In the spotlight

Kisselburgh named Butler Center's first faculty scholar

Lorraine Kisselburgh, assistant professor of communication, has been named the first faculty scholar for the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence. The appointment provides research support to Kisselburgh, who focuses on the intersection of women, leadership, and the science and mathematical fields. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

WorkLife offerings to cover tobacco cessation, family and relationships, and more

Checking out the WorkLife Programs classes coming up in the next few weeks, then registering and attending, can lead to some valuable information for one's total well-being. Read more...

President's Forum to focus on information technology

Faculty and staff are invited to attend a President's Forum from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 28) in Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom. The forum will feature remarks by President France A. Córdova and a presentation titled "Information Technology: Purdue's Moneyball" by Gerry McCartney, chief information officer, vice president for information technology at Purdue and the Olga Oesterle England Professor of Information Technology. Read more...

Senate passes resolution on appreciating diversity, respectful dialogue

The University Senate on Thursday passed a resolution reaffirming campus policies for appreciating cultural diversity and for free speech with respectful dialogue. Senate leadership issued the resolution for an electronic vote in response to the act of racial vandalism that occurred recently in Krannert Building. The resolution is available at https://www.purdue.edu/faculty/meetings.cfm under the March documents.

CSSAC considers award for clerical, service staff

The Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee at its Feb. 14 meeting voted to consider establishing an award for clerical and service staff at Purdue. Read more...

Deadline to apply for APSAC grant is March 1

APSAC is now accepting applications for its individual professional development grants. The application process will be completed online. Read 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. Read more...

* Purdue Today would like to hear about those people whose hard work and commitment contribute to the success of the University as well as make Purdue a wonderful environment within which to work. To submit an item for "Thumbs Up," click here.

General News

Machine tracing history of Rube Goldberg competition wins local contest

A team from the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers on Saturday (Feb. 25) won the 30th annual Purdue Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest with a machine that traces the competition's history. Read more...

Purdue to honor the Distinguished Women Scholars Class of 2012

Three Purdue alumnae have been named as the University's Class of 2012 Distinguished Women Scholars. Read more...

Doctoral students in chemical, mechanical engineering selected as inaugural John Zink research fellows

Three Purdue doctoral students in mechanical and chemical engineering have been selected as the University's first John Zink Co. fellows through a program led by Discovery Park's Energy Center. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Women's basketball garners No. 4 seed for Big Ten Tournament

The 22nd-ranked Purdue women's basketball team finished the regular season in a four-way tie for second place with an 11-5 mark and earned the No. 4 seed in the 2012 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament to be held March 1 to 4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Read more...

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

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