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News for faculty and staff

February 13, 2008

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Many finish apples to earn Healthy Purdue 2007 incentive

Nearly 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. More

Web sites focus on retirement, financial issues

Staff Benefits recommends several sites to employees seeking information and tools related to retirement and financial matters. More

Spring Fling 2008 set for May 21

Spring Fling 2008, the annual appreciation event for faculty and staff, is scheduled for May 21 in and around the Recreational Sports Center. More

Applications for APSAC grants due March 3

Administrative and professional staff have until March 3 to submit applications for APSAC's individual professional development grants. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Teaching Academy to add nine to its ranks

Purdue'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. More

Students and technology focus of March TLT Conference

On 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." More

PEOPLE

Kapp named United Way volunteer of year

Greg Kapp, executive assistant to the president, recently received the Volunteer of the Year award from United Way of Greater Lafayette. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Feb. 11-17 on the West Lafayette campus. More

Chimp expert Goodall to speak as part of Science centennial

Tickets 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. More

Students to present entrepreneurial inventions at Purdue competition

Nancy Clement
Purdue students will demonstrate their product design and entrepreneurial skills on March 1 at the 2008 Purdue Idea-to-Product Competition for Environmental and Social Entrepreneurship.

This 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


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