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June 9, 2014 In the Spotlight
Don't Miss It!: Summer eventsWhat do you mean there's nothing to do? Here, Purdue Today's Don't Miss It! provides a good starting list of events to attend or participate in this summer in Tippecanoe County. Another good calendar, including many of the events in our list plus more things at Prophetstown State Park and other sites, is here. Faculty and staff newsEmergency training exercises to take place in ENADPurdue University Police and the Purdue University Fire Department will conduct functional emergency training exercises in the Engineering Administration Building on Thursday (June 12), Friday (June 13) and June 16. Returning confidential document carts not in useDue to high demand, the Grounds Department requests that customers return confidential document carts that are not currently being used. Contact Randy Drake at 49-63326 to arrange to return the carts. Purdue obituariesA list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff. This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients"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. General newsFemale Purdue student pilots to race coast to coastTwo female Purdue students will take off at 9 a.m. Monday (June 9) from Purdue University Airport in a small plane for a four-day race that crosses the entire country, beginning June 16 in Concord, California, and finishing in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Pets need some special care to get ready for summerPet owners should begin now to prepare their animals for summer before the hot weather arrives. PeopleJamieson to receive honorary degree from Drexel UniversityDrexel University will honor Purdue's Leah Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, with an honorary degree at a commencement ceremony on Saturday (June 14).Appointments, honors and activitiesAppointments and promotions, faculty and staff honors, alumni honors, student honors, and rankings. Purdue sportsPurdue men's basketball releases nonconference scheduleEight regular-season home games and a trip to Hawaii for the EA Sports Maui Invitational highlight the 2014-15 Purdue men's basketball nonconference schedule released Friday (June 6). Upper bleachers behind south end zone to be removedMorgan Burke, Purdue's athletics director, announced Saturday (June 7) during John Purdue Club Scholarship Day that the upper bleachers behind the south end zone in Ross-Ade Stadium will be removed. Indianapolis and Chicago to remain sites of Big Ten football, basketball championship gamesThe Big Ten Conference announced Thursday (June 5) that it will continue holding the Big Ten Football Championship Game in Indianapolis and men's and women's conference basketball tournaments in both Chicago and Indianapolis. Big Ten Experience now open at conference headquartersThe Big Ten Experience, an interactive digital museum located at the conference's headquarters in Rosemont, Ill., is now open to the public. The new museum brings the conference's storied academic and athletic history to life and places it at fans' fingertips. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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Purdue in the News Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue by media across the nation and world. Sites of Interest Purdue Today links
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