Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News Roundup
Frank X. Walker, BCC assistant director and multidisciplinary artist who created the display, said it focuses on the men, women and families who participated in the event.
Renee Thomas, BCC director, said she hopes many people from the community will attend the open house to meet the staff and familiarize themselves with the programs and activities of the BCC.
The center, at 315 University St., is a focal point for students, faculty, staff and community members interested in learning about the African-American heritage. The BCC serves about 35,000 people each year through its four performing arts ensembles, speaker series, tours, newsletter and other programs.
The BCC also houses an extensive art collection and a library with more than 5,500 books and some 60 periodicals, scholarly journals, newspapers and a microformatted news file.
Purdue is in the midst of a campaign to raise $3 million to finance construction of a new Black Cultural Center. The two-story, 18,000-square-foot structure will be almost twice the size of the current center, which was dedicated in December 1970. Purdue has contributed the land and $1 million toward the construction.
More information about the center is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.purdue.edu/BCC/
CONTACTS: Thomas or Walker, (765) 494-3092
Graduates of the program will be able to use their extensive background in engineering and life science to design, develop and implement new biomedical technologies in clinical medicine, industry and academia.
The interdisciplinary curriculum is a joint effort of the Schools of Engineering, Science and Veterinary Medicine on the West Lafayette campus, and the Schools of Engineering and Technology, School of Science, and Indiana University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry on the Indiana University-Purdue University campus in Indianapolis.
Through the new program, students may pursue a master of science or a doctor of philosophy degree biomedical engineering.
The program is tailored for students already holding an undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline, but students with a science degree ‹ including the life sciences ‹ are eligible to enroll.
Further information on the graduate program in biomedical engineering may be obtained by contacting Purdue's Hillenbrand Biomedical Engineering Center, (765) 494-5730; e-mail, bmeprogram@ecn.purdue.edu.
CONTACT: Dr. George Wodicka, associate professor of electrical engineering and director of the graduate program in biomedical engineering, (765) 494-0637; e-mail, wodicka@ecn.purdue.edu.
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
