Long a centerpiece of campus, the Purdue Memorial Union celebrated its centennial in 2024. Featuring hundreds of photos throughout the years, Purdue Memorial Union: The First 100 Years, 1924-2024 covers the origin of the college union movement, the desire for a union at Purdue University, fundraising efforts, architecture and design, construction, and organizational development. Early life in the union is described along with detailed floor plans. A decade-by-decade description of programming in the union by the Purdue Student Union Board is provided, as well as brief histories of the union's hotel, catering, restaurant, and recreation operations. Plans for the future of the union are also described.Purdue Memorial Union: The First 100 Years, 1924-2024 is the book for Purdue alumni, fans, and friends to memorialize this cherished campus landmark and look into its future.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Purdue Memorial Union
EAN: 9781612499741
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 144
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HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Purdue University Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-10-31
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GENRE: EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
WIDTH: 279 cm
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Book Themes:
US Midwest, History of the Americas
Robert (Bob) Mindrum served as director of the Purdue Memorial Union from 1995 to 2016. He received his BA in English literature and his MBA from the University of Illinois, working at the Illini Union from 1980 to 1995 before coming to Purdue. Mindrum served as president of the Association of College Unions International from 2006 to 2007, and locally in Greater Lafayette as president of both the Civic Theatre and the Convention & Visitors Bureau Boards of Directors. He and his wife, Cathy, live in West Lafayette, Indiana, but spend their free time at Raccoon Lake in Rockville.
