Purdue University
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Purdue University is a public land grant university located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It is particularly noted for its schools of engineering and agriculture, and as of recently, for their school of business. Equally renowned and lesser publicized are Purdue's strength in liberal and fine arts.

Purdue's sports teams are called the Boilermakers. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the Big Ten Conference. The team name purports to have come from a former practice of illegally employing industrial workers for its football team.

Purdue was founded by philanthropist John Purdue in 1871.

Famous alumni

• Neil Armstrong - The first man to walk on the moon

External links and references

• The school's web pages are available at http://www.purdue.edu
• Official athletics site: http://www.purduesports.com
• Liberal and Fine Arts: http://www.sla.purdue.edu/
• Krannert School of Management http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/
• Mail should be sent to: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
• Phone: 765-494-4600

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