Purdue Best Bets
August 29, 1997
JOURNALISTS: Here are some newsworthy Purdue events during the next two weeks.
BCC open house features local artist
An open house at the Black Cultural Center from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
7, will feature black-and-white photos and text from the Million Man March. Frank
X. Walker, BCC assistant director and multidisciplinary artist who created the display,
says it focuses on the men, women and families who participated in the event. The center,
at 315 University St., is a focal point for students, faculty, staff and members
of the community interested in learning about the African-American heritage. The
BCC 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 BCC serves about 35,000 people each year with its performing
arts ensembles, speakers, tours, and other programs. CONTACT: Walker, or director
Renee Thomas, at (765) 494-3092.
Events
Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Purdue announces fall enrollment for the West Lafayette campus and enrollment estimates
for other campuses at 3 p.m. Room 112, Schleman Hall. Tony Hawkins, interim vice
president for student services, Marlesa Roney, registrar, and Douglas Christiansen,
director of admissions, will be available to answer questions. CONTACT: J. Michael Willis,
Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Friday, Sept. 5.
Display of tractors and trucks that will be entered in the Boilermaker Tractor Pull
the next day. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Memorial Mall. The tractor pull will be Saturday, Sept.
6, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Tractor Pull Track. Sponsored by the Boilermaker Tractor
Pull Foundation. CONTACT: Mack Strickland, Department of Agricultural and Biological
Engineering, (765) 494-1222; e-mail, strick@ecn.purdue.edu
Saturday, Sept. 6.
Slayter Slammer, a free concert to welcome students back, will be from noon to 5 p.m.
at Slayter Center (rain location is the Purdue Armory). Sponsored by Triangle and
Acacia fraternities and Alpha Omicron Pi and Delta Delta Delta sororities.
Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Golden Taps, a ceremony to recognize deceased students, will be conducted at 10 p.m.
in Spitzer Court, Cary Quadrangle. The ceremony will be conducted monthly when a
member of the student body has died the month before. It is sponsored and coordinated
by Pendragon, the Cary Quadrangle student leadership honorary. CONTACT: Tom Paczolt, manager,
Cary Quadrangle, (765) 494-2472.
Friday & Saturday, Sept. 12 & 13
. UNITE -- An outdoor team-building program designed to help masters' students in the
Krannert Graduate School of Management explore team dynamics and examine team problem-solving
approaches. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, Camp Tecumseh, Brookston, Ind. CONTACT: Kate Walker, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2073; e-mail, kate_walker@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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