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News for faculty and staffDecember 2, 2009IN THE SPOTLIGHTHealthy Purdue to transition to CIGNA's Choose Well, Live Well
Healthy Purdue 2009 ended Nov. 20 and will transition to new offerings from CIGNA in 2010. StayWell Health Management will no longer be a vendor for Purdue. CIGNA will provide a health assessment, coaching and other services. Each campus will continue to have offerings in worklife, wellness and employee assistance services. Apples for Healthy Purdue 2009 are still being processed. Employees and spouses/same-sex domestic partners can check their status at www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue. More
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESITaP conducting customer satisfaction surveyITaP is releasing its 2009 customer satisfaction survey. Students received an e-mail link to the survey on Tuesday, and faculty and staff will receive the link today. More President's Forum canceledThe President's Forum scheduled for Monday (Dec. 7) has been canceled. Presentations by Tony Hawkins, dean of students, and Pamela Horne, dean of admissions, will be rescheduled at a later time. Forums scheduled for associate dean candidatesContinuing Education and Conferences, in its campus-wide search for an associate dean for distance learning, has scheduled open forums for three candidates. More GENERAL NEWSUSA Today: Hotseat taking students' questionsHotseat, Purdue's new application that captures student class discussion happening on Facebook and Twitter, is featured in a story in USA Today. MorePurdue center partners with industry, academic leaders to address nation's pressing cybersecurity threatsPurdue's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security is partnering with Northrop Grumman Corp. and two other universities to advance research and address the nation's most pressing cyber threats. More RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSMessage for women and dogs: Keeping ovaries is linked to longevityThis year, hundreds of thousands of women and pet dogs will undergo a hysterectomy and have their ovaries removed along with their uterus. Now, two independent research studies looking at longevity may challenge almost four decades of standard operating procedures used in women and in pets. MoreProf: Lack of holiday films is bafflingThe holiday box office is noticeably lacking holiday-themed films this year, says a Purdue professor. MorePEOPLERebar, Cosier named co-directors of Purdue entrepreneurship centerTwo top Purdue administrators have been named to lead the University's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Discovery Park. More PURDUE SPORTSBoilermakers garner fall Academic All-Big Ten honorsThirty-nine Purdue student-athletes spanning five sports were honored with Academic All-Big Ten accolades, the conference announced on Tuesday. More CALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening Nov. 30-Dec. 6 at the West Lafayette campus. More Open house to feature plethora of poinsettia plantsThe second annual Purdue National Poinsettia Trials Consumer Open House will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 6) at the Purdue horticulture greenhouse. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Sign up for Purdue Today: https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/ptnews Problems? Purdue Today: (765) 494-9573; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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