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

• Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 2-3. Sailing Club Boat Display. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Memorial Mall.

• Friday, Sept. 5. Boilermaker Tractor Pull display. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Memorial Mall. Tractors and trucks pulling at the Sept. 6 tractor pull will be on display.

• Friday, Sept. 5. Leslie Day '97. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Memorial Mall. Voter registration and a GOP information booth sponsored by College Republicans. The Leslie Day dinner with local Republicans will be 6-9 p.m. in the East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Tickets are $16 per person. Contact: Ryan Travis, (765) 743-1115.

• Saturday, Sept. 6. Boilermaker Tractor Pull. 6-11 p.m. Tractor Pull Track. Sponsored by the Boilermaker Tractor Pull Foundation. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.

• Sunday, Sept. 7. Black Cultural Center open house, 315 University St. 2-4:30 p.m. Black-and-white photos and text from the Million Man March by BCC assistant director and multidisciplinary artist Frank X. Walker will be on display. The community is invited.

** Tuesday, Sept. 9. Golden Taps. 10 p.m. Spitzer Court, Cary Quadrangle. Ceremony to honor Purdue students who died during the summer.

** Thursday, Sept. 11. Women's Studies Program open house. 4:30-6 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union.

• Friday, Sept. 12. Purdue Musical Organizations' Sing 'n Swing Golf Outing. 10 a.m. registration. Ackerman Golf Course (formerly Purdue South). Tournament starts at 11 a.m. Box lunches, a reception, dinner and entertainment all are included in the $50-per-person cost. Reservations are due by Sept. 3. Contact the PMO Club for more information, (800) 893-3041 or (765) 494-3947.

• Wednesday, Sept. 17. Fall study abroad information fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Purdue Memorial Mall. Presented by International Programs at Purdue.

• Saturday, Sept. 20. Parents' Day Convocation with President Steven C. Beering. 9-9:30 a.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

• Saturday, Sept. 20. Parents' Day Boilermaker Boardwalk. 7-10:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Experience the thrill of horse racing, casinos, and game shows all rolled into something special. There will be live entertainment, prize raffles, refreshments, and dancing.

• Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 22-23. Interfraternity Council CBS College Tour. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Memorial Mall.

** Monday, Sept. 22. Women in Computer Science Career Day. 9:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, Memorial Union. Registration is free and due by Monday, Sept. 15; it is limited to the first 45 high school junior women who register. Parents and guidance counselors may attend the conference luncheon for a $10 fee. Contact Jean Jackson, (765) 494-6180; (800) 320-6132; e-mail, jackson@cs.purdue.edu

ENTERTAINMENT

** Saturday, Sept. 6. Slayter Slammer. Noon-5 p.m. Slayter Center (rain location: Armory). Free concert sponsored by Triangle and Acacia fraternities and Alpha Omicron Pi and Delta Delta Delta sororities.

• Friday, Sept. 12. Cinema Now: Microcosmos. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 1996 French film. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

• Saturday, Sept. 13. Pregame (Notre Dame) concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. 1 p.m. Slayter Center.

• Saturday, Sept. 20. Pregame (Ball State) concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. Slayter Center. Purdue's "All-American" Marching Band performs its traditional tailgate concert, 1-1/2 hours before the football game. Today's "Band Day" celebration during halftime at Ross-Ade Stadium will feature more than 20 visiting high school marching bands.

• Saturday, Sept. 20. Tony Bennett concert. 8:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $32.50, $27.50, and $22.50 for the public, $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.

• Sunday, Sept. 21. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with clarinetist Sabine Meyer. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $20, $15 and $10 for the public, $12 and $10 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package.

** Thursday, Sept. 25. Robert Post, a self-described "one-man theater company." 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $12 for the public, $8 for Purdue students (prices increase $1 after Sept. 21), at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice Series.

** Sept. 25-Oct. 5. Lost in Yonkers -- Purdue Theatre. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. (No performance Sept. 29; Oct. 5 performance is at 6 p.m.) Tickets: $10.50 for the public; $6.50 for students and senior citizens at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933.

** Saturday, Sept. 27. Pregame (Northwestern) concerts with the Jazz Bands and the "All-American" Marching Band. 10 a.m. Slayter Center.

** Sunday, Sept. 28. Salvation Army Festival of Brass. 2 p.m. Salvation Army, 1110 Union Street, Lafayette. Purdue brass ensembles join Salvation Army ensembles for a special free concert.

** Sunday, Sept. 28. Cinema Now: The Horseman on the Roof. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 1996 French film. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

LECTURES

• Friday, Sept. 5. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Karen C. Vinjamuri, managing director, Partisan Management Group, Miami Lakes, Fla. Topic: Symbiosis: The Ultimate Entrepreneurial Experience. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

• Monday, Sept. 8. Women Don't Have to Be Footnotes: A New Look at Jewish History. Speaker: Emily Taitz, medieval historian and adjunct professor at Adelphi University. 8 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Jewish Studies and Women's Studies programs.

• Wednesday, Sept. 10. Egypt and Israel: A Conversation With Egyptian Ambassador Mohammed Bassiouny. Speaker: Miriam Joyce, associate professor of history and political science, Purdue Calumet. 12:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 209. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Friday, Sept. 12. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Richard E. Dauch, president and chief executive officer, American Axle and Manufacturing Co., Detroit. Topic: American Axle & Manufacturing: A Renaissance of Excellence in Manufacturing. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

• Tuesday, Sept. 16. Purdue Alumni Association Autumn Tuesdays Series: Carolyn Peck, new head coach of the women's basketball team, will talk about last season and the upcoming one. 7:30 a.m. Purdue Room, MCL Cafeteria, Wabash Village, West Lafayette. Breakfast buffet costs $4.50. For reservations, call 1-800-414-1541.

• Friday, Sept. 19. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: William R. Litzler, chairman and president, C.A. Litzler Co. Inc., Cleveland. Topic: Board of Advisors in a Family Business Succession. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

** Wednesday, Sept. 24. Jewish Women and the World. Speaker: Rabbi Baruch Comrov, The Ark, Chicago. 12:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 318. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

** Wednesday, Sept. 24. Survival Strategies for Africans in America 7 p.m. Drawing Room, Memorial Union Presentation by Anthony T. Browder, recognized internationally as an artist, author, publisher, cultural historian, lecturer and educational consultant. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

** Friday, Sept. 26. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Robert A. Oakley, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Nationwide Insurance Enterprise, Columbus, Ohio. Topic: The Financial Services Revolution. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

MEETINGS

• Monday, Sept. 8. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

• Friday, Sept. 19. Board of Trustees meeting. 1:30 p.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

• Wednesday, Sept. 3. Old Masters. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 224 Class of 50 Lecture Hall.

• Wednesday, Sept. 3. Society of Women Engineers. 7-9 p.m. 129 Electrical Engineering.

  Wednesday, Sept. 3. Sailing Club. 8:30-10 p.m. 206 Stewart Center.

• Wednesday, Sept. 3. Fellowship of Christian Athletes. 6-8:30 p.m. 172 Wetherill.

• Thursday, Sept. 4. Adopt-A-School. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 1222 Liberal Arts and Education Building. Sponsored by the Panhellenic Association

• Thursday, Sept. 4. Society of Professional Engineers. 7-9 p.m. 210 Stewart Center.

• Thursday, Sept. 4. Actuary Club. 7-9 p.m. 175 Math Sciences.

** Friday, Sept. 5. Amigos Hispanos. 7-9 p.m. 210 Stewart Center.

• Saturday, Sept. 6. Singapore Students Association. 1-5 p.m. 314 Stewart Center.

• Monday, Sept. 8. Students for America -- Nationbuilders. 7-9 p.m. 314 Stewart Center.

• Monday, Sept. 8. Circle K. 7:30-9 p.m. 212 Stewart Center.

• Tuesday, Sept. 9. Ski and Snowboard Club. 7-10 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

• Wednesday, Sept. 10. Interfraternity Council Greek Callout. 6:30-11 p.m. Fowler Hall.

• Wednesday, Sept. 10. Quilt Coalition. 7-10 p.m. 206 Stewart Center.

• Wednesday, Sept. 10. Psychology Club. 7-8 p.m. 104 Wetherill.

• Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 10-11. Panhellenic Association Rush Information Booth. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Outside Class of 50 Lecture Hall.

• Thursday, Sept. 11. Association for the Education of Young Children. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Department of Child Development and Family Studies.

• Thursday, Sept. 11. Purdue Student Government (PSG). 7-9 p.m. 314 Stewart Center.

• Thursday-Friday, Sept. 11-12. Interfraternity Council Rush Forum. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Co-Rec.

• Wednesday, Sept. 17. Purdue Cooperative Housing Association. 7-9 p.m. Fowler Hall.

** Tuesday, Sept. 23. Reamer Club. 6-8 a.m. South Tower, Purdue Memorial Union.

** Tuesday, Sept. 23. Panhellenic Association Rush Forum. 6-10 p.m. Fowler Hall.

** Saturday, Sept. 27. Women of Vision, NACWC, Inc. 3-6 p.m. 202 Stewart Center.

SPORTS

• Friday, Sept. 5. Volleyball: Mortar Board Purdue Premier. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Indiana State vs. Syracuse at 5 p.m.; Purdue vs. Central Michigan at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Saturday, Sept. 6. Men's Cross Country -- Purdue Open. Purdue Golf Course. 11 a.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 6. Volleyball: Mortar Board Purdue Premier. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Purdue vs. Indiana State at noon; Central Michigan vs. Syracuse at 2:30 p.m.; Central Michigan vs. Indiana State at 5 p.m.; Purdue vs. Syracuse at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 13-14. Water Polo Club Boilermaker Invitational. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lambert Fieldhouse.

• Saturday, Sept. 13. Football vs. Notre Dame. 2:30 p.m. Ross-Ade Stadium. Television: ABC. Tickets: $28 for the public, $14 for students. Call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Saturday, Sept. 20. Football vs. Ball State. Kickoff time to be announced. Ross-Ade Stadium. Parents' Day and Band Day. Tickets: $24 for the public, $6 in South End Zone, $14 for students. Call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Friday, Sept. 26. Volleyball vs. Indiana. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Saturday, Sept. 27. Men's Cross Country -- Meet of Champions. Purdue North Golf Course. 11 a.m. Free.

** Saturday, Sept. 27. Football vs. Northwestern. 11:30 a.m. Ross-Ade Stadium. P Awards Day. Television: ESPN. Tickets: $24 for the public, $12 in South End Zone, $14 for students. Call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Saturday, Sept. 27. Volleyball vs. Penn State. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

OTHER

• Thursday, Sept. 18. School of Consumer and Family Sciences Boiler Mixer. Adults Bringing Children to Work. 6-8 p.m. USA Group Child Care Center, 111000 USA Parkway, Fishers, Ind. Cost is $15, which includes a box supper. Open to Purdue alumni and friends. Contact: Cheryl Altinkemer, CFS director of development and alumni relations, (765) 494-7890 or 1-800-535-7303.

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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