Association of Women Business Owners unveils new logo, tagline

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — At their annual evening social in June, the Association of Women Business Owners (AWBO) unveiled the results of a contest held for the development of a new organization logo and tagline. Approximately 40 members and guests were in attendance at Windows on the Levee for the event.

The AWBO Board of Directors chose the new logo because they felt it was a great font representation of both business and female character. The AWBO logo was designed by Lyndi McDonough, a 2008 Purdue University graduate and former Helen magazine intern from Mason, Ohio.

The new tagline is “Where women in business meet.” The tagline was adapted from one developed by Betsy Sattler of Indianapolis, a former Helen magazine intern and a senior at Purdue University majoring in visual communications design with minors in advertising/public relations and anthropology.

The winning entries were submitted by AWBO members Sharon Martin and Susan Woodson of Full Moon Communications. For submitting the winning entries, the women each receive a free AWBO membership for the 2008-2009 year. These creations were chosen from 30 entries.

With more than 100 members, AWBO is the only organization in the area specifically devoted to the networking and support of women business owners. For more information, visit www.awbo.org.

Purdue West Lafayette campus events for week of June 30

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening June 30 through July 6 at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

Monday-Friday

– Exhibition: “57/1: Artists from the Premier Edition of the PMC Guild Annual.” Purdue Galleries. Artworks, jewelry created by use of precious metal clay. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, and by appointment. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. For class or group visits, contact Mary Ann Anderson at 49-67899. Through Aug. 1.

– Exhibition: “From the Kitchen to the Classroom: Lillian Gilbreth and Home Economics.” Libraries: Archives and Special Collections. Purdue researcher and innovator in efficiency methods. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Room 279, STEW. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol. Through Aug. 15.

Tuesday-Saturday

– Exhibition: “Una Herencia Mexicana” (A Mexican Heritage). Works of Mexican Modernists. Sponsors include Purdue University Galleries and Purdue Latino Cultural Center. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette (south off South Street). 742-1128. Through Aug. 29.

Thursday, July 3

– Summer session Module 2 ends. Grades due at Office of the Registrar by 5 p.m. July 8 (Tu).

Friday, July 4

– Independence Day. University holiday. Offices closed. —– Operator Services Office (telephone) closed from 7 p.m. July 3 (Th) to 7 a.m. July 7 (M). In emergency, call 911 or Purdue police at 49-48221. Questions: 49-43050.

– Stars and Stripes Celebration. Community event for Independence Day. 7 p.m.: Big Swing Band of Lafayette. 8 p.m.: Lafayette Citizens Band and Greater Lafayette Freedom Singers, with break at 9-9:15 for Tippecanoe Fife and Drum Corps. Music will include “Hail Purdue” conducted by President France A. Cordova and her husband, Christian Foster. About 10 p.m.: Fireworks. Slayter Center.
—– Traffic and parking notes: Stadium Avenue west of Russell Street will be closed. No parking along McCormick Road and Cherry Lane; towing enforced.

Sunday, July 6

– Materials and nanotechnology lecture. Masa P. Rao, mechanical engineering. Birck Nanotechnology Center, Center for Advanced Manufacturing. “High-aspect-ratio Micromachining of Titanium.” 3:30 p.m. refreshments; 3:45 p.m. seminar. Room 1010, Neil Armstrong Hall.

– Cleaning begins in north section of Northwestern Avenue Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through July 18. Vehicles left in the garage during cleaning will be towed at the owner’s expense.

Who’s on campus this week?

A listing of some conferences and camps of notable size, public interest or visibility, or participation of children, youth or others outside Purdue.

Ongoing: Purdue Athletes Life Success Program (PALS), formerly National Youth Sports Program at Purdue. Through July 11. Ages 10-16.

Through Saturday: GERI Summer Residential Camp I. Through grades 7-8 (Star), grades 9-12 (Pulsar). Gifted Education Resource Institute; Dept. of Educational Studies. More at www.education.purdue.edu/centers/geri/youth_programs/Summer_Residential/Summer_Residential.html.

Through Wednesday: LEAP II (Love Engineering at Purdue). Girls grades 7-8. Women in Engineering Programs. https://engineering.purdue.edu/WIEP/Programs.

Monday-Wednesday: Day on Campus. Student Access, Transition and Success Programs, with participating colleges and schools for these dates.

Monday-Thursday: Boys basketball Day Camp. Grades 1-9.

Dancing in the Streets festival seeks volunteers

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Volunteers are needed to help staff the ticket booths and admission gates at the 17th Annual Dancing in the Streets festival presented by the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation in Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette on Saturday, July 19th.

They are seeking volunteers to work two-hour shifts at Admission Gates and Ticket Booths. There is also a need for volunteers to secure fenced areas, help with stage set up and during entertainment transitions, assist with car/motorcycle registration, and help at the information tent. Certified fork lift drivers would be especially appreciated. Volunteers are also needed to help with set up and tear down. All volunteers receive free admission to the street festival and a Dancing in the Streets t-shirt.

Dancing in the Streets supports the many programs of the Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation’s Downtown Development Council. The event runs from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight and features dancing, live bands on 2 stages, a laser light show, an Elvis impersonator, food from over 15 local restaurants, 2 beer and wine gardens, motorcycle showcase and cruise, and one of the largest classic car cruises in the region.

Please contact Jane Ness at 742-4044 or by email at jness@lwldc.org for more information or to sign up.

Future graduate students to convene at Purdue for Big 10+ expo

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Students looking for the right fit for graduate school will have the chance to see what several universities from across the nation have to offer during the Big 10+ Graduate School Exposition on Sept. 29.

The event will be in the Purdue University Memorial Union’s South Ballroom and will feature information about graduate education in fields related to agriculture, engineering, mathematics, pharmaceutical science, science and technology. Recruiter registration is now open, and registration for students will be available in July.

Last year’s expo attracted students with an average grade-point-average of 3.62 on a 4.0 scale from nearly 120 institutions and 37 states. Prospective student attendance at the expo and institutional attendance at the graduate school fair has increased every year since the event’s inception.

Students from a variety of colleges and universities nationwide are invited to attend. Qualified prospective graduate students may receive funding to partially cover travel expenses. A series of workshops will be offered to educate and aid prospective students in their search for the right graduate program.

Graduate recruiters from other institutions are invited to participate in the expo’s graduate school fair. Past attendees, other than Purdue, have included Arizona State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Duke University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, Penn State University, Princeton University, University of Arizona, University of California, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Notre Dame, University of Southern California, University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, and Washington University in St. Louis.

For information or to register, visit the Big 10+ Graduate School Exposition Web site at http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo

Purdue community warned of e-mail scam

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The IT Networks & Security Incident Response group continues to warn the Purdue community about reports of a targeted e-mail scam.

The e-mails appear to come from various Purdue administrative departments or units and ask users to confirm their e-mail address by responding with their password information. Additional variants of the scam e-mails ask users to navigate to a specific URL and then enter their Purdue user name and passwords. Many of these e-mails use Purdue terminology and appear highly authentic.

“In most variations, the e-mails state that if the user does not respond or take some required action, their e-mail account will be deactivated from the database,” said Scott Ksander, executive director of IT networks and security. “Users should immediately delete the e-mail and not take the action requested.”

These are targeted e-mail scams and phishing e-mails that attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information by masquerading as an authoritative entity such as the Purdue Webmail Team, Ksander said. He reminds campus computing users that IT units at Purdue should never ask users to divulge their passwords to university IT resources.

Ksander recommends those who have already responded to the e-mail immediately reset their passwords. Users can go to the password reset page located at http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue. Click on the “Change Your Password” link.

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