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News for faculty and staff

February 2, 2009

PURDUE SPORTS

Former Boilermaker Rod Woodson elected to Pro Football Hall Of Fame

Former Purdue defensive back Rod Woodson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. He became just the 62nd player to be chosen in his first year of eligibility. More

PEOPLE

Appointments, honors and activities

Here is a list recent honors and appointments for faculty and staff. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Feb. 2-8 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Pianist Jeffrey Siegel to play American classics in informal performance

American pianist Jeffrey Siegel will present his take on the piano recital format with "Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: A Salute to American Composers," at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Loeb Playhouse of the Purdue Stewart Center. More

Science leadership meeting targets Latino, Native American students

The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Latinos and Native Americans in Science will hold its inaugural Midwest regional meeting Feb. 21 at Purdue. More

Teams to vie for brightest idea at regional Rube Goldberg contest

**2008 Regional winners**

Changing a light bulb is a simple task, but how about completing that duty in 20 steps or more, or even designing a new kind of light source altogether?

Those are the tasks that will challenge teams in this year's regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on Feb. 21 at Purdue. More

Academic Decathlon to put students through mental paces

Twenty teams of high school students from throughout Indiana will attempt to leap academic hurdles on Feb. 13-14 when they participate in the Indiana Academic Decathlon State Finals at Purdue. More