Facts about Purdue by Sean https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo en-us 2016-10-26 17:10:11 UTC 2016-11-01 13:55:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Facts about Purdue sean_coleman https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133407123 Research some fun facts about Purdue and post them here!]]> 2016-10-26 17:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133407123 the mascot is a boilermaker  https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133409160 2016-10-26 17:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133409160 Location: West Lafayette, Indiana.Enrollment: 38,788.Founded: 1869.Colors: Old Gold & Black.Nickname: Boilermakers.Conference: Big Ten.Ross-Ade Stadium seats: 57,236.Mackey Arena seats: 14,264. https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133410433 2016-10-26 17:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133410433 Purdue Facts: https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133411688 Apparently has "achieved many milestones and has had an impact on our (USA) history."
Was founded in 1869 and was named after John Purdue, who was the person who gave a $150,000 to help build the school.]]> 2016-10-26 17:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133411688 I like trains https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133411895 2016-10-26 17:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133411895 Old Gold and Black are the colors of our mascot/college. https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133412562 2016-10-26 17:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133412562 Neil Armstrong went to Purdue (First man on the Moon) https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133412685 2016-10-26 17:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133412685 Perdue Facts https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413744 aPurdue is proud of its “cradle of astronauts” reputation, with 22 alumni having been chosen for space travel, including the first and last men on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, and the man who has been on more space walks than anyone else, Jerry Ross. The only other non-military institution that has more alumni who have become astronauts is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).]]> 2016-10-26 17:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413744 Perdue Facts https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413951 Purdue is ranked 20th in the nation in the latest U.S. News & World Report top 50 public universities survey.]]> 2016-10-26 17:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413951 Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the "Boilermakers" name is adopted for Purdue's athletic teams. An 85,000-pound Schenectady No. 1 Locomotive engine is purchased. https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413983 from Purdue.com]]> 2016-10-26 17:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133413983 Purdue Facts https://padlet.com/sean_coleman/tfs4uhsqqezo/wish/133414224 Purdue's Online Writing Lab, known as OWL, attracts Web users from around the world. Aimed at improving grammar, punctuation, and writing style, the service received 23,378,595 hits from more than 125 countries last year, an increase from 3.6 million users just three years prior.




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