Purdue University. Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1946 -
Historical Information
The Purdue University Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program was established in the fall of 1946. Upon completing their degrees, NROTC students were actively commissioned into the U.S. Navy. As Purdue University was and still is a land-grant institution, male students attending Purdue were initially required to take two years of ROTC however this requirement was dropped in the fall of 1965. Just a few years later in the 1970s, ROTC programs began admitting female students as well.
The NROTC program is operated by the U.S. Navy.
The NROTC program is operated by the U.S. Navy.
Citation
Purdue University. (1974, January 10). Board of Trustees minutes. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, West Lafayette, IN. Retrieved from: http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/bot/id/2776/rec/8Citation
Purdue University. (1949). Debris yearbook. Purdue University Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, West Lafayette, IN. Retrieved from: http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/debris/id/31984/rec/1Citation
Norberg, J. (1987). Hail Purdue: Purdue University Bands 1886-1986. The All-American Band Club, Dallas TX. Retrieved from: http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/php/id/2871/rec/2Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Land Grant Centennial Review invitation
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2023-004
Dates:
May 4, 1962
Purdue Naval Reserve Training Corps collection, addition 02
Unprocessed — Box: Communal Accessions 46
Identifier: 20151122
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2000 - 2001
Purdue Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps collection, addition 01
Unprocessed — Box: 1
Identifier: 20191113
Dates:
1979 - 1986