Purdue University Parent & Family Handbook

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BUILDING

COMMUNITY

FINDING A “HOME” ON CAMPUS — A PLACE WHERE THEY BELONG — IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF COLLEGE LIFE. YOUR STUDENT WILL FIND THEIR FOOTING, MAKE CAMPUS THEIR OWN AND ESTABLISH LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS YOUR STUDENT CAN FIND THEIR HOME AT PURDUE. ASIAN AMERICAN AND ASIAN RESOURCE AND CULTURAL CENTER (AAARCC) purdue.edu/aaarcc The AAARCC brings the Asian and Asian American experience to life through dynamic and culturally enriching resources based on education, integration and support.

BLACK CULTURAL CENTER (BCC) purdue.edu/bcc The BCC (Black Cultural Center) is the “center” of it all for many students. A home away from home: the center hosts 6 Performing Arts Ensembles, student research trips, cultural performances,

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programs featuring speakers across a variety of disciplines and an outstanding library of materials related to the African American and African diasporic intellectual, cultural, historical and social experience.

COOPERATIVE HOUSING purdue.edu/fscl/councils/cooperatives Cooperative houses have been a part of the Purdue University community for over 75 years. In a cooperative house, students live and work together to develop personal, professional, and leadership skills and friendships. The Cooperative Housing community holds recruitment at the beginning of the spring semester each year.

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