Purdue FIRST Programs

Purdue FIRST Programs (PFP) is a charity and community outreach organization that seeks to promote STEAM education through FIRST Robotics Programs. We hold events and competitions here on campus and send college mentors out to help our area teams become more successful. We also have a media division that seeks to broaden out impact and grow our sponsorship network to greater serve our mission.

Preferred Abbreviation: PFP

Fall 2022 Organization President: Jack Petruccione

Description: Purdue FIRST Programs (PFP) is a charity and community outreach organization that seeks to promote STEAM education through FIRST Robotics Programs. We hold events and competitions here on campus and send college mentors out to help our area teams become more successful. We also have a media division that seeks to broaden out impact and grow our sponsorship network to greater serve our mission. Our mission is to inspire youth to pursue and appreciate science and technology, while empowering students to strengthen technical and leadership skills from competitions and activities to better prepare them for industry.


Website: http://purduefirst.org

Requirements for Joining: Must be a Purdue student.

Approximate weekly time commitment: 2 hours/week

Type of organization: Outreach, Other

Disciplines of engineering involved: All of the above