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NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: For additional details on the concert, refer to the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra's June 6 news release. For a map (one- or two-color EPS in Macintosh format) of closed campus streets, suggested parking areas and services available near Slayter Center on July 4, call Jenny Pratt, Purdue News Service, (765) 496-3133.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Thousands from Greater Lafayette again will pour onto the Purdue University campus for the community's Independence Day celebration.
Slayter Center is the site for the annual "Stars and Stripes" concert on Friday, July 4, followed by a fireworks display originating from the west end of the Intramural Playing Fields.
Entertainment at Slayter Center will begin at 6 p.m. with the Purdue Jazz Band. The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at 7:15 p.m., and the fireworks display will follow at about 9:25 p.m. The concert will include performances by the Greater Lafayette Freedom Singers, Sisters of Thunder, Southbound 65, and the Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps.
Concession stands operated by the Purdue Memorial Union Food Service will sell soft drinks, hot dogs and chips from 5 p.m. to dark on the hillside at Slayter Center.
Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology also will sponsor an air show during the July Fourth weekend. The public is invited to the Purdue Airport before the July 4 concert to see vintage war planes from World War II. The Boilermaker Special, the official mascot of Purdue, will provide free rides from Slayter Hill to the airport between 3 and 6 p.m. The steam locomotive replica is operated and maintained by the Purdue Reamer Club, a student organization.
Purdue police Capt. Steven R. Dietrich said motorists should be alert to closed streets near Slayter Center on July 4, and should watch for temporary one-way routes and detours before and after the concert and fireworks display.
"Due to the popularity and scope of the evening, drivers should be patient in leaving campus after the celebration," Dietrich said. "All local police agencies will be working cooperatively to expedite traffic flow from campus and through the two cities."
Dietrich said public parking options include the lot north of Ross-Ade Stadium, the lot north of the Armory, the University Street and Northwestern Avenue parking garages, and the Intramural Playing Fields at Airport Road and Indiana State Road 26. Since July 4 is an official university holiday, restrictions on parking in permit-only lots and garages campuswide will not be in effect, except for 24-hour reserved spaces.
Dietrich said the Preferred Parking Pass sold by the community planning committee will allow motorists to park in reserved lots north and south of Slayter Center and the lot west of the Recreational Gymnasium (Co-Rec), with a temporary lot south of Wiley Hall designated for overflow reserved parking. Marked handicapped parking again will be available just south of Slayter Center in the lot east of Rankin Track and Field, with additional spaces west of Owen Hall.
Dietrich said picnic baskets, blankets and lawn chairs are welcome at Slayter Center. Pets, alcohol, fireworks and barbecue grills are prohibited.
Rain date for the "Stars and Stripes" celebration is Saturday, July 5.
Jon Haveman, assistant professor of economics in the Krannert School of Management, will take a leave of absence from teaching to serve as a senior staff economist. Haveman's one-year appointment begins in August. The council consists of three principal members and 10 senior staff economists. Haveman will specialize in issues dealing with international economics, including trade policy and international financial concerns.
"For instance, the council may be advising the president on the economic impact of the possible expansion of NAFTA, or the costs of providing relief to particular industries in response to allegations of international dumping," Haveman said. "I've always had intense policy interests and this lets me get first-hand experience and learn, as a teacher, what the important questions are in the international economic policy arena."
Haveman, who teaches courses in international trade and labor economics, was selected from a small group of recommended economists.
"The Council of Economic Advisers is one of the few government bodies whose constituency truly is the American people," Haveman said. "The organization is concerned with promoting economic efficiency and is dedicated to the long-term health of the national economy. It is a tremendous honor to be appointed."
CONTACT: Jon Haveman, (765) 494-6156; e-mail, jon@mgmt.purdue.edu
The new exchange program is part of a continuing effort to strengthen and expand the relationship between the two universities as Mongolia works to reform its higher education system. Purdue's Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture also have educational partnerships with Mongolian universities.
"We are moving away from the Russian system of higher education to an accreditation method that more closely resembles that of the United States," said Dr. Dendev Bedarch, president of Mongolian Technical University and head of the Mongolian Universities Consortium. "Higher education in the U.S. is very prestigious and provides a good model for our reform effort."
In addition to faculty and graduate student exchanges, the School of Education's agreement will promote collaborative research and other mutually agreed upon educational programs.
"Purdue University has a long history of cooperative, institution-building projects," said Michael Stohl, dean of international programs. "We're hopeful that this growing relationship will expand into further opportunities to assist the Mongolian government and the Mongolian Universities Consortium with their higher education reform."
The agreement builds on a foundation laid by Charles Kline, associate professor of educational administration, who has visited Mongolia three times in the past two years under the sponsorship of the United States Information Agency, the Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, and a global faculty initiative grant from Purdue's International Programs.
Marilyn Haring, dean of the School of Education, is looking forward to the exchange of both people and ideas.
"This is a truly unique opportunity for our faculty and graduate students," Haring said. "They will be able to get a first-hand look at an educational system as it's being rebuilt from the ground up. And the visiting scholars and students from Mongolia will bring a fresh perspective to the work that's being done here on the West Lafayette campus."
Planning is now under way for the School of Education's first exchange of faculty and graduate students. The appointments for visiting scholars will range from a few weeks to a calendar year or more.
CONTACTS: Haring, (765) 494-2336; e-mail, haringm@vm.cc.purdue.edu
Stohl, (765) 494-8463; e-mail, puglobal@ippu.purdue.edu
The awards, established in 1995, are given to employees or children of employees of Wabash
National who are enrolled full-time in the Schools of Management, Engineering or Technology at Purdue. Other criteria include high-school graduating class ranking and SAT or ACT scores.
Each recipient receives up to $8,000 per year to cover tuition, books and expenses. The award is renewable each year, provided the student maintains a 3.0 grade-point average and is enrolled in the participating schools.
The Ehrlich scholarships are funded by the friends of Wabash National and named in honor of the president and chief executive officer of the company.
Wabash National Corp. designs, manufactures and markets standard and customized truck trailers. The company is the largest U.S. manufacturer of both composite and aluminum plate trailers and bimodal vehicles.
CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, public relations director, Krannert School of Management, (765) 494-4392.
-- Edward Lee, a junior in industrial engineering from Indianapolis , Ind. , has been selected to participate in the EDS Corporation's "Vision of Success" scholarship program. The program provides an outstanding minority student with a scholarship and internship during the student's junior and senior years. Lee's financial award will equal the cost of tuition, books, lab fees, and school fees for his junior and senior academic years. EDS is a leader in the global information services industry.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
