GET READY TO LEARN, LAUGH, AND
CREATE LASTING MEMORIES!

Grandparents University gives grandparents and their grandchildren, ages 7–14, the opportunity to pick a major, attend classes, and graduate—all while strengthening the bonds between the young and young at heart!

July 13–14, 2023
Purdue University // West Lafayette campus

MAJORS

Build a rocket. Cook in a commercial kitchen. Submit research to NASA. Even reach inside of a cow’s stomach! With 13 majors to choose from, grandparents and grandchildren will learn with each other and from each other under the guidance of top Boilermaker faculty and staff.

MAJORS

Build a rocket. Cook in a commercial kitchen. Submit research to NASA. Even reach inside of a cow’s stomach! With 13 majors to choose from, grandparents and grandchildren will learn with each other and from each other under the guidance of top Boilermaker faculty and staff.

schedule

Experience Purdue beyond its classrooms! Explore campus through field trips, surround yourself with Boilermaker spirit during a block party, and catch a movie inside the Purdue Memorial Union.

Image showing happy grandparents and grandkids.
Image showing happy grandparents and grandkids.

schedule

Experience Purdue beyond its classrooms! Explore campus through field trips, surround yourself with Boilermaker spirit during a block party, and catch a movie inside the Purdue Memorial Union.

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Office of Special Events 

Phone: 765-494-0900

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QUESTIONS? CONTACT US!

Office of Special Events 

Phone: 765-494-0900

Email: specialevents@purdueforlife.org