Purdue University Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
| Established | 1868 |
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| School type | Public, Land grant |
| President | Martin C. Jischke |
| Location | West Lafayette, IN, USA (Main Campus) |
| Enrollment | 69,050 |
| Faculty | 14,052 |
| Revenue | US $1.12 billion |
| Endowment | US $ 233 million |
| Campuses | 18,370 acres (74 km²) |
| Sports | 18 Division I NCAA teams |
| Mascots | The Boilermaker Specials, Purdue Pete |
| Website | www.purdue.edu |
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2 The University 3 Boilermakers 4 Purdue and its alumni 5 Famous professors 6 External links and references |
Classes at Purdue began in 1874 but it was not founded by philanthropist John Purdue, as is commonly believed. The state of Indiana sought a location to establish its land-grant university, and John Purdue offered $150,000 and 100 acres (400,000 m²) of land near the city of Lafayette. The university was named for him because of his generous donation. Legend has it that the Purdue gift carried the stipulation that all permanent university buildings must be brick or the entire 100 acres (400,000 m²) reverts to John Purdue's heirs. This legend cannot be substantiated.
Purdue's West Lafayette campus is one of the largest in the nation and the single largest university campus in the state of Indiana. Purdue University's traditional strengths have been in agriculture and engineering. Many of the university's other schools have gained repute over the years.
's athletic teams are called the Purdue Boilermakers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the Big Ten Conference. The team name purports to have come from a former practice of illegally employing industrial workers for its football team. Another story of the name's origin is that it was a derogatory name conferred by another Indiana school, Wabash College, in order to insult the engineering students for being 'rude mechanicals.'
Purdue's traditional rivals are Big Ten colleagues the Indiana University Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from the Big East conference. Purdue and IU spar for the Old Oaken Bucket, an annual fight for supremacy. Purdue leads the series first played in 1925, 63-35-6.
Its alumni have a strong relationship with NASA and the space program. Purdue has produced 22 astronauts, including the first and last humans to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan respectively. Two alumni, "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee, were killed on the launchpad in the tragic accident that befell Apollo 1. Other alumni have flown space shuttles and boarded the Russian Mir space module.
This is an Article on Purdue University. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Purdue University History
The University
Boilermakers
Purdue and its alumni
Famous alumni
Alumni astronauts
Famous professors
External links and references