Campus Feature The de Bedout Piazza In Memory of Berta Molina de Bedout. The de Bedout Piazza is an open-air gathering space for Purdue students located just outside the Tompkins Learning Center. Picnic and collaboration tables surrounded by greenery and next to a fountain provide a welcoming and comfortable area for group meetings, individual study, or just a nice lunch break.
Campus Feature The Dolores McCall Pet Tribute Garden The Dolores McCall Pet Tribute Garden provides the opportunity for caregivers and animal owners to pay tribute to a beloved pet with a permanent legacy. The inspiration for the garden came from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 1972, which wanted to honor all who have been touched by the human-animal bond. Clients may make a gift that is recognized with a personalized bronze plaque in remembrance of a pet, for display…
Campus Feature The Entomologist Created by artist Susie Chisholm of Savannah, Ga., the sculpture of three individuals observing a tiger swallowtail butterfly represents one of the primary missions of a land grant university - providing education to the general public through the Extension service. The sculpture includes small details, such as insects, to encourage onlookers to explore it for hidden surprises. It’s meant to be an interactive display and touching is encouraged. More information on Purdue Agriculture News…
Campus Feature The Forge The Order of Iron Key dedicated the statue Saturday (Sept. 22, 2018) as part of Homecoming celebration. A plaque in front of the statue encourages people to remember Boilermakers from the past 150 years and inspires them to do great things in the future. More Information
Campus Feature Tired Boy Sculpture "Tired Boy," the bronze sculpture centered in Windsor Circle near the entrance of Wood Hall, was part of a collection of gifts donated to the University by philanthropist and art collector Catherine Barker Hickox of Michigan City, Indiana. Its sculptor, Leopold Bracony, was inspired by an incident he witnessed during World War I. He noticed two people, a small boy and a woman, who stopped to rest in the midst of the bombing. Touched by…
Campus Feature Transformation Transformation was given to the University as a gift from the class of 1952. The class raised over $860,000 for a scholarship fund and the commissioned piece that former president Steven Beering (HDR S’00) suggested. Beering discovered the Spanish sculptor Faustino Aizkorbe while vacationing in Europe and knew his work would accentuate the existing campus architecture. Transformation was installed on the Agriculture Mall near Marsteller Street in order to create a visual pathway from the…
Campus Feature Unfinished Block P Statue In the spring of 2007, a student, Robert Rotundo, approached the Purdue Reamer Club with the idea of placing a memorial on campus. The idea, presented at first only to a couple of student organizations as well as the President’s Round Table, caught fire from the beginning. The student who proposed the idea needed an organization to help make the concept a reality. An unfinished "Block P" was envisioned to represent those students whose time…
Campus Feature VOSS Model The VOSS model is a scaled model of the solar system, located in Discovery Park at Purdue University. VOSS is dedicated to Janice Voss, a Purdue alumnus, and the inspiration she created through her work in astronomy. Becoming an astronaut in July 1991, Voss worked in Spacelab robotics, NASA research, and the Kepler spacecraft as Science Director. Logging more than 48 days in space, Voss flew on the STS-57, STS-83, and STS-99, which mapped over…
Campus Feature When Dreams Dance Sculpture "When Dreams Dance" by sculptor David Caudill was constructed in 2004 and originally between Schleman and Hovde Halls to honor former deans Barbara Cook, who passed away in April 2013, and Beverly Stone, who passed away in 2003. The free-form artwork is a direct reflection of their efforts to help foster a free spirit, open mind, and optimistic worldview in students. In 2022, the sculptor was moved in front of new the Schleman hall.
Campus Feature Yue-Kong Pao Hall Bioswales The bioswales installed in 2007 at the Yue-Kong Pao Hall, housing the Rueff School of Visual & Performing Arts, were the first true bioswales on campus. When the gravel parking lot was converted to the paved version, bioswales became natural and cost-effective solution. The bioswales were designed to capture and control the flow of surface water runoff, and to treat the water by allowing vegetation to filter oil and grease pollutants. A dense planting of…