Engineering Live: Parents & Families

This broadcast is designed exclusively for the parents and families of our admitted students!

We know that entering college is a big step - not just for our students, but also for their families. You probably have some questions of your own about Purdue relating to academics, student life, job opportunities, and more. We are here to answer your questions - whether they are about Purdue Engineering or Purdue in general!

For this broadcast, we will have current engineering students, faculty and staff from across campus, and a couple other special guests on hand to cover these hot topics and answer viewers’ questions!

0:00 Welcome/Introductions
2:50 How is Parents Weekend?
5:54 How did your students find roommates?
9:49 Did your students talk about roommate matching/preferences?
12:10 Were you able to/did you ship items for move in?
15:15 How did you get all of your students items to campus?
18:20 How far is Purdue's campus from the local major airports/how do you get from the airports to campus?
21:30 New flights to/from Purdue's Airport!
23:39 What was the hardest thing for your student to adjust to during their First Year?
24:14 What strategies did your student use for time management?
28:17 How are your students doing now with time management?
29:58 How often do you communicate with your students?
31:58 Safe Walk program/Safety at night.
33:02 How was moving day for you/your student?
36:46 What is Engineering Academic Boot Camp/How was move in with it?
38:50 How were your students able to access resources for them to be healthy?
40:40 Purdue Fire Department and Emergency Services Information
43:08 What is the environment like for students of diverse background (LGBTQ+/Ethnicity/Religion, etc.)
47:10 How did your student adjust to the cold weather?
49:34 Do you monitor your student's progress (grades/attendance)?
54:30 Did your student participate in Boiler Gold Rush?
58:46 Why did your student choose Purdue University?
1:06:26 Thank You/Wrap-Up