News for faculty and staffOctober 29, 2007FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES Help sessions available for benefits enrollmentWalk-in help sessions will be available for faculty and staff during the benefit enrollment period. Open enrollment starts today (Oct. 29) and ends Nov. 9. MoreWellness incentive deadline coming upThe deadline for completing Healthy Purdue's 2007 Wellness Achievement Incentive is fast approaching. Eligible participants who completed the wellness screening and HealthPath Questionnaire by Feb. 28 have until Nov. 9 to complete the wellness achievement incentive. MorePURDUE ON CAMERA
CAMPUS NEWS Hanley Hall celebration to focus on families, leadershipA new $11.5 million facility aimed at fostering research on families, aging and leadership will move one step closer to reality today (Oct. 29) with a ceremony to celebrate the success of fundraising efforts.Bill and Sally Hanley Hall will house the Human Development Institute, which will include programs and centers from the College of Consumer and Family Sciences and the Purdue Center for Aging and the Life Course. More Dalai Lama visits PurdueThe 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, greeted the 6,000-plus audience at Elliott Hall of Music on Friday (Oct. 26) before presenting his talk on "Cultivating Happiness." The Dalai Lama's Purdue appearance was part of his weeklong visit to Indiana and was presented by the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, Ind., and Purdue Convocations in cooperation with Purdue's College of Liberal Arts. More Neil Armstrong sculpture, lunar footprints, unveiledThe statue, accompanied by a trail of sculpted moon boot impressions and other symbolic features, is situated in front of the new Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. More PEOPLE — Christina Wright will begin duties as director of development for the College of Consumer and Family Sciences effective Nov. 5. CALENDAR AND EVENTS 3 events this week to wrap up Purdue's fall celebrationPurdue will wrap up its 12-day celebration surrounding Homecoming this week with two events to mark the fundraising successes for new educational facilities and the dedication of a third. MoreEvents todayHere is a list of events happening Monday, Oct. 29, on the West Lafayette campus. MoreThis week's events: Oct. 29-Nov. 4Here is a list of events happening this week at the West Lafayette campus. 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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