INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — With summer’s rising temperatures, the 2008 Kroger Indy Jazz Fest presented by Coca-Cola adds heat with steamy performances by Grammy Award-winner John Legend, Buddy Guy and Freddie Hubbard. For the first time in the history of the Indy Jazz Fest, the soul music will continue with a performance each day by an award-winning American Pianists Association (APA) Jazz Fellow. For more information about the Jazz Fellowship, visit http://www.americanpianists.org/programs/jazzFell.aspx.

In addition, performances at the Kroger Indy Jazz Fest will be the only thing smoking, as the fest goes smoke-free for the first time. The Festival also does its part to keep Military Park and the community clean by partnering with community leaders Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Countrymark Co-op and Cummins Power Generators.

Artist Line-up includes performances by:

Friday: Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel, Bettye LaVette, Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood, Adam Brinbaum (former APA Jazz Fellow) and Buddy Guy

Saturday: Headliner John Legend, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band, Stephanie Browning Quartet, Dan Tepfer Trio (APA Jazz Fellow), Freddie Hubbard, Tad Robinson, Dave Koz and Kenny Phelps and Hannaneel

Sunday: Robin McKelle Quartet, Aaron Parks Quartet (former APA Jazz Fellow) and Legends of Jazz Tour presented by AARP, including Ramsey Lewis, Paquito D’Rivera and Fourplay

Tickets are now available at any Kroger store in Indiana or through June 11 at indyjazzfest.net. Single day tickets are $25 and $65 for a three-day pass. Tickets can also be purchased at Military Park the day of the event with CASH ONLY for $25 for Friday and $35 for Saturday and Sunday. Children 14 and younger are free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult.

For more information about the Kroger Indy Jazz Fest presented by Coca-Cola or to purchase tickets, visit www.indyjazzfest.net or call (317) 940-8072.

The American Pianists Association receives support from the City of Indianapolis through the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, the Lilly Endowment, Christel DeHaan Family Foundation, the Indiana General Assembly through the Indiana Arts Commission and the U.S. Congress through the National Endowment for the Arts, among others.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Grant proposals that address needs in the areas of children’s music education, children’s needs, and community beautification are being accepted at The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette from now until noon on Tuesday September 2, 2008. Not-for-profits serving the Tippecanoe County area are encouraged to apply. For information, go to www.cfglaf.org or call (765) 742-9078.

For projects benefiting “Music Education for Disadvantaged Youth”, $8,500 is available for grants in 2008. In 2007, grant awards from the Louisa Lee France Endowment funded $1,400 in music lesson scholarships (Children’s Music Foundation, Inc.) and $2,000 for piano tuning and repair (also at Children’s Music Foundation, Inc.)

For projects benefiting or addressing “Children’s Needs” a total of $7,500 is available for grants in 2008. 2007 grant awards from the Fund for Children’s Needs were awarded to:

• $350, spring break theatre classes, Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette.
• $2,100, membership fees, uniform pieces, and troop start-up money for 100 Hispanic girls as well as funds for participation in a Piñata Party and Fiesta Camp, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
• $5,000, Systems of Care flex fund for small, one-time expenses impacting seriously emotionally disturbed children, Wabash Valley Hospital Department of Child & Adolescent Services.

A total of $2,300 is available for the 2008 grant cycle for “Community Beautification”.

This is the first year for grant awards from the Virginia B. Huth Fund and the George and Betty DeVault Fund.

The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette is a nonprofit public charity established in 1970 to inspire, nurture, and practice philanthropy, stewardship, and leadership in the communities we serve. Additional grant opportunities are also available through The Community Foundation. For further information or to access a grant proposal application, visit www.cfglaf.org, call (765) 742-9078 or e-mail to info@cfglaf.org.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Members of the Purdue University community will gather at 7 p.m. June 12 to remember the victims of the earthquake that occurred in China’s Sichuan province last month.

The memorial service will be held at University Church, 320 North St., West Lafayette. The date marks the one-month anniversary of the earthquake. The service is open to the public.
As of Wednesday (June 4), the death toll stood at 69,019, with more than 370,000 injured and more than 18,000 reported missing.

Assistant Dean of Students Sue Wilder, who is helping organize the service, said there are strong ties between Purdue and the people of China. Last year Purdue hosted more than 800 Chinese students, and more than 200 Purdue students participated in study abroad programs in China.

Purdue University Religious Leaders, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, the Greater Lafayette Chinese Alliance Church and Office of the Dean of Students are sponsoring the memorial service.

Parking during the service will be available in the Grant Street Parking Garage.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Comprising every new student system except financial aid (released in February), Banner Student, scheduled to launch this July, will be OnePurdue’s fourth and final — and most visible — major software release.

Although Banner’s official “go-live” date is July 7, it’s a little more complicated than that, said Rita Clifford, the Enrollment and Student Affairs (ESA) team lead.

“Not all functions will be immediately available July 7. We’ll be rolling out most of it over the course of the following two weeks,” she said. (The Academic History and Degree Audit features will be released in October.)

There are three important dates to remember, Clifford said: July 3, 7 and 21.

Purdue North Central (PNC) also is implementing Banner.

“PNC is an active partner in OnePurdue and will be going live in July with Banner,” said Larry Barrett, vice chancellor for enrollment management and student services. “Its implementation schedule and functionality, however, is slightly different than that at West Lafayette.” (For more information about Banner at PNC, contact Barrett at lbarrett@pnc.edu.)

At 5 p.m. July 3, just before the Independence Day holiday weekend, a “freeze” will be put on student-related business transactions at the West Lafayette campus, said University Registrar Bob Kubat. “At that point, we will no longer process anything for the fall semester under the old system.” Registration for fall semester will stop, too, but will recommence July 21 — using Banner.

From July 7 to July 21, Banner will be used primarily by staff in Admissions, Office of the Registrar, Enrollment and the Bursar’s Office in West Lafayette, while the system undergoes final “validation.”

This process will cover a number of last-minute checks, Clifford said, including verifying that the fall schedules were converted properly into the Banner system and that course information is accurate.

Banner training also is currently being planned, and information on how to register for classes should be available in early June, said Connie Bilyeu, director of training for ITaP Customer Relations. “We’ve put together a tentative training calendar, but this is a working document and subject to change.”

The calendar, course catalog and other information can be accessed from this page:
http://www.purdue.edu/onepurdue/training/esatraining.shtml.

“July 21 is the date that will be important to most people in West Lafayette,” Clifford said. “That’s when the system will be made available to all faculty and students, in addition to staff who will use Banner in their jobs.”

The most visible aspect of this will be the widespread release of myPurdue, the Internet portal through which all West Lafayette faculty and students will access Banner and its self-services. (PNC’s Banner portal is called myPNC.) This will have an immediate impact on students, who will then be able to register for and drop and add their fall classes.

Several Informational resources about Banner and myPurdue, including online demonstrations and presentations, are available on the OnePurdue Web site here:
http://www.purdue.edu/onepurdue/about/secure/index.shtml. (You will need to enter your Career Account username and password to access this page.)

“This is not only the last piece of OnePurdue,” Kubat said, “but also the part that will impact the most number of people, including all faculty and students.

“A lot of people have worked hard to make this happen, and we’re going to build on this foundation to keep improving the system over time.”

General questions about Banner and myPurdue can be sent to onepurdue@purdue.edu. If you need specific help accessing or using myPurdue, contact the ITaP Customer Service Center at:

E-mail: itap@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-4000
Online: www.itap.purdue.edu/help

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — La Milonguera, the Argentinean Tango Club of Purdue, invites the Purdue West Lafayette community to a summer call-out on Friday, June 13.

Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are held Friday evenings with additional opportunities to dance throughout the week.

The call-out will be at 7 p.m. June 13 in Room 302, STEW. Classes begin June 20.

More information is available online at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~tango/, or contact Amir, anoorina@purdue.edu, or Jill, jillian.rumpza@gmail.com or (765) 418-7471)