{"id":2035,"date":"2025-11-14T20:49:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/?page_id=2035"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:51:42","slug":"first-week-of-classes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/updates\/first-week-of-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"First week of classes"},"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\">Indianapolis Updates<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay informed with updates from Senior Vice Provost David Umulis on the latest happenings in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  id=\"spring2025\" class=\"section has-padding-top-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">January 15, 2025<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First week of classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, Boilermakers, and welcome back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out a sampling of what\u2019s new and expanded for spring:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New physics labs<\/strong> in Innovation Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extended <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/auxiliary-services\/indianapolis\/index.php\"><strong>Campus Connect shuttle service<\/strong><\/a>, with departures every two hours 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the last departures at 9:30 p.m. dropping directly at LUX on Capitol and North Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purdue One Stop<\/strong> in IO 289 now provides in-person financial aid, registrar and bursar support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Welcome Back Event<\/strong> by the colleges \u2014 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 in the ET Atrium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B-Involved Fair<\/strong> \u2014 Make connections with student organizations from both Indianapolis and West Lafayette at the Campus Center, Room 450, 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/purdueteamstore.com\/home\"><strong>Purdue Team Store<\/strong><\/a> in Indianapolis goes live in ET 199D in mid-January<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Opportunities Fair&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 23 in the ET Atrium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Indianapolis Co-op &amp; Internship Career Fair for Purdue students<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 27 in the University Tower Ballroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/Q1\/first-look-purdues-new-academic-success-building-in-indianapolis\/\">Academic Success Building<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Groundbreaking later this spring; conceptual drawing available now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/asc\/\"><strong>Academic Success Center<\/strong><\/a> will continue to provide resources online and in person, including information about utilizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/?_gl=1*5322t7*_gcl_au*NjczOTM5NDA0LjE3Mjg1MjEzMDc.*_ga*NTgxMTQyNDgxLjE2OTQzODk1MjY.*_ga_PF1CYQ27F6*MTczNjE3OTMxNi42MS4xLjE3MzYxODI1NTMuMC4wLjA.\">writing lab (Purdue OWL)<\/a>, now in ET 012; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/asc\/indianapolis\/mac.html\">Math Assistance Center<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boilerexams.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csharelwelch%40purdue.edu%7C11ea22d471a8494d173b08dd2e74dc74%7C4130bd397c53419cb1e58758d6d63f21%7C0%7C0%7C638717801624144207%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dv9tvI%2FGplJyn20qCEH2chcYwGA5KrY228Mbm0OelIE%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Boilerexams;&nbsp;<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/asc\/indianapolis\/tutoring.html\">peer-led tutoring<\/a>, only offered in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch for an invitation to the Welcome Back Event from your college! 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Umulis<\/strong><br><em>Senior Vice Provost Purdue University for Indianapolis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-normal-icon-size has-icon-background-color social-square is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"background-color:#000000\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-x has-black-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidMUmulis\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\" \/><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#000000\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-black-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-m-umulis\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":1557,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2035","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2035"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2847,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2035\/revisions\/2847"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}