Purdue University Orientation Programs records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 202

Staff Only

Content Description

Purdue University Orientation Programs records contains documents, DVDs recordings, and archived websites from Orientation Programs. The majority of the records relates to the Boiler Gold Rush event that Orientation Programs organizes each year.

Dates

Creation: 2006-Ongoing
Creation: 2006-2016 (Bulk)

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Copyright held by Purdue University or original creator. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.

Biographical / Historical

Purdue Orientation Programs was formed in 1999 to manage the growing Boiler Gold Rush orientation program. Since its creation Orientation Programs has helped connect new undergraduate students to Purdue University. Boiler Gold Rush, Boiler Gold Rush International, Boiler Cold Rush, Summer Transition, Advising, and Registration (STAR), and Purdue 101 and 102 have all been managed by Orientation Programs.

Extent

0.727 Cubic Feet (2 containers)

1 Websites

28 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

Collection transfered by Abby Molzer, Program Coordinator of Orientation Programs, on April 30, 2024.

Processing Information

The original order of the materials has been retained whenever possible. The DVDs were imaged and placed into the Purdue Archives digital repository. Access copies were created by converting/normalizing the DVDS into MP4 files for greater research accessibility.