Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

November 2, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

First flu shot session is today

WorkLife Programs and Purdue University Student Health Center are sponsoring a flu shot session for faculty, staff, graduate staff, retirees, spouses and same-sex domestic partners from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today (Nov. 2) at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. More

Phone book recycling pickup to be Saturday

Purdue's recycling crews will collect the old Purdue telephone directories for recycling this Saturday, Nov. 3. Place your boxed/bundled telephone directories on the loading docks or next to the outdoor green Purdue Recycling collection carts today. More

MEMO

To faculty and staff: Invitation to OnePurdue Student Systems Town Hall meetings

This memo is from Victor Lechtenberg, interim provost. Memo

CAMPUS NEWS

Purdue announces lineup for 2007 Old Masters program

Nine leaders in various professions will visit the West Lafayette campus Nov. 4-6 to interact with students and talk about how they rose to the top of their fields. More

Top science journalists to be honored at Purdue Nov. 7-9

Purdue will honor leading science journalists from around the world Nov. 7-9 during the second annual Science Journalism Laureates Program.

The laureates will participate in a public town hall meeting from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and will address the campus during a convocation at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Both events will be in the Lawson Computer Science Building commons and are free and open to the public. More

Eighth-graders to immerse in math

Eighth-graders from Tippecanoe and Benton counties will have a field day with math during a daylong enrichment event sponsored by the Purdue University Mathematics Education Club. More

Purdue Agronomy to celebrate 100 years

The Purdue University Department of Agronomy will have its Centennial Celebration on Nov. 16-17 at the West Lafayette campus. More

GENERAL NEWS

Holiday spending may be up, but not enough to make retailers merry

Retail sales are expected to be about 4 percent more this holiday season than last year, but the amount consumers have to spend on gifts will be limited by higher gas prices and anticipated higher heating oil costs, said a Purdue retail expert. More

Celebrating Native Americans means honoring hundreds of cultures

When recognizing November's Native American Heritage Month, it is important to remember the hundreds of nations that are part of the Native American culture, says a Purdue history professor. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today, this weekend

Here is a list of events happening today and this weekend at the West Lafayette campus. More

Award-winning blues artist to perform

**Fruteland Jackson**

Purdue's Black Cultural Center Library will present a performance from acoustic blues recording artist Fruteland Jackson on Nov. 16.

All About the Blues begins at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 314. It is free and open to the public. Jackson created the award-winning Blues in the Schools program that teaches the history of the blues to young students throughout the country. More

Vibraphonist Stefon Harris to perform Ellington-inspired works

Composer, bandleader and vibraphonist Stefon Harris will pay tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington as he performs "African Tarantella … Dances with Duke," with his nine-piece band at 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in Loeb Playhouse. More

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