“My professors say that you can’t create exhibits without first experiencing them yourself,” said Carys George, a student at Purdue Indy who majors in themed entertainment design. This is a brand-new major for Purdue that brings theme parks and experiential entertainment into the fold of Polytechnic curriculum.

Purdue Polytechnic's Themed Entertainment Design program, available only at Indianapolis, is going places with the help of some new collaborators: