform at the event. The Shreve Semi Formal
also provides students the opportunity to socialize with other individuals and take creative
pictures at the photo booth! The event features complimentary snacks and beverages provided to
all attendees. The Semi Formal provides transportation for attendees on the Purdue BoilerMaker
Special (a train that can drive on the road). As the night progressed the dance floor became quite
popular, Purdue Students had some slick dance moves.
City Council Debate
For the first time, due to City Council
redistricting, Purdue University is
included in the West Lafayette election
districts. In a new zone that includes 12 of
our 16 residence halls, we have had 3
different residents from Purdue’s
Residence Life get involved in local
government. After publishing a letter of
support for all 3 candidates last year,
Purdue’s RHA initiated a voter
registration drive, which
culminated in a debate for all three to share their issues and address concerns from the student
body. Purdue’s RHA was able to invite West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis to moderate the
debate, and media outlets, including TV, the student newspaper, and the local city newspaper
were all in attendance. After packing the room, many students found the experience and valuable
one for getting more informed about the local political process.
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Fall Concert – Parachute
The Residence Hall Association collaborated
with Purdue’s Student Union Board, Purdue
Student Government, and Purdue Student
Concert Committee to host an incredibly
successful concert for students on September
11th, 2015 in Elliott Hall of Music. Featuring
Parachute and special guests Hembree.
Parachute is a band that started in a high school
in Charlottesville, Virginia, and remained
together through the members’ careers at
University of Virginia. They have since
released three major albums and are wellknown for their songs “She Is Love” and “The Mess I Made.” Having such great headliners and
all of the work of the student leaders led to having an amazing turnout of over 3,000 Purdue
students.
Purdue Pads
Purdue’s RHA continued to push the programming bar up
with its next innovative program. RHA’s goal was to create a
larger presence on social media. RHA used Purdue Pads to
increase this presence as well as show off other rooms on
campus, and of course give the students an opportunity to
show themselves off. RHA centered the program on their
Facebook page. The first part of the program had residents
who wanted to participate, send in pictures for initial judging.
After initial judgment, ten finalists were chosen. These
finalists moved on to the filming section of the competition.
Our own Purdue Boiler Television filmed each individual
room. Contestants filmed two to four minute clips sharing
about how their space represented them. Then the RHA
programming team came together to create an opening to each video filmed. The clips were
shown on our Facebook page and voted on by the residents within the Residence Halls. This
pushed RHA’s followers up by an additional 300 followers in a month’s time. This program
fully accomplished the goals Purdue’s RHA set for it, as well as, capping off a refreshing year
of new programs.
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West Side Block Party
The West Side Block Party is an annual event put on by a subset
of Purdue University’s Residential Life student organizations. The
event is focused on the “west side” of residential campus,
encompassing 6 of Purdue’s 16 residence halls and a total of over
4500 on campus students, and is planned by a board consisting of
a single representative from each of those six halls plus one
undergraduate student advisor. While promoted primarily towards
the six halls involved, the event is free and open to the public,
drawing a registered attendance of approximately 1000
participants in 2014 and 1400 participants last year. On a total
budget of over $30,000 sponsored by numerous campus organizations and departments, the
event consists of a full day of food, inflatables, live music, comedic and theatrical performances,
activities, and dunk tank.
In 2015, the event was also concluded by the first ever studentsponsored on campus fireworks show in Purdue’s history,
drawing crowds as large as an estimated 2000 viewers spread
throughout all corners of campus. However, the event does not
serve purely as a social event. In collaboration with the Purdue
Student Union Board and Purdue Student Government, the
event has been recognized as the official start of Grand
Alternative week, a week of alcohol alternative events leading
up to the Purdue University Grand Prix race, one of the oldest and most famous traditions on
Purdue’s campus. The influence of party-centric events on campus during this week is felt
strongly by students of all ages, and providing opportunities which are convenient, enjoyable,
and alcohol-free is crucial to ensuring that students make the wisest choices they possibly can.
The student organizations involved in planning and carrying out the West Side Block Party take
enormous pride in supporting and kicking off this initiative every spring.
UR Global
UR Global is a University Residences initiative
that provides first-year international students with
support and encouragement as they transition to
life at Purdue. In addition, this program provides
student leaders with the opportunity to gain global
leadership skills by interacting with people from
around the world without leaving the Purdue
campus. Some of programs they have put on in the past include: Who Wants to be an RA
(International Student Edition), Cookouts, Cultural Dance Lessons, Trips to Indianapolis,
Chicago, Corn Mazes, Alpaca Farms, and Movie Nights. UR Global also partner with the
Purdue University Police Department to teach students about Indiana Traffic Rules.
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Breakin’ for Bacon
Breakin’ For Bacon is a program put on by Wiley
Residence Hall every year during the week before
finals. During this week, everyone is studying and
the goal of Breakin’ For Bacon is to promote a
healthy (figuratively) study break for students who
may be burning themselves out before finals even
begin. This program is a serious thing, and is
known campus wide as over 300 pounds of bacon
is cooked up for a line of people waiting out the door. This program accounts for dietary
restrictions by also cooking up turkey bacon and vegetarian bacon. Pancakes and drinks
are also served to put the icing on the cake and fill hungry students’ appetites. Having the
program in a residence hall is beneficial because it also makes it easy for students to take a
quick break. Breakin’ for Bacon makes students go hog wild.
UR Standing
UR Standing is a department wide initiative
that aims to educate residents and other
individual how to stand against sexual
violence. The initiative kicked off with a talk
on how to stand against sexual violence on
April 16th, 2015. T-shirts were given out
prior to the talk. The event had a good
turnout of around 100 residents.
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RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Krach Leadership Center
Krach Leadership Center is one of Purdue’s newest additions to campus. The building
consolidated all student organizations and Purdue administration that serve student
organizations together. The building houses Purdue Student Government, Student
Activities and Organizations, Business Office for Student Organizations and Student
Orientation Committee under one roof. In addition, this location houses Supplemental
Instruction and multiple spaces that allow students to study and collaborate on projects and
homework.
Shreve Academic Success Center
Recently opened, the Shreve Academic Success Center is a center that further bridges the
academic side of Purdue with Residential Life. This location has multiple study rooms and
interactive whiteboards that allow students to work together and engage in active learning.
In addition, the center invites academic faculty into the heart of residential living and
allows outside-classroom interaction between faculty and students. After the grand
opening in the Fall of 2015, students have flocked to the location and it is extremely rare to
find an open study cubicle and rooms have to be booked a few days in advance!
Executive in Residences
The Executive in Residence invites current industrial leaders on campus and houses them
for one week. This program focuses on leadership development and helping student in
learning, outside classroom, through program sessions and keynotes. Rusty Rueff,
Chairman Emeritus of The GRAMMY Foundation came to Purdue during mid-October.
This program helps students to discover their leadership abilities and making them an
influential leader on campus as our Inaugural Executive in Residence program.
Shreve Honors College
The Purdue Honors College consists of around 580 students living together and taking a
first year seminar. Each year the seminar changes topics focusing on sustainability issues
or the representation of a city. This seminar creates bonds amongst the students and gives
them the opportunity to meet others they are living with. Within the first-year seminar
students are expected to work on group projects, which are often, show cased to those
beyond the course. The first year, students were encouraged to come up with a solution to a
sustainable issue on campus such as checking faucets for leaks, and recycled t-shirt bag
programs. This year many of the projects by the students will be presented at a gallery
within their Residence Hall; other projects will be presented at programs that are hosted
specifically for the honors students. Living with the other Purdue Honors College students
is a great opportunity for students to create a support system to help them thrive within
their courses and their personal lives.
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RECOGNIZING RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
NRHH/RHA End of the Year Banquet
At the end of the academic year,
NRHH and RHA collaborated to
host an End of the Year Banquet
for all residential life staff and
hall club executive board
members. This banquet
allowed RHA and NRHH to
recognize different individuals
and organizations that went
above and beyond their
position to further improve the
community they are living in
and people around them. In
addition, this banquet also
helped to celebrate the hard
work the resident assistants,
hall club executive board
members and the administrations had done over the past year. During the Banquet NRHH
awards Of the Year as campus level awards for Purdue to the bid winners. It is a really
interesting to listen to all of the amazing programs and initiatives that took place on campus.
Since campus is so big it is impossible to know everything that goes on in every residence all on
campus. This Banquet is a great way to wrap up the year and a fantastic way to recognize all the
amazing programs and people in University Residence.
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IRHO, GLACURH AND NACURH INVOLVEMENT
Purdue University was heavily involved within IRHO, GLACURH and NACURH from October
2014 to October 2015. Including but not limited to writing OTMs, attending conferences,
presenting programs, bidding for awards and sitting on committees.
IRHO
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Attended FBM 2014, Ball State University
Awarded School of the Year
Attended IRHOC 2015, Indiana University - Bloomington
Jordyn Wellman presented one of the Top-Five Programs
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Attended FBM 2015, Rose Hulman University
Saurabh Kadam and Christian Derda awarded FBM Squirrel MVPs (Nutty and Baby Squirrel)
GLACURH
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Attended GLACURH 2014, Indiana State University
Attended No Frills 2015, Illinois Wesleyan University
Number 2 in the region for most submitted Regional OTMs
GLACURH AWARDS
August 2015
August 2015
June 2015
June 2015
June 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
November 2014
November 2014
Passive Program
Would you rather?
Residence Life Faculty/Staff Zac Birch
Advisor
Kim Christian
Educational Program
Star Power
Residence Life Faculty/Staff Carl Krieger
Residence Life Faculty/Staff Sean Dufault
Executive Board Members
Michele Kapraun
Passive Program
Love you, love what you do
Educational Program
Demystifying Mental Illness
Organization
Earhart Staff
NACURH
• Attended NACURH 2015, North Dakota State
University
• Finished #5 in NACURH last year for most submitted
NACURH OTMs, currently ranked at #16
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LETTERS OF SUPPORT
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