Purdue brings peer institutions together for future graduate students
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – More than 50 institutions of higher education will converge on the Purdue University campus during the Big Ten+ Graduate School Exposition on Sept. 26 and 27.
The event, which will be in the Purdue Memorial Union's North and South Ballrooms, is a cooperative effort to provide students with information about graduate education and will feature several activities.
Students interested in pursuing graduate study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, pharmaceutical science and related disciplines will have a chance to talk to faculty and students from various institutions. Workshops on funding graduate study, applying to graduate school and careers in related fields also will be presented. A roundtable brunch with recruiters from some of the nation's top institutions also will take place.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for students to obtain comprehensive information about graduate education and research opportunities at a variety of graduate institutions," said Janet Beagle, interim director of recruitment services 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."
Purdue students have two options for attending the Expo. They may attend Monday's graduate school fair for free with their Purdue ID, or they may participate in all Expo events, including workshops, meals and roundtable discussions by paying the regular registration fee of $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Purdue students may visit the special Purdue student registration site at http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo/purduestudents for details. More information about the event also is available online at http://www.purdue.edu/gradexpo
Other institutions that will join Purdue representatives include: Columbia University; Cornell University; Duke University; George Washington University; Iowa State University; Kansas State University; Michigan Technological University; The Ohio State University; Princeton University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rochester Institute of Technology; Texas A&M University; The University of Chicago; University of Illinois; University of Kansas; University of Michigan; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; University of Southern California; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Vanderbilt University; Washington University in St. Louis; Yale University; and many more. Each institution will have one or more representatives at the Graduate School Fair portion of the Expo.
Source: Janet Beagle, 765-496-3310, jbeagle@purdue.edu
