Institution name

Purdue University

Total number of students

39697

Total number of international students

5990

Contact address for international enquiries

WEST LAFAYETTE 47907

Telephone

+1 765 494 5770

Venue / office name

College of Consumer and Family Sciences, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

Stone Hall Room 106
700 W State Street
WEST LAFAYETTE
Indiana
47907

Venue description

Purdue University’s main campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This is a public land grant university of about 38000 students established in 1869 - 40 years after the city’s founding. Purdue has very strong engineering and agricultural schools. Purdue has four regional campuses such as Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) - Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) - Fort Wayne, Indiana, Purdue North Central (PNC) - Westville, Indiana and Purdue Calumet - Hammond, Indiana. Purdue is a university focused on helping students, faculty, and staff reach their goals and full potential. It is a university focused on research that will impact the lives and health of people around the world and on moving its discovery out of laboratories and into the marketplace where it can power a high-technology economy, especially in the state of Indiana. This is focused on leadership and building a new model for higher education in the 21st century. The highest priority at Purdue is excellence in education for their students. This includes world-class faculty members who are accessible to students. It includes classrooms, laboratories, technology, and libraries that foster learning and connecting the liberal arts, science, and technology in innovative ways. It also includes experiential learning opportunities such as internships and community service. At Purdue, faculty members are recognized and rewarded for teaching, scholarship, research, and public service. Basic research within disciplines advances along with large-scale, interdisciplinary discovery that brings faculty, students and staff together to explore new worlds of possibilities. The Discovery Park with more than 10 centers offers interdisciplinary opportunities ranging from the study of learning to nanotechnology, biosciences, information technology, and new fuels that can power the economy while enhancing life on earth.

Telephone number

+1 765 494 4643

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Purdue University provides the on campus housing for students with many housing options like University Residences, Cooperative housing, Fraternities, sororities, off-campus apartments and houses. Living in the University Residences provides students with many opportunities to develop their leadership abilities and they strive to provide a safe environment. Residences provide the facilities such as Bulletin Boards, Check-Cashing and ATMs, Copy Machine, Laundry and Vending, Mailing, Repairs and Maintenance. The Room/Apartment provides the Beds, Mattress and mattress pad/cover, Curtains, Desk with lamp and chair, Dresser, Closet and drawer space, Trash can Smoke detector, Telephone, All utilities and local telephone service, Internet outlets, Cable television outlet and services. The residence housing rates are given in this website (http://www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HOUSRates.htm). The Residences has the Dining Services which provides a variety of convenient options offering delicious, nutritious food. Students choose from a number of dining locations that are close to class or home. They can choose to dine buffet style in the dining courts, take out from an On-the-Go or grab a bite from the late-night restaurants or mini-marts. University Residences offers a variety of meal plans to fit their busy schedule. Students may choose from the 10, 12, 15 or 20-meal traditional plans. Cooperative housing is where students live and work together to promote friendship, leadership, and life skills. Cooperative houses have between 14 and 60 members which share responsibilities such as cleaning and preparing meals to maintain a comfortable and affordable living environment. Cooperative housing has 12 houses in which 7 for women and 5 for men. Students who prefer off campus housing can either mail to Office of the Dean of Students, Schleman Hall, Room 207, 475 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 or call to +1 765 494 1254 or email us at offcampushousing@purdue.edu.