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This year, we come together to celebrate America250<\/a> \u2014 and our own legacy of persistently pursuing the next giant leap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a land-grant university, our mission has always been to serve all. We take pride in the many American heroes who began as Boilermakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we look ahead to a year of special moments of celebration, from Purdue\u2019s Day of Giving this spring to featured Presidential Lecture Series events and the treasured tradition of the annual Indy 500 \u2014 featuring our own All-American Marching Band.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrate America in Ross-Ade Stadium<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Join us under the lights of Ross-Ade on April 29, 6-9:30 p.m. for Stadium Nights. This free event includes a dazzling fireworks show, a screening of the movie \u201cFirst Man\u201d on the jumbotron and messages from special guests, including President Mung Chiang. During the event, two lucky Purdue students will be given the chance to earn $10,000 scholarships. Register today!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Be a part of our celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary. You are invited to attend these festive events.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Purdue proudly celebrates the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the most crucial experiment in the history of human civilization. This university remains the first vista of intellectual competitions and a long-lasting bastion of individual freedoms. Boilermakers continue to live out the meanings of America the beautiful, America the exceptional, America the hopeful.<\/p>\n\n <\/blockquote>\n

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Photo Gallery: Presidential Lecture Series With Timothy Ferris<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Bestselling science writer and documentarian Timothy Ferris joined Purdue President Mung Chiang for a Presidential Lecture Series conversation Feb. 26 in Stewart Center\u2019s Fowler Hall. The discussion explored how scientific thinking has helped shape liberty, free expression and democratic societies. Part of Purdue\u2019s yearlong America250 celebration, the lecture highlighted the enduring connection between scientific inquiry and the foundations of a free and prosperous society.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Spring 2026 Presidential Lecture Series <\/h3>\n

A bestselling science writer, the visionary chief executive officers of AMD and Adobe, and a tech-industry pioneer will join Mung Chiang as part of the Presidential Lecture Series and the university\u2019s yearlong celebration coinciding with the United States\u2019 250th birthday. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n