For current construction notices and Maps, visit https://www.purdue.edu/physicalfacilities/construction_notices.html
Locally Grown
Most of our meat comes from right here at Purdue. We raise cattle, swine, sheep, and poultry just west of town at our Purdue Animal Sciences farm. The animals are bred, fed, harvested, and processed by Purdue students and staff to bring you fresh, high-quality, locally-grown meat. Look for the labels “Locally Grown” to know you are eating meat raised right here.
Dry-Aged Beef
We age our beef in the cooler for an average of 14 days before it is cut, packaged, and available for sale to you. The extra time spent aging causes our steaks and roasts to be more tender and have a stronger flavor than what you would find at a common supermarket. Try it, we promise you won’t be disappointed!
Support Purdue
Proceeds from our meat sales go towards offsetting the costs of educating Purdue students about the food animal industry. These expenses include the cost of animals, staff, and equipment. We are the only functioning university meat lab in the state of Indiana, and we feel it is important to educate our future leaders on the production of safe, high-quality meat to feed our growing world. When you purchase meat from the Boilermaker Butcher Block, you are getting a great product and supporting a great endeavor!
Located in Smith Hall, Room 170, the Butcher Block is open from 2 – 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Click here for the current price list.
The Butcher Block accepts credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard & Discover).
Contact Information:
Mike Booth, Manager
Meat Science Research & Education Center Purdue University
Ph: (765) 494-8285
http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/meatshop
The 2013 Benefits Open Enrollment period is from October 29, 2012 through midnight on November 16, 2012. Additionally, the 2013 Enrollment Reference Guides have been sent and will be arriving in campus mail. The EBenefits enrollment link can be found at https://enroll.ebenefits.com/login.aspx?id=59.
Employees are welcome to attend an enrollment session in PFSB, but other sessions are available if the dates and times listed below are not convenient. Visit the Purdue Benefits website for additional sessions at http://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/enroll.html.
To attend a benefits enrollment session in PFSB, registration is required and space is limited.
Benefit Enrollment Session
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Noon-1:30 p.m.
PFSB 1179A / 1179B
To Register: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/registration/?offeringid=5855
Benefit Enrollment Session
Friday, November 9, 2012
10-11:30 a.m.
PFSB 1179A / 1179B
To Register: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/registration/?offeringid=5856
If you need computer access or assistance enrolling, drop by one of the walk-in computer lab sessions in PFSB; No registration or appointment needed.
Friday, November 9, 2012
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
PFSB 1233
Friday, November 16, 2012
9 a.m.–3 p.m.
PFSB 1233
Contact Information:
Marci Morris, Physical Facilities Human Resources
(765) 494-8714
marcimorris@purdue.edu
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 4), meaning campus clocks will have to "fall back" this weekend.
Individual departments are reminded that they are responsible for changing clocks in their offices, research laboratories and departmental spaces. Buildings and Grounds staff will ensure that clocks in public areas and outdoor clocks are changed.
In addition to changing clocks, the time change means that clerical, service and operations technical employees, police and firefighters who work the third shift on this date will work one hour longer than normally scheduled. For that shift only, employees typically working eight-hour shifts will work nine hours; and those who typically work a 12-hour shift will work 13 hours.
Employees must be paid overtime for the extra hour if it causes the total hours at the end of the week to exceed 40. The work week may not be modified to avoid overtime payment.
If an employee requests the option of flexing the schedule, it is permissible as long as it is done within the same work week, it is at the employee's request, and the supervisor approves the request.
Employees on approved sick leave will be covered by the University's sick leave policy.
Supervisors and employees are encouraged to work together to meet both business and employee needs.
Contact Information:
Physical Facilities Human Resources
(765) 494-1421
The current vacation policy for regular clerical and service staff allows each staff member to carry forward up to 320 hours of accrued vacation into the 2013 calendar year regardless of their number of years of service and regardless of whether they are full- or part-time.
Please inform your regular clerical and service staff members that vacation hours in excess of 320 hours will be forfeited if not used on or before Monday, December 31, 2012.
Using the chart below, you should be able to calculate which employees are at risk of losing vacation time. Those employees should be encouraged to schedule vacation now, before the end of the year.
| Service | Annual Hourly Accrual | Hours Accrued Each Pay Period* |
| During 1st Year | 80 | 3.1 |
| During 2nd Year | 88 | 3.4 |
| Duringg 3rd Year | 96 | 3.7 |
| During 4th Year | 104 | 4.0 |
| During 5th Year | 112 | 4.3 |
| During 6th Year | 120 | 4.6 |
| During 7th Year | 128 | 4.9 |
| During 8th Year | 136 | 5.2 |
| During 9th Year | 144 | 5.5 |
| During 10th Year | 152 | 5.8 |
| During 11th + Years | 160 | 6.2 |
*Accrual is calculated only on regular paid hours
Holiday Pay for All Employees
All regular employees (including Official University Retirees) who terminate the day prior to an official holiday are not eligible for pay for the succeeding holiday(s). Terminal vacation may not be used to “bridge” a holiday in order to receive pay for that holiday. An employee must plan to be physically at work at least one half-day before and after a holiday in order to receive pay for it.
However, for years in which the holiday falls on the last working day of the month (i.e. December 31, 20XX), individuals who are separating or retiring from the university will receive holiday pay. In this situation, the employee need not be physically at work at least one half day following the holiday in order to receive holiday pay.
If you have any questions, please call Connie Hughes at 44721 or Barb Hubner at 44722.
Thank you to everyone who has turned in United Way pledge cards and to those who have made pledges. As of today, 98% of Physical Facilities pledge cards have been returned! Your donations make a difference. Please remember to have your envelope returned to your United Way team captain by no later than November 9. If you have lost or misplaced your card, click here to obtain a blank one.
There are still opportunities to win weekly prize drawings, with the final prize drawing next Wednesday, October 31, 2011.
This week’s Physical Facilities United Way winners are…
You may pick up your prizes at the Freehafer front reception desk (Grant Street east entrance) between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Prizes for Building Services employees may be obtained from their supervisors. If you need other arrangements, please contact Kerry Ticen at (765) 494-7205.
Click the link below to see the WorkLife Program courses available in the month of November:
http://www.purdue.edu/worklife
Log in using your career account and click on "November" to view the course offerings.
Contact Information:
Beth Timmons, WorkLife Ambassador
(765) 494-6115
btimmons@purdue.edu