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Grand Alternative Events on Sunday, April 19

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.– Dozens of substance-free activities will be offered through April 26 for Purdue students as part of the annual Grand Prix celebration.

The 2009 Grand Alternative is sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students, Wesley Foundation, Student Wellness Office and the Division of Recreational Sports, along with a grant from the Drug-Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County.

All Grand Alternative events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The following is an up-to-date and complete list of activities and sponsors.

Phi Sigma Pi will sponsor a Rock Band Tournament in the Union on Sunday, April 19th at 7:00p.

Sunday, April 19th Events

All day. Golf Boilermaker Invitational. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand Alternative Campus Clean Up. Meet in Schleman Hall lobby.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 5K Run/Walk. Vawter Field. Sponsored by College Mentors for Kids.
Noon. World’s Strongest Boilermaker. Recreational Sports Center. Sponsored by the RSC.
Noon. Baseball vs. Ohio State. Lambert Field. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.
Noon. Women’s tennis vs. Minnesota. Schwartz Tennis Center.
1-2 p.m. Capture the Flag game. Intramural Fields, Black 15 and 18. Sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers.
2 p.m. Softball vs. Northwestern. Varsity Softball Complex. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.
4:30 p.m. Wesley Praise Service and Cookout. Wesley Foundation, 435 State St. Sponsored by the foundation.
5-10 p.m. Grand Alternative Concert featuring Augustana, Wale and Colin Munroe. Slayter Hill. In case of rain, the concert will take place in Elliott Hall of Music. Not open to the public.Sponsored by Purdue Student Government.
7 p.m. Rock Band Tournament. Purdue Memorial Union. Sponsored by Phi Sigma Pi.

Purdue’s Grand Alternative to offer substance-free events

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:07:13 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Dozens of substance-free activities will be offered through April 26 for Purdue students as part of the annual Grand Prix celebration.

Many campus organizations, offices and departments will be taking part in this year’s Grand Alternative, which will feature a wide range of events, including games, concerts, movies, sports events, fundraisers, parties and dances.

The Grand Alternative was conceived in 1998 when Steve Cain, a campus minister at the Wesley Foundation, initiated a communitywide coalition of student groups with the goal of celebrating the Grand Prix safely and without alcohol. Grand Alternative got its official start in 1999 with a grant from the Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Tippecanoe County.

All Grand Alternative events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. The following is an up-to-date and complete list of activities and sponsors.

Phi Sigma Pi will sponsor a Rock Band Tournament in the Union on Sunday, April 19th at 7:00p.

Sunday, April 19th Events

Sunday (April 19). All day. Golf Boilermaker Invitational. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Sunday (April 19). 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand Alternative Campus Clean Up. Meet in Schleman Hall lobby.
Sunday (April 19). 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 5K Run/Walk. Vawter Field. Sponsored by College Mentors for Kids.
Sunday (April 19). Noon. World’s Strongest Boilermaker. Recreational Sports Center. Sponsored by the RSC.
Sunday (April 19). Noon. Baseball vs. Ohio State. Lambert Field. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.
Sunday (April 19). Noon. Women’s tennis vs. Minnesota. Schwartz Tennis Center.
Sunday (April 19). 1-2 p.m. Capture the Flag game. Intramural Fields, Black 15 and 18. Sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers.
Sunday (April 19). 2 p.m. Softball vs. Northwestern. Varsity Softball Complex. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.
Sunday (April 19). 4:30 p.m. Wesley Praise Service and Cookout. Wesley Foundation, 435 State St. Sponsored by the foundation.
Sunday (April 19). 5-10 p.m. Grand Alternative Concert featuring Augustana, Wale and Colin Munroe. Slayter Hill. In case of rain, the concert will take place in Elliott Hall of Music. Not open to the public. Sponsored by Purdue Student Government.
Sunday (April 19). 7 p.m. Rock Band Tournament. Purdue Memorial Union. Sponsored by Phi Sigma Pi.

Monday, April 20th Events

Monday (April 20). 5-10 p.m. Annual Trike Relay Race. South end of the Memorial Mall. Sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega.
Monday (April 20). 7:30-11:30 p.m. Graffiti with Lights. Stewart Center, Room 310. Sponsored by the Queer Student Union.

Tuesday, April 21st Events

Tuesday (April 21). 1-4 p.m. Global Village. Memorial Mall. Sponsored by AIESEC Purdue. In case of rain, the event will be canceled.
Tuesday (April 21). 3 p.m. Softball vs. Valparaiso. Varsity Softball Complex. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.

Wednesday, April 22nd Events

Wednesday (April 22). 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. International Medicine Fundraising Cookout. Centennial Mall. Sponsored by Raising Awareness of International Medicine.
Wednesday (April 22). 4 p.m. Baseball vs. Butler. Lambert Field. Cost is $2 for students, $5 for the general public.
Wednesday (April 22). 6-10 p.m. Diversity Roundtable Discussion. Pfendler Hall, Room 241. Sponsored by DRIVEN.
Wednesday (April 22). 7-11 p.m. Keggeroke. St. Thomas Aquinas, Newman Hall. Sponsored by Purdue Catholic Students.
Wednesday (April 22). 10 p.m. Wednesday to 2 a.m. Thursday. Moonlight Pancake Breakfast, Agriculture Administration Building front lawn. Sponsored by the Agriculture Council.

Thursday, April 23rd Events

Thursday (April 23). 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. International Medicine Fundraising Cookout. Centennial Mall. Sponsored by Raising Awareness of International Medicine.
Thursday (April 23). 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorsports on the Mall. Purdue Mall. Sponsored by the Purdue Motorsports Association.
Thursday (April 23). 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. aKDPhi Root Beer Give Away. Memorial Mall. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority Inc.
Thursday (April 23). 8 p.m. That’s Hott Performance Show. Matthews Hall, Room 210. Sponsored by Delta Pi Rho.
Thursday (April 23). 8 p.m. Thirsty for Knowledge Thursday. Chemistry Resource Room. Sponsored by the American Chemical Society.
Thursday (April 23). 8-11 p.m. Mini Grand Prix Race and Party. Owen Hall front lawn. Sponsored by the Owen Hall Hussar Club.

Friday, April 24th Events

Friday (April 24). All day. Women’s golf: Big Ten Championships. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Friday (April 24). 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Cary Con. Cary Quadrangle South Basement. Sponsored by the Cary Club.
Friday (April 24). 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chinese Calligraphy. Purdue Memorial Union. Sponsored by the Chinese Calligraphy Club.
Friday (April 24). 1-8 p.m. Boilermaker Block Party. Hillenbrand Lawn. Sponsored by the Phoenix Club.
Friday (April 24). 1-8 p.m. DJ Showcase. Slayter Center. Sponsored by the Beat Society.
Friday (April 24). 4-8 p.m. Windsor’s Grand Alternative Carnival: Welcome to the Jungle. Windsor Main Circle. Sponsored by the Windsor Residence Halls Club.
Friday (April 24). 5-9 p.m. Greek IV Picnic. Pickett Field. Sponsored by the Greek InterVarsity.
Friday (April 24). 7:30-9 p.m. Graffiti with Lights. Stewart Center, Room 214AB. Sponsored by the Queer Student Union.
Friday (April 24). 7:30 p.m. Battle Zone. Matthews Hall, Room 210. Sponsored by the Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc.
Friday (April 24). 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Studio H. Ross-Ade Pavilion, Shively Club. Sponsored by Radio Station of Harrison Hall. Cost is $5.
Friday (April 24). 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday. Battle of the Bands. Recreational Sports Center. Sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.

Saturday, April 25th Events

Saturday (April 25). All day. Women’s Golf: Big Ten Championships. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Saturday (April 25). 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Grand Prix Race. Grand Prix Track at Cherry Lane and McCormick Road. Sponsored by the Grand Prix Foundation.
Saturday (April 25). Noon to 5 p.m. Unity BBQ. Vawter Field. Sponsored by the Black Student Union and the Black President’s Forum.
Saturday (April 25). 6-8 p.m. Open Mic Night. Matthews Hall, Room 210. Sponsored by the Multicultural Society for Excellence.
Saturday (April 25). 7 p.m. The Original Root Beer Kegger. Christian Student Center, 115 Waldron. Sponsored by the center.
Saturday (April 25). 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Free bowling and billiards. Purdue Memorial Union Rack and Roll Bowling Alley. Sponsored by the Tourism Association.
Saturday (April 25). 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday. Rootbeer Riot! Stewart Cooperative House, 800 Northwestern Ave. Sponsored by the cooperative house.
Saturday (April 25). 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday. DecadeZ Costume Party. Recreational Sports Center, South Gym. Sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

Sunday, April 26th Events

Sunday (April 26). All day. Women’s Golf: Big Ten Championships. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Sunday (April 26). 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grand Prix Duathlon. Recreational Sports Center. Sponsored by the Triathlon Club.
Sunday (April 26). 3-8 p.m. Harrison Hall Luau. Harrison Hall front lawn. Sponsored by the Harrison Hall Cavalier Club.

For more information about Grand Alternative events, visit http://www.getinvolved.purdue.edu/Community?action=getOrgHome&orgID=877

Purdue West Lafayette Campus Events for September 8-14

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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

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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

Tuesday-Friday

TICKETS

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

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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

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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.

Tuesday-Saturday

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

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:18:03 +0000

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

Tuesday-Saturday

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.

Purdue West Lafayette campus events for week of June 30

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:11:02 +0000

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

Tuesday-Saturday

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.

Pulitzer winning journalist Thomas Friedman to speak at Purdue

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:49:28 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas L. Friedman, the foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, will speak at Purdue University on Sept. 19 about his upcoming book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America.”

Thomas Friedman

Friedman, whose talk will begin at 7 p.m. in the Elliot Hall of Music, has reported on the current Middle East conflicts, the end of the Cold War, U.S. domestic politics and foreign policy, international economics, and the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat. The College of Engineering – including its Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Global Engineering Program, and School of Mechanical Engineering – has partnered with the Center for the Environment, Energy Center, Office of the Provost and Purdue Climate Change Research Center in sponsoring his speech and related activities that week.

The speech is free and open to the public, but tickets are required in order to reserve a seat. Tickets can be picked up at the Elliott Hall of Music after Aug. 25.

“Tom Friedman has won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work with the New York Times and is one of our country’s foremost journalists on energy and how that has affected our foreign policy,” said event organizer E. Dan Hirleman, the William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering. “He is one of the world’s preeminent commentators on international affairs.”

In 2005 Friedman’s book “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” was an international bestseller and given the first Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, and Friedman was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S.News & World Report.

His book “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” was one of the best-selling books in 1999 and winner of the 2000 Overseas Press Club Award for the best nonfiction book on foreign policy. It’s now available in 20 languages. Friedman’s 2002 book “Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11″ consists of columns Friedman wrote about Sept. 11, as well as a diary of his private experiences and reflections during his reporting on the post-September world as he traveled in 2005 from Afghanistan to Israel, Europe, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.

Friedman is author of “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” which won both the National Book Award and the Overseas Press Club Award in 1989 and was on the New York Times’ bestseller list for nearly a year. It is now used as a basic textbook on the Middle East in many high schools and universities and has been published in 27 languages.

Friedman graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University with a bachelor’s degree in Mediterranean studies and received a master’s degree in modern Middle East studies from Oxford University. He has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University and has been awarded honorary degrees from several U.S. universities. He lives in Bethesda, Md., with his wife Ann and their two daughters.

The College of Engineering serves more than 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students with a wide range of academic programs and interdisciplinary projects, including many related to environment, energy and global issues. The Center for the Environment, Energy Center and Purdue Climate Change Research Center coordinate campuswide activities involving the colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Science, Technology and the Krannert School of Management.

Purdue West Lafayette Campus events, week of June 16

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:23:16 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening June 16-22 at the Purdue University West Lafayette campus.

Monday-Friday

Tuesday-Saturday

Monday, June 16

– Last day for priority seating ticket orders for Friends of Convocations (donor group) for 2008-09 performances. For information on becoming a Friend of Convocations, contact Convocations at 49-49712. Series, Pick 5 and group ticket packages available. To order tickets, see brochure or www.convocations.org, or visit campus box office in Stewart Center or Elliott Hall of Music, or call 49-43933 or (800) 914-SHOW [7469]. To inquire about a group ticket purchase, call 49-61977.

Tuesday, June 17

– CyberSecurity Presentation Series. “Basics of Router Administration.” 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 214B, STEW.

Wednesday, June 18

– CAID Launch Symposium. Center for Analytical Instrumentation Design, Discovery Park. 9 a.m. opening; all day. Room 121, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. Keynote and College of Science Centennial Lecture at 11 a.m.: C.N.R. Rao, chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in India. Registration required only for luncheon. http://www.purdue.edu/dp/caid/launch.php

– Discovery Lecture Series. C.N.R. Rao, chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in India. Topic: Science, policy and research funding opportunities and challenges between the United States and India. 3:30 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building.

Sunday, June 22

– Cleaning begins in south section of University Street Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through July 3. 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.

To Wednesday: Computer Science Beginner Camp. Rising grades 6-8. Wednesday-Sunday: Computer Science Advanced Camp. Rising grades 7-9.

Monday-Thursday. FFA state convention. Youth Development and Ag Education. Sessions in STEW and PMU. Teens; 1,300 expected.

Monday-Friday: Elderhostel Choral Workshop; Elderhostel “Purdue’s All-You-Can-Learn Buffet.”

Monday-Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 2. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields. http://www.purdue.edu/bkc/.

Monday-Friday: GERI Super Summer II. Gifted Education Resource Institute; Dept. of Educational Studies. Pre-K through grade 4. Beering Hall and Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.

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

Saturday-Sunday: American Youth Basketball Tournament. Conference Division. East, West, and Main gyms at Recreational Sports Center. 4,000 expected.

Intercollegiate Athletics camps this week: Girls basketball Fundamental Junior Skills Day Camp and Player Development Camp (to Tu). Tennis co-ed camp (to Th). Diving Camp session I (to F). Swim camps (M-F). Football Elite Quarterback Camp session II (M-W). Track and Field Camp (M-Th). Football One-day Development Camps (M-Sa). Soccer advance day, advanced residential and youth day camps (to W). Coaches Golf School session 2 (Tu-Sa). Boys team basketball Boilermaker Shootout (W, Th). Football All Positions Camp (Th-Sa). Girls basketball team camp (F-Su). Boys basketball Player Development Camp (Su into next week).

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