September 4, 2008

Purdue brings peer institutions together for future graduate students

The event, which will be in the Purdue Memorial Union's South Ballroom, is a cooperative effort to provide students with information about graduate education and will feature several activities.

Students interested in pursuing graduate study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, agriculture, pharmaceutical science and related disciplines will have a chance to talk to faculty and students from various institutions. Workshops on funding graduate study, applying to graduate school and choosing a graduate program also will be presented.

The National Science Foundation will have a presentation on its Graduate Research Fellowship program and other governmental programs. A roundtable luncheon with recruiters from some of the nation's top institutions also will take place.

"This is wonderful opportunity for students to obtain comprehensive information about graduate education and research opportunities at a variety of graduate institutions," said Dana Werner, director of recruitment services at Purdue. "By attending the expo, they can talk to professors, current graduate students and staff about graduate school and what steps are necessary to set them on the path they choose."

Purdue students have two options for attending the expo. They may attend the graduate school fair on Sept. 29 for free with their Purdue ID, or they may participate in all expo events, including workshops, meals and roundtable discussions and pay the regular registration fee of $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Purdue students can visit the special Purdue student registration site at https://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo/purduestudents  for details. More information about the event also is available online at https://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo.

Other institutions that will attend include: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Arizona State University; Baylor College of Medicine; Claremont Graduate University; Columbia University; Cornell University; DePaul University; Duke University; Georgetown University; Illinois Institute of Technology; Indiana State University; Indiana University; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Iowa State University; Kansas State University; Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions; Keck Graduate Institute; Marquette University; Michigan Technological University; The National Science Foundation; North Carolina State University; Ohio State University; Princeton University; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Rochester Institute of Technology; Temple University; Texas A&M University; The University of Arizona; University of California, Davis; University of California, Irvine; University of Illinois; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Kansas; University of Kentucky; University of Massachusetts Medical; University of Michigan; University of Minnesota; University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of North Dakota; University of Notre Dame; University of Southern California; University of Texas; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Van Andel Institute Graduate School; Vanderbilt University; Wright State University; and Washington University in St. Louis.

Each institution will have one or more representatives at the Graduate School Fair portion of the expo.

Source: Dana Werner, (765) 496-3310, dkwerner@purdue.edu

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