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News for faculty and staffApril 15, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESOnline registration available for Spring Fling eventsOnline registration is available this year for events at Spring Fling, the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate staff and retirees.Spring Fling will be held May 21 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in and around the Recreational Sports Center. More CAMPUS NEWSPurdue to use more efficient method to construct new, cleaner boilerThe Board of Trustees on Friday (April 11) approved constructing a new clean-coal technology boiler using a novel procurement method that can shorten construction time and lower costs.Purdue will use the design-build method, which by Indiana law allows higher education institutions to hire a single contractor for both design and construction services. Typically, design and construction work are bid separately. More U.S. News & World Report ranks two of Purdue's science programs among the top 10 in the nation for 2008Purdue's statistics program climbed a spot to 10th and the computer science program earned a spot among the top 20 in the U.S.News & World Report's survey of the top graduate schools released March 28. MorePEOPLECollege of Technology honors distinguished alumniPurdue's College of Technology honored 11 of its graduates as Distinguished Technology Alumni on Friday (April 11) during a ceremony at the Shively Stadium Club in Ross-Ade Pavilion. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Tuesday, April 15, at the West Lafayette campus. MoreEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening April 14-20 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreDepartmental open house to feature cell-phone forensics demonstrationsPurdue's Department of Computer and Information Technology, located in the College of Technology, will hold its fourth annual open house on April 25. MoreFood for thought: Environment, origins topics at public forumThe relationships between food and the environment, sustainable and organic agriculture, and communities and economic development will be discussed at an April 26 forum.Food, Communities and Sustainability: A Public Square Forum Initiative is 1-9 p.m. at the Wells Community Center, 638 North St., Lafayette. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature two panel discussions, a reception and a film screening of "King Corn." More Purdue's Grand Alternative to offer substance-free eventsDozens of substance-free activities will be offered through April 20 for Purdue students as part of the annual Grand Prix celebration. 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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