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>> Did you know that the Purdue Clock Tower is actually the
second clock tower to be built on the Purdue campus?
Or that the Boilermaker Special is the loudest, fastest
and heaviest collegiate mascot in the world.
Or even that Purdue has graduated 22 alumni astronauts,
including the most recent man to walk on the moon
and the first, Neil Armstrong.
Those are just some of the many facts you can learn
on a tour offered by the Visitor Information Center here
at Purdue.
I'm with Mary King.
She's the director of communications
for the University and the director
of the Purdue University Visitor Information Center.
Do you want to tell us a little bit about the mission
of the Visitor Information Center?
>> Sure, sure.
The mission of the Visitor Center here at Purdue is really
to ensure that all visitors
to Purdue have the best possible experience.
Each tour is tailored to the audience that's here.
For an alumni, they might be more interested in our history,
whereas a prospective graduate student might be more interested
in the research activity on campus.
So we try to meet as many needs and interests as we can.
>> Being an Ambassador at Purdue,
it's definitely fun and enlightening.
But it's also, we're an Ambassador
to the people that come at Purdue.
It might be their first time.
They may have never seen Purdue ever,
so it's definitely an eye-opening experience
for them how we talk about what goes on at Purdue,
the history of Purdue and definitely the experiences
that we have as ambassadors here at Purdue University.
>> So what's the hardest part
of being a Purdue University student ambassador?
>> Definitely walking backwards.
>> Allison took us on a very, very interesting tour.
She knew the campus, and the other marvelous thing is
that she knew German and was able to translate some
of the exciting things about the buildings, the things going
on campus, to my cousin who, one of them speaks German only
and the other one speaks a little bit of English.
But her ability to communicate more effectively
with them was very well and very much appreciated.
>> So [speaking in German].
>> Da.
>> So [speaking in German].
>> We had picked up a little tidbit every time we've taken a
tour through the University.
And also, the University gave us our start.
I met Catherine on campus, and we've been together ever since,
and it gave me a start in my life, a great start.
And I've had a wonderful time, met some marvelous,
marvelous people from Purdue along the way.
So it's been, it's a heartwarming experience.
>> There has never been a time that we don't find
that something new is being built, some new concept
or idea is being explored in all directions
in all of the schools.
And when you are active as an alumni and stay in touch
with the University, you have a great opportunity
of meeting the administrators, the professors.
And they are so fast and quick to share
with you their excitement and their latest discovery,
and that just turns over to us and leaves us
with this exciting feeling,
knowing that when we support the University, our monies,
our efforts, our loyalty, are definitely being taken care of
and improving not only our University
but our country through education.
>> And if you're thinking about visiting University,
make sure to stop by the Visitor Information Center
and schedule a tour.
You won't be sorry you did.
For Boiler Bytes, I'm Kyle Cray. -> 00:03:16,246 and improving not only our University
but our country through education.
>> And if you're thinking about visiting University,
make sure to stop by the