News for faculty and staff

December 14, 2009

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Physical Facilities vision, strategic plan at forefront in VP's first years

Robert McMains

By early 2010, Physical Facilities will have a new vision as well as a new strategic plan focused on stewardship, sustainability and customer service.

"We've been keeping everyone involved with the visioning process as well as the development of the strategic plan," McMains says. "We gathered ideas from all areas within Physical Facilities and from all three shifts. This made the process for developing the vision and strategic plan longer, but this ensures that not only will we have a better product but also that everyone within Physical Facilities will have ownership of that product." More

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Open forum to be held today

An open forum will be held today (Dec. 14) to provide an update to faculty and staff regarding the current economic situation in the state of Indiana and at Purdue. The forum will be 1-2 p.m. in the South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Speaking at the forum will be President France A. Córdova; Al Diaz, executive vice president for business and finance, treasurer; and Randy Woodson, vice president for academic affairs and provost. There will be time for questions.

WorkLife Programs announces results of annual survey

WorkLife Programs conducted an annual employee satisfaction survey during summer 2009 to gather employee feedback. Results of the survey, which will be used to shape 2010 offerings, are available here.

University travel clients asked to update their Egencia profiles

In lieu of the federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Secure Flight passenger vetting program, Purdue’s preferred online booking tool, Egencia Corporate Travel, requests that its customers update their profiles. More

CIE to offer teaching workshops in spring

The Center for Instructional Excellence will offer "College Teaching Workshops, Series I: Basics of Teaching" and "College Teaching Workshops, Series II: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit" during the spring semester. 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

Purdue Today schedule for semester break

Purdue Today will be published today, Dec. 17 and Dec. 21. It will resume daily publication on Jan. 4.

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue's DiaGrid is a top 100 information technology development for 2009

The DiaGrid project operated by ITaP has been selected by IDG's InfoWorld as one of the top 100 information technology projects of 2009 in its InfoWorld 100 Awards. IDG is a major publisher of computer and information technology magazines and Web sites, including InfoWorld. More

Get a Purdue view of the Copenhagen climate talks Twitter style

ITaP and the Purdue Climate Change Research Center have created an easy way to get a local take on the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Web site at www.purdue.edu/climate/cop15 automatically collects and presents the Twitter tweets of four Purdue representatives to the conference, including Kevin Gurney, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences and agronomy, and three students. More

Waste energy to be captured for winter crop production

Using water generally lost through evaporation from Purdue's power plant, a researcher believes he can heat the ground during winter months and grow produce under cover that would taste better and cost less at local markets. 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 Dec. 14-20 at the West Lafayette campus. More

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