News for faculty and staffNovember 7, 2007FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES Work requests to be accepted via e-mail during Nov. 9 OnePurdue shutdownWhile SAP (OnePurdue system) is down for required maintenance on Friday, Nov. 9, the Work Request Center will be accepting work orders from customers. MoreNew Ismail Center program offers Web-based fitness planExercise suited to an individual's health, schedule and location is the focus of a new pilot program of Purdue's Ismail Center. MoreUnited Way drive on brink of victorySix areas have exceeded their goals for the 2007 Purdue United Way Campaign. And with a week to go, the campaign stands at nearly 96 percent of the $720,000 goal. MoreMEMOS To Purdue community: Requesting nominations for Dreamer AwardThis memo is from Alysa Christmas Rollock, vice president for human relations. MemoCAMPUS NEWS Purdue survey: Risky drinking down among studentsA Purdue program established with the help of a federal grant may be having an effect on drinking among students.n Results from a survey taken in spring 2007 suggest that slightly fewer students are engaging in risky drinking behaviors. Results were compared to survey data collected in 2006. More Purdue seeks entrants for life sciences business plan competitorsTeams must submit an e-mail entry form and executive summary by Monday (Nov. 12) to enter the fifth annual Purdue University Life Sciences Business Plan Competition. The event takes place on Feb. 28, 2008. More GENERAL NEWS Go ahead, have pie (or gravy) during holidays, expert saysA Purdue expert says people who try to deprive themselves of their favorite foods during the holiday season to avoid weight gain are setting themselves up for failure."Deprivation doesn't work," says Laura Palmer, a Cooperative Extension Service specialist in foods and nutrition and a registered dietitian. "Usually, people will cave in later and end up overeating." More Undergrads to visit graduate instructor who lives at retirement centerAbout 50 Purdue undergraduate students who are curious about the life of a graduate student living at a retirement center will visit the woman and her roommates on Nov. 8. More Hospitality, tourism management students to learn master wine skillsThirty Purdue students will learn the finer points of selecting wine from three world-class wine experts in an intensive two-day program Thursday and Friday (Nov. 8 and 9) at the Holiday Inn Select, Lafayette. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTS Events today at PurdueHere is a list of events happening Nov. 7 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening Nov. 5-11 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreMississippi poet to perform Nov. 8Mississippi writer and poet Sterling Plumpp will present his works based on blues and jazz rhythm at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 in Room 214, Stewart Center. More Purdue Student Union Board to pay tribute to veteransA pair of pilots who survived being shot down and captured will be among the speakers at a Veterans Day ceremony Friday (Nov. 9) at Purdue Memorial Union. More How to submit items to Purdue Today
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