February 18, 2014

In the Spotlight

Purdue Profiles: Marcus Knotts

Marcus Knotts' professional journey has led him down a long, winding path to a job he loves -- helping Purdue's donors carve out their legacies.

Knotts is the University Development Office's senior director of planned giving. Although he has been a litigator and once operated his own law practice, three years ago Knotts returned to work at Purdue, his alma mater, because he loves helping people with their charitable endeavors.

Faculty and staff news

Purdue developing process to assess ideas for operational, financial performance

As Purdue continues to prioritize affordability, efficiency and effectiveness, a consistent, standard process is being developed for the ongoing evaluation of opportunities for improvement in operational and financial performance.

Faculty members invited to apply for CIC leadership program

Purdue faculty members are invited to apply for the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program. The deadline to apply is March 17.

People

Turco to receive Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award

Purdue agronomy professor Ron Turco will receive the University's 2013 Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award for his work to assess and improve the environmental health of water and soil.

General news

Painting of Washington in
river crossing celebrated

President Mitch Daniels led a celebration Monday (Feb. 17) for the installation of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" in the Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.

At the Presidents Day event, the audience also heard remarks from David Parrish, professor of art history, and Franklin Lambert, professor of history. They discussed George Washington's contributions to the nation's founding, the historical context of the event depicted in the painting, and a historical perspective on the painting as an art form and a portrait of military history.

The painting is an authorized copy of Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting and was rendered by Robert Bruce Williams. On loan to Purdue from the Washington Crossing Foundation, the painting recently arrived from California, where it had been on display in the Nixon Presidential Library. Another copy of the original painting hangs in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.

MFRI, Student Veterans of America sign MOU

Student Veterans of America and the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue have signed a memorandum of understanding spelling out an agreement to work together to create innovations that benefit student service members and veterans.

School of Languages and Cultures, College of Veterinary Medicine to provide Afterschool Spanish Heritage Language program

Purdue's School of Languages and Cultures and College of Veterinary Medicine will join to provide an afterschool program in veterinary medicine at Wea Ridge Elementary and Friendly Village Mobile Home Park in Lafayette.

I-STEM joins national program to train subject-area teachers

Indiana's I-STEM Resource Network has been chosen as a partner in 100Kin10, a program aimed at training 100,000 science, technology, engineering and math teachers by 2021.

Purdue sports

Robinson to be honored at Purdue-Michigan State game

Former Purdue basketball player Glenn Robinson will be honored at the Purdue-Michigan State men's basketball game at 7 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 20) at Mackey Arena.

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

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• Annual Peck symposium to focus on pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory issues
  
• Culinary historian Michael Twitty to speak Feb. 25-26
  

Purdue in the News

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