Purdue FIRST Programs

Purdue FIRST Unveils New Website Design

Aharon Hannan — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:38 +0000

The Purdue FIRST Website has been redesigned and optimized for a better browsing experience.

Many new features have been added. Several of these include:

New Color Scheme
Expandable/Collapsible Tables
Twitter Integration
News Bulletin On Home page
New Footer
Better Designed Forms
File Downloads for PFP Members
Callout Boxes
Built-in Mobile Theme

Should you have any problems browsing our site, spot any coding bugs, or have any suggestions for improving the site, please submit feedback here.

Look for Us at the Championship in St. Louis

Dave Lubaway — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:37:17 +0000

Purdue FIRST Programs will be at the FIRST Robotics Championship in St. Louis. We will be hosting a conference with the 2012 FIRST Championship Robotics Conference Schedule. We present our conference:

FIRST for Life! Starting a College FIRST Program
Where: Room 230
When: 9:00 am Thursday, April 26th

We will also be present on scholarship row both Thursday and Friday.

Hope to see you there!

Our Phone Number Has Changed

Dave Lubaway — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:16:19 +0000

Hey Everyone, our phone number has recently changed.

The new number is:

(765) 387-7837 or (765) 387-PUFP

You can reach us at normal business hours and are always free to leave a message. Thank you!

Congratulations to the new elected President, Vice-President, and Treasurer

Dave Lubaway — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:58:12 +0000

Congratulations to: Nitesh Bajaj – Elected President of Purdue FIRST Programs Carolyn Creighton – Elected Vice-President of Purdue FIRST Programs Daniel Bravo – Elected Treasurer of Purdue FIRST Programs Purdue FIRST Programs looks forward to seeing you all lead this … Continue reading →

Current Boilermaker Regional Media

Kyle Perrin — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:20:47 +0000

Current Boilermaker Regional Photos:

Local news – WLFI TV-18 West Lafayette, Indiana

Local news – Journal & Courier West Lafayette, Indiana

Photos of practice day-Purdue FIRST Programs facebook page

Purdue News Room

Purdue FIRST Programs in the News February 21st

Kyle Perrin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:35:13 +0000

Be sure to check out page 2 on the February 21st issue of the Exponent. The articular is titled “Check out the hoop-shooting robots that Purdue and area high school students have created”. Thank you Kirk Henritzy for writing the articular and taking your time to come to are open house event.

Read the article online here: http://www.purdueexponent.org/features/article_cf967163-d6b6-56cc-ac86-1d4e7bac4963.html

Pictures from February 20th Open House

Kyle Perrin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:14:51 +0000

Participating in Engineering Extravaganza on February 20th

Kyle Perrin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:56:02 +0000

The Purdue Student Engineering Foundation will be hosting a engineering showcase event called Engineering Extravaganza on February 20th in the PMU ballrooms from 1:30-3:30pm. Purdue FIRST Programs will be among the organizations presenting at the event. Jefferson High School’s FIRST … Continue reading →

Hosting FRC Open House Febuary 20th

Dave Lubaway — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:41:24 +0000

Purdue FIRST Programs is hosting the FRC Open House
in association with:
-Harrison High School
-Jefferson High School
-McCutcheon High School
-West Lafayette High School

The event takes place on February 20th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at West Lafayette High School.

We would love for you to join us at this great event. All four High School FIRST Robotics teams will be demonstrating all that they have done during this build season.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hosting Design Review January 24th

Dave Lubaway — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:16:49 +0000

Hey Everyone. Purdue FIRST Programs is holding a design review for our four FRC Teams in the area. The design review will take place on: Jan. 24th, 2012 Location: PHYS 114 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm If you have any questions … Continue reading →