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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Purdue fans can connect with University, each other on Facebook

Purdue on Facebook

Already have a closet full of gold and black clothing, Boilermaker bumper stickers and a Purdue flag flying at home but still want to do more to show your Purdue pride?

Purdue faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends can now become fans of Purdue on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
PurdueUniversity.

The Purdue University page features lots of updated news, photos, videos and information about upcoming campus events. Visitors to the page will have the chance to interact with other Purdue fans on campus and around the world. Fans also can post their own photos of favorite campus locations, sporting events or Purdue memories.

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Get the word out to students through PurduEBoard

Do you have something important to communicate to students? New this fall, items from the PurduEBoard Weekly News folder will appear daily on the front page of the myPurdue student portal. More

ITaP trainers ready new faculty for technology use

ITaP's educational technologists are offering special one-hour training sessions for faculty members who are new to the West Lafayette campus and those who are interested in an overview of ITaP services. Sessions cover the services that ITaP offers to assist with instruction, as well as numerous online and lab resources. Sessions will be held (today) Aug. 24 through Sept. 1 in Stewart Center. To register, visit the ITaP training calendar at www.itap.purdue.edu/training/calendar/ and follow links to "Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning: What's Available at Purdue."

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. More

This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Staff at Library Help Tent available to answer questions

Libraries staff will be available at the Library Help Tent near Hovde Hall to answer questions about Purdue and the Libraries for the first three days of the fall semester. The tent will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today (Aug. 24) through Wednesday (Aug. 26). More

Photo gallery: Boiler Gold Rush

'Meet the Schools' picnic

Nearly 5,300 new students participated in Boiler Gold Rush, a weeklong student orientation program that includes presentations, international student check-ins, a University Resource Fair, and welcome lunches and dinners. Boiler Gold Rush, which is coordinated by Purdue’s Student Access, Transition and Success Programs, took place Aug. 15-21. A photo gallery of the events is here.

PEOPLE

Appointments, honors and activities

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening August 24-30 at the West Lafayette campus. More

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