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July 17, 1998

EDITORS: This Purdue calendar will be produced every other week during May, June and July. It lists selected events on Purdue's West Lafayette campus or involving people or programs off campus during the next five 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

  • Sunday, Aug. 9. Summer commencement. 2:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets, distributed free to candidates for degrees, necessary for admission.

SEMINARS

  • Wednesday, Aug. 5. Free Elder Care Workshop, "Coping As a Caretaker -- Legal Issues of Elder Care." Noon-1 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Facilitator: Ed Stachowicz, Tippecanoe County Legal Services. Discussion is aimed at caretakers of aging loved ones. Sponsored by Purdue Personnel Services.

  • Thursday, Aug. 6. Creativity Tools and Techniques for Your Success. 1-4 p.m. Room 268, Potter Engineering Center. This seminar offered by Purdue's Office of Continuing Engineering Education will focus on developing and using creativity for success in everyday life and in the workplace. It will be broadcast to sites around the state via the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System satellite network. The cost of attending the program at Purdue is $100 per person. The registration deadline is July 20. CONTACT: Marsha Nance, (765) 494-7018; e-mail, nance@ecn.purdue.edu

  • Thursday, Aug. 6. Two seminars on taking care of soccer field turf. Cooperative Extension Service Office in Marion County, 9245 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. A 1-4 p.m. session is for professional turf managers. A 6-9 p.m. seminar is for coaches, parents and others who manage their own fields. Cost is $20 for those who preregister and $25 for those registering on-site. Presented by the Purdue Extension Service's Turfgrass Science Program and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation, whose members will receive a $5 discount. CONTACT: Zac Reicher, Extension turfgrass specialist, (765) 494-9737; e-mail, zreicher@dept.agry.purdue.edu

  • ** Wednesday, Aug. 12. Free Elder Care Workshop, "Coping As a Caretaker -- Survival Tips and Support Systems." Noon-1 p.m. Room 209, Stewart Center. Facilitator: Jan Robinson, Area IV Agency on Aging. Discussion is aimed at caretakers of aging loved ones. Sponsored by Purdue Personnel Services.

EXHIBITS

  • Through July 31. Artwork by Julie Henderson. Watson's Crick Gallery, Room 1-125 Lilly Hall of Life Sciences. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

  • Through Aug. 2. Recent Acquisitions. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

  • Aug. 3-28 Artwork by John Essex. Watson's Crick Gallery, Room 1-125 Lilly Hall of Life Sciences. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

CALLOUTS

  • ** Monday, Aug. 24. Purdue Bands and Orchestra. 7:30-8 p.m. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. Information session for Purdue students who are interested in becoming members of one of Purdue's many concert bands, jazz bands or orchestra.

OTHER

  • ** Sunday-Thursday, Aug. 16-20. Boiler Gold Rush -- an orientation program for members of the incoming Boilermaker Class of 2002, providing them with the opportunity to move into their rooms early, find their way around campus, and make new friends.

  • ** Monday, Aug. 24. Fall semester begins.

Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu

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