Purdue Science Olympiad

Announcements

The Regional Tournament will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019

Campus Information

An interactive general campus map can be found here.

Campus maps detailing locations for events, homerooms, and directions to the CoRec can be found here.

Documentation with both local and on-campus dining can be found here. Dining in the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) operates on their own schedules, so be sure to check each restaurants website for the hours of operation on the day of the event. Chauncey Hill/Village, is about a 5 minute (very safe) walk from the PMU has many fast food and quick service restaurants as well, as listed on the attachment.

Be Advised:

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, is on Eastern Time throughout the year. The greater Lafayette Indiana area continues to have ongoing road construction. Plan accordingly.

Parking Information

Cars: Parking at Purdue University is by permit on weekdays from 8am-5pm and open on weekends. You must check posted signs on available spaces to ensure parking is allowed. Complementary parking garages include the University Street Garage, Northwestern Avenue Garage, and the Grant Street Garage (across from Young Hall).

Bus Drop Off: Please unload students and guests along Oval Drive. Buses should drop students off along the curb by the Recitation Building (REC), University Hall (UNIV), and Class of 1950 (CL50). Do not unload buses in front of the Stewart Center (STEW) entrance. Buses must drop students off and leave immediately as there is no parking in this lot. The address for this drop off location is: Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN. Refer to the campus map.

Bus Parking: After unloading, proceed to the Discovery Park Parking lot on the south side of campus. Directions from Oval Drive to the Discovery Park Parking lot: Follow Oval Drive around Memorial Mall and turn right onto US 26 (W. State Street); Turn left on South Martin Jischke Drive; At the roundabout take the first right to Nimitz Drive; Arrive at the parking lot at the corner of Nimitz Drive and Gates Road.

Bus Loading: Buses can go to the same location as the drop off to load up materials before the award ceremony.

Bus Pick Up: Buses can stage along the outer yellow curb of Oval Drive on Memorial Mall. The first bus to arrive must pull all the way down in front of Stone Hall (STON) almost to State Street. Do not stop at the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall (CL50). Other buses must pull up directly behind this first bus. Fire hydrants and ADA ramps must remain unobstructed. Only the first 15 buses will fit along Oval Drive. The remainder of the buses need to park on Marsteller Street, south of State Street. Teams can either walk over to them, or the buses can pull up into Oval Drive as spaces open up. Please do not park in front of Stewart Center (STEW) along Memorial Mall Drive.

Tournament Schedule

All event conflicts at this tournament are identical to those found in the schedule for the Indiana State Tournament. The schedules are considered tentative and are subject to changes.

Sponsors

Purdue University Science Olympiad Club