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November 19, 2012
In the Spotlight
In school, Johannes Strobel was puzzled at the seemingly poor methods professors used to teach complex topics. This confusion led Strobel to become interested in how people learn, especially with human-made artifacts and processes such as those developed by technology and engineering.
Faculty and staff news
WorkLife Programs offers classes on a variety of topics designed to educate employees and improve their overall health.
Purdue will celebrate its faculty on Nov. 24 with Faculty Appreciation Day in conjunction with the Old Oaken Bucket football game against Indiana University. As part of the celebration, faculty and staff may purchase sideline seats for $25 (half-price) for Purdue football's final home game of the season.
A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff is available as a PDF file here.
"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done.
* 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.
Purdue Today schedule for Thanksgiving break
Purdue Today will reduce its publishing schedule during the week of the Thanksgiving holiday. It will be published today and Tuesday (Nov. 19-20) and then will resume daily publication on Nov. 26.
People
Teri Lucie Thompson, Purdue's vice president for marketing and media, has been named the 2012 Higher Education Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association.
Purdue doctoral student and aspiring entrepreneur Landon Young has been selected as a 2013 U.S. Kauffman Global Scholar, a program led by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty, staff and students.
General news
As a preview to the holiday shopping season, Richard Feinberg, professor of consumer sciences and retailing at Purdue, will help lead a Twitter chat on key retail holiday trends at 1 p.m. today (Nov. 19). Feinberg will be joined by Jay Henderson, enterprise marketing management global strategy program director at IBM. Details on how to join and follow the discussion are here.
Purdue sports
It all comes down to Saturday. If the Boilermakers beat Indiana in the 88th meeting for the Old Oaken Bucket, they will earn their second straight bowl invitation under fourth-year head coach Danny Hope.
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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