Purdue West Lafayette Campus Events for September 8-14

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening Sept. 8-14 at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

Monday, Sept. 8

– “SmartAid: Consultants Without Costs.” Presentation by Lor Foster Thompson, visiting professor in Department of Organization Leadership and Supervision, about her project to develop an Internet-based support system for volunteers in developing countries. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Room 447, Young Hall.

– “Will Your Vote Be Counted? How Do You Know?” Speaker: Eugene H. Spafford, the executive director of Purdue’s CERIAS (Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security). The event is sponsored by PLACE (Purdue Liberal Arts Community Engagement), the Unitarian Universalist church and the American Civil Liberties Union in Indiana. 7-9 p.m. Morton Community Center, 222 N. Chauncey Ave.

– International Symposium on Audible Acoustics in Medicine and Physiology. Monday and Tuesday. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering. https://engineering.purdue.edu/Acoustics/. Registration closed.

Tuesday, Sept. 9

– College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. “University Policies and Procedures Related to Teaching.” For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 2 of 10 through Nov. 18 except Oct. 14 and Nov. 11. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

Wednesday, Sept. 10

– Purdue University Galleries. Curator’s lecture for “‘No Danger’ Airplane Show” exhibition, showing through Oct. 12. Edward Bernstein, Indiana Univ. 5:30 p.m. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. Exhibition details at bottom under Ongoing Events.

– Spanish Conversation Table. Resumption of Latino Cultural Center weekly table for fall semester. All levels welcome. 6-7 p.m. LCC. 49-42530.

– Digital Literacy Contest. A multi-university competition in finding information online. Presented at Purdue by Purdue Libraries and ITaP. 6-8 p.m. Campus computer labs. Registration at www.DigitalLiteracyContest.org. Questions: (765) 425-6033 or Daniel.Poynter@GNIC.org.

Thursday, Sept. 11

– College Teaching Workshop Series 2: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit. “Effective Course Design Can Make You a Better Teacher.” Tom Turpin, entomology. For faculty, staff, grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Five events through Oct. 9. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

– Libraries Open Houses. 2-4 p.m. Each of 11 libraries on the West Lafayette campus. www.lib.purdue.edu. Click here for a map of the participating locations: www.lib.purdue.edu/adv/docs/OrientationFlyer2_color.pdf.

– Technology lecture. Krishna Madhavan, Clemson Univ. “Challenges and Opportunities in Creating Virtual Organizations for Engineering and Technology Education Research.” 2:30 p.m. Room 202, STEW. More at news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/080828BertolineTalk.html.

– Physics Department General Colloquium, Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture. Title: “Right and Left: Mineral Surfaces, Molecular Selection, and the Origin of Life’s Homochirality.” Speaker Robert H. Hazen, senior staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory and Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University. 4 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. See http://www.physics.purdue.edu/colloq/print.php?id=245 for more information.

Friday, Sept. 12

– Patent examination lecture. John Calvert, administrator of the Inventor Assistance Program, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. “A Perspective of the Patent Examiner.” Siegesmund Engineering Library and the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program. 12:30-1:20 p.m. Room G124, Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering.

– Discovery Lecture Series. Phillip Sharp, co-recipient of 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. “The Roles of Short RNAs in Cancer and Biology.” 3:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. More at http://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2008b/080820SharpDiscoveryLecture.html.

– Latino Heritage Month opening ceremony. Latino Cultural Center. 4-6 p.m. LCC.

– PSUB Outdoor Music Series. Steve Means performing. Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. Front lawn, PMU. (Rain location: Union Commons, ground floor, PMU.)

– National Living Treasures: Kevin Locke with special guest Mary Louise Defender Wilson. Convocations, World Stage. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets: $26-$19. More at http://www.convocations.org.

Sept. 12 and 14

– Soccer (women’s). Boilermaker Challenge Cup. 5:30 p.m. Friday: Purdue vs. Rhode Island; Indiana State vs Morehead State. 1 p.m. Sunday: Purdue vs. Morehead State; ISU vs. Rhode Island. Varsity Soccer Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students $2.

Saturday, Sept. 13

– Game Day Concerts. 1 p.m.: Jazz bands, followed by “All-American” Marching Band’s “Thrill on the Hill,” at Slayter Center. Post-game: Marching Band marches from stadium to Purdue Mall for concert. Purdue Bands; 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.

– Chinese Folk Song and Dance Performance. By Jiangsu Silk & Bamboo Performing Group. Confucius Institute at Purdue. 2-3:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. (Doors open at 1:45 p.m.) More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/080826HongEvent.html.

– Football vs. Oregon. 3:30 p.m. Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets: public, $40.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

– Purdue University Galleries. “Li’l Heads, Too!” Images of heads, small portraits, various media. Visitors can make and add their own work on computer. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Oct. 12.

– Purdue University Galleries. “‘No Danger’ Airplane Show.” Paper or other lightweight airplanes, 4 to 20 inches, displaying fine art printmaking. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Oct. 12. — Curator’s lecture: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Edward Bernstein, Indiana Univ.

Monday-Friday

– 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 Sept. 26.

– John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are butternut squash soup and cod baked in sour cream. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stone Hall. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845. To access the full menu and learn about other dining options from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

TICKETS

Events are free unless noted (except that conference registrations may be omitted here). Ticket prices are for single events, not any series or discount offers. An exception to the following will be noted in the listing.

For varsity athletics tickets, call the Athletic Ticket Office, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT [497-7678]; or visit the office in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. The office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events at IAF, Mackey Arena and Ross-Ade Stadium. For ticketed sports events at other Purdue venues, tickets will be on sale before the event at the venue.

For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others, go to ticket offices in Elliott Hall (lower level, northeast end by Hovde Hall) or Stewart Center (west lobby), or call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW [914-7469]. The Elliott Hall box office is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there.

Purdue Theatre tickets are sold also at the Pao Hall box office. It is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and before Purdue Theatre performances there.

Purdue West Lafayette Campus Events for Sept 2-7

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening Sept. 2-7 at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. Listings for exhibitions and other ongoing or week long events are at the bottom. Also there is information about ticket procedures for most ticketed events.

Tuesday, Sept. 2

– College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. Except as noted, 9-10:30 a.m. Through Nov. 18 except Oct. 14 and Nov. 11. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu.

– College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. “Student-Teacher Relationships: Establishing Rapport with Your Students.” For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 1 of 10 through Nov. 18 except Oct. 14 and Nov. 11. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

– Chemical Engineering Dow Graduate Seminar Series. Tillman Gerngross, Dartmouth Univ. “The Emergence of Humanized Yeast: A Novel Tool to Elucidate Glycosylation Dependent Structure Activity Relationships.” 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

– Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden and professor, Washington Univ. (St. Louis). “Attaining Global Sustainability: What Should We Do?” Centennial lecture series of Purdue chapter of Sigma Xi national research society. Raven lecture co-sponsored by Office of the Provost and Botanicals Research Center. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Reception following. 49-41566 or janle@purdue.edu.

Wednesday, Sept. 3

– Study Abroad Fair. Students can speak to representatives of exchange universities and program organizations, faculty leaders of departmental programs, and the study abroad office staff.10 a.m.-3 p.m. Memorial Mall.

– Jewish Studies Noon Series Lecture. Wendy Flory, English. “The Search: A Graphic Novel for Teaching the Holocaust in Europe.” 12:30 p.m. Room 320, STEW. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.

– Global Perspectives series. Michael Smith, history. “A New Cold War? America, Russia and the Georgia Crisis.” Office of International Programs and Department of History. 7 p.m. Room 206, STEW. More.

Thursday, Sept. 4

– College Teaching Workshop Series 2: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit. “Giving Students Feedback.” Pete Bill, basic medical science. For faculty, staff, grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Five events through Oct. 9. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

– AAO/HR workshop: “The Essentials of Staff Recruitment and Selection.” Staff Recruitment and Selection Series by Affirmative Action Office and Human Resource Services Employment. Workshop’s focus is on role of hiring supervisors and committees in entire process of hiring staff. 2-4 p.m. Room 318, STEW. Online registration for this workshop. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact AAO at 49-47253 (voice), 49-61343 (tty), or aao@purdue.edu.

– Physics Department General Colloquium. Speaker: Anant Ramdas, the Lark-Horovitz Distinguished Professor of Physics at Purdue. Title: “C.V. Raman and the Impact of Raman Effect in Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter, and Materials Science.” 4 p.m. PHYS 203.

– Purdue University Galleries. Reception for “Li’l Heads, Too!” exhibition, showing Sept. 2-Oct. 12. 5:30 p.m. Stewart Center Gallery. Exhibition details at bottom under Ongoing Events.

– Literary Reading Series. Nicholas Delbanco, fiction writer and essayist. Department of English and the Creative Writing Program. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. More. Also writer’s talk at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Bookstall, Hicks Undergraduate Library.

Friday, Sept. 5

– History, Ethics, Human Rights and Innovations in Healthcare Symposium. “Challenges and Solutions: Building a Better Future.” School of Nursing and the College of Science. 7:30 a.m. registration; 8 a.m. program; more at http://www.lafayette-online.com/purdue-news/2008/08/purdue-healthcare-symposium/.

– Road to Retirement seminar for PERF-covered employees (clerical, service, operations assistant). Designed for those age 55 and older and especially recommended for those likely to retire in the next two years. Human Resource Services. 8 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Room 214, STEW. More information here. Registration here. Questions about Road to Retirement can be directed to 49-46683 or pinnie@purdue.edu.

– Writer’s talk. 10:30 a.m. See last entry under Sept. 4 above.

– Road to Retirement seminar for TIAA-CREF-covered employees (faculty, management, administrative and professional). Designed for those age 55 and older and especially recommended for those likely to retire in the next two years. Human Resource Services. 1-5 p.m. Room 214, STEW. More information here. Registration here (at page, scroll to second session). Questions about Road to Retirement can be directed to 49-46683 or pinnie@purdue.edu.

– Catalyst Award Reception and Ceremony. Honoring excellence in enhancing diversity and promoting an inclusive work environment. Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer. 1:15-2:15 p.m. Main level lobby, Elliott Hall of Music. More.

– Cross country. Great American Legends. 4 p.m. Varsity Cross Country Course (near tennis and soccer facilities).

– Soccer (women’s) vs. Illinois State. 5:30 p.m. Varsity Soccer Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students $2.

Saturday, Sept. 6

– Game Day Concerts. 9:30 a.m.: Jazz bands, followed by “All-American” Marching Band’s “Thrill on the Hill,” at Slayter Center. Post-game: Marching Band marches from stadium to Purdue Mall for concert. Purdue Bands; 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.

– Football vs. Northern Colorado. Noon. Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets: public, $40; regular employees may use CSSAC coupon from Aug. 28 Inside Purdue to buy tickets for $25.

Sunday, Sept. 7

– Lewis Black, comedian. On his Comedy Central Live “Let Them Eat Cake” tour. Student Concert Committee. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: public, $42.50; Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students, $30.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

– Purdue University Galleries. “Li’l Heads, Too!” Images of heads, small portraits, various media. Visitors can make and add their own work on computer. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Oct. 12. — Reception: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 4.

– Purdue University Galleries. “‘No Danger’ Airplane Show.” Paper or other lightweight airplanes, 4 to 20 inches, displaying fine art printmaking. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Oct. 12. — Curator’s lecture: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Edward Bernstein, Indiana Univ.

Tuesday-Friday

– John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are butternut squash soup and cod baked in sour cream. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stone Hall. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845. To access the full menu and learn about other dining options from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

TICKETS

Events are free unless noted (except that conference registrations may be omitted here). Ticket prices are for single events, not any series or discount offers. An exception to the following will be noted in the listing.

For varsity athletics tickets, call the Athletic Ticket Office, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT [497-7678]; or visit the office in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. The office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events at IAF, Mackey Arena and Ross-Ade Stadium. For ticketed sports events at other Purdue venues, tickets will be on sale before the event at the venue.

For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others, go to ticket offices in Elliott Hall (lower level, northeast end by Hovde Hall) or Stewart Center (west lobby), or call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW [914-7469]. The Elliott Hall box office is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there.

Purdue Theatre tickets are sold also at the Pao Hall box office. It is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and before Purdue Theatre performances there.

Campus events for July 21-27 at Purdue West Lafayette

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening July 21-27 on the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

All week

– Cleaning continues in south section of Northwestern Avenue Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through July 29. Vehicles left in the garage during cleaning will be towed at the owner’s expense.

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.

Wednesday, July 23

– Summer Concert Series. Free music; optional ticketed dinner. Purdue Memorial Union. Dinner serving starts at 5:30 p.m.; pay at event; adults, $11; children under 10, free. Music is 6:30-8 p.m. Front lawn, PMU (rain location, North Ballroom). Menu by Lemongrass is steamed rice; vegetable egg roll; General Tso’s chicken; green curry with pork; sticky rice with mango; water, Thai sweet tea. Music is reggae by Baaro (www.jayreil.com). Other information at www.union.purdue.edu.

Saturday, July 26

– Planned outage of central computing resources. Includes e-mail and other services requiring career account login. 4 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/detail.cfm?newsId=1717.

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.

Through Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 6. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields. http://www.purdue.edu/bkc/.

Through Friday: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP). Session 3. Grade 12. Department of Engineering Education. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/InfoFor/FutureStudents/visitUs/STEP.

Through Aug. 2: Academic Boot Camp. Preparatory courses for incoming multicultural freshmen. Colleges of Engineering, Science and Technology.

Monday-Thursday: Universal Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp II.

Monday: Working with English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Issues and Strategies for Grades 1-6. College of Education, Center for Literacy Education and Research.

Tuesday-Thursday: Summer Literacy Institute. College of Education, Center for Literacy Education and Research. Expecting 400.

Wednesday: Bowling Fundamental Skills Camp. Ages 9-19. At Union Rack and Roll.

Thursday-Sunday: Bowling Player Development Camp. Ages 9-19. At Union Rack and Roll.

Thursday-Sunday: University Bible Fellowship. Expecting 2,800.

Purdue West Lafayette campus events for week of July 14-20

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening July 14-20 at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

Monday-Friday

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

– 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). 765-742-1128. Through Aug. 29.

Wednesday, July 16

– Summer Concert Series. Free music; optional ticketed dinner. Purdue Memorial Union. Dinner serving starts at 5:30 p.m.; pay at event; adults, $11; children under 10, free. Music is 6:30-8 p.m. Front lawn, PMU (rain location, South Ballroom). Menu from Urban Market is bacon wrapped / spinach stuffed chicken breast; eggplant parmesan roll-ups; rosemary & garlic potato griddle cakes; mandarin & almond rice pilaf; urban harvest salad; caribbean bread pudding w/ rum sauce; water, iced tea, lemonade. Music is blues by WT Feaster Band (www.wtfeasterband.com/wtfbbio.html). Other information at www.union.purdue.edu.

Thursday, July 17

– CyberSecurity Presentation Series. “Basics of Setting Rules for the Firewall.” Information Technology Networks and Security (ITNS). Series addresses topics relevant to the work of the Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT). Noon-1:30 p.m. Room 320, STEW.

Saturday, July 19

– Planned outage of central computing resources. Includes e-mail and other services requiring career account login. 4 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/detail.cfm?newsId=1717. (Same scenario planned for July 26-27.)

Sunday, July 20

– Cleaning begins in south section of Northwestern Avenue Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through July 29. 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.

Through Thursday: International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference and International Compressor Engineering Conference. School of Mechanical Engineering. Expecting 600.

Through Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 5. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields. http://www.purdue.edu/bkc/.

Through Friday: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP). Session 2. Grade 12. Department of Engineering Education. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/InfoFor/FutureStudents/visitUs/STEP.

Through Friday: Multiethnic Introduction to Engineering (MITE). Grade 11. Minority Engineering Programs. https://engineering.purdue.edu/MEP/.

Through Saturday: GERI Summer Residential Camps. Grades 5-6, Comet (Session II); 7-8, Star II; grades 9-12, Pulsar II. Gifted Education Resource Institute; Dept. of Educational Studies. More at www.education.purdue.edu/centers/geri/youth_programs/Summer_Residential/Summer_Residential.html.

Through Friday: SPIRIT Institutes. For High School Teachers (second week); for Counselors; for High School Students. Colleges of Technology and Science. www.itpossibilities.org/.

Through Friday: EPICS 2008 Summer Training for High School Teachers Session II. Continuing Education. Neil Armstrong Hall. Day session. Evening dinner Monday in PMU.

Through Aug. 2: Academic Boot Camp. Preparatory courses for incoming multicultural freshmen. Colleges of Engineering, Science and Technology.

Intercollegiate Athletics camps this week: Volleyball Elite Hitter/Libero/Setter Camp (M-W). Volleyball Team Camp (F-Su). Soccer Youth Game Camp (W-F).

Purdue West Lafayette campus events for week of July 7-13

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening Monday through Sunday, July 7-13, at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University.

All week

– Cleaning 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.

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.

Monday, July 7

– Summer session Module 3 begins. Through Aug. 1.

Wednesday, July 9

– Summer Concert Series. Free music; optional ticketed dinner. Purdue Memorial Union. Dinner serving starts at 5:30 p.m.; pay at event; adults, $11; children under 10, free. Music is 6:30-8 p.m. Front lawn, PMU (rain location, North Ballroom). Menu from Flatbreads is “things that make you go hmm”; brie & apples, asian chicken salad; toasted bread salad; cookies & brownies; water, iced tea, lemonade. Music is acoustic by Michael Kelsey (www.michaelkelsey.com). Other information at www.union.purdue.edu.

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. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080529HarperPALS.html.

Through Saturday or July 19: GERI Summer Residential Camps. Grades 5-6, Comet (Session I, this week); 7-8, Star II (two weeks); grades 9-12, Pulsar II (two weeks). Gifted Education Resource Institute; Dept. of Educational Studies. More at www.education.purdue.edu/centers/geri/youth_programs/Summer_Residential/Summer_Residential.html.

Through Friday: Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP). Session 1. Grade 12. Department of Engineering Education. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/InfoFor/FutureStudents/visitUs/STEP.

Through Friday: Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education (PREFACE). Grades 9-10. Minority Engineering Programs. https://engineering.purdue.edu/MEP/.

Through July 18: Multiethnic Introduction To Engineering (MITE). Grade 11. Minority Engineering Programs. https://engineering.purdue.edu/MEP/.

Monday-Thursday: Technology Advances Girl Scouts (TAGS) I. Grades 6-8. College of Technology in partnership with Girl Scouts of America. www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TAGS_I/.

Monday-Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 4. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields. http://www.purdue.edu/bkc/.

Monday-July 18: SPIRIT Institute for High School Teachers. Colleges of Technology and Science.

Monday-Aug. 2: Academic Boot Camp. Preparatory courses for incoming multicultural freshmen. Colleges of Engineering, Science and Technology.

Friday-July 13: Volleyball General Skills Camps. Intercollegiate Athletics.

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