1. Athletics and Education A Big 10 approach to academia

2. Purdue University is an institution of higher learning with a diverse population whose students are hardworking, dedicated, and focused.

4. Even today, professors continue to guide their students through a collaborative learning environment.

5. Many great athletes, who excel at both sports and academics, call Purdue home.

6. Purdue demands the best out of athletes on and off the field. Therefore, Student-Athletes rely on the Inter-collegiate Athletic Facility (IAF) to aid them in their studies.

7. At the IAF student-athletes engage closely with tutors. At the end of each session, the tutors fill out a form that tracks the student’s progression.

8. Students-athletes have access to the IAF throughout the day. This allows for students to work profusely for extended periods of times.

9. If the student-athlete is below the required 3.0, it is mandatory for the student to meet with a tutor everyday of the week.

10. Whether it is working in small groups or focusing on one-on-one attention, the The IAF offers an array of study locations.

11. All in all, the IAF is a positive place for student-athletes to catch up on work, get help with work, or just hang out and past by time. The IAF has played a major role in continuing Purdue’s identity on raising successful student-athletes.

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