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Welcome to the Purdue FIRST Programs FIRST ® for LIFE website!

FIRST Robotics programs, including FIRST Lego® League and FIRST Tech Challenge, designed for young people ages 9-14, as well as FIRST Robotics Competition aimed toward high school students, have continued to experience growth and increasing participation. Much of this success can be attributed to the mentoring efforts of countless mentors and professionals, who have dedicated their time to working with kids in their community and sharing their knowledge and passion.

We would like to share with you our experience in developing and sustaining an active university level FIRST program that provides opportunities for university students, many of them are FIRST alumni, to serve as mentors and role models for youths in the local communities. Realizing the unique service and experiential learning opportunities for our students, we have integrated the student organization with a 2 credit-hour, two semester leadership course. In this website you will find information regarding the Purdue FIRST Programs and the associated FIRST Leadership class. We are continuing to explore new ways and partners to leverage and broaden our impact and provide leadership experience for our students. If you have any additional questions, comments or suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Purdue FIRST Programs

The following links provide information about the student organization, Purdue FIRST Programs.
FIRST Leadership Class

The following links provide information about the FIRST Leadership class that we offered at Purdue University for the college mentors of the Purdue FIRST Programs.
College Workshop at the 2010 FIRST Championship

To help sustain and grow the FIRST ® for LIFE circle, we are sponsoring a FIRST College Workshop at the FIRST Championships in Atlanta. The purpose of the workshop is to establish a network of university faculty, staff, and student leaders for FIRST, and to review and share best practices and experiences that will aide in the development and expansion of university and college FIRST programs. Please consider dedicating some time to attend this workshop.

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    Contact us about the Workshop
    E-mail: Purdue FIRST President
    Phone: (765) 496-8324    		 Contact us about the class and our program
    E-mail: Staff Advisor
    Phone: (765) 496-2449