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A campus of Purdue University, Purdue Fort Wayne was founded on July 1, 2018, when its predecessor university, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne formally split into two separate institutions: Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana University Fort Wayne. [4] Its athletic teams are the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. [5]
In 1917, Indiana University started offering courses in downtown Fort Wayne to 142 students in 12 courses. At a separate downtown location, Purdue University permanently established the Purdue University Center in 1941 to provide a site in Fort Wayne for students to begin their undergraduate studies prior to transferring to the West Lafayette main campus to complete their degree.
The 2024–25 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Mastodons, led by eleventh-year head coach Jon Coffman, play their home games at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as members of the Horizon League.
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball team that represents Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). They have been a member of the Horizon League since 2020 (departing from the Summit League after thirteen years).
The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, formerly known as the IPFW Mastodons and Fort Wayne Mastodons, are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). The school's athletic program includes 16 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Mastodon named Don, and the school colors are black and gold.
To serve the extension centers' combined mission in Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne's Indiana-Purdue Foundation purchased 216 acres (0.87 km 2) of farmland at the then-suburban northern edge of Fort Wayne. The new Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) campus opened on September 17, 1964, following nearly two years of construction that ...
The IPFW athletic program, branded as "IPFW" through 2015–16 and "Fort Wayne" in 2016–17 and 2017–18, was transferred in its entirety to PFW, adopting the current athletic branding of "Purdue Fort Wayne" at that time. The history of PFW men's basketball thus begins with IPFW's first season of intercollegiate competition in 1973–74.
Purdue University Fort Wayne [b] Fort Wayne: Public Master's university: 9,069 2018 Mastodons: NCAA Division I – Horizon League: Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men's volleyball) Purdue University Global: Statewide (online) Public benefit corporation Online Doctoral/professional university: 45,125 2018 HLC: Purdue ...