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August 20, 2024 Purdue Today

Purdue kicked off its fall semester on Monday (Aug. 19) as new and returning students attended their first day of classes on the West Lafayette campus. Purdue is welcoming its most selective class of undergraduate students for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year. Check out more photos from the first day.

Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever

Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever

Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever

Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever

Purdue University photo/Kelsey Lefever

Purdue computer science students in Indianapolis are welcomed by Petros Drineas, professor and head of the Department of Computer Science, on the first day of classes. (Photo provided)

Computer science students in Indianapolis on the first day of classes. (Photo provided)

Lucy Flesch, dean of the College of Science, visited classes in Indianapolis on Aug. 19 to welcome new students and wish them luck for their first week at Purdue. (Photo provided)

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