In the spotlight

Did You Know?: Border collie on Purdue staff

Beneath a desk in the maintenance office, the only four-legged staff member at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex cools down from an afternoon run around the course. Heather, the 10-year-old border collie who has been on Purdue's staff since 2005, is a favorite of the golfers, but not of the geese she shoos away. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

President discusses tuition, budget with legislators

President France A. Córdova spoke before the State Budget Committee on Thursday, discussing Purdue's tuition and budget as well as plans for the future. Her remarks are posted here.

Online presentation educates about medical plans, gives tips for being good health care consumer

Human Resources is now offering an online version of its presentation on factors influencing medical plan decisions for 2012. The presentation also covers components of each current medical plan's design, plus tips for being a good health care consumer. Read more...

DifferenceMakers Secure America

DifferenceMakers: Secure America

Purdue researchers work in the present with an eye to the future and an eye to the unexpected. They design safer buildings. They envision ways to manage mass flows of information in times of crisis. They support those who are overseas supporting us. And they reach across the globe to form valuable partnerships. They make a more secure tomorrow. Learn about how Purdue programs and researchers like civil engineer Amit Varma are helping Secure America and the world beyond on the newly revamped DifferenceMakers website. Read more...

Purdue University Pharmacy offers convenient services for employees, retirees

Purdue employees, retirees and their families can have prescriptions filled at the Purdue University Pharmacy. Read more...

Indiana CTSI inviting fall Core Pilot grant applications

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) is accepting applications for its fall 2011 Core Pilot Funding Grant program until Oct. 12. Read more...

People

Reception set to honor Pagano

A reception in honor of Mark Pagano, dean of continuing education and conferences, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Purdue Memorial Union East Faculty Lounge. Pagano is leaving Purdue this month to become provost and chief academic officer at Montana State University Billings. The reception, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, is open to all Purdue faculty and staff.

Purdue student wins national title in drag racing

Hector Arana Jr., a Purdue student in mechanical engineering technology, won the Pro Stock Motorcycle division Monday (Sept. 5) in drag racing's biggest event, the U.S. Nationals. Arana is enrolled at the Statewide Technology campus at New Albany. The competition was in Indianapolis. Read more...

College of Liberal Arts names Emerging Voice Award winners

Purdue's College of Liberal Arts has named three alumni as the 2011 Emerging Voice Award winners. Alumni under the age of 40 are selected based on achieving their career goals, serving their communities and representing the college's mission of shaping today's world while imagining a better one. Read more...

General News

Purdue president featured speaker at Rice University NASA event

President France A. Córdova on Friday (Sept. 9) will provide a keynote address as part of a daylong workshop to celebrate Rice University's 50th anniversary of collaboration with the Johnson Space Center and NASA. Read more...

Purdue police department's citizen's academy gives public chance to 'wear badge'

Purdue police department is offering a free course that will allow the public to get a feel for what it is like to serve and protect. Read more...

Events marking 9/11 anniversary set for Sunday

A 10th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 11) on Purdue Mall. Read more...

A Community Interfaith Service related to 9/11 is set for 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Columbian Park in Lafayette, and another interfaith event is scheduled for today (Sept. 9). Read more...

Key student leadership conference for Purdue taking place

The 21st annual Emily Mauzy Vogel Sophomore Leadership Development Conference, a threshold for student leaders at Purdue, is happening today and Saturday (Sept. 9-10). Read more...

20 years of AgrAbility offer hope, disability assistance

The message that the National AgrAbility Project wants to get out to farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture who have suffered a disabling injury or illness is one of hope. But also of help. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Watching the Purdue-Rice game

Saturday's football game at Rice will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. This network is not CBS Sports, but the telecast can be found. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET. Read more...

For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

Events

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• Events for the next four weeks

• New York Times columnist to give lecture Sept. 15

• Deming Instititute, Purdue department plan conference