purdue university: a visual look

purdue university a visual look

by Christopher Miller

purdue university: a visual lookto my loving family: mom, dad, kyle, kayla, and nelson

christmas 2007

Hail Purdue!

Hail, Hail to Old Purdue,All Hail to our Old Gold and Black,Hail, Hail to Old Purdue,Our friendship may she never lack,Ever grateful, ever true,Thus we raise our song anew,Of the days we've spent with you,All Hail, our own Purdue.

Leaves by Hovde Hall

Named after Frederick Lawson Hovde (1908-1983), an American chemical engineer, researcher, educator and president of Purdue University.

In 1975, Purdue renamed the Executive Building to the Frederick L. Hovde Hall of Administration.

© Christopher Miller

The Union

The Purdue Memorial Union was constructed in 1924 and was partially funded by the Purdue University Student Union Board.

The Union was built to enrich the quality of life on campus, to support the public service aspect of Purdue's Land Grant mission, and to offer the services, conveniences, and amenities needed by the campus community.


Clap Circle

Originally designed for outdoor lectures, any noise emitted in the circle's center is amplified by the surrounding buildings.


Bell Tower

The Purdue Bell Tower was constructed in 1995 through a gift from the class of 1948.

It is considered an icon of the University and can be found on many Purdue logos.


Purdue All-American Marching Band Pre-game Show on Slayter Hill

The Slayter Center of Performing Arts is an outdoor amphitheater.

The natural amphitheater created by "Slayter Hill" can hold an estimated 20,000 people. Architect Joseph Baker used Stonehenge in England as a basis for the concept of Slayter Center. It was completed in 1964.


We Are CP!

Taken at the football game against Ohio State University on 10.06.07.


Student Section with Towels

Taken at the same football game.

The entire student section was given black towels to further emphasize the "Boiler Blackout."


Engineering Fountain

Designed by Robert Youngman, the fountain was a gift known as the "Class of '39 Water Sculpture."

The fountain stands 38 feet tall and is made of 228 tons of concrete. It jets 588 gallons of water per minute into the air. Colored lights illuminate the water during the evening.


Sun Through Trees by Elliot Hall

The facility is named after Edward C. Elliott (1874-1960).

With a seating capacity of 6,025, the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music is one of the largest proscenium theaters in the world.


Road to the Engineering Fountain

Due to potential injuries, the University placed a mirrored cylinder around the fountain's jet.

The fountain's open jet shoots straight up into the air. Soon after the 1989 dedication, students made the tradition of running through the fountain on warm days.


Purdue Student Section at Ross-Ade

Named after David E. Ross and George Ade, the principal benefactors.

Ross-Ade Stadium opened in 1924 with a seating capacity of 13,500. In 2001, Purdue University began a massive $70 million dollar renovation, which led to the present seating capacity of 62,500.


Fountain in Front of Beering Hall

Steven C. Beering served as Purdue's president from 1983 to 2000.

Steven Beering was well known for his opposition to financial earmarks. In his honor, the former Liberal Arts Education Building (or LAEB), was renamed Beering Hall.


Bell Tower

The current bell tower's inspiration comes from its predecessor, which was demolished in 1956.

The new 160-foot tower retains the bells from the original tower and has a computerized carillon that marks every half hour and also plays Purdue's fight songs and the alma mater.


Rumors

John Purdue stipulated that no building built on campus may rise higher than University Hall, the first building on campus. According to this story, architects have to sidestep this rule by employing creative tactics, such as elevating the

Mathematical Sciences Building on concrete "stilts", in such a manner that it is not a building, but a bridge. Another supposed method was to allocate the

upper floors of Beering Hall of Liberal Arts a different ZIP Code from the rest of the building.

There are also a number of legends that periodically circulate on campus that involve benefactor John Purdue’s grave, which is located on campus per his

final requests. The legends range from silly to macabre and many involve students from rival Indiana University participating in grave robbing and other

acts of desecration.

In a somewhat joking urban legend shared with similar ones at many other universities, especially many older ones, the limestone lion fountain at the

southeast corner of Stanley Coulter Hall (the northeast corner of John Purdue Memorial Mall) is said to roar when a virgin drinks from the fountain.

purdue university

a visual look

purdue university: a visual look

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