Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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February 4, 2000 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 • Tuesday, Feb. 8. Annual Midwest Retail Management Career Fair. 10 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Open to the public; professional attire is recommended. • Tuesday, Feb. 8. Public information session about funding available from the federal Advanced Technology Program to accelerate the development of high-risk technologies. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Purdue Technology Center, 3000 Kent Ave. Session sponsored Purdue's Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs. • Saturday, Feb. 12. 18th annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. 11 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Contest winner will advance to the national contest April 8 at Purdue. The task for this year is to place in a time capsule a minimum of seven items representing the best inventions, ideas and discoveries of the past 100 years. ** • Monday, Feb. 21. School of Management Internship-Career Fair. 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union. Fifty companies will be on campus to recruit interns and permanent employees. ** • Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 29-March 1. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Third Annual Teaching, Learning and Technology Showcase. Educators, staff and administrators come together to share ideas, projects, and discussion about how technology is being used in instruction at Purdue. Complete schedule available on the Web. ** • Saturday, March 4. 13th Annual Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition finals. 1-5 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. Banquet and awards follow at 6:30 p.m. Students compete with their business plans for $30,000 in prizes and a chance to launch their ideas commercially. Sponsored by Purdue alumnus Burton Morgan, the Krannert School of Management, the Schools of Engineering and the School of Science. ENTERTAINMENT • Sunday, Feb. 13. Brahms' German Requiem, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. 3 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Guest conductor will be Christof Perick, and featured soloists will be soprano Ute Selbig and baritone Wolfgang Holzmair. Tickets are $16, $22 and $30 for the public; $12 and $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Lively Arts Package. • Sunday, Feb. 13. Purdue Bands Chamber Music Recital with Concord High School Band from Elkhart. 6:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. • Sunday, Feb. 13. Purdue Bands' Concerto Competition. 7 p.m. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. • Wednesday, Feb. 16. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: "The Gathering: A Hip Hop Journey to the Meeting Places of Black Men." 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Written and performed by playwright/rapper/actor Will Power, "The Gathering" blends hip hop lyricism, African-American folklore, and innovative musical and rhythmic sound distortion techniques. • Wednesday, Feb. 16. Jewish Studies Film Series: "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" (1974). 7:30 p.m. Room 1245, Liberal Arts and Education Building. • Thursday, Feb. 17. Hoagy Carmichael Centennial Celebration. 8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Show features orchestra, vocalists, a tap dancer, and more. Tickets are $20 for the public, $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Department of Convocations' Patron's Choice Event. • Thursday, Feb. 17. Purdue Theatre sneak preview of "The Comedy of Errors." 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets: $5.50 at Loeb Box Office, Stewart Center, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Friday, Feb. 18. Jazz Band free concert. 8 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. • Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20. Purdue Theatre presents Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." Performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets: $12 for the public, $8 for students and senior citizens, at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Saturday, Feb. 19. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: BCC Coffee House. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. All four BCC performing arts ensembles – the Jahari Dance Troupe, the Black Voices of Inspiration Choir, the New Directional Players and the Haraka Writers – will perform. Tickets: $5 for students, $7 for the public, available the evening of the show at Loeb Box Office, Stewart Center. • Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 22-23. Purdue Theatre presents special school matinees of "The Comedy of Errors." 11 a.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $5 per student, and seating is limited. Teachers who want to bring their students should contact Lori Sparger, Purdue Theater marketing director, (765) 494-3084, theatre@purdue.edu. • Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26. Purdue Theatre presents Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets: $12 for the public, $8 for students and senior citizens, at Loeb Box Office, Stewart Center, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Friday, Feb. 25. Kodo Drummers of Japan. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $14, $18 and $25 for the public, $12 and $16 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Department of Convocations' Patron's Choice Event. • Sunday, Feb. 27. Purdue Bands Windworks I Concert. 2:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free. ** • Friday, March 3. American Music Review and Variety Band free concert. 8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. LECTURES • Wednesday, Feb. 9. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room B212, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Topic: "In the Footsteps of Paul: The Apostasy of Elisha ben Avuyah." Speaker: Purdue biology professor David A. Sanders. • Wednesday, Feb. 9. Sears Lecture Series. 8 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Lester Thurow, professor of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of three best-selling books. Topic: "The Knowledge-Based Economy That Lies Behind Globalization." • Thursday, Feb. 10. Black History Month Keynote Address. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speaker: Molefi Kente Asante, professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University who is the founder of the theory of Afrocentricity. Part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. • Friday, Feb. 11. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Building a Successful Entrepreneurial Company." Speaker: John C. Aplin, general manager, CID Equity Partners, Indianapolis. • Friday, Feb. 18. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Differentiating Yourself and Your Company in a Competitive Market." Speaker: Curt J. Clawson, president and chief operating officer, American National Can Group Inc., Chicago. • Tuesday, Feb. 22. Sears Lecture Series. 8 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. Speaker: Linda Weiss, professor of government, University of Sydney. Topic: "Managed Openness: Beyond Neoliberal Globalism." • Wednesday, Feb. 23. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 320, Stewart Center. Topic: "Jewish Business Ethics." Speaker: Rabbi Michael Hasten, president, Lancer Diamond Corp., Indianapolis. ** • Thursday, Feb. 24. Purdue Galleries Art Advocates Lecture. Noon. Room 313, Stewart Center. Speaker: Rabi Mohtar, Purdue assistant professor of biological engineering. Topic: "Gift of the Nile, Then and Now." • Thursday, Feb. 24. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: "Celebrating and Validating Healthy Self-Esteem." 7 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Lecture by author, psychotherapist and motivator Julia Boyd. Co-sponsored with Student Wellness Office and SHAPE as part of an educational campaign about eating disorders. • Friday, Feb. 25. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Achieving Speed of Action in the Large Corporation." Speaker: Peter H. Janak, chief information officer and vice president, Delphi Automotive Systems, Troy, Mich. ** • Tuesday, Feb. 29. Sears Lecture Series. 8 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. Speaker: Edna Bonacich, professor of sociology and ethnic studies, University of California at Riverside. Topic: "Fighting Against the New Sweatshops." ** • Tuesday, Feb. 29. Purdue Galleries Art Advocates Lecture. 3:30 p.m. Room 213, Stewart Center. Speaker: Matthew Kubik, associate professor of civil and architectural engineering technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Topic: "Procession and Monument in Ancient Egyptian Architecture." ** • Wednesday, March 1. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 214A, Stewart Center. Topic: "Jews of Zagreb." Speaker: Ginger Hofman, Purdue graduate student, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. ** • Friday, March 3. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Internet America Inc. — A Business Angel's Story." Speaker: William O. Hunt, president, Hunt Group, LTD, Dallas, Texas. EXHIBITS • Through Feb. 11. 60 x 60, an exhibit of 60 prints acquired as part of Purdue's permanent collection during the past 20 years of the Sixty Square Inches national small-print competition. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. • Through Feb. 27. Faculty Focus, an exhibit of works in a variety of media by Purdue's art faculty. Stewart Center Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. ** • Through March 30. Treasures From the Tombs: Egyptian Antiquities From the Charles Pankow Collection. Union Gallery of the Memorial Union (just inside Grant Street entrance). Gallery reception 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. • Through March 5. The Floating World: Japanese Prints From the Permanent Collection. Krannert Drawing Room, main floor, Krannert Building. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. • Feb. 21-March 31. A series of one-week exhibits by candidates for master of fine arts degrees. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Gallery closed March 11-19 for spring break.) MEETINGS • Monday, Feb. 21. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. OTHER ** • Through March 2. 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:Feb. 8-10: Tuesday, Middle Eastern; Wednesday, British; Thursday, German. Feb. 15-17: Tuesday, Scandinavian; Wednesday, Southwestern; Thursday, French. Feb. 22-24: Tuesday, Sicilian; Wednesday, French; Thursday, Caribbean. Feb. 29-March 2: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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