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News for faculty and staffFebruary 13, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESMany finish apples to earn Healthy Purdue 2007 incentiveNearly 25 percent of Healthy Purdue 2007 participants completed their five apples to earn the $250 (before taxes) incentive. More than 9,000 people were eligible to pursue the incentive after they finished a wellness screening and the HealthPath Questionnaire. MoreWeb sites focus on retirement, financial issuesStaff Benefits recommends several sites to employees seeking information and tools related to retirement and financial matters. MoreSpring Fling 2008 set for May 21Spring Fling 2008, the annual appreciation event for faculty and staff, is scheduled for May 21 in and around the Recreational Sports Center. MoreApplications for APSAC grants due March 3Administrative and professional staff have until March 3 to submit applications for APSAC's individual professional development grants. MoreCAMPUS NEWSTeaching Academy to add nine to its ranksPurdue's Teaching Academy will induct six new fellows and three new associate fellows as well as recognize two members at a ceremony on Feb. 26. MoreStudents and technology focus of March TLT ConferenceOn March 4 and 5, university educators and educational technologists from the Midwest will meet at the Teaching and Learning with Technology conference in Stewart Center. Presentations, workshops, poster sessions, and vendor exhibits address this year's theme: "Enhancing the Student Experience." MorePEOPLEKapp named United Way volunteer of yearGreg Kapp, executive assistant to the president, recently received the Volunteer of the Year award from United Way of Greater Lafayette. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening Feb. 11-17 on the West Lafayette campus. More Chimp expert Goodall to speak as part of Science centennialTickets will go on sale Feb. 19 for a presentation by Jane Goodall, a world-renowned humanitarian and primatologist, who will speak at Purdue on March 29. MoreStudents to present entrepreneurial inventions at Purdue competitionThis event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Krannert Center for Executive Education and Research. The competition is sponsored by two Discovery Park centers - the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for the Environment. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue Today: (765) 494-2036; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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