Purdue Events Calendar

EDITORS: This calendar lists events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next five 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/

EVENTS

** Wednesday, Aug. 6-Sunday, Aug. 17. Indiana State Fair. Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. In addition to the 4-H exhibits, Purdue Agriculture and the School of Consumer and Family Sciences will return to the Pioneer Our Land Pavilion with displays and interactive exhibits centered around how we feed the world. CONTACT: Dana Neary, (765) 494-9113. Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine and the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association will provide a display that includes education about spaying and neutering pets and demonstrations of pet dental care and food safety. CONTACT: Barb Petty, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, (765) 494-7234. Advance state fair tickets are $4 at Marsh Supermarkets, Revco Drugs, Indiana Farm Bureau, Signature Inn and the Indiana State Fair Box Office. Tickets at the door are $5.

** Sunday, Aug. 10. Summer Commencement. 2:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Approximately 875 Purdue students will be eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies. Purdue President Steven C. Beering will be the featured speaker.

** Sunday, Aug. 24. Freshman Picnic. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Horticulture Park. Sponsored by Naval ROTC Midshipmen Battalion.

** Tuesday, Aug. 26. Agricultural Council Ice Cream Social. 6:30-8 p.m. Lilly Hall lawn.

** Saturday, Aug. 30. Global Fest Celebration. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Morton Center. Sponsored by the Turkish Student Association.

** Saturday, Aug. 30. Dock Dance. 11 p.m.-midnight. Shreve Hall Dock. Sponsored by the Residence Hall Council

** Monday, Sept. 1. Volleyball team autograph session. 2-4 p.m. Tippecanoe Mall.

LECTURES

** Wednesday, Aug. 27. The Curious Story of Zvi Kolitz: The Holocaust in History, Philosophy and Religious Study with Sandor Goodhart, director of the Purdue Jewish Studies Program. 12:30 p.m., Stewart Center, Room 204. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

CONFERENCES

** Thursday-Friday, Aug. 7-8. Third Annual National Issues Forum. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Stewart Center. Activities will include a public policy institute and an issue framing workshop. Registration is $75 and includes four meals, on-campus parking and research materials. Co-sponsored by the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision and the Kettering Foundation. For more information, contact Michael Menefee, (765) 494-5599; e-mail. mlmenefe@tech.purdue.edu

OTHER

• Monday, Aug. 25. Fall semester begins.

** Tuesday, Aug. 26. Campus Crusade for Christ Callout. 8:30-9:45 p.m. 302-306 Stewart Center.

** Wednesday, Aug. 27. Water Ski Club Callout. 6-10 p.m. Fowler Hall.

** Wednesday, Aug. 27. Women in Aviation Callout. 7-9 p.m. 214 Aviation Technology Building.

** Thursday, Aug. 28. Asian American Students Callout. 7-9:30 p.m., 310 Stewart Center.

** Thursday, Aug. 28. Karate Club Callout. 7-9 p.m. 129 Electrical Engineering Building.

** Monday, Sept. 1. Labor 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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