{"id":2258,"date":"2025-12-16T20:44:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/?page_id=2258"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:50:33","slug":"the-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/office-of-student-and-community-engagement\/the-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCE: The Launch Pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\"><strong>The Launch Pad<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p>The Launch Pad is a vibrant student hub and gathering space at the heart of campus, designed to bring Boilermakers together. 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boilermaker-underline\">HOURS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"boilermaker-aged\"> <i class=\"fa fa-clock\"><\/i><\/span> Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM &#8211; 10:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading boilermaker-underline\">Space Uses<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"boilermaker-aged\"> <i class=\"fa fa-book-open\"><\/i><\/span> Study Space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"boilermaker-aged\"> <i class=\"fa fa-users\"><\/i><\/span> Student Organization Meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"boilermaker-aged\"> <i class=\"fa fa-lightbulb\"><\/i><\/span> Celebrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"boilermaker-aged\"> <i class=\"fa fa-heart\"><\/i><\/span> Community Building Events<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet 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