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November 28, 2007

Flu vaccines still being offered

Flu shots are available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the urgent care area of Purdue University Student Health Center. More

TLT Conference inviting proposals by Jan. 18

The eleventh annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, set for March 4-5, will center its presentations on the student. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Sirens to sound as Purdue evaluates vendor's warning system

An outdoor warning siren system will be tested around 3:30 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 29) from the Purdue Police Department. Purdue emergency planning representatives will be on hand to review Federal Signal's CampusAlert system, which has a warning siren and the capability to send voice messages, said Ron Wright, director of campus emergency preparedness and planning. More

'Holidays at the Union' to begin with Christmas tree arrival

Holidays at the Union, a favorite Purdue tradition, will open with the arrival at noon Monday, Dec. 3, of the Great Hall Christmas tree. The week of events runs Dec. 3-8. More

Purdue doctoral programs rank in top 10

Eleven Purdue doctoral programs placed in the top 10 of the Chronicle of Higher Education's 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty Scholar Productivity Index. More

Purdue Libraries to extend hours as students prepare for semester finals

Purdue University Libraries will extend hours at four facilities to help students prepare for their final exams in December. More

PEOPLE

Purdue awards Order of Griffin to WL mayor

Purdue on Tuesday (Nov. 27) presented West Lafayette Mayor Jan Mills with the Order of the Griffin, one of the university's highest honors. More

GENERAL NEWS

Rolls-Royce becomes book buddies with Science Bound students

Science Bound students at Purdue will have support in paying for textbooks, thanks to a $100,000 endowment from Rolls-Royce Corp. The Science Bound Book Fund was announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) during a luncheon in honor of Purdue President Emeritus Martin C. Jischke. More

Gift helps students learn how to assemble, maintain a high-performance computer

A gift from Argonne National Laboratories in Chicago is enabling Purdue students to get hands-on experience with high-performance computing. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today at Purdue

Here is a list of events happening Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the West Lafayette campus. More

Events this week

Here is a list of events Nov. 26-Dec. 2 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Viola virtuoso Jennifer Stumm to perform at Purdue

**Jennifer Stumm**

Violist Jennifer Stumm, one of classical music's rising stars, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

The performance, which is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of its Classics series, is a Discovery Concert - a showcase of up-and-coming artists. More

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