Engineers in Uniform - Andrew Lepore

My name is Andrew Lepore and I’m a sophomore in Construction Engineering and Management here at Purdue. Even though I am a full-time student, I still manage to get involved on campus with a number of academic and extracurricular activities.

Let me start by walking through my daily routine. I wake up every day at 8 am. I roll out of bed, grab myself a cup of coffee or tea, and head to my first class at 9:30 am. From there, I have back-to-back classes until I head back to my room at 5:20. After classes are done for the day, I grab a bite to eat and head to a quiet spot on campus to study. As you can see, my normal schedule is pretty busy and my major is demanding, so I use my campus involvement as a break from all the numbers and equations that populate the pages of my notebooks.  

Two days a week I work in the Office of Future Engineers. This is one of my favorite parts of the week. The office is always welcoming and I love working with my fellow pre-college advisors. My job also gives me the ability to show prospective students how great Purdue really is and all that this university has to offer. 

Outside of work, I am also a member of the Purdue chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. I rushed along with hundreds of other students in my first semester on campus. Through rush, I was able to find a house filled with like-minded individuals that were involved on campus, but also committed to their studies. I hold a leadership position within the house and I have been involved with community outreach and philanthropy through my fraternity.

I am a member of the Construction Engineers of the Future, which is a networking group for construction and civil engineering students. We meet bi-weekly and it gives me a chance to connect with people in my majors and construction companies.

I am also involved with PUDM, Purdue’s annual Dance Marathon which raises money for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. This event is a ton of fun! There is no better feeling than dancing for 18 hours straight to raise over one million dollars for such an amazing cause.

Depending on the time of year, you can find me at Ross-Ade Stadium or Mackey Arena cheering on the Boilermakers. I am a member of the Paint Crew, Purdue basketball’s student section. One of the coolest things that I’ve seen in my two years at Purdue was when we won the B1G Championship on home court against our rivals – Indiana University!

Even though Purdue is one of the top public universities in the country, academics is only a part of the experience. I have found that it is important to immerse yourself on campus and find what you are truly passionate about. Between the B1G sports, Greek life, and thousands of academic and extracurricular clubs and organizations on campus, you are bound to find something that suits your passion. I am a Purdue engineering student, but I am way more than just a student.