Big Ten+ Graduate School Expo set Sept. 25-26 at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Each fall, Purdue hosts the Big Ten+ Graduate School Exposition, which is one of the largest university-hosted recruitment and informational events in the country for potential graduate students. This year's event is scheduled for Sunday and Monday (Sept. 25-26).

Activities will be held primarily in Stewart Center and Purdue Memorial Union's North and South Ballrooms. This year marks the 13th time Purdue has held the event.

Students interested in pursuing graduate study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related disciplines can talk to faculty and students from several institutions. Workshops on funding graduate study, applying to graduate school, and networking with recruiters also will be presented.

"This event is one of a kind in the United States where students may explore graduate education and research opportunities across more than a hundred programs," said Lee Gordon, director of graduate admissions at Purdue. "By attending the expo, students can talk to professors, current graduate students, and staff about graduate school and what steps are necessary to set them on the path they choose."

Each year, the expo consists of informational sessions on Sunday for potential Purdue graduate students. Informational sessions allow attendees to learn from and network with current Purdue graduate students and faculty in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and related fields.

On Monday, the event includes a graduate school fair in which outside institutions can present attendees with information. Students from Purdue and across the country typically attend the event. 

Over 1,300 students have attended the event. In all, students who came to the event and later attended Purdue have earned 164 master's degrees and 41 PhDs.

Over 70 universities will be recruiting at the expo. In addition to Purdue, a sampling of other institutions that will have representatives at the event include Cornell University; Columbia University; Duke University; Indiana University; Marquette University; Michigan State University; Northwestern University; The Ohio State University; Princeton University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rochester Institute of Technology; Rutgers University; Texas A&M University; schools from the University of California system; University of Illinois; University of Maryland; University of Michigan; University of Nebraska; University of Notre Dame; Vanderbilt University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Purdue students and Purdue alums may attend the Sept. 26 session for free with their Purdue ID, or they may participate in all expo events - including workshops, meals, and networking receptions - and pay the regular registration fee of $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Purdue students can register at: http://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/gradexpo/purduestudents/index.cfm

More information is available at: www.purdue.edu/gradexpo. 

Contact: Lee Gordon, Director of Graduate Admissions, Purdue University, leegordon@purdue.edu