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August 28,1998 JOURNALISTS: Here are ideas about upcoming news stories and some Purdue events during the next two weeks. Purdue to announce fall enrollment figures Purdue University will announce student enrollment for the West Lafayette and other campuses during a media availability at 3 p.m. Tuesday (9/1) in the first-floor conference room in Schleman Hall of Student Services. University officials are expecting enrollment on the West Lafayette campus to increase for the fourth consecutive year thanks to another freshman class of more than 6,800 students. Vice President for Student Services Thomas Robinson, Registrar Marlesa Roney and Director of Admissions Douglas Christiansen will be available to answer questions about the enrollment figures. Copies of the preliminary enrollment report will be available. CONTACT: J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu This Labor Day, unions making on-line connections The Internet is ushering in a new era for labor unions, says Purdue labor expert James B. Dworkin, associate dean of the Krannert School of Management. He says unions are tapping into the Internet by using Web sites, interactive links and e-mail to broaden their reach. "Unions are searching for new ways to attract new members, including using electronic authorization cards via the Internet," he says. Dworkin, an expert on labor-management relations, has published numerous books and articles on collective bargaining and labor relations in professional athletics and in industry. He is working on a new book dealing with labor relations in professional basketball. CONTACT: Dworkin, (765) 494-4364; e-mail, jdworkin@mgmt.purdue.edu Events Tuesday, Sept. 1. William Brubaker from Perkins & Will, Chicago, will speak about "The Evolution of the Skyscraper in Chicago" in this first of 12 weekly lectures in the John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering. CONTACT: Robert Frosch, assistant professor of civil engineering, (765) 494-2227; e-mail: frosch@ecn.purdue.edu Friday, Sept. 4. Board of Trustees meeting. 10 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; e-mail, jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for University Relations, (765) 494-2082; e-mail, joe_bennett@purdue.edu Friday, Sept. 4. Lorene Burkhart, publisher of Metro Magazines Inc., Indianapolis, will talk about "Back to Basics" in this first of 13 weekly lectures in the Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Reporters are welcome, but are asked to refrain from asking questions during the lecture. Videotaping and taking photographs are not allowed during the lecture, but are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. Interviews with Burkhart can be prearranged through Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, Krannert Graduate School of Management, (765) 494-4392; e-mail, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu. Friday, Sept. 11. Randall W. Patterson, president, Turnaround & Crisis Management Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., talks about "Secrets to Fixing Troubled Businesses." Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Reporters are welcome, but are asked to refrain from asking questions during the lecture. Videotaping and taking photographs are not allowed during the lecture, but are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. Interviews with Patterson can be prearranged through Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, Krannert Graduate School of Management, (765) 494-4392; e-mail, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page