{"id":52,"date":"2020-11-06T03:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T03:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wordpress\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2021-03-24T22:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T22:02:49","slug":"for-prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/for-prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841329 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841328  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616621893598'  data-addon-id='1616621893598'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Mentor-Mentee Program<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841381 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841380  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616621915452'  data-addon-id='1616621915452'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>Navigating through a new environment, new campus, and new academic pursuits can be challenging. To alleviate the transition into graduate school, each new student to the department is paired with an older student who shares similar research interests and background through the<strong> mentor-mentee program<\/strong>. The goal of this program is to ensure each student receives a one-on-one opportunity to ask questions specifically about the research and faculty they are interested in, establish connections to researchers, and to find new friends through the various activities and socials we offer.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841397 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841396  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616621959229'  data-addon-id='1616621959229'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">First Year Events<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841445 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841444  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616621978419'  data-addon-id='1616621978419'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>The GSO is committed to fostering a community for new first-year doctoral students. To achieve this goal, first year representatives organize events that create opportunities for networking of friends and colleagues that lasts beyond the years at Purdue!<\/p><h4><strong>First-Year Block Party<\/strong><\/h4><p>Every year, during orientation week, the GSO organizes a block party to welcome the newly arrived students to the Purdue family. The event allows the new students to meet each other as well as faculty and current students. All food and refreshment are provided by the GSO. Lawn games typically follow the delicious meal!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841571 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841570  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-widget-1616622241158 wppb-addon-1616622241158'  data-addon-id='1616622241158'><div class='wppb-widget'><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-52 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome1-1-scaled-e1750364938568.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/welcome2-scaled-e1750364777760.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616621841575 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616621841574  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616622326547'  data-addon-id='1616622326547'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><h4><strong>Ice Cream Social\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Students are invited for a study break to sweeten the first semester blues with ice cream! Upper year students are also invited to foster network building within the department, as well as provide extra perspectives of graduate school and mentorship to the first year students.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Game Nights\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Board and video game nights occur throughout the semester. Pizza and other goodies are provided.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616623548936 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616623548935  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-widget-1616623576171 wppb-addon-1616623576171'  data-addon-id='1616623576171'><div class='wppb-widget'><div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-52 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_2.jpg'><img width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_2-226x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_2.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_1.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BoardGameNight_1.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1616622513039 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1616622513038  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1616622766204'  data-addon-id='1616622766204'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><h4><strong>Student-Faculty Mixers<\/strong><\/h4><p>First year students are invited to enjoy an evening beyond Purdue campus. The students and faculty are invited for a social mixer in a local restaurant. All expenses are covered by the GSO. Previous locations include Nami\u2019s Bar and Grill and Bistro 501.\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>Exam Treats<\/strong><\/h4><p>Exams are often the most stressful part of the first semester. During these especially difficult periods of the semester, GSO strives to alleviate the stress by providing baked and other sweet treats to students. Happy studying to all!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentor-Mentee Program Navigating through a new environment, new campus, and new academic pursuits can be challenging. To alleviate the transition into graduate school, each new student to the department is paired with an older student who shares similar research interests and background through the mentor-mentee program. The goal of this program is to ensure each &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/for-prospective-students\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prospective Students<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/~gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}