About Boilermaker F1RSTS

Purdue University works hard to serve every Boilermaker, regardless of their background. Boilermaker F1RSTS seeks to inform and educate the campus community, support first-generation students in their academic and career endeavors, and ensure that first-generation college students ultimately succeed at Purdue. On this website you can discover the people, places, and information you will need to make your own 'giant leap' at Purdue.

Boilermaker F1RSTS Leadership Team

Heather Beasley	Senior Director of Operations, Student Life
Dan Carpenter	Assistant VP Student Success Innovations
Renee Thomas	Associate VP Diversity Inclusion and Belonging
Nicole J. Wilson	University Innovation Alliance Fellow

Unit Representatives

Timothy Kerr	College of Agriculture
Jacqueline Thomas-Miller	College of Education
Amy Wagner	College of Engineering
Heather Dykes	College of Health and Human Sciences
Briggitta August	College of Liberal Arts
Steven Myszak	College of Pharmacy
Lynne Horngren	College of Science
Holy Englert	College of Vet Medicine
Tricia Tort	Daniels School of Business
Jessica Chapman	Exploratory Studies
Mariah Mendoza	John Martinson Honors College
Antonia Munguia	Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Sarah Reifel	Purdue Libraries