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During the 1980s, the RHI Stone Café
provided an alfresco experience.
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At a time when consumer and family sciences schools across the nation
were either being reduced to programs in agriculture or closing their
doors, the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue was thriving.
The School’s timely adaptations to social changes can be credited
with not only keeping it open but helping it emerge as one of Purdue’s
"hot" schools of the 1980s. By the fall of 1989, undergraduate enrollment
reached just over 2,300 students. During this time, men were attracted
to the School in increasing numbers and comprised up to 25 percent
of undergraduate students. In 1987, the School appointed its first
male dean, Donald Felker. As the School’s role became more complex
and its research increasingly diverse, the quality of family life
and the well-being of the individual in society remained the School’s
primary concerns.
Timeline
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1981
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Sandra Day O’Connor first woman appointed
to U.S. Supreme Court
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1983
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Steven C. Beering appointed Purdue president
(1983-2000)
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1986
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Space shuttle Challenger explodes
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| 1989 |
Purdue Mall fountain dedicated |
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Berlin Wall torn down |
Statistics (1985-86)
Purdue enrollment: 31,987
Home Economics enrollment: 2,217
Resident fees (academic year): $1,629
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