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April 9, 2013
In the Spotlight
All are welcome Saturday (April 13) as the Latino Cultural Center celebrates its 10th anniversary. Even the center's slogan, "Todos Son Bienvenidos," says so. Since officially opening in April 2003, the center has served as an educational foundation, resource center, and a "home away from home" for faculty, staff and students.
Also this weekend:
* Purdue's Spring Fest to offer family fun, free activities
* Entomology to celebrate centennial with "The Insect Play"
* College of Veterinary Medicine to host open house
* Purdue football to hold annual spring game
Faculty and staff news
An overhaul of the University's procurement process will include replacement of the SRM purchasing system with a set of tools from Ariba Inc.
Purdue faculty and staff are encouraged to add their upcoming engagement activities to the campus-wide P-12 Portal, which features activities such as camps, programs, and events for P-12 students. The portal is available at www.purdue.edu/p12portal.
Golfers looking for an opportunity to play and meet other staff and faculty at Purdue are invited to participate in the Purdue Staff Golf League, now in its 76th season.
Research news
Two professors leading the Purdue Stuttering Project have received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to understand why some children grow out of stuttering. They will use their findings to develop a speech therapy screening tool to better identify which preschool children are not likely to recover and should receive therapy immediately.
Adult immigrants living and working in places where they are surrounded by others who share their ethnic backgrounds are less likely to learn or be proficient in the English language, say two Purdue researchers.
Airline performance in 2012 was the second highest in 23 years that researchers have tracked their performance, according to the 23rd annual national Airline Quality Rating.
General news
Purdue's Manufacturing Extension Partnership has a new website designed to be a Six Sigma information resource.
Transportation Service will conduct a fleet sale Thursday-Saturday (April 11-13). More than 45 cars, trucks and vans will be available for purchase through a sealed bid system.
People
Three Business Management employees have been named recipients of the 2013 Eleanor O. Kaplan Award for Exceptional Customer Service.
Purdue Student Government announces election results
Kyle Pendergast, a junior in the College of Engineering, and Meg Highley, a junior in the College of Health and Human Sciences, will serve as president and vice president, respectively, for the 2013-14 academic year, Purdue Student Government announced Sunday (April 7). More on Purdue Student Government is here.
Purdue sports
Volleyball's outside hitter Ariel Turner and football's defensive end/linebacker Robert Maci were tabbed as Purdue's 2012-13 Big Ten Medal of Honor nominees Sunday at the inaugural Golden Pete Awards. Turner also garnered the prestigious Varsity Walk Award.
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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