Krannert Weekend:
Day 1 : 13th April, 2012.
My visit started with a class visit. I attended Manufacturing Strategy by Tom Brush, where they continued the discussion on a case from last class and then started the discussion on a new topic. This is an elective in the 4th Module it seems.
After the 1 hr 20 min class, we went to the Ad com office for the Krannert Weekend registration and met so many admitted students and the Ad com - Brian Precious, Andrae, Brenda and GA students. We were escorted to the Luncheon where few representatives from each department were sitting with us at each table. We got to understand the functions of the respective departments and what they are expecting from GA students. After the lunch, we got to meet for just 5 mins each and every department which had GA's. It was kind of unofficial interviews. If we had specific questions, we got appointments to talk to them again after 3PM. We were lucky to go onto a campus tour by a current undergraduate student who would be joining us in the Fall. In fact, there are couple of American undergraduate students completing their undergraduation this summer would be joining us in the Fall. We dispersed around 4:30 PM to meet for Welcome Dinner for all prospective students, including those who didn't get GA's.
We were assigned a Student representative/Mentor from 1st or 2nd year and that student took care of clarifying all our questions regarding concentrations, courses, professors, clubs, interns, jobs, housing etc. We got to meet Tad, the new Dean and the Dean from the University.
Day 2 : 14th April, 2012.
We had a hectic schedule for the 2nd day. The day started off with a Faculty round-table where the Faculty Head Ananth Iyer introduced the faculty members and each one of them had a quick self-intro. It was followed by break-out sessions from each faculty and we had the option to choose 3 out of the lot. I chose to meet Mathew Lynell (ELI and Management Consulting), Suresh Chand (Operations, GSCM) and Tom Brush (Strategy).
After lunch with our teams and team mentor, the mentor took us for a tour of Rawl's Hall, followed by Team photos. We then attended presentations from Graduate Career Services, Student Services & Development and Krannert Graduate Student Association.
The last event for the afternoon was Club Information Roundtables, where we got a chance to go to the kiosks of each department to understand their functions, membership T&Cs;, activities etc.
We assembled for Celebration Dinner at the Ross-Ade Stadium (Purdue Football stadium with 60,000 capacity) in the VIP Lounge. I was again lucky to sit with Tad and two Alumni, the speakers for the evening. I've been working in US for last 1.5 yrs, but never got a chance to experience the corporate gatherings like this. I feel privileged.
The event was well planned and well executed. Outstanding work by the Ad com and the GA students, with an excellent support from the current students.
We got to know about so many other things. So, please let me know if you have any specific questions.