Purdue News Events Calendar

EDITORS: This calendar lists events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next four weeks. Events are free and open to the public, except where noted, and all are open to news media coverage. New or updated listings have two asterisks (**).

All events in this calendar, plus many others, are listed in Purdue's on-line calendar at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES

** May 10-16. Statewide Technology commencements:
Saturday, May 10, 4 p.m. Anderson-Muncie , Anderson University.
Sunday, May 11, 7 p.m. Columbus , Holiday Inn.
Monday, May 12, 7 p.m. New Albany , Indiana University-Southeast.
Tuesday, May 13, 1:30 p.m. Kokomo , Kelley Center, Indiana University, Kokomo.
Tuesday, May 13, 6 p.m. South Bend-Elkhart , Century Center, South Bend.
Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m. Versailles , South Ripley Elementary School.
Friday, May 16, 6 p.m. Richmond , Richmond High School.
** Sunday, May 11. Commencement for Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 3 p.m. RCA Dome.
** Monday, May 12. Commencement for Purdue Calumet. 6 p.m. North Lawshe Lawn.
** Tuesday, May 13. Commencement for Purdue North Central. 7:30 p.m. Valparaiso University Chapel.
** Wednesday, May 14. Commencement for Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center.

• Saturday, May 17. Spring commencement ceremonies at West Lafayette. 9:30 a.m. for Schools of Engineering; 2:30 p.m. for Schools of Management; Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sciences; and Science. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are required for admission to the hall. Participants are issued tickets for family and friends.

• Sunday, May 18. Spring commencement ceremonies at West Lafayette. 9:30 a.m. for Schools of Consumer and Family Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Veterinary Medicine; 2:30 p.m. for Schools of Agriculture, Education, and Technology. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are required for admission to the hall. Participants are issued tickets for family and friends.

  ** Wednesday, May 21. Commencement for Purdue North Central. 1 p.m. Westville Correctional Center.

• Monday, April 28. Violet Haas Awards Reception. 3:30-5 p.m. Room 116, Agriculture and Research Building. The Council on the Status of Women is presenting the awards to Purdue's Health Promotion Programs; Patricia A. Carlisle, director of student support services at Purdue North Central; and Joan L. Marshall, associate dean of the School of Liberal Arts, for promoting women's issues and programs. The reception is free and open to the public.

• Monday, April 28. Variety Band Twilight Concert. 7 p.m. Slayter Center for the Performing Arts.

• Tuesday, April 29. Professor Marianne Boruch, Department of English, reads from her books of poetry. 7:30- 9 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Presented by Center for Artistic Endeavors, School of Liberal Arts.

• Tuesday, April 29. Purdue Musical Organizations' Spring Show. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Annual concert featuring performances by all ensembles in Purdue Musical Organizations.

  ** Friday-Saturday, May 2-3. Spring Dance Collection. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue Repertory Dance Company presents new dance works by Purdue dance faculty and students. Tickets: $8 for public; $6 for Purdue students; $3 for children.

• Saturday, May 17. Purdue Varsity Glee Club End-of-Season Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets: $8, available at Loeb box office.

• ** Monday, April 28. Public lecture on the history, construction and architectural and engineering aspects of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the seat of China's Congress. 7-9 p.m., Fowler Hall. Featured speaker is Wu De Sheng, president of the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research. Sponsored by Purdue's student chapter of Pi Tau Sigma, the mechanical engineering honor society.

• Wednesday, April 30. The Jewish Studies Program at Purdue in Retrospect: Where Are We Going From Here? 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Gordon Young, associate professor of history and interim co-director of the Jewish Studies Program. Jewish Discussion Lecture Series.

• Monday-Friday, May 5-9. 12th Annual Engineering/Management Program. An intensive week-long conference for experienced engineers, scientists, technical specialists and engineering managers who have a desire to update or enhance their technical and managerial skills. The cost of the conference is $2,095 ($1,995 without lodging). For registration information, contact Michael Sheahan, associate director of Krannert Executive Education Programs, (765) 494-7700.

  ** Thursday, May 8. Organizations, Employees & Families: Partners in Productivity. A conference for employers on family-friendly work practices. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Participating employers will be invited to join in a new membership organization to provide corporations with networking opportunities and resources on family-friendly practices. Sponsored by the Center for Families in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, the offices of Vice President for Human Relations and Vice President for Business Services at Purdue and the USA Group. Participants must reserve seating; there will be no on-site registration. Contact Shelley MacDermid, director of the Center for Families, (765) 494-6026; e-mail, shelley@vm.cc.purdue.edu

• Friday, May 9. Nutrition and Cancer: Medical Nutrition Therapy and Cancer Prevention. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Room 218, Stewart Center. A conference designed to provide professionals who work with oncology patients results of current research in cancer prevention and treatment. Sponsored by Purdue Department of Foods and Nutrition. Cost of the conference is $75, $35 for students. For registration information, contact John Wellman, conference coordinator, (800) 359-2968 or (765) 494-0567.

• Friday, May 16. Implementing Mathematics, Science and Technology Standards Into K-12 Classrooms. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Stewart Center. Conference features a keynote address from Jerry Miller, curriculum designer with Keynote Publishing. Sponsored by the Purdue's School Mathematics and Science Center and the Indiana Department of Education Center for School Improvement and Performance. Cost is $25, and advance registration is encouraged. For information on registration, contact the School Mathematics and Science Center, Purdue University, 1442 Liberal Arts and Education Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1442, or call (765) 494-5889; e-mail, smsc@vm.cc.purdue.edu

• Monday, April 28. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

  ** Tuesday, May 20. Board of Trustees meeting. 1:30 p.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

• Through May 4. "Three Realists," an exhibit featuring Milwaukee artist David Lenz, Bohemian artist Jaromir Kosar, and Kansas artist Mark Flickinger. Exhibit is dedicated to Nobel Laureate Professor Herbert C. Brown in honor of his 85th birthday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Union Gallery, Main Floor, Purdue Memorial Union.

• Through May 4. "Bruce Beasley: Sculpture," the West Coast artist creates cubical bronze sculptures conceptualized on his computer. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center.

• Through May 8. "Jeanne Rockett: Paintings and Prints." This Michigan artist captures the beauty of the Lake Michigan shoreline. Courtesy of Bergsma Gallery, Grand Rapids, Mich. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building.

• Through May 1. "Undergraduate Art Competition," annual juried exhibition of work in all media by Purdue art and design students. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Beelke Memorial Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

Tuesday, April 29. Baseball vs. Western Michigan. 4 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, May 3. Baseball vs. Indiana (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, May 3. Softball vs. Minnesota (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Sunday, May 4. Softball vs. Minnesota. 1 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, May 10. Women's outdoor track -- Purdue Invitational. 3:30 p.m. Rankin Track and Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Saturday, May 10. Men's outdoor track -- Purdue Triangular. 4:30 p.m. Rankin Track and Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Monday, May 12. Baseball vs. IUPUI (doubleheader). 1 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: $3 adults, $2 students.

• Through May 1. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information. Coming up: April 29-May 1: Gourmet Nights -- Call for menu information.

• Saturday, May 10. Spring semester ends. 9 p.m.

  ** Monday, May 26. Memorial Day. Official university holiday.

Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu

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