UHP News and Events

Gingerbread House Decorating

UHP students met at Shreve Hall for the first annual Gingerbread House decorating contest.  There were 6 teams of 3-4 students in the contest, however only the top 3 “Best in Show” were selected to be on display in Mrs. Janet Day’s second grade class at Klondike Elementary School.

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Thanksgiving Dinner

On Sunday, November 23rd, UHP students and staff gathered for Thanksgiving dinner at the Purdue Memorial Union. Thanksgiving Dinner attendees were highly encouraged to donate 1 canned good or non-perishable food item to Food Finders Food Bank. A total of 246 pounds of food was collected! The Boiler Volunteer Network and Food Finders Food Bank were very grateful for such a large contribution toward reaching their yearly quota.

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Bi-Lingual Alphabet Blocks

Students in Professor Patricia Hart’s (Spanish; Director of Film/Video Studies) HONR 399M, “Migration with a Spanish Accent: A Shifting Human Landscape Viewed through Novel, Fiction, and Practicum” designed a service project. The class made and donated bilingual wooden alphabet/word blocks to a Lafayette Head Start classroom.

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Chicago Day Trip

On Sunday, October 19th, UHP sponsored a day-trip to Chicago, IL. Highlights from the trip included the Chicago Architecture Foundation riverboat cruise and a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago.

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