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September 10, 2012
In the Spotlight
The 2012-13 Purdue Theatre season will celebrate innovation while honoring the past with four plays: a classic Shakespearean play featuring a guest director, a contemporary comedy written by an emerging playwright, a Greek tragedy that represents two MFA students' theses and an entirely new play that merges the writings of Lewis Carroll with 21st century America.
Faculty and staff news
Purdue continues a multiyear trend of its first-year students setting foot on campus with higher test scores and better grades than ever before, which helps position them to be successful college students.
Purdue University North Central set all-time enrollment and credit hour records this fall. The 2012-13 academic year opened Aug. 20 with 6,048 students enrolled in 55,219 credit hours.
This memo from Luis Lewin, vice president for human resources, and Alysa Christmas Rollock, vice president for ethics and compliance, is regarding the interim policy on volunteers (VI.B.2: "Volunteers, Interim"), which went into effect July 1. Memo
WorkLife Programs offers classes on a variety of topics designed to educate employees and improve their overall health.
Purdue faculty, staff and students now have less expensive and more convenient options for purchasing and downloading software under a new system for software sales through the University. ITaP's new partnership with Kivuto Solutions Inc. offers discounted pricing on Microsoft, Adobe and other software.
General news
Purdue has launched a new graduate engineering certificate program in hybrid vehicles, a specialty that is expected to grow in demand as hybrids become more common.
Purdue sports
Boilermaker fans age 13 and younger can cheer on their team against Eastern Michigan on Saturday (Sept. 15) for merely $5. The "Bring A Kid To A Game" promotion is contingent on the purchase of an adult ticket, which start at $20 per seat. The game will kick off at noon, and will also serve as the annual "Band Day."
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
Boilermaker Depot: One-stop online resource for all game-week activities and spirit initiatives.
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