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News for faculty and staff

April 4, 2008

In the spotlight:

Purdue Presidential Inauguration

France A. Córdova became Purdue's 11th president on July 16, 2007, and will be formally inaugurated April 11 in Elliott Hall of Music. Leading up to the inauguration, Purdue Today will take a look at Purdue's past leaders. Today, our sixth president, Edward Elliott.

Presidents of Purdue's past:
Edward C. Elliott, 1922-1945

Edward C. Elliott led the University through the Depression and World War II. He was responsible for a major building program that saw construction of Ross-Ade Stadium and the Memorial Union, and the development of the Purdue University Airport. During his tenure, the Graduate School, the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Purdue Research Foundation were established. He recruited top names to the University, including Amelia Earhart as a women's counselor, and he supported Purdue Musical Organizations. Elliott Hall of Music is named in his honor.

The Purdue Presidential Inauguration

GENERAL NEWS

Regenstrief Foundation, Purdue center strengthen efforts to improve health care

**Steven Witz (left), director of the Regenstrief Center, and Purdue communications professor Bart Collins**

The Regenstrief Foundation and Purdue will expand their partnership in designing a new prescription for the nation's health care system, officials announced Thursday (April 3). The foundation, which helped create the university's Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering with a $3 million gift in 2005, is investing $11 million more over the next five years, Purdue President France A. Córdova announced at the President's Executive Roundtable Luncheon at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. More

Police investigate possible identity theft from e-mail scam

Purdue police are investigating a possible identity theft regarding a graduate student who responded to a scam that targets campus e-mail users. More

Management workshop to teach timber marketing

The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, in cooperation with the University of Illinois Extension, will host the Bi-State Timber Management Seminar on Tuesday (April 8) at the Beef House Restaurant near Covington. More

CAMPUS NEWS

CSSAC to sponsor August trip to see Cubs

The Purdue Employees Activity Program, a subcommittee of the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee, is sponsoring a trip to see the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 2. More

Early voting for Indiana primary planned at Purdue

Early voting for the May 6 Indiana primary will take place April 17-18 and April 21 at Purdue. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today, this weekend

Here is a list of events happening today (April 4) through Sunday (April 6) at the West Lafayette campus. More

Purdue student-produced rock show to take place April 5

Purdue University students will showcase their musical talents during a student-produced rock concert at 7 p.m. Saturday (April 5) in Elliott Hall of Music. More

Purdue veterinary students to sponsor cat adoption project

The third annual Hope for Homeless Cats pet adoption will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (April 5) at Tippecanoe Mall. More

Purdue Agriculture to help Spring Fest celebrate 10 years

Spring Fest, a campuswide festival, will celebrate 10 years during the annual event April 12-13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Purdue's College of Agriculture events include cricket spitting, cockroach racing, goldfish racing, a petting zoo, a pedal-power tractor obstacle course and many other activities for persons of all ages. More

A workshop on starting a specialty food business will be April 24

A workshop to assist participants on starting a specialty food business will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 24 at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in Indianapolis. More

Cherryholmes band to bring bluegrass sound to Purdue

**Cherryholmes**

The family bluegrass band Cherryholmes will bring its brand of traditional music to Purdue on April 17 for a concert at Loeb Playhouse. The 7:30 p.m. performance, which is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of its Frets on Fire series, is a Discovery Concert -- a showcase of exceptional up-and-coming talent. More

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