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April 16, 1999

This calendar lists selected Purdue events 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-Tuesday, April 19-20, Purdue Grand Prix qualifications. 5:30 p.m. Kart track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Qualifiers will race in the April 24 running of the 42nd annual Purdue Grand Prix kart race, known as the "Greatest Spectacle in College Racing."

  • Thursday, April 22. "Funding Technology-Based Businesses in Indiana." 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. The free conference will guide entrepreneurs, researchers and small business owners through the grant process that can lead to billions of dollars worth of funding through the federal SBIR/STTR business development programs. Pre-registration is recommended by calling the Purdue Business and Industrial Development Center at (765) 494-5858 or (800) 787-2432.

  • Thursday-Sunday, April 22-25. Gala Week. The Purdue Alumni Association has planned reunions, entertainment and activities for alumni who return for the university's Gala Week. Events are listed at their web site, or contact Nikki Horner, associate director, Purdue Alumni Association, (765) 494-5175.

    ** Friday, April 23. HORIZONS 20th anniversary celebration. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Schleman Hall main lobby. The program helps first-generation, low-income and disabled students make the transition from high school to college.

    ** Friday, April 23. Dedication of the Purdue Book of Great Teachers, the university's new honor roll of outstanding faculty members. 3 p.m. Academy Park north of Purdue Memorial Union.

  • Saturday, April 24. Old Gold and Black football scrimmage. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Ross-Ade Stadium. Free.

    ** Saturday, April 24. Class of 1949 announces its Purdue Bell Tower garden project and scholarship program, both 50th anniversary class gifts. 11:30 a.m. at the base of the tower.

  • Saturday, April 24. 42nd annual Purdue Grand Prix go-kart race. Track opens at 10 a.m. First qualifying sprint starts at 11:30 a.m. Fifty-mile feature race starts about 2:30 p.m. Kart track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets to the "Greatest Spectacle in College Racing" are $5 in advance at the Grand Prix Foundation Offices, Room 260, Purdue Memorial Union. Tickets at the gate are $6.

    ** Saturday, April 24. Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff 24th annual Academic and Service Awards Program. 1 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The caucus will recognize more than 100 African-American undergraduate students for their academic, service and leadership achievements.

  • Saturday, May 8. 4 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Anderson and Muncie. Warner Auditorium, Anderson University.

  • Sunday, May 9. 3 p.m. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis commencement. RCA Dome.

  • Sunday, May 9. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Columbus. Holiday Inn.

    ** Monday, May 10. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for New Albany. Indiana University Southeast Amphitheater.

    ** Tuesday, May 11. 1:30 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Kokomo. Kelley Center, Indiana University Kokomo.

    ** Tuesday, May 11. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for South Bend and Elkhart. Century Center.

    ** Tuesday, May 11. 7:30 p.m. Purdue North Central Commencement. Valparaiso University Chapel.

    ** Wednesday, May 12. 7 p.m. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Commencement. Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum.

    ** Thursday, May 13. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Versailles. South Ripley Elementary School.

    ** Friday, May 14. 6 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Richmond. Richmond High School.

    ** Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. Spring Commencement. 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets necessary for admission. Four tickets are issued free to each candidate for a degree.
         -- 9:30 a.m. Saturday ceremony is for Schools of Agriculture and Liberal Arts.
         -- 2:30 p.m. Saturday ceremony is for Schools of Management and Technology.
         -- 9:30 a.m. Sunday ceremony is for Schools of Engineering and Veterinary Medicine.
         -- 2:30 p.m. Sunday ceremony is for Schools of Consumer and Family Sciences; Education; Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science.

    ENTERTAINMENT

  • Tuesday-Friday, April 20-23. Purdue University Bands' free Twilight Concert Series. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. 7 p.m. Tuesday: Varsity Band. 7 p.m. Wednesday: Collegiate Band. 7 p.m. Thursday: "1812 Concert" with the Concert Band and fireworks. 5 p.m. Friday: Jazz on the Hill with the Purdue Jazz Bands.

    ** Tuesday-Sunday, April 20-25. Purdue Theatre presents Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House." 8 p.m. (6 p.m. Sunday, April 25). Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens, at the Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933.

  • Thursday-Sunday, April 22-25. Purdue Theatre presents "Words, Words, Words." 8 p.m. (Sunday, April 25, show will be at 2:30 p.m.). Black Box Theatre, Creative Arts Building 3. Featuring Tom Stoppard's "The 15-Minute Hamlet" and selections from David Ives' collection of one-act plays, "All in the Timing." Tickets are $5 at the Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933.

  • Friday, April 23. Cinema Now: "Marius and Jeannette." 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets are $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students. Presented by Purdue Convocations.

  • Sunday, April 25 . Two free concerts by Purdue Musical Organizations' Bell Choir. 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Trinity United Methodist Church, 404 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

  • Sunday, April 25. Grand Prix concert featuring Mike and Joe, Rich Hardesty Band, 7th Man Down, Gizzae and Skavossas. 1-6 p.m. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Purdue Student Government sponsors this free concert.

  • Sunday, April 25. Free concert by Symphonic and Alumni Concert Bands. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

  • Tuesday, April 27. All PMO Spring Show. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Free concert presented by Purdue Musical Organizations.

    ** Tuesday, April 27. Farewell performances by MFA grads. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Seven actors graduating this spring with master's of fine arts degrees showcase some of their best monologues, scenes and songs.

  • Friday, April 30. Free recital by students in the Applied Music Program. 7 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Memorial Union.

    ** Saturday, May 15. Glee Club End of Season Concert. 8:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. The Black Voices of Inspiration from the Black Cultural Center join Purdue Musical Organizations' Glee Club in this preview of the "Voices of America" show the two groups will take on an 18-day tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji starting May 18. Tickets costs $10 for the public and $8 for students and are available from PMO at (765) 494-3941 or (800) 893-3041 and at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

    LECTURES

    ** Tuesday, April 20. Work and Family Issues panel discussion. Noon. Room 118, Potter Engineering Center. Presented by the Council on the Status of Women. Moderator will be Laura Downey, director of special projects and executive assistant to the vice president for development. Panelists will be Jim Almond, vice president for business services; Alysa Rollock, interim vice president for human relations; Charlene Hayes, director of personnel services; and David Thompson, director of the WorkLife Program.

  • Thursday, April 22. The annual Ben and Louise Klatch Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies. 4:30 p.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Professor Emeritus Rene Girard, Departments of Comparative Literature and French, Stanford University. Topic: "Mimetic Violence and Expulsion in the Hebrew Bible."

  • Thursday, April 22. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Speaker: Paul Moser from Loyola University. Topic: "Skepticism Undone."

  • Friday, April 23. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Jerome Adams, general manager, Learning and Transformation Services, Shell Oil Co., Houston. Topic: "Leveraging Learning as a Vehicle to Manage Change and Improve Business Performance."

  • Wednesday, April 28. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Daniel C. Morris, Purdue associate professor of English. Topic: "Allen Grossman: Jewish Poet."

    EXHIBITS

  • Through April 30. Undergraduate Exhibition. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). An annual competition open to any student who has taken an art or design course during the 1998 summer session or the 1998/99 academic year.

  • Through April 30. Chieko Misumi: Ito-e (Thread Pictures). Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. This exhibit of embroidery honors Nobel Laureate Herbert C. Brown, professor of chemistry.

  • Through May 2. Doris Steider: Painter of the Passing Moment. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. A nationally recognized egg-tempera artist, Purdue alumna Steider draws inspiration from the deserts, mountains and ghost towns of the Southwest and from her travels to far-flung corners of the globe. 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.

    MEETINGS

  • Monday, April 26. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

    OTHER

  • Through April 29. 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:
    April 20, Chinese; April 21, British; April 22, French.
    April 27-29, Gourmet -- call for menu information.

  • Saturday, May 8. Spring semester ends.

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

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