Useful Links

General

• myPurdue -- general home page for academics, registration, paying tuition, etc.

• Brightspace -- Purdue's learning management system

• Microsoft Office 365

  • How to download and install Office 365 on your computer

Deadlines

• Purdue Graduate School Dates and Deadline Calendar

Guides

• College of Engineering (CoE) graduate student resources guide: page with links to useful information and resources, including the CoE anonymous reporting form

• CoE Individual Development Plan (IDP): advice for success as a grad student

Room Reservations

• Purdue Libraries group study rooms

• Non-academic space reservation (EMS)

• Purdue Graduate Student Center (PGSC) room reservation

• Classroom reservation (UniTime)

Facilities

• For facilities-related emergencies, immediately call 911

• Emergency information

  • Building Deputy Directory: contact information in case of facilities-related issues

  • Building Emergency Plans

• Other useful contacts

  • Buildings and Grounds/Physical Facilities

  • Radiological and Environmental Management (REM)

General

• ME Graduate Program website

• ME Graduate Student Manual

ME Individual Development Plans (IDPs)

• Thesis Master's IDP

• Ph.D. IDP

Blog

• ME Graduate Student blog

If you would like to anonymously report any concern or incident, you may do so through the CoE Graduate Student Anonynous Reporting tool or the ME Anonymous Department Feedback tool

Holidays

• University holidays list

Finding Assistantships (RA or TA)

• ME procedures for research assistantships (RA) and teaching assistantships (TA)

Purdue Resources

• CAPS (Counselling and Psychological Services)

  • Lafayette area mental healthcare providers

  • Group Therapy (including Graduate student only groups)

General Resources

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988)

• The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ support)

• Domestic Violence Hotline (1.800.799.7233)

• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services)

• Grad Resources (Emotional and Spiritual Support)

  • Grad Crisis Support Line - 1.877.472.3457

• MindShift app (Cognitive Behavior Therapy Tools)

How to Register

• ME Grad Student registration instructions

• Engineering Banner PIN lookup (this is where you get your registration PIN)

Course Lists

• ME courses by research area

Course Selection Resources

• Course feedback -- dashboard created by OMEGA aggregating feedback from ME grad students

• Boiler Grades -- view grad distributions for Purdue classes

If you're new to Purdue, read through the Getting Started guide published by ME Technical Services for a general introduction.

General Computing Resources

• Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP): general, campus-wide IT.  Manages email, MyPurdue, campus-wide network drives, Brightspace, etc.

  • ITaP service status

• Engineering Computer Network (ECN): manages ECN computers (research and instructional labs), ECN-specific network drive storage, etc.

• Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC): manages high-performance computing clusters and research data storage

Support Links

• ITaP (website) (itap@purdue.edu) (765-494-4000)

• ITaP/RCAC ticket system

• ITaP Knowledge Base (help articles)

• ECN Support (submit a ticket) (765-494-4326)

VPN Setup

• Required to access many Purdue network drives and some websites

• Detailed setup instructions for Windows and MacOS from ECN

Software Downloads

• Community Hub: software downloads directly through ITaP (more information)

• OnTheHub: other software downloads, licensed through Purdue (more information)

• PULS: engineering-specific software through ECN (more information)

• Software Remote: allows access to campus software, including some applications not available for download on personal computers

File Storage and Network Drives

• ITaP Home Directory: mapped on all campus computers (instructions to map on personal machine) (check quota here)

• ECN Home Directory: network drive storage provided by ECN (instructions to check quota)

• Purdue Box

• Fortress

• Purdue Globus (useful for transferring files between storage locations)

• Comparison of Purdue-supported storage options

Purdue Video Call Software

• Webex (student version and faculty/staff version)

• Zoom

Other

• Purdue Enterprise GitHub instance (more information)

General Guides

• Purdue Off-Campus Housing general information

• Purdue Guide to Utilities and Services

Housing Search

As with any online commerce site, be careful of housing scams

• Purdue Off-Campus Housing search

• Boiler Apartments housing listing site

Parking

• General campus parking policies

  • Purdue Parking regulations

  • Campus parking map

• Student parking permits

  • Student parking permit information

  • C Permit boundary map

Facebook Groups

Helpful for searching for housing, particularly sublets or roommates.  As with any online marketplace, be careful of Facebook scams

• Purdue University Apartment and Roommate Finder

• Purdue University Housing, Rooms, Apartments, Sublets

• Purdue University (PU) Housing, Sublets & Roommates

• West Lafayette, IN (Purdue) Apartments, Subleases, Roommates, Housing

Purdue Student Organization Databases

• BoilerLink -- database of all registered student organizations

• College of Engineering Graduate Student Organizations guide

Events Calendars

• OMEGA calendars

• Official Purdue university-wide calendar

CityBus

• CityBus map (live GPS tracking and option to sign up for email/text alerts about route detours)

• CityBus general information and how to ride

Purdue Discounts

• List of Purdue discounts for business and personal travel

• Car rental discount codes

ME Graduate Office

• Location: ME 1003 (585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN, 47907)

• Email: MEgradoffice@purdue.edu

• Phone: 765-494-5730

Technology Support

• ITaP (website) (itap@purdue.edu) (765-494-4000)

• ECN Support (submit a ticket) (765-494-4326)

Facilities

• Building Deputy Directory (website)

Safety and Law Enforcement

• Purdue Police (website) (police@purdue.edu)

• Non-emergency calls: 765-494-8221

• Emergency calls or text: 911

• Safe Walk (website) (765-494-7233)