Purdue West Lafayette Campus Events for Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here are events scheduled for this weekend, Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13 on the Purdue University West Lafayette campus.

Friday, April 11

– PAJAMA (Purdue Arts Jewelry and Metals Association) spring jewelry sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Under mural, Stewart Center.

– Faculty symposia. 10 a.m.-noon. Presidential inaugural events. Titles, moderators and locations below. For names of panelists, see www.purdue.edu/inauguration and click Schedule.

—- Faculty symposium: “Serious Games for Serious Learning: Harnessing the Digital Generation.” Commons, Lawson Computer Science Building Commons. Moderator: Rusty Rueff, CEO of SNOCAP Inc., former executive VP of human resources for Electronic Arts (EA).

—- Faculty symposium: “Building a New Planet.” Auditorium, Pfendler Hall. Moderator: Moira Gunn, founder and host of Public Radio’s “Tech Nation” and “BioTech Nation.”

—- Faculty symposium: “Tiny Technologies for Huge Impacts on Health.” Room B071, Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. Moderator: Timothy Sands, the Basil S. Turner Professor of Engineering and director of Birck Nanotechnology Center.

– Inauguration of France A. Córdova as 11th president of Purdue University. 2-4 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are required and are free at campus box offices in Elliott and Stewart Center; 49-43933 or (800) 914-7469. Live telecast at campuses in Purdue system: Purdue North Central, LSF 002; Purdue Calumet, GYTE 103 and 107; IPFW, Kettler Hall G22; IUPUI, TBD. www.purdue.edu/inauguration/

– Haraka Fest. Black Cultural Center. 7 p.m. BCC.

– Purdue Theatre. “Hair” by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt McDermott. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. April 10-12, 17-19; 3 p.m. April 13; midnight (end of day) April 12, 18. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $18; 62+ seniors, $15; students, $12. Recommended for mature audiences.

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Purdue West Lafayette Campus Events, Thursday, April 10

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here is a list of events happening Thursday, April 10, at the Purdue University West Lafayette campus.

Thursday, April 10

– William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture. Sigmar Wittig, former council chair of European Space Agency. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 10:30 a.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Reception following, third floor, Neil Armstrong Hall.

– The Diversity in the Classroom Project. Faculty panel facilitated by Carolyn Johnson, director, Diversity Resource Office. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Room 218, STEW.

– Global University Convocation. A presidential inaugural event. Moderator: Brian Lamb, alumnus (LA 63) and C-SPAN co-founder and CEO. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. For names of panelists, see www.purdue.edu/inauguration and click Schedule.

– Haraka Fest. Black Cultural Center. 7 p.m. BCC. Also Friday.

– Dierks Bentley concert. Country music, with guests Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan. Purdue Convocations. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: public, $36.50; Purdue and Ivy Tech students plus others under age 19, $29.50.

April 10-11

– PAJAMA (Purdue Arts Jewelry and Metals Association) spring jewelry sale. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Under mural, Stewart Center.

April 10-19

– Purdue Theatre. “Hair” by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt McDermott. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. April 10-12, 17-19; 3 p.m. April 13; midnight (end of day) April 12, 18. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $18; 62+ seniors, $15; students, $12. Recommended for mature audiences.

All week

– Through April 20. “Autotelematic Spider Bots.” Stewart Center Gallery. Made by artist Ken Rinaldo, an associate professor of art and technology at Ohio State University, the Spider Bots are five spider-like sculptures that interact with the public in real-time and self-modify their behaviors based on their interaction with the viewer, themselves and their environment. They will function for 15-minute periods at 10:30 a.m. and at 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. daily. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

– Through April 20. “Machinic Drift.” Robert L. Ringel Gallery in the Purdue Memorial Union. Various interactive works and imagery by artist Ken Rinaldo, including robotic fish and electronic sound work sculptures. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

– WBAA radio membership drive. 920-AM and 101.3-FM. More at http://www.wbaa.org.