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News for faculty and staff

January 28, 2008

In the spotlight

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Healthy Purdue $250 incentive to be paid this month

Participants who qualified for the $250 (before taxes) incentive as part of Healthy Purdue 2007 can expect to see that payment on their January pay stub. More

Boilersphere to open a new world for Purdue networking

Purdue alumni, students, supporters, and faculty and staff have a new way to connect, reconnect and network. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Search committee named to find candidates for next PMO director

Purdue has formed a search committee to identify candidates to serve as the new director of Purdue Musical Organizations. More

Books & Coffee to warm February with novel selections

Purdue's 57th Books & Coffee series begins Feb. 7 with a novel that follows the lives of people directly affected by Sept. 11 and continues with three other best-selling books. More

NEWS FROM OTHER PURDUE CAMPUSES

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GENERAL NEWS

Purdue graduate students participate in international research conferences in India

Five Purdue graduate students are traveling to India through a Discovery Park program to participate in international conferences on global climate change and the mechanics of cells. More

Black Cultural Center to sponsor history tour to Southern Indiana

Purdue's Black Cultural Center is sponsoring a two-day tour to Southern Indiana called "African American History Comes Alive!", Feb. 29 to March 1. More

Purdue's Vet school to join other animal clinics with low-cost cat neuters

In conjunction with National Spay Day USA 2008, veterinarians at Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine will join other small animal clinics in the country to offer a limited number of low-cost neuters to male cats from Feb. 14 to March 17. More

Purdue breaks into top 25 producers of Peace Corps volunteers

For the first time, Purdue has been named to the annual list of the top 25 Peace Corps volunteer-producing colleges and universities. More

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Mackey renovation charges forward with $5 million from Bircks

**Katherine and Michael Birck**

The planned renovation and expansion of Mackey Arena scored again Saturday (Jan. 26) with a $5 million pledge from a single donor.

The gift from Purdue trustee, alumnus and businessman Michael Birck and his wife, Katherine (Kay), combined with other donor giving, brings the university two-thirds of the way to its $30 million private fundraising goal for the facility upgrades. More

PEOPLE

Appointments, promotions and honors

-- Brian Knoy is the new director of development for the Wheldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
-- Catharine Adair has been promoted to director of special events at Purdue.
-- Erin Bittenger is the new director of development for the College of Liberal Arts.
-- Marcia Gentry, associate professor of educational studies, has been appointed director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute.
-- Ala Samarapungavan, associate professor of educational psychology, has been appointed associate head of the department of educational studies.
More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Jan. 28-Feb. 3 on the West Lafayette campus. More

University of Southern Indiana gospel choir to give concert at Purdue

**Designed by Grace choir**

The concert, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Purdue Black Cultural Center and is part of a cultural exchange with the Purdue Black Voices of Inspiration. More

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