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2016 HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN ELIGIBILITY
AND ESSAY RULES
The Homecoming King & Queen petitioning process is organized and presented by the Purdue
Student Union Board. Suggestions, questions, and interpretation of rules should be directed to
the Homecoming Project Leader, Oluwafunmito Adubi; Homecoming Director, Melissa Kellner; or
PSUB Program Advisor, Angelica McLean in PMU Room 268 or phone 765-494-8976.
I.
II.
ELIGIBILITY
A.
Candidates must submit 10 copies of the official 2016 petition form, essay, and
resume by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016 and deliver it to the Purdue
Memorial Union Room 268. The form must be fully completed and typed. All
forms may be downloaded at www.union.purdue.edu/studentevents under the
resource tab.
B.
Candidate must be in good academic and disciplinary standing, i.e., has not been
dismissed, suspended, or dropped from the University without thereafter having
been readmitted
C.
Candidate must have at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.00 GPA system fall 2015 and
Overall GPA AND a spring 2016 GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.00 GPA system.
Court will not be official until Spring 2016 grades are released. If the
candidate was not a full time student in either of these semesters, the grades will
be used from the last semester that the candidate was enrolled full-time.
D.
Candidate must be a full-time student during the fall 2016 semester at the
Purdue University West Lafayette campus, i.e. must be carrying at least 12 hours
of credit.
E.
The individuals chosen to be on the Homecoming Court MUST participate in fall
semester events for Homecoming and campus events including but not limited to
Purdue After Dark presents Boiler Gold Rush, Activities Bonanza, Movie on the
Hill, Homecoming King & Queen Breakfast, Night Train Parade, formal
interviews, and the half-time ceremony at the football game. If the candidate is
unable to attend any or all of these, the Purdue Student Union Board reserves
the right to withdraw the candidate from participating and qualifying as a finalist.
No representatives may be substituted for a candidate’s attendance.
ATTACHMENTS
A.
Essays: Individuals choosing to apply for the 2016 Homecoming Court must
submit one essay covering the following topic:
Why are you proud to be a Boilermaker? What is your most rewarding Purdue
experience and why?
This essay will be judged by a panel of anonymous judges chosen by members
of the Purdue Student Union Board.
The essay must be typed, in 12-point, Times New Roman font, on white paper,
with a minimum of one page (maximum two pages), double spaced. If these
rules are not followed, the essay will not be valid and the candidate will no longer
be considered for court.
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III.
B.
Resume: The candidate’s resume must be no longer than one page and typed
on plain white paper. Candidate may not turn in a cover letter or references with
the resume.
C.
Activities: On a separate page, candidates must submit a list of activities
(including a positions held and descriptions of responsibilities) that they
participated in during the 2015-2016 school year.
D.
Scholarships: Candidate must list all scholarships that they have received while
they have been attending University.
COURT SELECTION
A. All candidates will receive final notification by e-mail on Monday, May 16, 2016. The
finalists will be posted on the Purdue Student Union Board’s website on Monday,
June 3, 2016 to:
www.union.purdue.edu/PSUB
B. Selection of the court will be based on the candidate’s essay, resume, academic
achievement, extracurricular activities, and community involvement
* NOTE *
Each candidate is required to make 10 copies of ALL documents to be provided to each of the 10
judges. This means there should be 10 copies individually paper clipped together, including a
petition form, essay, list of activities, and resume. All documents must be completed, typed, and
returned to the PSUB office, Room 268 of the Purdue Memorial Union by 5pm on Monday, March
28, 2016.
If you are selected to be a part of the 2016 official Homecoming Court you will have the following
required financial expenses: a registration fee of $90.00, and a photography sitting fee of
$100.00. Additional expenses for individual campaign marketing (t-shirts, posters, etc.) are
optional, but a candidate’s total expenses, excluding the photography sitting fee and registration
fee, may not exceed $500.00. Please note the $500.00 cap does not include the $90 registration
fee and $100 photography sitting fee.
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2016 Homecoming King and Queen Application
Form must be legible to be accepted. (PLEASE PRINT)
________________________________________________________________
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Student ID#: ______________________ Email: _______________________________________
Local Address_______________________________________________________________
Phone #___________________Classification_____________ Major____________________
Overall GPA _____________________________ Previous semester GPA__________________
School ___________________________ Hometown __________________________________
I assume full responsibility for knowledge of the 2016 Homecoming King and Queen Contest
Rules and I will abide by them. I also give permission to the Purdue Student Union Board and
their advisors to verify my grade index, semester classification, and scholastic and disciplinary
standing with the Office of the Dean of Students. I understand that the above information will be
supplied to the judges at the interviews, a press release, social media purposes (Facebook,
PSUB website, etc.) and on BoilerLink for voting.
_________________________________________________
(Signature of Candidate)
All candidates will be notified via email on May 16, 2016. Please provide your preferred email for
notification:
_________________________________________________
Please print clearly the name that you would like to appear on your name badge if chosen as a
finalist:
_____________________________________________________
Please circle polo size:
S
M
L
XL
XXL
Application, essay, and resume are due to the Purdue Student
Union Board Office, Room 268, in the Purdue Memorial Union by
5:00 PM on Monday, March 28, 2016.