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November 9, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Security awareness presentations available online

Archived, streaming video versions of the October Cyber Security Awareness Month presentations hosted by IT Networks and Security are now available for online viewing. More

SecurePurdue newsletter is online

The latest issue of the SecurePurdue Newsletter has been posted on the SecurePurdue webpage. The SecurePurdue Newsletter is published monthly by IT Networks and Security and is part of the SecurePurdue initiative.

MEMOS

To faculty and staff: Appointments in the College of Science

These memos are from Jeffrey S. Vitter, dean of the College of Science. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Police seek information on library incident

Purdue Police are seeking information about a small noose-like object that was found late Sunday (Nov. 4) by an employee in a campus library. More

Purdue police arrest 2, seek another in connection with theft

Purdue police late Wednesday (Nov. 7) arrested two women and are seeking a third for questioning following the theft of a laptop computer and accessories from Subway Restaurant, 1400 W. State St. More

Group to collect recyclables during Saturday tailgate time

The Boiler Green Initiative, a student group working to improve environmental sustainability at Purdue, is hosting its second tailgate recycling event this Saturday, Nov. 10, when Purdue plays Michigan State. More

GENERAL NEWS

WBAA audio: Author of 'On Intelligence' to talk on campus Nov. 13

Jeff Hawkins, the architect of the PalmPilot and founder of three technology companies, spoke at a teleconference for local media on Thursday (Nov. 9). Hawkins will speak at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 13 in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. The author of the 2004 book "On Intelligence," will talk about his new theory on the brain and how it could lead to the building of intelligent machines. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Philip F. Bagwell Lecture Series, organized by the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-sponsored by 12 additional colleges, schools and departments and 11 student organizations. More

Indiana organization wins Purdue's Inspiring Families award

A literacy program in Noble County received the sixth Inspiring Families and Building Communities Award from Purdue's College of Consumer and Family Sciences. More

'Day in College' puts high school students in Purdue classes for a day

An estimated 20 students from schools in the Louisville, Ky., and southeastern Indiana area will experience their first day in college while still enrolled in high school.

The Purdue College of Technology at New Albany will hold its second annual "Day in College" program for high school juniors and seniors from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today (Nov. 9). More

College of Technology at New Albany discussing degree program in building construction management

Purdue has teamed with two organizations in forming an exploratory committee of leaders in the southeastern Indiana and Louisville, Ky., area to gauge interest in offering a degree program in building construction management at the university's New Albany location. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today, this weekend at Purdue

Here is a list of events Nov. 9-11 at the West Lafayette campus. More

International Education Week is Nov. 12-16

International Education Week is a joint initiative of the Departments of State and Education. It is meant to raise awareness of, and promote innovation within, the field of international education. It has been celebrated every year since 1999. In 2007, it is being observed Nov. 12 - 16. More

Black Cultural Center to present arts festival focusing on the blues

Four performing arts ensembles from Purdue's Black Cultural Center will dramatize what they learned during a semester-long study of blues during the Nov. 30 Cultural Arts Festival. More

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