Purdue Alumni Association  //  President’s Council  //  John Purdue Club
(function () { var STRIP_PARAMS = ['_gl', '_ga', 'utm_referrer']; function cleanGAParams(a) { try { var url = new URL(a.href); var changed = false; STRIP_PARAMS.forEach(function (p) { if (url.searchParams.has(p)) { url.searchParams.delete(p); changed = true; } }); if (changed) a.setAttribute('href', url.toString()); } catch (e) {} } // Target any link going to giving.purdue.edu (covers all buttons sitewide) document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { var a = e.target.closest('a[href*="giving.purdue.edu"]'); if (a) cleanGAParams(a); }, true); document.addEventListener('contextmenu', function (e) { var a = e.target.closest('a[href*="giving.purdue.edu"]'); if (a) cleanGAParams(a); }, true); // Sweep on load + delayed for slider content function sweep() { document.querySelectorAll('a[href*="giving.purdue.edu"]').forEach(cleanGAParams); } document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', sweep); window.addEventListener('load', sweep); setTimeout(sweep, 2000); })();
document.querySelectorAll('#three-links a').forEach(link => { link.addEventListener('click', function(event) { const cleanURL = link.href.split('?')[0]; link.setAttribute('href', cleanURL); // Update the href attribute window.open(cleanURL, '_blank'); event.preventDefault(); // Prevent default navigation }); link.addEventListener('contextmenu', function(event) { const cleanURL = link.href.split('?')[0]; link.setAttribute('href', cleanURL); // Update the href attribute for context menu }); });

Log In

GIVE NOW
GIVE NOW
Purdue Alumnus

The Block P

Inspired by the autumnal sight of Canada geese flying in formation, student band director Paul Spotts Emrick (ECE’1908) dared to do something in 1907 that no band had done before — break military ranks and form a special shape on the football field. The Block P he created was a marching-band milestone and commenced an […]

TubaChristmas

The tuba is known as the foundation of bands and orchestras, and for over a decade, Purdue has held an annual concert dedicated to the jumbo musical instrument. An international tradition envisioned by musician and tuba enthusiast Harvey Phillips, known to many as Mr. Tuba, TubaChristmas began in New York City in 1974. Phillips wanted […]

Al Wright conducting

Strike Up the Band

Legendary director celebrates 100th birthday In the spring of 1954 Purdue University was searching for a new director of bands to replace Paul “Spotts” Emrick who was retiring after 49 years. No one on the campus without a school of music felt qualified to make the decision. So Trustee J. Ralph Thompson sought advise from […]

The Voice

It’s minutes before kickoff and the crowd at Ross-Ade Stadium has fallen to a whisper. Thousands of fans are on their feet with their heads angled upward, hearts swelling with pride, tears pooling in the corners of their eyes. A rich baritone voice fills the air, the solemnity of the words echoing out across campus. […]

Search

Log In

Purdue Alumni Association

President’s Council

John Purdue Club