PROGRAM DATES: Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) and Boiler Gold Rush International (BGRi) take place Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Saturday, Aug. 22. We are THRILLED for you to join us virtually for our student ...

Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) is our welcome week orientation program for all new undergraduate students. BGR takes place the week before fall classes begin, and Purdue encourages all incoming students to ...

Each year, Purdue University's annual Boiler Gold Rush event serves as a week-long introduction to campus for incoming freshman and a way for the newest Boilermakers to forge long-lasting bonds ...

It was the walkout heard around the internet. On Saturday night, during the annual Purdue University freshman orientation known as Boiler Gold Rush, comedian Andy Gross became the center of ...

Admission is free for all fans to the Boiler Gold Rush kick-off game. The first 1,500 students in attendance will receive free Purdue Soccer thunder sticks as they look to create an unmatched home ...

What should have been a fun performance capping off Purdue University’s freshman orientation took a dark turn after comedian Andy Gross goaded a student into touching him onstage in front of an ...

Boiler Gold Rush International (BGRi) is a supplemental orientation program specifically designed to meet incoming international undergraduate students' unique needs and concerns. This program ...

Seven of Purdue's 11 Big Ten games are against 2023 postseason teams. Notable events that highlight the upcoming schedule start with the Boiler Gold Rush season-opening contest against Washington ...

In a 28-question civics test distributed in August to freshman at Boiler Gold Rush, Purdue’s orientation program, 77.8 percent of new students did well enough to get what qualified as passing ...

Kendell Caracciolo, of Woodbine, joined the Boilermaker community by participating in the annual Boiler Gold Rush program at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. She also participated in ...