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, 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.

** Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 16-17. 18th Annual Purdue Engineering Student Council Industrial Roundtable. Company-sponsored seminars Sept. 16 begin at 10:30 a.m., Stewart Center. Job Fair, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Purdue Memorial Mall. Job Fair rain location, Purdue Armory.

• 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

** Thursday, Oct. 2. International Careers Workshop. 7 p.m. Room 202, Stewart Center.

ENTERTAINMENT

• 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.

** Thursday, Oct. 2. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. Noon. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. Lunchtime concert features performances by Purdue instrumentalists. Bring your lunch or share in refreshments provided by Tau Beta Sigma.

** Saturday, Oct. 4. Recalling the Middle Passage. 1-3:30 p.m. Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, 101 S. 9th St. An artist workshop and slide presentation with illustrator and author Tom Feelings, who wrote "The Middle Passage." Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series. This free event is co-sponsored by Teachers Encouraging Love for Literature.

** Sunday, Oct. 5. The Los Angeles Piano Quartet. 3 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Tickets for this all-Schubert concert are $16 for the public, $11 for Purdue students, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933.

LECTURES

• 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.

** Wednesday, Sept. 10. Queer (in) the Classroom: Negotiations of Spatiality and Subjectivity with Jackie Martinez, assistant professor of women's studies and communication and Michelle Comstock, doctoral student in women's studies and English. Brown Bag series sponsored by the Women's Studies Program. 12:30p.m., Stone Cellar (Room B2) Stone Hall.

• 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.

** Friday, Oct. 3. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Joe W. Forehand Jr., managing partner, Americas Products, Andersen Consulting, Dallas. Topic: "Competing in the Global Economy." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

** Wednesday, Oct. 8. Neither Ashkenazim nor Sepharadim: The Iranian Jewish Oral History Project. Speaker: Janet Afary, assistant professor of history and women's studies. 12:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union, Anniversary Drawing Room. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

** Friday, Oct. 10. Krannert Executive Forum. Peter E. Geier, president and chief operating officer, The Huntington National Bank, and vice chairman, Huntington Bancshares Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Topic: "It's Not Banking Anymore." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

MEETINGS