Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News Roundup
"Corporate Adoption was initiated with a dual purpose in mind," said Felicia Kornegay, minority program director. "First, it introduces our students of color to corporations early on in their college careers and it also gives businesses a tool for recruiting future employees from among some of our best and brightest students."
Two companies will take part in the initial Corporate Adoption ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 in the east Faculty Lounge in the Purdue Memorial Union.
Eddie Bauer and Castner Knott/Mercantile Corp. will sponsor scholarships for undergraduate students in the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing. As part of the Corporate Adoption program they also will set up on-site corporate visits; supply company information to retail classes; and participate in the department's retail conference.
"Corporate sponsors will also help groom student adoptees for the corporate world and hopefully grab a hold of these students at graduation," Kornegay said. "The most exciting thing that I find about this program is that it is set up to reach out to students of color, but will actually benefit all students."
CONTACT: Jean Navarre, graduate and head secretary, Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, (765) 494-8292.
The students to be recognized are Alex Brian Clarkson, Tipton , a junior in the Schools of Engineering; Karla Ann Griffin-Duncan, West Lafayette , a graduate student in Consumer and Family Sciences; Mark E. Hoppy, New Tripoli , a senior in the School of Science; Stewart Lamar Kees, Vicksburg, Miss. , a graduate student in Agriculture; and Claudia Aldenn-Smith, West Lafayette , a sophomore in the School of Technology.
The Golden Taps 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.
"The Golden Taps ceremony gives the university community the opportunity to formally remember and reflect on the lives of students who have recently died," said Tom Paczolt, manager of Cary Quad. "Golden Taps will be conducted, when necessary, on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic year. All Purdue students and staff are invited to be present for the brief ceremony."
CONTACT: Paczolt, (765) 494-2472.
More than 8,000 students are expected to attend the job fair, the highlight of the roundtable, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 on Purdue's Memorial Mall. In the event of rain, the job fair will be in the Purdue Armory.
With 255 companies represented, the Purdue Industrial Roundtable is the largest student-run career fair in the United States, said Nikki Shore, coordinator of the event.
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, approximately 35 company representatives will give seminars in Stewart Center at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The seminars will cover topics such as career opportunities, job search strategies and technical matters.
Free tabloids with information about the Industrial Roundtable are available in all engineering buildings on campus, the Placement Center in Stewart Center and the Potter Engineering Library, as well as at the seminars and the job fair. The tabloids include information about all companies in attendance, their locations at the job fair, what majors they are interested in, their hiring locations, and if they offer any seminars.
The Purdue Engineering Student Council also offers 45 company-donated scholarships to students. The council will hold a breakfast for award recipients at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 where winners will meet with company sponsors.
Forty engineering students make up the council, nine of whom assume leadership roles with the roundtable. The organization was founded in 1975, and reorganized under its present constitution in 1980.
For more information about the roundtable, contact the council at (765) 496-2660.
Activities will start at 8:30 a.m. with registration at the Great Hall of the Purdue Memorial Union and beneath the mural in Stewart Center. Purdue President Steven C. Beering will address parents at 9 a.m. in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.
Starting at 9:30 a.m., each of the undergraduate schools will conduct tours, receptions and special presentations for parents and students. Faculty and staff members from most Purdue departments will be available to talk and answer questions until 11 a.m. For more information, call (765) 494-8900.
The Purdue Boilermakers will take on the Ball State Cardinals at 11:20 a.m. (time subject to change) in Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets, at $24 (or $6 for the south end zone), are available from the Athletic Ticket Office, Intercollegiate Athletic Facility, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT.
After the football game, parents are invited to a Boilermaker Barbecue on the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union. Meal prices vary.
Starting at 7 p.m., parents can play on the boardwalk. Boilermaker Boardwalk, complete with horse racing, casinos, live entertainment and dancing, will be staged in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms until 10:30 p.m. Admission is free.
CONTACT: Debbie Anderson, PSUB adviser, (765) 494-8909
Buhrmester, who will begin her duties Oct. 1, will coordinate marketing efforts to increase membership and will oversee existing member benefits. She also will serve as liaison to Purdue's regional campuses and their respective alumni associations.
"We're very excited to have someone with the marketing credentials that Denise possesses," said Lawrence S. Preo, executive director of the Purdue Alumni Association. "Her background and enthusiasm will be valuable as we strive to increase our membership base and add to the member services we provide."
Buhrmester, a native of Lafayette, has been a recruitment specialist in Purdue Personnel Services for the past two years. Prior to that, she was marketing manager for Micro Data Base Systems in West Lafayette, a data analyst for Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles and a product manager for Basic Elements, also in Los Angeles.
Buhrmester earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue in 1986. She has served as a loan campaign representative for United Way of Greater Lafayette and currently is on the organization's planning committee.
-- Callout for "Weigh to Go," a seven-week weight control program for students, will be Wednesday (9/10) at 3:30 p.m. in the Purdue Student Health Center basement conference room. The program, offered by Health Promotion Programs, is designed to help students who are at least 10 pounds over their healthy weight range, said Sue Abney, nutrition education coordinator. The group will meet weekly. Registration is $30.
-- The Purdue Panhellenic Association has earned the 1995-97 Public Relations Award from the National Panhellenic Conference. Local representatives have been invited to the national meeting in October to accept the award.
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Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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