Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News RoundupFebruary 13, 1997
The team from the Purdue North Central campus at Westville, Ind., won in the two-year college division, while West Lafayette's team won in the four-year college division.
In the two-year division, the competition required the teams to solve a problem involving a single-family home, then modify and re-create the building plans and develop a materials list for the project. All this had to be done within a three-week period.
For the project, the team was asked to pretend that a married couple wanted several changes in a basic house plan, including reconfiguring a master bedroom-bath, changing another bedroom into a study, redesigning the kitchen island, moving or removing a fireplace, and positioning the house on a slightly sloping lot.
In the four-year division, teams were required to develop a building proposal for a $24 million project in two weeks. The proposal had to include demographic analysis for 120 coach homes on 23 acres in Florida. The team had to identify the target market; estimate costs of model homes; determine cash flows, the maximum equity required and the maximum bank loan required; and develop a complete sales and marketing program.
All teams presented their proposals to a panel of industry judges at the NAHB convention in Dallas in January.
Purdue North Central's club also was named runner-up in the outstanding student chapter competition among two- and four-year colleges across the country. This honored the club for a year's worth of accomplishments in campus, chapter, community and fund-raising activities. Judging was based on a scrapbook of documents, clippings and photos to highlight the activities. There are 110 student chapters throughout the country representing both two- and four-year colleges. Purdue North Central was the only school to place in the top three in both competitions.
CONTACTS: Joy Banyas, assistant director, campus relations, Purdue North Central, (219) 785-5267, e-mail, joy@purduenc.edu
E. Scott Condreay, assistant professor, building construction and contracting, (765) 494-2463, e-mail, escondreay@tech.purdue.edu
A Boiler Mixer lunch and tour will be held Thursday, March 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Peter's Restaurant and Bar, 8505 Keystone Crossing Blvd. The restaurant was named one of Indianapolis's 20 most important restaurants by Indianapolis Monthly magazine.
Restaurant owner Peter George will share his experiences in the hospitality business. Ray Kavanaugh, head of Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management, will talk about personnel issues in the industry and the latest happenings in the department.
Cost for the event is $15, which includes lunch at the restaurant. For additional information, contact the Consumer and Family Sciences alumni and development office at 1-800-535-7303 or (765) 494-7890.
Indianapolis-area Boiler Mixer committee members include Linda Friesner Brothers, Mary Anne Boarini Noble, Doug Bennett, Ann Brewer McNamar, Jennie Jones Cassidy and Leslie Fenstermaker Crist.
CONTACT: Cheryl Altinkemer, CFS director of development, (765) 494-7890.
The center, which serves as a training facility for graduate students in counseling psychology, offers counseling on issues including career decision-making, depression, time management, relationship problems, assertiveness and stress.
"We provide our students a realistic training environment and at the same time can do something positive for people who need help with personal issues but can't afford to pay for counseling," said Don Crohan, coordinator of the center.
Counselors work with people to help them explore options and resolve concerns. They also provide a wide variety of career counseling and testing. All cases are kept confidential.
During counseling sessions, student counselors are monitored by faculty members in the counseling and development department. The center utilizes a full-treatment team approach, with counselors receiving feedback on sessions from a team of supervisors. The counseling program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Educational Related Programs.
Clients generally meet weekly with counselors. For more information, contact the center at (765) 494-9738 or stop by the office in Room 3202 of the Liberal Arts and Education Building.
CONTACT: Crohan, (765) 494-9745.
-- Two Purdue University students who died recently will be recognized during the monthly Golden Taps ceremony at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Spitzer Court, Cary Quadrangle. The students are Martha M. Vogel, who was a freshman in the School of Agriculture from North Vernon, Ind., and Tadesse Mulatu, who was a graduate student in agronomy from Ethiopia.
-- Registration is in progress for students eligible to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination on April 25. Students who expect to receive their engineering degree in May or August are eligible to take the exam, which is the first step a student must take toward becoming a professional engineer. Application forms are available from individual engineering school offices and should be returned with the $20 exam fee to those offices by 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19. For more information, contact Joseph T. Pearson, campus coordinator for the exam, at (765) 494-5627.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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