Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News RoundupJanuary 23, 1998
Marlesa A. Roney, registrar, said 539 more undergraduate students are enrolled compared to last spring, reflecting last fall's increase in enrollment.
Of those 33,003 students, 6,122 are in graduate or professional degree programs, a decrease of 148 compared to spring 1996.
Systemwide enrollment for spring is estimated at 60,000 students, up about 300 from spring 1997. Purdue campuses in Fort Wayne, Hammond, Indianapolis and Westville are expecting enrollment decreases. Statewide Technology campuses and extension programs are expecting small enrollment increases, according to the Office of the Registrar.
Final enrollment figures from regional Purdue campuses are expected in February. Systemwide figures include students at West Lafayette, Purdue Calumet, Purdue North Central, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Statewide Technology and West Lafayette Extension.
CONTACT: Roney, (765) 494-6133; e-mail, maroney@reg.purdue.edu
The conference includes a career fair with more than 30 leading retailers from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the Purdue Memorial Union South Ballroom. The career fair is free and open to the public.
Scott Ternes, divisional merchandise manager of Filenes, will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon starting at 12:30 p.m. that day in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. An afternoon session in Stewart Center will include panel presentations on job search skills and career advice from alumni. The day will end with a 4:30 p.m. closing address by Patricia Miller, president of Vera Bradley Designs, followed by a reception.
Those who attend the conference will have the chance to schedule interviews for jobs and internships from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Registration for the conference is $15 for Purdue students and $25 for the public. The registration fee includes the cost of the luncheon, reception and a company information packet. For more information, contact the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing at (765) 494-8317.
CONTACT: Sally Harmon, conference director, (765) 494-8317.
The program, featuring high-level, fast-paced enrichment courses for able learners, will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on nine Saturdays, from Feb. 21 to May 2 (no classes on March 14 and April 11). The cost is $115 per student per course.
More than 30 courses will be offered for students ages 5-14. Among them are classes such as Creepy Crawlers (grades K-1), Fairy Tales From Around the World (grades 1-2), Exploring the Universe (grades 2-3), Japanese Language and Culture (grades 4-5), Creative Writing (grades 6-8), and Cultural Study Through Multi-Media Art (grades 3-4). In addition, a parenting course will be offered to parents by instructor Donna Enersen.
Registrations are being accepted on a first-come, first-placed basis. For more information and a course brochure, call the Super Saturday office at (765) 494-7243, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
CONTACT: David Ehle, (765) 494-7241; e-mail, ehle@purdue.edu; Web page, www.soe.purdue.edu/geri/
Each half-hour program includes a campus news update, feature segments and a studio interview. The program is seen weekdays in Greater Lafayette and on Purdue's West Lafayette campus on The Purdue Channel (Insight Communications Channel 5; University Residences Television Antenna System Channel 15; and Purdue Cable Network Channel 4). Telecast times are noon Monday and Friday and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Weekly broadcasts of the program are seen at 11:30 a.m. Sundays on WFYI-TV 20, the Indianapolis Public Broadcasting Service affiliate. The station currently is airing select programs from the fall series in the same time slot.
Several cable outlets around the state present the program as well (see listing below).
The Greater Lafayette telecast weeks, Indianapolis broadcast dates and topics for the first month's programs:
Feb. 2-6 (Greater Lafayette); Feb. 22 (Indianapolis) -- EPICS, Engineering Projects in Community Service; tips and new options for financing a college education; a profile of new head women's basketball coach Carolyn Peck.
Feb. 9-13 (Greater Lafayette); March 1 (Indianapolis)-- A report on noted food science pioneer Roy Whistler; studio guest to be announced; the 90th anniversary of Purdue Theatre.
Feb. 16-20 (Greater Lafayette); March 8 (Indianapolis) -- combustion research; TELL, Teachers Encouraging a Love for Literature; the 90th anniversary of Purdue Theatre, part two.
Feb. 23-27 (Greater Lafayette); March 15 (Indianapolis) -- The Purdue Black Cultural Center looks to an exciting new future; study skills for older adult students; Purdue radio station WBAA celebrates its diamond anniversary.
"Purdue: A Closer Look" is produced by the Center for Instructional Services and the Office of University Relations. Program hosts are Beth Forbes, news coordinator at Purdue News Service, and Greg Zawisza, director of special projects at University Relations.
In addition to the Greater Lafayette and WFYI broadcasts, the program also is seen on the following cable outlets around the state (check local listings):
CONTACTS: Zawisza, (765) 494-2086; e-mail, greg_zawisza@purdue.edu; Forbes, (765) 494-9723; e-mail, beth_forbes@purdue.edu
The annual Windworks I concert series begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22. The American Music Review/Variety Band concert is at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27. The free concerts are at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.
Windworks I, the first in a two-concert series, will feature three of Purdue's five spring concert bands: the University Concert Band, the Collegiate Band and the Varsity Band.
The series originally was conceived to provide small wind ensembles and soloists the opportunity to perform before a large audience; however, in recent years, it has been transformed into a showcase event for the department's larger concert ensembles.
The bands' repertoire will feature a selection of marches, traditional classics and contemporary works. The second concert in the Windworks series is at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5, in the North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.
February also sees a concert with the American Music Review, the Variety Band and the spring auxiliaries.
Similar in style to theme-park entertainment groups, the American Music Review consists of four solo singers and a full jazz ensemble. This high-energy group features jazz, pop, Broadway, swing, movies and television music during its performances. This show is tentatively being designed around the music of Johnny Mercer.
The Variety Band performs a wide range of pop, jazz and show music and is accompanied by the spring auxiliary units, which include Purdue's famous solo twirlers (the Golden Girl, the Girl in Black and the Silver Twins), the Goldusters, the twirling line and the flag corps.
CONTACT: Jennifer Tucker, director of public relations, bands, (765) 496-2697; e-mail, tuckerj@concentric.net
-- Students planning to study abroad during the 1998-99 school year can apply for $1,000 grants from the Institute of International Education. To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens, attend a Midwest college or university, study in a non-Western country, be in good academic standing and have no previous study abroad experience. The application deadline is Monday, March 16, at the Institute's offices in Chicago. Applications can be picked up between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at Purdue's Programs for Study Abroad Office, Room 120, Young Graduate House, at the corner of Grant and Wood streets.
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Faculty and staff honors:
-- Michael Melloch, professor of electrical engineering, and George Adams, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, have received the National Technological University Outstanding Instructor Award. The award was given to the top 23 of 235 instructors who were ranked in the top 16 percent by their students.
-- Stanley M. Shaw, head of the division of nuclear pharmacy in Purdue's Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, has received the American Pharmaceutical Association's Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Distinguished Achievement Award in Nuclear Pharmacy Practice. As one of the founders of the nuclear pharmacy section of the American Pharmaceutical Association in 1975, Shaw helped nuclear pharmacy become the first recognized specialty area in 1978. He also developed the examination for certification and created the model that the rest of the profession could follow.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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