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Purdue university is a researching state university with approximately 40 thousand students , around 6. 6 thousand staff, over 210 majors and six campuses , of which main campus , the West Lafayette, is located in Indiana, the Midwest of America.

In 2013, comprehensively P. U. ranked 18 th in American public universities, 62 nd in all American universities and 68 th in the world’s quality standard. Regarded as the Mother of American Aerospace and Harvard of Tourism Industry , PU nourished the largest number of astronauts in American universities.

History In 1862, president Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act, which turned public lands over to any state that agreed to use the land sale proceeds to maintain a college teaching agriculture and the “mechanic arts”. Accordingly, in 1869, the Indiana General Assembly chose the Lafayette area for University’s founding and accepted a $150, 000 gift from John Purdue, as well as $50, 000 from Tippecanoe County and 100 acres of land from local residents. In memory of John Purdue, the principal benefactor for the university’s founding, the legislature named the new school Purdue University. In 1874, PU formally offered courses for only 39 students, possessing merely 6 teachers and 3 buildings, and awarded the first degree in 1875.

The School Crest On the anniversary in 1969, PU formally took the griffin and the shield, surrounded by its name, as the crest designed by professor Al Gowan. Beneath the griffin, the shield represents its school motto (also the three goals): Education, Research, Service.

Purdue Traditions • Purdue Pete. Started as an advertising logo for the University Bookstore in 1940, it has become the most recognized symbol and the official athletic mascot for the school. • Grand Prix. This 50 -mile, 160 -lap go-kart race is "The Greatest Spectacle in College Racing" and wraps up Gala Week each year. The event has been raising money for student scholarships since it began in 1958.

Hello Walk. Originally one winding walkway from the main entrance to University Hall, the Hello Walk now includes all the sidewalks that cross the Memorial Mall. As indicated by the name, people are encouraged to smile and say hello to everyone they meet along the way. Spring Fest. This annual, two-day event draws tens of thousands of participants each year with attractions hosted by a variety of Purdue schools and departments. Fun and interactive activities like the popular Bug Bowl showcase the lighter side of education for people of all ages.

Armstrong Hall of Engineering Well-known Colleges Rawls Hall-Krannert School of Management • College of Engineering, the best-known one among its ten colleges, is one of the top colleges in the world, providing highly competitive curriculum design , leading department and ranking 9 th in USA News and World Report. It fostered two winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry and two in physics. • Krannert School of Management, including departments of finance, counting, The University Hall

Famous schoolfellows • Deng Jiaxian, the hero of two bombs in China, got the doctor’s degree in physics. • Liang Sili, the son of Liang Qichao and the expert of rocket system controlling in China • Li Guojie, the director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences computational place, earned his doctor’s degree of computer in 1985. • Armstrong, the first one to land on the moon, graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1955. • Chesley B. Sullenberger , a master graduate，succeeded in emergency landing and saved 155 people in 2009