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May 15, 2014
In the Spotlight
President Mitch Daniels will ask the Board of Trustees at its Friday (May 16) meeting to extend the University's tuition freeze through the 2015-16 academic year. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m. in Stewart Center, Room 326.
Purdue instituted a two-year freeze on tuition and most fees in March 2013, when Daniels called on college and administrative units to join in the efforts to make affordability and value Purdue's top priorities. Affordability is a key part of Purdue Moves, a range of initiatives designed to broaden Purdue's global impact and enhance educational opportunities for its students.
Also at Friday's meeting, the board will consider several physical facilities projects related to Purdue Moves initiatives, a conceptual general fund operating budget for fiscal year 2015, and the University's 10-year capital plan. The meeting agenda is here.
* A USA Today editorial on Tuesday (May 13) applauded Daniels and Purdue for the tuition freeze.
* A special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent Friday at the conclusion of the board's scheduled meeting.
Faculty and staff news
All-Hazards Awareness Training, which will continue to be offered to the Purdue community through in-person sessions, also will be offered online through the University's Blackboard Learn website.
Faculty, staff and students are reminded that center forums with information on how to work with Xerox for print and digital services are being held in May.
The annual retirement recognition luncheon for Purdue employees will be June 4. The luncheon will honor employees retiring July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.
Due to Spring Fling activities, there will be no afternoon mail pickup or delivery on May 22. However, all morning delivery and pickup times will be normal.
The Purdue Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 2014 Special Boilermaker Award.
Due to inadequate weather conditions Wednesday (May 14), the aerial application to treat the West Lafayette campus for an outbreak of gypsy moths was delayed. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will try again on Friday (May 16).
General news
Purdue Calumet's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) last week received a $480,000 federal grant to launch a consortium that will benefit the steel industry.
The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers demonstrated its national champion Rube Goldberg machine on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday (May 14). The Purdue machine goes through 100 clever, sometimes-humorous steps to achieve this year's end task -- zip a zipper. Video of the appearance is here.
The Purdue University Airport is inviting the public to attend an informational meeting Monday (May 19) on the airport's master plan, which is being updated.
Each gift, no matter the size, is a vote of confidence in the University and a testament of loyalty to the Boilermaker family. Purdue employee donors are passionate about their support. But before they click to give through payroll deduction, there is a story. Purdue Today will highlight these stories in an ongoing series presented with the University Development Office. Today, read why Emily Hart, regional director of development for the University Development Office at the West Lafayette campus, gives.
Fifteen Indiana companies have launched technology-adoption projects with IN-MaC -- the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center -- since last summer.
Research news
Researchers have taken a step toward practical applications for "hyperbolic metamaterials," ultra-thin crystalline films that could bring optical advances including powerful microscopes, quantum computers and high-performance solar cells.
Lowering temperatures for two hours each day reduces the height of corn without affecting its seed yield, a Purdue study shows, a technique that could be used to grow crops in controlled-environment facilities in caves and former mines.
Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.
Purdue sports
The NCAA announced Wednesday (May 14) that for the third consecutive year, all 20 Purdue teams (indoor and outdoor track and field are counted separately) are above the 930 Academic Progress Rate (APR) cutoff.
The Collegiate Sports Video Association has named Nick Terruso, video coordinator for the Purdue men's basketball program, the 2013-14 Basketball Video Coordinator of the Year.
Purdue's Schwartz Tennis Center will offer adult summer leagues, beginner and intermediate tennis clinics, and weekly sign-up clinics. A list of the summer programs, which begin Monday (May 19), is available at www.purduetennis.com.
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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