News for faculty and staff

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Current issue of Inside Purdue available

'Enjoy. Explore. Indulge.
The Arts at Purdue'

The Aug. 27 issue of Inside Purdue is available in pdf format here.

In a second pdf file here is the issue's special pullout section "Enjoy. Explore. Indulge. The Arts at Purdue" with the fall arts schedule of seven major arts providers on the West Lafayette campus and information about them.

Our welcome to new faculty, containing mini-profiles as provided by them, has been expanded from the print version to include late-arriving responses. The expanded version also is available in pdf format here.

The main news section of Inside Purdue contains pictorial rosters of the employee groups APSAC and CSSAC. It also has reports on campus construction and sustainability, a proposed new medical plan option, a staff training and development initiative, H1N1 flu planning, the coming United Way Campaign and more.

UPDATE: H1N1 INFLUENZA

Purdue reports first case of suspected H1N1, lists precaution measures

The Purdue Student Health Center on Sunday (Aug. 30) reported its first case of suspected H1N1 type A influenza. The student has been isolated and is undergoing treatment. More

Watch Web site for information

Faculty and staff are reminded that updated information on H1N1 type A influenza is available online. More

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Information technology to mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month with sessions

Purdue's Information Technology Networks and Security unit will host events as part of the fourth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. This year's events will focus on handling data securely. More

Football tickets at discount also help staff grants

Intercollegiate Athletics and the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee are teaming up again to offer Purdue employees a special price on football tickets. More

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

GENERAL NEWS

Health services work together to serve community

Community health care is changing this fall, and new collaborations are under way. Purdue's School of Nursing and Riggs Community Health Center are actively working together to ensure that the underserved in our community have access to health care services. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Photo gallery: New buildings, construction dot the landscape this fall

Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer
Hall of Structural Biology

Construction, repair and upgrades played big roles this summer on the West Lafayette campus. Several big projects continued, as did the High Voltage Project. The restoration of some financing for repair and rehabilitation enabled a large number of projects of various sizes and kinds. More information is available here.

A photo gallery showing the projects going on around campus is available here.

PURDUE ON TELEVISION

Purdue visualization part of 9/11 documentary on National Geographic Channel

The National Geographic Channel will air a documentary on the controversy surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks called “9/11: Science and Conspiracy” at 9 tonight (Aug. 31). The documentary includes a scientific visualization of the attack created by Voicu Popescu, associate professor of computer science; Christoph Hoffmann, professor of computer science; and Mete Sozen, the Kettlehut Distinguished Professor of Structural Engineering. More

PEOPLE

Appointments, honors and activities

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

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Aug. 31-Sept. 7 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Study Abroad Fair scheduled for Wednesday

The Office of Programs for Study Abroad will hold its annual Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday (Sept. 2). More

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