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November 5, 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 online calendar

Updated travel directions around road construction zones near campus are available on the Web.

EVENTS

• Sunday-Tuesday, Nov. 7-9. Old Masters. Eleven leaders in professional fields will share their experiences with Purdue students during classroom presentations and other gatherings. A public campuswide reception will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 in Earhart Hall.

• Tuesday, Nov. 9. CFS Central Indiana Boiler Mixer: "Safe Food for Your Body: Should We Follow Mark McGwire's Example?" 5-7 p.m. Universal Flavors, Indianapolis. Tickets are $15; for reservations, contact the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, (765) 494-7890 or (800) 535-7303, cfsalums@cfs.purdue.edu.

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. High-Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Open to students and graduates from the Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Science, and Technology. Recruiters will be from small and medium-sized Indiana companies.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. Jewish Studies Fall Film Series: "Schindler's List." 7:30 p.m. Room B222, Liberal Arts and Education Building.

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. Purdue Theatre sneak preview of "The Gut Girls." 7:30 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Tickets: $4.50 at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

• Thursday, Nov. 11-Sunday, Nov. 21. Purdue Theatre presents "The Gut Girls" by Sarah Daniel. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Directed by Kristine Holtvedt, associate professor of visual and performing arts. No performance Monday, Nov. 15. Schedule includes a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 14, in addition to the show at 8 p.m. that day. Tickets: $11 for the public, $7 for students and senior citizens, at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

• Sunday, Nov. 14. Ensemble Galilei with theater artist/clown Bob Berky. 3 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Classical and Celtic music played on authentic instruments, with a little zaniness thrown in. Tickets are $16 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Convocations Patron's Choice Event.

• Friday, Nov. 19. Concert Jazz Band and Jazz Lab Band free concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.

• Saturday, Nov. 20. University Choir Concert with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Tickets in Section A are $18, $16, $10 and $8; prices for Section B are $16, $14, $8 and $6. Tickets are available from the Lafayette Symphony box office, (765) 742-6463.

• Sunday, Nov. 21. PMO Varsity Glee Club. 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services. Clay United Methodist Church, South Bend, Ind.

• Sunday, Nov. 21. Fall Concert Band and Symphonic Band free concert. 2:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

** • Friday, Dec. 3. Purdue Bands Recital Hour. 7 p.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

** • Friday, Dec. 3. Cultural Arts Festival sponsored by the Black Cultural Center. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Performances by the four BCC performing arts ensembles – the Jahari Dance Troupe, the Black Voices of Inspiration Choir, the New Directional Players and the Haraka Writers. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for the public, at the door.

** • Sunday, Dec. 5. "All-American" Marching Band marches in Lafayette Christmas Parade. 2 p.m. Downtown Lafayette.

** • Sunday, Dec. 5. Purdue Symphony Orchestra free concert. 7 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

LECTURES

** • Monday, Nov. 8. Center for Humanistic Studies Lecture. 3:30 p.m. Room 214, Stewart Center. Speaker: Charles Ingrao, Purdue professor of history. Topic: "Why Bosnia? Why Kosovo? Understanding Ethnic Conflict in Central Europe."

• Tuesday, Nov. 9. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speaker: Kenneth S. Kendler, director of the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. Topic: "Genetic-Psychiatric Disease and the Suffering of Innocents: A Response From the Hebrew Bible." Co-sponsored by Purdue's Schools of Science and Liberal Arts, the Departments of Physics, Philosophy and Psychological Sciences, and the Jewish Studies and Religious Studies programs.

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Claire Cote, research scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations in Townville, Australia. Topic: "Contaminant Transport Down Under."

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. "Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African-Americans." Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 7 p.m. Speaker: Farai Chideya, former ABC news correspondent, writer for MTV news and CNN political analyst. Part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series.

• Friday, Nov. 12. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Arden S. Bucher, partner, Management Consulting Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Indianapolis. Topic: "Going Global – A Consulting Company's Perspective."

• Friday, Nov. 12. Former astronaut Guy Gardner, a Purdue alumnus who now is a high school math teacher in Arlington, Va., will speak about his experiences in space. 8 p.m. Room 218, Stewart Center.

• Tuesday, Nov. 16. Purdue Alumni Association Autumn Tuesdays Lecture. 7:30 a.m. MCL Cafeteria. Breakfast buffet costs $4.50; speaker begins at 8 a.m. Laverne Knodle, director of management information, will talk about Y2K preparations.

• Tuesday, Nov. 16. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Joe Palmer, Purdue professor of English. Topic: "Diversifying Each Class: Texts, Discussion, Co-Texts."

• Wednesday, Nov. 17. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center. Speaker: Purdue chemistry Professor Michael Lipschutz. Topic: "Letters From the Past: The Holocaust."

• Wednesday, Nov. 17. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Fred Pohland, professor of environmental engineering, University of Pittsburgh. Topic: "Technology Dissemination and Training."

• Thursday, Nov. 18. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Speaker: Sally Haslanger of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topic: "Theorizing Gender and Race: Does (Feminist) Method Make a Difference?"

• Thursday, Nov. 18. "Culture and Technology: Moving African Communities Toward a Position of Strength for the Next Millennium." 6 p.m. Multipurpose Room, Black Cultural Center, 1100 Third St. Esther Lwanga-Semakula, head of Agricultural Research Information Services in Uganda, and Grace Jackson-Brown, the librarian at Indiana University's Black Cultural Center, will speak as part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series.

• Thursday, Nov. 18. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 7:30 p.m. Room 2280, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Speaker: Debra Renee Kaufman, professor of sociology and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Topic: "Reconstructing Jewish Identity: Gender, Class, and Race Among 20- to 30-Year-Olds." Co-sponsored by the Purdue Departments of Sociology and of Child Development and Family Studies, and the Jewish Studies and Women's Studies programs.

• Friday, Nov. 19. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: John R. Lord, president and chief executive officer, Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn. Topic: "Accelerating Performance in the New Millennium."

** • Wednesday, Dec. 1. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 318, Stewart Center. Speaker: Bob Bloom, copy editor/movie critic, Lafayette Journal and Courier. Topic: "Who Knew? The 10 Greatest Jewish Movies of All Time."

** • Wednesday, Dec. 1. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Scott Cieniawski, environmental engineer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago. Topic: "Contaminated Sediments."

** • Thursday, Dec. 2. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 1 p.m. Hillel Foundation, 912 W. State St. Question-and-answer session about "The History and Current Status of Israeli/Palestinian Peace Accords" with David Roet, deputy consul general, Israeli Consulate, Chicago.

** • Friday, Dec. 3. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Kenneth K. Stuff, president and chief executive officer, Syndicate Systems Inc., Middlebury, Ind. Topic: "A Common-Sense Approach to Aid Your Career Advancement."

EXHIBITS

• Through Nov. 12. NAEA Student Show. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). Exhibit of work by members of the student chapter of the National Art Education Association. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

• Through Dec. 12. More German Art. Krannert Drawing Room, main floor, Krannert Building. Works from Purdue's permanent art collection represent current trends in contemporary German art. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. (Gallery closed Nov. 24-26 for Thanksgiving.)

• Through Dec. 12. Frederic Remington posthumous castings. Stewart Center Gallery (West Lobby). A collection of 17 bronze sculptures cast from original Remington molds after his death. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (Gallery closed Nov. 24-26 for Thanksgiving.)

• Nov. 15-19. Exhibit of works by Roscoe Wilson, candidate for master of fine arts degree. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

** • Nov. 29-Dec. 3. Exhibit of works by Monideepa Das, candidate for master of arts degree in visual communication design. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

SEMINARS

• Wednesday, Nov. 10. "The Science of Play for Overworked Professionals." Noon. Room 307 Stewart Center. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services.

• Wednesday, Nov. 17. "All Stressed Up for the Holidays." Noon. Room 314A Stewart Center. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services.

MEETINGS

• Friday, Nov. 12. Board of Trustees. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

• Monday, Nov. 15. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Purdue President Steven C. Beering, scheduled to retire on June 30, 2000, will reflect on his tenure since 1983 and will address issues of importance to the university at the annual Faculty Convocation.

OTHER

** • Through Dec. 2. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information.

Coming up:
Nov. 9-11: Tuesday, Middle Eastern; Wednesday, Southwestern; Thursday, French.
Nov. 16-18: Tuesday, Scandinavian; Wednesday, French; Thursday, Caribbean.
Nov. 23-25: Tuesday, Sicilian; Wednesday, Closed; Thursday, Closed.
Nov. 30-Dec. 2: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian.

• Wednesday, Nov. 24. First day of Thanksgiving vacation. Classes resume Nov. 29.

• Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26. Thanksgiving holidays. University offices closed.

Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu

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