Agricultural Administration Building
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As you go south on Marstellar Street, St. Thomas Aquinas Center (AA) will be on your left at the intersection with State Street. Continue south, past the Agriculture Administration (BB) and Forestry (CC) buildings on your right, and Pao Hall (DD) on your left. Turn left and head east along
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s a state-funded school, Purdue has no religious affiliation. However, St. Thomas Aquinas Center is one of the many religious organizations that can be found on and around campus. The Agricultural Administration Building houses offices for a number of administrative areas, including Agricultural Research Programs. The College of Agriculture’s 314 faculty members bring in about $46.1 million in research funding. Originally intended to be a horse barn, the Forestry Building now holds offices and teaching spaces for the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. The sweetgum tree located at the south end of the building was germinated aboard the Discovery Space Shuttle in 1984 and is playfully referred to as the “Shuttle Gum” tree. The Class of 1952 funded the construction of “Transformation” by Spanish artist Faustino Aizkorbe. The 40-foot-tall, 20-ton creation depicts the transformation that occurs in people as they become more educated and enlightened.
“Transformation”