Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News RoundupPurdue News
January 24, 1997
Each half-hour program includes a campus news update, feature segments and a studio interview.
The program is seen weekdays in Greater Lafayette and on the West Lafayette campus on The Purdue Channel (Cox Communications Channel 5; University Residences Television Antenna System Channel 15; and Purdue Cable Network Channel 4). Telecast times are noon Monday and Friday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The January/February schedule in Greater Lafayette:
Jan. 27-31 -- Purdue's Anxiety Clinic helps people deal with trauma or undue stress; tips on the basics in estate planning; the search for the perfect recipe for wood restoration and preservation.
Feb. 3-7 -- An innovative distance-learning initiative that's geared toward busy education professionals; a look at the mindset of junior high school girls; a profile of new Boilermaker women's basketball coach Nell Fortner.
Feb. 10-14 -- Two award-winning management teachers share their techniques; a conversation about the wide-ranging, statewide outreach of the Cooperative Extension Service; the newest inductees into Purdue's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Feb. 17-21 -- Nutrition, fitness and health come together in a new academic major; studio guest to be announced; a feature on the renewed interest in herbal medicines.
Feb. 24-28 -- A new cancer-fighting method recalls the tale of the Trojan Horse; studio guest to be announced; the Purdue Repertory Dance Company is center stage.
"Purdue: A Closer Look" is jointly produced by the Center for Instructional Services and the Office of University Relations. Program hosts are Beth Forbes, news coordinator at Purdue News Service, and Greg Zawisza, director of special projects at University Relations.
The program also is seen on the following cable outlets around the state:
Also, central Indiana broadcasts of the program's entire fall series are now under way weekly on WFYI-TV 20, the Indianapolis Public Broadcasting Service affiliate, at 11:30 a.m. Sundays.
CONTACTS: Zawisza, (317) 494-2086; e-mail, greg_zawisza@purdue.edu
Forbes, (317) 494-9723; e-mail beth_forbes@purdue.edu
The activities are coordinated and sponsored by Health Promotion Programs, the Purdue University Eating Disorders Resource Group and its student committee.
"The local activities will focus on the need to create a societal wave away from our national preoccupation with thinness, body dissatisfaction and size discrimination," said Sue Abney, a registered dietitian with Health Promotion Programs. "Size acceptance can lead to a decrease in the prevalence of eating disorders and an individual's willingness to sacrifice health for the sake of achieving the 'perfect' body."
The featured activity will be three performances Tuesday, Feb. 4, of "Body Loathing ... Body Love" by the American Cabaret Theatre Troupe of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. The first performance will be at 3:30 p.m. in Room 161, Mechanical Engineering Building. The second show will be at 7 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A final performance is scheduled for 9 p.m. in the West Rec Room of Earhart Hall. All the presentations are free and open to the public.
"What If," a modern dance choreographed by Carol Cunningham, associate professor of dance, will precede the 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. performances of "Body Loathing." Daria Cullen, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts, will perform.
At 8 p.m. Feb. 4, students can participate in a candlelight Body Image Challenge Walk. The march will start at the east steps of Stewart Center and continue to the Engineering Mall Water Sculpture. Participants will be encouraged to throw away items that represent unhealthy attitudes and behaviors about body image, such as empty diet pill containers, scales and fashion magazines.
A free, public workshop, "Shaping a Positive Body Image," will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the Warren Hall Rec Room.
Event organizers and 15 other campus departments and organizations are sponsoring Fearless Friday on Feb. 7. The idea is to have people consciously refuse to obsess about diets, weight or body dissatisfaction the entire day, Abney said.
Throughout the week, information tables and video presentations are planned in the Recreational Gymnasium, Stewart Center and Purdue Memorial Union. Body image videos will be shown on the university's residence halls cable television system all week.
CONTACT: Abney, (317) 494-1716
Thirty-one retailers, including Neiman Marcus, Lowe's and Wal-Mart, will take part in the career fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. During the event, persons may schedule interviews for jobs and internships as well as gather information on job opportunities and the retail industry.
Job interviews will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, as scheduled by the employers.
"During the career fair, employers will be doing on-site screening," said Sally Harmon, conference director. "Persons may be able to sign up directly for interviews or, in some cases, the employers will call back those persons they wish to interview."
The Retail Management Career Conference also includes a luncheon, with a presentation by Vanessa Castagna, senior vice president, general merchandise manager for Wal-Mart Stores. Lunch starts at 1 p.m. Feb. 4 in the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union.
The remainder of Tuesday afternoon will offer industry panel discussions on interviewing, resumes and basic job search information. A reception is planned at 5 p.m. in the North Ballroom.
Persons attending only the career fair need not pre-register. Persons who will attend the lunch, panel discussions and reception must register in advance. The registration fee, which includes a company information packet, is $15 on or before Monday, Jan. 27, and $25 after.
To register for the conference or for further information, contact Harmon at (317) 494-8317; e-mail, sharmon@purdue.edu
In honor of Black History Month in February, the Black Cultural Center and Purdue Memorial Union Galleries will present a free African-American art exhibition, "Kente: Cloth of the Asante Kings." Harriet Schiffer, an independent educational and marketing consultant from Jenkinstown, Pa., developed the exhibit, which will be in the Union Gallery from Feb. 9 through March 22. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Schiffer will present a lecture and kente cloth wrapping demonstration at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 in the East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union.
The Wilberforce University Choir will visit Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 2, to perform as part of an exchange program with Purdue's Black Voices of Inspiration choir, one of the cultural center's four performing ensembles. The Wilberforce Choir will present a concert of gospel music at 3 p.m. in Fowler Hall. Admission is free, and a reception will follow in Room 118, Stewart Center. The Purdue choir will travel to Wilberforce to perform Feb. 9.
Milton L. Creagh, a consultant and community educator, will discuss issues of AIDS awareness, cultural diversity and drug prevention at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5. He is the host of a PBS nationally syndicated show, "Parenting Works." The lecture will be in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Admission is free, and a reception will follow in Room 118, Stewart Center. Creagh also will present workshops at noon for Wiley Hall residents and counselors and at 3 p.m. at Hanna Community Center in Lafayette.
The Black History Month keynote speaker, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, will speak at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. "Dr. Ben" is a researcher, lecturer, teacher and historian. He is a professor at Al Alzar University in Cairo, Egypt, and recently retired from Cornell University. His free lecture will be in Room 202, Stewart Center, with a reception in Room 118, Stewart Center.
"Womyn With Wings," written by J.H. Chapmyn, will be presented by Living the Dream Inc. on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The free performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A reception will follow in Room 118, Stewart Center.
Black Coffee House No. 52 will highlight the Black Voices of Inspiration and the New Directional Players at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Marshall White is the artist-in-residence for the Black Voices of Inspiration. The New Directional Players will present an original play by Purdue student Shannon Skipper-Green. The ensembles will perform in Matthews Hall Auditorium. Admission is free, and a reception will follow at the Black Cultural Center.
On Sunday, March 2, the Black Cultural Center, in conjunction with Purdue Convocations, will present "Having Our Say," a play about the struggles and triumphs of Bessie and Sadie Delaney, African-American sisters growing up in 20th century America. The performance will be at 4 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse. Admission is $20 for the public and $12 for students.
Steve Birdine, coordinator of diversity programs at Indiana University and president of Creative Diversity Communications, will give his workshop, "What Have We Done for Us Lately," on Thursday, March 6. The program discusses recruitment, retention and unity, and participants receive an "action plan" to be used in the academic environment. The free workshop will begin at 8 p.m. in Room 206, Stewart Center.
Poet Danny Bellinger, who has been published in the "Catalyst" student magazine and "Black Poetry of the '80s From the Deep South," will share his work on Thursday, March 27. Bellinger's work has been compared to that of Zora Neale Hurston because many of his poems take on a folk-like nature. The free presentation will be at 8 p.m. in Room 202, Stewart Center.
Black Coffee House No. 53 will present the Haraka Writers Poetry Fest '97 at 8 p.m. Friday, March 28. The group is made up of student and community writers committed to the literary expression of the black experience. They are named Haraka after the Swahili word meaning "expression." The group will perform in Matthews Hall Auditorium. Admission is free; a reception will follow at the Black Cultural Center.
Three of the four Black Cultural Center performing arts ensembles will have their spring productions in April.
The first is the Black Voices of Inspiration concert, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in Loeb Playhouse. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for the public.
The New Directional Players will have its spring drama production at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, in Fowler Hall. The group will present "Long Time Since Yesterday," a drama in two acts by J.P. Gibson. Admission is free.
The Jahari Dance Troupe Spring Revue concludes the Cultural Arts Series for the 1996-97 year. The performance will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20, in Fowler Hall. Admission is free. Zonda Brooks is the choreographer for the Jahari Dancers.
CONTACT: Renee Thomas, director, Black Cultural Center, (317) 494-3091; e-mail, rathomas@hfs.purdue.edu
-- Barbara Hart Dixon, academic adviser in the Department of English, was named half-time assistant dean for undergraduate administration in the dean's office of the School of Liberal Arts. She is developing ways to assess learning outcomes and goals of the Liberal Arts core curriculum.
-- David A. Santogrossi, associate professor of psychological sciences, was named associate dean for academic student services in the School of Liberal Arts. He will oversee undergraduate support services such as academic advising, placement, recruitment of new students and the Learning Center. He was formerly director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Psychological Sciences.
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Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (317) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
