Purdue Events Calendar

EDITORS: This calendar lists events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next four 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. 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. 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 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.

** Saturday, Oct. 4. Omega Tau Sigma Dog Wash. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Pet owners should enter through the Small Animal Hospital at the east end of Lynn Hall. Nail trimming also will be provided. Cost: $10 per dog. All dogs must be on a leash while on hospital grounds, and owners should bring their own towels. Dogs' vaccinations must be current. Proceeds go to the Tippecanoe County Humane Society.

ENTERTAINMENT

** Saturday, Sept. 20. Pregame concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. 9:20 a.m. Slayter Center. (Time is subject to change, but will be 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for the Ball State 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 concerts with the Jazz Bands and the "All-American" Marching Band. 10 a.m. Slayter Center. (Time is subject to change, but will be 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for the Northwestern football game.)

• 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. Ninth 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.

** Saturday, Oct. 11. Salty Dogs Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Concert. 8 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. The Salty Dogs were organized by a college band at Purdue in 1947. The band persisted at Purdue for 20 years with ever-changing personnel. In the late 1950s a group of Purdue Salty Dogs graduates began playing in the Chicago area. In 1962, the Chicago band added "Original" to its name. Tickets, at $10, can be ordered from Nona Schaler, Purdue Division of Conferences, 765-494-2756 or (800) 359-2968, ext. 92N; e-mail, njschaler@cea.purdue.edu

** Sunday, Oct. 12. Alan Jackson concert. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Opening act will be Deana Carter. Ticket are $26.50 for all seats at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.

LECTURES

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

** Wednesday, Sept. 17. Conversations About Teaching. Speaker: Elizabeth Grauerholz, Purdue associate professor of sociology. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series.

• 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. Presentation by Anthony T. Browder, artist, author, publisher, cultural historian, lecturer and educational consultant. 7 p.m. Drawing Room, Memorial Union. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

** Thursday, Sept. 25. Universal Leadership Qualities and Women World Leaders. Speaker: Laura Liswood, lawyer and writer. 3-4:30 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Women's Resource Office Leadership Series.

** Thursday, Sept. 25. The Universities of the 21st Century: Reform and Renewal. C. Peter Magrath, president of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, delivers a keynote address in the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. As part of this program, new members of the Teaching Academy will be recognized.

• 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.

** Friday, Oct. 3. Purdue Women's Club Distinguished Lecture Series: Carolyn Woo, former Purdue associate executive vice president and professor of management, will discuss how women can fashion their lives, create a sense of belonging and find their place in the world. 3:30 p.m. Room 202, Stewart Center.

** Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 6-7. The Varro E. Tyler Distinguished Lecture Series. Henri R. Manasse Jr., chief executive officer and executive vice president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, will deliver lectures at 2:30 p.m. each day. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Tuesday topic: "Medication Misadventuring: A Professional and Public Policy Issue." Wednesday topic: "Preparing Pharmacy for the New Millennium."

• 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.

** Thursday, Oct. 9. Three Kinds of Chance in Evolutionary Biology. Speaker: Stuart Glennan of Butler University. 4:30 p.m. Room 1222, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Philosophy Colloquium Series.

• Friday, Oct. 10. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Peter E. Geier, president and chief operating officer, 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

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

STUDENT CALLOUTS

** Tuesday, Sept. 16. Natural Law Party of Purdue. 6-7 p.m. 117 Electrical Engineering.

• 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.