Purdue Events Calendar

October 16, 1998 EDITORS: This Purdue calendar lists selected 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. EVENTS Monday, Oct. 19. Purdue Aviation Celebration career symposium. 5:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Five women executives from aerospace companies share experiences and career tips, moderated by pilot Linda Finch, who in 1997 re-created Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight. Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney, manufacturer of aircraft engines and space propulsion. Friday, Oct. 23. Homecoming pep rally. 7-9 p.m. Slayter Hill. Sponsored by Purdue Student Government. ** Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24. Homecoming Weekend. Wiley Hall 40th anniversary, Reamer Club 75th anniversary, guided tours of campus, and breakfasts, brunches, tailgate parties and open houses sponsored by many schools and departments. Football vs. Illinois at 1 p.m. CONTACT: Purdue Alumni Association, (765) 494-5175; fax, (765) 494-9179; e-mail, paa@paa.purdue.edu Saturday, Oct. 24. Alumni Day dedication of Food Science Building during Homecoming Weekend to welcome food science and School of Agriculture alumni. Reception at 9:30 a.m., welcoming remarks at 10 a.m. and tours at 10:15 a.m. ** Saturday, Oct. 24. Black Cultural Center Homecoming Tailgate Party. 11 a.m. BCC parking lot. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Black Alumni Organization and the BCC. The cost is $5 for students, $7 for the public. ** Sunday, Nov. 1. Indiana Greek Leadership Conference. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center. Drury Bagwell, assistant vice president of student life, University of Maryland, will give the keynote address at 9 a.m. in the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. Sponsored by the Purdue Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council. ** Wednesday, Nov. 11. Consumer and Family Sciences Central Indiana Boiler Mixer. 5-7 p.m. Skyline Club, 36th floor of the AUL Building, One American Square, Indianapolis. Presentations about financial planning by CFS alumna and certified financial planner Deborah Myers Pownall and Sharon DeVaney, professor of financial planning and counseling. Tickets are $15. For reservations, contact the CFS Alumni Office at (765) 494-7890 or 800-535-7303. ENTERTAINMENT Monday, Oct. 19. University Choir free concert. 7 p.m. Friendship House, 1010 Cumberland Ave., West Lafayette. Thursday, Oct. 22. River North Dance Company, a Chicago-based jazz dance troupe. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets are $20 for the public, $13 for Purdue students at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Patron's Choice series. Friday, Oct. 23. BCC Coffee House. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. An evening of theater and dance with the Jahari Dance Troupe and the New Directional Players, two of the Black Cultural Center's performing arts ensembles. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for the public. Part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series. Co-sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board. Friday, Oct. 23. Free concert by the Jazz Bands. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. ** Saturday, Oct. 24. Pregame homecoming concert by the "All-American" Marching Band. 11:30 a.m., 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for the game against Illinois. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Postgame concert will be at the Engineering Mall Fountain. Sunday, Oct. 25. University Choir performs at 11 a.m. service. University Church, 320 North St., West Lafayette. Sunday, Oct. 25. Purdue Symphony Orchestra free concert. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Sunday, Oct. 25. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" starring comedian Rip Taylor. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $28, $24 and $14 for the public, $18 and $14 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package. Thursday, Oct. 29. Barroco Andino, a South American classical-folkloric ensemble. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $16 for the public, $11 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. Saturday, Oct. 31. Pregame concert by the "All-American" Marching Band. Time to be announced, but it will be 1-1/2 hours before kickoff for game against Iowa. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Postgame concert will be at the Engineering Mall Fountain. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Amernet String Quartet with the Lafayette Chamber Singers. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. All tickets are $9 at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Discovery Concerts Series. Thursday, Nov. 5. Black Voices of Inspiration fall campus concert. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. The free concert is co-sponsored by the Student Union Board and is part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series. Friday, Nov. 6. Cinema Now: "Will It Snow for Christmas?" 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets are $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students. Presented by Purdue Convocations. Friday, Nov. 6. Country singers Martina McBride and Tracy Byrd in concert. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $22.50 at campus box offices. Charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. The show is presented by Purdue Convocations. Sunday, Nov. 8. "Big," the Broadway musical. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $28, $24 and $14 for the public, $18 and $14 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Lively Arts Package. ** Wednesday, Nov. 11. PMO Express free concert. 7 p.m. Friendship House, 1010 Cumberland Ave., West Lafayette. ** Wednesday, Nov. 11. Jewish Studies Program Film Festival. 7 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. "A Stranger Among Us," followed by an audience participation discussion led by Professor Sandor Goodhart, director of the Jewish Studies Program. ** Thursday, Nov. 12. Trio Voronezh, classically trained Russian street musicians. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets are $13 for the public, $9 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. ** Nov. 12-21. Purdue Theatre presents "How I Learned to Drive," the second offering in its mainstage season. The play by Paula Vogel was the 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama. 8 p.m., plus a 2:30 matinee on Nov. 15 and a 6 p.m. performance on Nov. 22. (No performance Monday, Nov. 16.) Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens, at the Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933. ** Saturday, Nov. 14. DuSable Museum Tour and African Dinner in Chicago. The Black Cultural Center is sponsoring this trip to the nation's oldest nonprofit institution devoted to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of African and African-American history and culture. After the museum tour, Ethiopian cuisine will be served at an African restaurant. Tickets are $20 and include transportation, entrance to the museum and dinner. The registration deadline is Nov. 10. For more information, call (765) 494-3094. Part of the BCC Cultural Arts Series. ** Sunday, Nov. 15. Theatre of Voices directed by Paul Hillier, recent nominees for National Public Radio's New Horizon Award. 3 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $16 for the public, $10 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or 1-800-914-SHOW. Part of Purdue Convocations' Loeb Music Collection series. ** Monday, Nov. 16. Free concert by the Lab and Concert Jazz Bands. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. With guest artist The Ron Jones Quartet. LECTURES Monday, Oct. 19. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentation of faculty and graduate student research, followed by discussion. Tuesday, Oct. 20. Autumn Tuesdays sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association. Breakfast buffet begins at 7:30 a.m. at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette for $4.50 per person. At 8 a.m., Kenneth P. Burns, Purdue executive vice president and treasurer, will discuss the university's plans for the future, its budget and assistance from the state. Tuesday, Oct. 20. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Bryan A. Erler, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago. Topic: "The Power of Structural Engineering: A Look at the Contribution of Structural Engineering to the Advancement of Electric Power in Chicago." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering. Tuesday, Oct. 20. Focus on Teaching keynote lecture. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Karen Symms Gallagher, dean of the School of Education at the University of Kansas, will be the keynote speaker for the program recognizing 16 inductees into the Teaching Academy, which honors outstanding Purdue teachers. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Topic: "Exposed Roots in a Dry Ground: Relating Paul Celan." Speaker: Professor Leonard Neufeldt, Purdue Department of English and director of American Studies. Friday, Oct. 23. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Frank J. Krueger, president, American Standard Financial Services, Nashville, Tenn. Topic: "Strengthening Customer Alliances Through Innovative Financial Services." Tuesday, Oct. 27. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Stan-Lee Kaderbek, Chicago Department of Transportation. Topic: "Looking Beyond the Obvious Solution: A Guide to Better Infrastructure Improvements." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Women's Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series. 12:30 p.m. Stone Cellar (Room B-2, Stone Hall). Topic: "Privacy and Comparative Welfare Politics." Speaker: Pat Boling, assistant professor of women's studies and political science. Thursday, Oct. 29. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Topic: "Between Hegel and Levinas." Speaker: Adriaan Peperzak, Loyola University. Thursday, Oct. 29. Jewish Studies Lecture Series. 4:30 p.m. Room, 2290, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Topic: "Filming the Silence of God: Claude Lanzmann in Poland." Speaker: Tony Brinkley, University of Maine. Thursday, Oct. 29. Eva Goble Lecture Series. 8:15 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Richard L. Narva, co-founder of Genus Resources Inc., a Massachusetts consulting firm to family businesses. Topic: "Family Business: The Money Tree or an Extra Mouth to Feed?" Free and open to the public, but seating is limited, so reservations should be made by Oct. 21 to the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at 1-800-535-7303 or 494-7890. Friday, Oct. 30. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Richard F. Teerlink, chairman, Harley-Davidson Inc., Milwaukee, Wis. Topic: "Survival and Renewal." Monday, Nov. 2. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentation of faculty and graduate student research projects followed by discussion. Tuesday, Nov. 3. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Michael J. Tylk, Tylk Gustafson & Associates, Chicago. Topic: "Structural Engineering -- Off the Beaten Path." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Topic: "Perspectives on the 'Who Is a Jew' Controversy." Speaker: Professor Emeritus Joseph Haberer, Department of Political Science, Shofar editor, and director emeritus of the Purdue University Jewish Studies Program. Thursday, Nov. 5. African-American Studies and Research Center Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon. Stone Cellar ( Room B-2, Stone Hall). Speaker: Rayvon Fouche, assistant professor of African-American studies and history. Friday, Nov. 6. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Steven J. Beck, senior vice president, Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Indianapolis. Topic: "Entrepreneurship -- The Engine That Is Driving Our Economy." ** Tuesday, Nov. 10. Autumn Tuesdays Lecture Series sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association. Breakfast buffet begins at 7:30 a.m. at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette for $4.50 per person. At 8 a.m., Philip E. Nelson, head of the Department of Food Science, will talk about the ice cream that used to be made at Smith Hall, the wine that is made on campus today, and the $38 million Food Science Building and the diverse opportunities available to the department's students. ** Tuesday, Nov. 10. John E. Goldberg Distinguished Lecture Series celebrating Chicago architecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Speaker: Gary J. Klein, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Northbrook, Ill. Topic: "Solving Construction Problems in Chicago: Practical Answers Based on Scientific Investigations." Sponsored by the School of Civil Engineering. ** Wednesday, Nov. 11. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 320, Stewart Center. Topic: "New Developments in the History and Archaeology of Earliest Israel." Speaker: Professor Gordon D. Young, Purdue Department of History. ** Wednesday, Nov. 11. "What African-Americans Must Do to Help Ourselves." 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speaker: George Curry, editor and chief of Emerge Magazine and a regular panelist on "Lead Story," a news analysis program on the BET television network. The talk is co-sponsored by the Historically Black Institution Visitation Program and is part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. ** Thursday, Nov. 12. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Topic: "What Was Frege's Puzzle?" Speaker: Patricia Blanchette, University of Notre Dame. ** Friday, Nov. 13. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Glenn A. Dalhart, partner and national director of management consulting, Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago. Topic: "Perspectives on the Management Consulting Industry." ** Monday, Nov. 16. Medieval Mondays Brown Bag Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 306, Heavilon Hall. Informal presentation of faculty and graduate student research, followed by discussion. ** Monday, Nov. 16. African-American Studies W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Series. 7 p.m. Room 202, Stewart Center. Speaker: Titus Singo, doctoral student in college and university administration at Michigan State University. Topic: "Transforming South African Higher Educational Institutions: Challenges & Opportunities." EXHIBITS Through Oct. 30. Wood Engravings by Keri Safranski. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Watson's Crick Gallery (Room 1-125, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences). Through Oct. 30. Industrial Design Student Show. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). An exhibit of recent projects by students majoring in industrial design. Through Nov. 25. Women and Flight. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. Part of the Purdue Aviation Celebration. This exhibit features photographs of 37 contemporary American women involved in aviation and space exploration. The portraits are by National Air and Space Museum staff photographer Carolyn Russo. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery receptions 4:30-5:30 and 7-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. Oct. 26-Jan. 22. Modern Masters: 20th Century Prints From the Permanent Collection. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. Krannert Building Drawing Room. Modern art movements such as Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Op and Photo Realism are surveyed, with works by Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Frank Stella, Salvador Dali and Philip Pearlstein. (Gallery is closed Nov. 25-27 for Thanksgiving, Dec. 14-Jan. 10 for semester break, and Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King holiday.) Nov. 2-6. Exhibit of works by Jeff Mitchell, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Division of Art and Design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). Nov. 9-13. Exhibit of works by Bin Wan, a candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Division of Art and Design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). ** Nov. 16-20. Exhibit of works by Lisa Tayerle, candidate for a Master of Fine Arts degree in the Division of Art and Design. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Beelke Gallery, (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). MEETINGS Monday, Oct. 19. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. OTHER ** Through Nov. 12. 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. 20, Middle Eastern; Oct. 21, Gourmet; Oct. 22, Gourmet. Oct. 27, Gourmet; Oct. 28, Mexican; Oct. 29, German. Nov. 3, Irish; Nov. 4, Cajun; Nov. 5, Caribbean. Nov. 10, Sicilian; Nov. 11, Southeast Asian; Nov. 12, Southwestern. Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu