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

** Thursday, Oct. 9. "Birth Control 1997: Your Choice," a seminar about contraceptives. 7 p.m. Room 112, Physics Building. The speaker is Eric Bieber, assistant professor and director of reproductive endoscopy at the University of Chicago. Sponsored by the Purdue Women's Clinic, Kappa Epsilon pharmacy fraternity, Health Promotion Programs and the School of Nursing.

• Tuesday, Oct. 14. Golden Taps. 10 p.m. Spitzer Court, Cary Quadrangle. Monthly ceremony to honor members of the student body who have died during the past month.

** Thursday, Oct. 16. Wiley Hall presents a "Celebration of Life" in memory of resident counselor Jay Severson. 6-8 p.m. Wiley Hall, Intramural Drive. A year after Severson's death, the men of Wiley Hall will celebrate life with a live band; information tables from the Red Cross, the Crisis Center, Counseling and Psychological Services and the Boys and Girls Club; and prize drawings for attendees. Donations will be accepted for the Jay Severson Memorial Fund.

• Friday, Oct. 17. Frontiers in Science Symposium for High School Science Teachers. 8:15 a.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Eleven speakers from the Purdue School of Science will be featured in three break-out sessions. Fee is $35, and includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Advance registrations accepted through Oct. 10. CONTACT: Nona Schaler, Division of Conferences, (765) 494-2756 or (800) 359-2968, ext. 92N; e-mail njschaler@cea.purdue.edu

• Friday, Oct. 17. Selected Homecoming events:

  -- Libraries Special Collections/Amelia Earhart -- The Purdue Connection 1935-1937. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Room 279, Stewart Center.

  -- Consumer and Family Sciences Festive Friday. Morning classes; box lunch; afternoon events include golf, tennis and tours. Dinner at 6 p.m. at University Inn. Reservations required. Contact: Amy Liter, 1-800-535-7303 or (765) 494-7890.

  -- Old Heavilon Hall Clockworks Dedication. 4 p.m. Atrium, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. The restored clockworks will go on permanent public display.

  -- Education/Crystal Apple Award Dinner. 5:30-7:30 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Outstanding educators honored by School of Education Dean's Club. The dinner costs $20; reservations are required by Oct. 13. Contact: Barbara Francis, (765) 494-0568.

  -- Black Cultural Center/Purdue Black Alumni Reception. 6-9 p.m. Black Cultural Center, 315 University St.

• Saturday, Oct. 18. Homecoming. Schools and departments will have breakfasts, brunches, open houses and tailgate parties, including a Meredith Hall 45th anniversary open house and reception. After-game activities include a buffet in the Purdue Memorial Union's Sagamore Dining Room and a PMO/Purdue Alumni Association Oktoberfest Banquet in the Memorial Union Ballrooms (for reservations, call 1-800-893-3041 or 765-494-3945).

• Monday, Oct. 20. Women in Engineering Career Day. The daylong event, sponsored by Purdue's Schools of Engineering and the Society of Women Engineers, is open to any young woman in her senior year of high school and her parents. Participants will learn about career opportunities in engineering. Cost of $10 per person includes lunch. Registration deadline is Oct. 6. CONTACT: A high-school counselor or Chris Baynes, Women in Engineering Programs, (765) 494-3889.

• Tuesday, Oct. 21. Peace Corps information session. 6:30 p.m. Room 128, Heavilon Hall.

• Thursday, Oct. 23. Work Abroad/International Internship Workshop. 7 p.m. Room 318, Stewart Center.

• Saturday, Oct. 25. "Chemistry of Fire" demonstrations. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Room 200, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. Lecture demonstration director Paul Smith will perform experiments that are aimed at children and adults of all ages.

ENTERTAINMENT

** Thursday, Oct. 9. The first Italian-American Film Celebration featuring the film "Tarantella," by award-winning independent filmmaker Helen De Michiel. 5:45 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. A roundtable discussion with the director will follow the screening. Sponsored by the Purdue Romance Languages, Literatures, and Film Conference. Free to Purdue faculty, staff and students.

• 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 at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW.

• Thursday, Oct. 16. "Hiding Out." 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. A drama production subtitled "What You Do in the Dark Is Going to Come to Light" featuring h.t. McNair. It is about searching for love, security, purpose, acceptance and approval, all in the wrong places. This free show is part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

• Friday, Oct. 17. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets for this musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber are $30, $23 and $18 for the public; $18 and $14 for Purdue students; and $7 for adults and $5 (K-12 students) for Family Circle seating in the second balcony, available at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package.

• Saturday, Oct. 18. Pregame (Wisconsin) concert with the "All-American" Marching Band. 10 a.m. Slayter Center. The concert also will feature the 1997 Alumni Marching Band. (Time is subject to change, but it will be 1-1/2 hours before the homecoming football game against Wisconsin.)

** Saturday, Oct. 18. Counting Crows concert. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Purdue Student Concert Committee. Opening act: Dog's Eye View. Tickets are $22.50 at campus box offices, by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW, or at Ticketmaster locations.

** Sunday, Oct. 19. Bell Choir Concert. 11 a.m. University Church, West Lafayette.

• Sunday, Oct. 19. Fall Concert Band and Symphonic Band Concert. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

• Wednesday, Oct. 22. American Music Review and Purdue Jazz Band Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

** Wednesday, Oct. 22. Canadian Brass. 8 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Tickets are sold out . Part of Purdue Convocations' Loeb Music Collection Series.

• Friday, Oct. 24. BCC Coffee House. 8 p.m. Room 210, Matthews Hall. Theater and dance featuring the New Directional Players and the Jahari Dance Troupe, two of the Black Cultural Center's performing arts ensembles. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

• Friday, Oct. 24. Cinema Now: "Big Night." 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 1996 American film. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students.

• Saturday, Oct. 25. Jazz Bands Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Purdue's Concert and Lab Jazz Bands, directed by Dr. Marion "Mo" Trout. This free concert features a varied selection of jazz music.

• Sunday, Oct. 26. Purdue Symphony Orchestra Concert. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

** Wednesday, Oct. 29. "One Monster After Another." 7 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Just in time for Halloween, Child's Play Touring Theatre will perform stories and poems written by children from Greater Lafayette. Tickets are $11 for the public, $6 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice Series.

** Friday, Oct. 31. "When We Were Kings -- The Untold Story of 'Rumble in the Jungle.'" 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The film, the 1997 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature Writer, is about the 1974 heavyweight championship boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Admission is $2. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series. This event is co-sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.

** Sunday, Nov. 2. Cellist Mark Kosower. 3 p.m. Loeb Theater, Stewart Center. Tickets are $8 at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Discovery Concerts Series featuring young performers.

LECTURES

• 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."

** Tuesday, Oct. 7. Talk by Peter Smith, former art education professor at Purdue, who has paintings on display in Beelke Gallery. Noon. Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2.

• 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.

• Friday, Oct. 10. The Future of the Humanities in a Technology Society. Speaker: John Paul Russo, professor of English from the University of Miami. 5:45 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. School of Liberal Arts Dean's Lecturer for the ninth annual Purdue Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film.

• Saturday, Oct. 11. Two Paths in a Renaissance Grove: Shakespeare and Cervantes. Speaker: Manuel Duran, professor of Spanish from Yale University. 5:45 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Keynote address for the ninth annual Purdue Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film.

• Tuesday, Oct. 14. Purdue Alumni Association Autumn Tuesdays Series. Speaker: Tony Hawkins, interim vice president for student services. 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, Oct. 15. Conversations About Teaching. Speaker: David G. Meyer, Purdue associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. 3:30 p.m. East and West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of the Focus on Teaching Lecture Series.

** Thursday, Oct. 16. School of Agriculture Environmental Symposium. 1:30-3 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Speakers present current environmental research being done at Purdue. Poster presentations will be 3:30-6 p.m. in Room 212, Stewart Center.

• Thursday, Oct. 16. Monsanto Lecture Series. Ray Anderson, chairman and chief executive officer of Interface Inc., will present a public talk on the man-made degradation of the earth's ecosystem. The talk will focus on aspects of the crisis and his belief that a second industrial revolution is needed. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium.

• Friday, Oct. 17. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Anne Schowe, vice president systems software and engineering technologies, Sun Microsystems Computer Co., Palo Alto, Calif. Topic: "A Few Really Important Things I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

** Tuesday, Oct. 21: "Post-Modernism and Structural Theories." 7:30-9 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Peter Blau, past president of the American Sociological Association and currently at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Reception will follow. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

• Wednesday, Oct. 22. Alleged Christological References in the Old Testament: Everything You Want to Know and Are Smart Enough Not to Ask. Speaker: Ephraim Fischback, professor of physics. 12:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 204. Jewish Studies Discussion Series.

• Friday, Oct. 24. Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Roberta W. Gutman, vice president and director of global diversity, Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. Topic: "Diversity, a Weapon for U.S. Business." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

** Tuesday, Oct. 28. Gender Diplomacy. Speakers: Aaron Kipnis and Elizabeth Herron, co-directors of the Gender Relations Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif. 8:30-10 a.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Woman's Resource Office Leadership Series.

** Tuesday, Oct. 28. (Wo)men and Gender in International Relations 10 Years On: To Return as a Woman and Be Heard. Speaker: Marysia Zalewski, visiting scholar from University of Wales, United Kingdom. Noon, Stone Cellar (Room B-2 Stone Hall. Brown Bag Series sponsored by Women's Studies.

** Wednesday, Oct. 29. The Assassination of the Black Male Image. 7 p.m. Room 206, Stewart Center. Earl Hutchinson, author and lecturer, makes this presentation. Some of Hutchinson's work is available in the BCC library. Part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

** Friday, Oct. 31. Herbert Newby McCoy Lecture. Gregory Martin, associate professor of agronomy and winner of the 1997 Herbert Newby McCoy Award for Research, will talk on "Recognition and Signal Transduction in Plant Disease Resistance." 3:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

** Friday, Oct. 31. Krannert Executive Forum. Alberto Sanchez Palazuelos, chairman and chief executive officer, Albright & Wilson Troy Grupo Industrial, Col. Polanco, Mexico. Topic: "AW Troy -- A Case of Converting a Government-Owned Chemical Complex Into a Private, World-Class, Global Company." 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

CONFERENCES

• Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 9-11. The Ninth Annual Purdue Conference on Romance Languages, Literatures and Film, Stewart Center. The conference draws scholars worldwide, and all sessions are free to Purdue students and staff. Sponsored by Margaret Rowe, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, and Christiane Keck, head of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, with the support of Programs in Comparative Literature, Italian Studies, Film Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Women's Studies and the Department of History.

• Friday-Saturday, Oct. 24-25. 21st Annual Fall Conference of Veterinary Technicians. Stewart Center, Room 302. Registration is $80 for the general session, and includes refreshments and a luncheon. (Additional fees are required for dry labs and dinner.) To register, contact Kathy Hyman in the Division of Conferences office, (765) 494-2758; fax, (765) 494-0567; e-mail, kfhyman@cea.purdue.edu

• Saturday, Oct. 25. Global Affairs Seminar. Stewart Center. Registration is $25 ($10 for full-time students) and includes lunch. Sponsored by the Indiana Department of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States. Speakers include national columnist Col. Harry Summers and Purdue history professor Charles Ingrao. Send registration fee by Oct. 18 to ROA Global Affairs Seminar, c/o Marge Stepp, 1802 Wellington Ave. No. 6, Indianapolis, IN 46219.

** Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 27-28. Crossroads Conference on Communicative Disorders, and the Sixth Biennial Regional Augmentative Alternative Communication Conference. All day both days in Stewart Center. Registration of $85 ($25 for students) is due by Monday, Oct. 17. Contact: Barb Tyner, (765) 494-2975 or 1 (800) 359-2968; fax:(765) 494-0567; e-mail, bgtyner@cea.purdue.edu

** Sunday, Nov. 2. 13th Annual Indiana Greek Leadership Conference. Stewart Center. Registration is $40 before Oct. 8, $50 after that date. Registration for Purdue students is $25 before Oct. 8, $30 after that date. Contact: Brad Nihls, Purdue Interfraternity Council, (765) 743-4671 ext. 143, e-mail, nihls@ecn.purdue.edu; or Susan Sharr, Purdue Panhellenic Association, (765) 494-2712, e-mail, suzsharr@expert.cc.purdue.edu

MEETINGS

• Monday, Oct. 20. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

** Through Oct. 12. "Contemporary Origami." Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2. The ancient art of origami has undergone a rapid evolution in recent years. This exhibit includes some of the classic models, highlights, and new directions in paper folding. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

** Through Nov. 2. "Voices of Color." Union Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union. This exhibit will include work in a variety of media by artists from wide-ranging multicultural backgrounds -- Asian-American, Native American, African-American, Latin American and Canadian. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

** Through Nov. 9. "Chi-Jen Fang: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper." Krannert Drawing Room. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

** Oct. 6-Nov. 9. "A West of an Imagination, A Place of the Spirit." Stewart Center Gallery. Peter Smith, former art education professor at Purdue, has painted the West of his imagination, as well as his interpretation of the Biblical Jacob and his 12 sons. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Gallery reception for the artist, 4:30-6 p.m. Monday Oct. 6.

** Oct. 20-Nov. 23. "Students in Art Education." Beelke Gallery, Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2. This exhibit features recent work by student members of the National Art Education Association. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

SPORTS

Wednesday, Oct. 8. Volleyball vs. Ohio State. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 9-11. National Collegiate Waterski Association Championships. Waters Edge Estates, Wilmington, Ill. Purdue is host school. The free event will feature about 200 skiers from 12 teams who earned spots in the nationals from six regional competitions.

• Friday, Oct. 10. Volleyball vs. Michigan State. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Friday, Oct. 17. Men's and Women's swimming -- Intrasquad. Lambert Pool. 6 p.m. Free.

** Friday, Oct. 17. Mackey Magic. 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Mackey Arena. Men's and women's basketball teams take the floor after midnight for their first official day of practice. Doors will open at 10:30 p.m. The free event will include a light show, presentation of the women's Big Ten Championship rings and banner, and scrimmages by both teams.

• Saturday, Oct. 18. Women's swimming vs. alumni. Lambert Pool. 9 a.m. Free.

• Saturday, Oct. 18. Men's swimming vs. alumni. Lambert Pool. 10 a.m. Free.

• Saturday, Oct. 18. Football vs. Wisconsin. 11:30 a.m. (Time is subject to change, depending on television schedule.) Ross-Ade Stadium. Homecoming. Tickets: $24 for the public, $12 in South End Zone, $14 for students. Call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

• Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 18-19. Men's tennis-Boilermaker Classic. All day. Varsity Courts behind the Recreational Gymnasium. Free.

• Friday, Oct. 24. Volleyball vs. Michigan. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Saturday, Oct. 25. Annual Basketball Coaches Clinic. All day. Mackey Arena. Clinic is open to any basketball coach, at any level. Speakers will be head coaches Gene Keady and Carolyn Peck of Purdue; Larry Hunter of Ohio University in Athens; Matt Kilcullen of Western Kentucky; Randy Smithson of Wichita State; and Royce Williams of Indiana State. Registration is $30 in advance, $40 at the door. Call (765) 494-3214 for more information.

• Saturday, Oct. 25. Volleyball vs. Northwestern. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Friday, Oct. 31. Men's and women's swimming vs. Vincennes. Lambert Pool. 4 p.m. Free.

** Friday, Oct. 31. Volleyball vs. Minnesota. 7:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194.

** Saturday, Nov. 1. Women's swimming vs. Miami (Ohio). Lambert Pool. 1 p.m. Free.

** Saturday, Nov. 1. Men's swimming vs. Miami (Ohio). Lambert Pool. 4 p.m. Free.

** Sunday, Nov. 2. Volleyball vs. Iowa. 5 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for students; call 1-800-49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194. Television: Sports Channel/Fox Sports Chicago regional television.

** Monday, Nov. 3. Men's basketball vs. Australian National Team (Exhibition). Mackey Arena. 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. Television: ESPN-Plus.

OTHER

** Through Oct. 30. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information. Coming up:
Oct. 7, Oriental; Oct. 8, Spanish; Oct. 9, New England.
Oct. 14, Closed; Oct. 15, Scandinavian; Oct. 16, Closed.
Oct. 21, German; Oct. 22, Mediterranean; Oct. 23, Italian.
Oct. 28, Southwestern; Oct. 29, South Pacific; Oct. 30, Mexican.

• Monday-Thursday, Oct. 6-9. The Face of Cancer in the Lafayette Area, a Photographic Essay, presented by Health Promotion Programs as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 5-8 p.m. Main floor lounge, Recreational Gymnasium. Representatives of campus and community organizations will be available to answer questions and share information. Event co-sponsors are Kappa Epsilon pharmacy fraternity, the American Cancer Society, Purdue Employee Wellness Program, YWCA EncorePlus Program, Purdue Women's Clinic and Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority.

• Saturday, Oct. 11. Octoberbreak begins.

• Wednesday, Oct. 15. Classes resume from Octoberbreak.

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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