Congratulations on your graduation from Purdue University, and welcome to the Boilermaker alumni family!
Check out this page for Graduate Gateway: Caps-Off Celebration details and for information from your college, Career Services, and community partners to help you with life after Purdue. You can also read more about commencement and deadline information.
Graduate Gateway: Caps-Off: December 2025
Here’s to the class of 2025! The Purdue for Life Foundation invites all December graduates and their guests to our Graduate Gateway: Caps-Off Celebration.
Friday, December 19
1–3 p.m. ET
Purdue Memorial Union // Lounges
Register here
Fall into a winter wonderland to mark this milestone, and explore ways to stay involved with Purdue! At the event you can:
// Pick up your commemorative alumni glass
// Enjoy our s’mores station and hot chocolate bar
// Win door prizes
// Take photos with Purdue icons
Graduates can also learn how to stay connected and get involved through alumni clubs, affinity and international networks, travel groups, lifelong learning, and more.
The cost is $20.25 per person. You can register two guests at no additional cost. All proceeds will support the Purdue Scholarship Fund.
If you are unable to attend, update your information and stop by the Boilermaker Station Welcome Center in Room 102 of Stewart Center to pick up your commemorative glass. Boilermaker Station is open Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Looking for ways to give back to the Old Gold and Black?
Join the Purdue Alumni Association to enjoy being part of a community that loves Purdue as much as you do and receive an exclusive Purdue lapel pin. If you are attending the event, you can pick up your pin. Otherwise, pins will be shipped.
Please allow four to six weeks for delivery. 
One lapel pin per household.
International shipping is not available.
Update your information below to claim your Purdue Alumni commemorative pint glass! You must update this info in order to receive your glass.
Please give us your name and a non-Purdue email address so we can reach you in the future.
Since joining an alumni club or network is one of your best ways to stay connected to Purdue, we also ask that you complete a survey here or under Clubs and Networks below. Doing this will help us connect you with organizations that interest you.
There are many ways you can stay connected and get involved as a new graduate!
Create an account on Purdue Ties to begin networking with alumni across the country and around the globe. Purdue Ties is the premier networking and mentoring platform of the university.
Did you fill out the survey above to connect with a club or network? If not, check out the clubs (U.S. or international) near where you’ll live after graduation and all the networks that might fit your interests. After researching all the opportunities available, you can complete the survey and we will help connect you with the organizations that interest you. You will then be contacted directly by members of those groups.
Want to give back to Purdue but don’t know how? Were you involved as a student and want to continue your involvement after graduation? Check out several volunteer opportunities available to alumni and sign up today! A representative from our office will be in touch with more information.
Many recent graduates solidify their lifelong link to the university by joining the Purdue Alumni Association and/or the John Purdue Club, which supports Purdue’s student-athletes. You can learn more and join by following the links below:
Congratulations on your graduation from Purdue University, and welcome to the Boilermaker alumni family!
Check out this page for Graduate Gateway: Caps-Off Celebration details and for information from your college, Career Services, and community partners to help you with life after Purdue. You can also read more about commencement and deadline information.
Celebrate graduation with the people who matter most! Each semester, the Purdue for Life Foundation invites graduates and guests to join us on Purdue’s flagship West Lafayette campus for our Graduate Gateway: Caps-Off Celebration.
Check back later for fall 2024 event details!
During this event, you and your guests can celebrate graduation and explore ways to stay involved with Purdue in the future. At the event, you can:
Update your information below to claim your Purdue Alumni commemorative pint glass! You must update this info in order to receive your glass.
Please give us your name and a non-Purdue email address so we can reach you in the future.
Since joining an alumni club or network is one of your best ways to stay connected to Purdue, we also ask that you complete a survey here or under Clubs and Networks below. Doing this will help us connect you with organizations that interest you.
There are many ways you can stay connected and get involved as a new graduate!
Create an account on Purdue Ties to begin networking with alumni across the country and around the globe. Purdue Ties is the premier networking and mentoring platform of the University.
Did you fill out the survey above to connect with a club or network? If not, check out the clubs (U.S. or international) near where you’ll live after graduation and all the networks that might fit your interests. After researching all the opportunities available, you can complete the survey and we will help connect you with the organizations that interest you. You will then be contacted directly by members of those groups.
Want to give back to Purdue but don’t know how? Were you involved as a student and want to continue your involvement after graduation? Check out several volunteer opportunities available to alumni and sign up today! A representative from our office will be in touch with more information.
Many recent graduates solidify their lifelong link to the University by joining the Purdue Alumni Association and/or the John Purdue Club, which supports Purdue’s student-athletes. You can learn more and join by following the links below:
Click on your college/school to watch special messages, learn about additional resources for life after college, and access special offers for recent graduates.
Purdue Federal Credit Union can be your financial institution even after you leave campus. Visit the Purdue Federal website for more information and some special offers.
Whether you need a gift for a recent Purdue graduate or just want to bring a little Boilermaker spirit into your own life, you’ll find something for every occasion below.
Last modified: November 18, 2025
