In the spotlight

Momentum Makers: Kelly Pistilli

Kelly Pistilli, academic advisor in Krannert School of Management, delves into China's culture to better help her Chinese students. Find out more at the Momentum Makers website at www.purdue.edu/momentummakers. This month's Momentum Makers installment also features Adedayo Adeniyi, director of leadership and organizational development in Human Resources, and Jacque Frost, director of the Office of Institutional Research.

Featured News for Employees

Upcoming WorkLife offerings to cover stress management, work/life balance

WorkLife Programs offers classes on a variety of topics designed to educate employees and improve their overall health. Read more...

ITaP walk-in help desk moving to more convenient location in Stewart Center library

ITaP's Customer Service Center (CSC) walk-in help desk will move Aug. 6 to a more convenient location at the center of the main floor of the Humanities, Social Science & Education Library. Signs within the HSSE Library's main entrance in the west lobby of Stewart Center will read "ITaP Support Desk." Read more...

Course redesign experience highlights Blackboard Learn advantages

Blackboard Learn takes some getting used to but the new system offers many advantages for faculty and their students. That's what graduate students in learning design and technology found when assisting faculty in redesigning courses in Blackboard Learn. Many resources for transitioning to Learn are available to faculty members. Courses need to be rebuilt before Dec. 31. Read more...

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on or near the West Lafayette campus. 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.

People

Iyer chosen as faculty director of PurdueHUB-U

Ananth V. Iyer, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair in Operations Management and associate dean of graduate studies at the Krannert School of Management, will be the faculty director of the new PurdueHUB-U initiative, acting President Timothy D. Sands has announced. Read more...

General News

Wade Steffey Memorial Scholarship awarded to 3 Indiana students

Three students from Indiana have been chosen as recipients of Purdue's Wade Steffey Memorial Scholarship. Read more...

Prof: Rewriting history by altering Penn State record is risky

Vacating 112 of Penn State University's football wins means rewriting history, and that can be dangerous, says a Purdue historian. Read more...

Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine's Priority 4 Paws to benefit animal shelters, students

Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine is ready to roll out Priority 4 Paws, a program featuring a mobile surgery unit that will be taken to animal shelters to spay and neuter shelter pets up for adoption. Read more...

BTN airing Purdue-themed day

Today (July 30) is the final of three days this summer on which the Big Ten Network is carrying a full day of Purdue-related programs. Read more...

Purdue Sports

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Events

• This week's events
• Events for the next four weeks

• Purdue workshop to focus on role of simulation in addressing challenges of photovoltaic science, technology and manufacturing

• Purdue exhibit to show how to make better food choices

• Undergraduate research program plans symposium

Sites of interest

• Momentum Makers
• Difference Makers
• 5 Students Who ...