News for faculty and staffAugust 31, 2007FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES Emergency procedures outline what to do in case of bomb threatPurdue emergency preparedness personnel are reminding faculty and staff that procedures are in place in the event of a bomb threat that is telephoned or e-mailed to campus offices. More CAMPUS NEWS Enrollment reflects planned stabilityPurdue reported Thursday (Aug. 30) that 39,102 students are taking classes at its West Lafayette campus, in line with overall enrollment goals and compared with 39,228 in fall 2006. West Lafayette enrollment combined with Purdue's other campuses brings systemwide enrollment to an estimated 70,075 compared with 69,594 a year ago. More MEMO From the vice president for human relations: Religious, ethnic and civic observancesThe 2007 Calendar of Religious, Ethnic, and Civic Observances is now available online. The University community is urged to be sensitive to these observances when scheduling examinations, class assignments, meetings, and other significant events. More CALENDAR AND EVENTS Oncological Sciences Center: Cancer Research Clinical Partnership ProgramSept. 5. 6 p.m. BMED 2001. Speakers: Babak Ziaie, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering, Purdue; Tatjana Jevremovic, associate professor, nuclear engineering, Purdue; Imad Khadra, MD, pulmonologist, Sigma Medical Group; Loubna Scally, MD, radiation oncologist, Arnett Cancer Care. Flyer attached.PEOPLE PRF, University officials to speak to southern Indiana, northern Kentucky business leadersJoseph B. Hornett, Purdue Research Foundation senior vice president, treasurer and COO; and Dennis R. Depew, dean of the Purdue College of Technology, will speak Thursday, Sept. 6, to southern Indiana and northern Kentucky business leaders. They will talk about the growing investment of the new accelerator park and Purdue's expanded educational programs in New Albany, Ind. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue Today: (765) 494-2036; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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