Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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February 25, 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-Wednesday, Feb. 29-March 1. Third Annual Teaching, Learning and Technology Showcase. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Stewart Center, third floor. Educators, staff and administrators 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. • Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22. 86th Annual Purdue Road School. 8:30 a.m. Stewart Center. More than 1,200 people, from street commissioners to mayors to highway engineers, will explore ways to make Indiana's roads and highways more reliable, enjoyable and efficient at this free conference. ** • Thursday-Saturday, March 23-25. 16th Annual Symposium on Afro-American Studies. Contact: John Wellman, Purdue Division of Conferences, jmwellman@cea.purdue.edu; (800) 359-2968 ext. 92W or (765) 494-0243; fax: (765) 494-0567. ENTERTAINMENT • 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. • Sunday, March 5. Purdue Symphony Orchestra Concert with Concord High School Band from Elkhart. 2:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free. • Sunday, March 5. "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" presented by Purdue Musical Organizations. Shows at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Matthews Hall, Room 210. PMO performs the musical adaptation of the Emmy Award-winning 1973-1985 TV cartoon series that taught history, math, grammar, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs. Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students, available at the door. or in advance at the Loeb Box Office or by calling (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Sunday, March 5. Purdue Symphonic Band Concert with Concord High School Band from Elkhart. 7 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Free. • Wednesday, March 8. Jewish Studies Film Series: "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989). 7:30 p.m. Room 1245, Liberal Arts and Education Building. • Wednesday, March 8. Peabody Trio with Charles Neidich, clarinet. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $18 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Loeb Music Collection. ** • Wednesday, March 22. PMO Varsity Glee Club All-Campus Serenade. 7:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Free. ** • Friday, March. 24. Bayou to Bourbon Street. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. This musical caravan includes Cajun, zydeco and New Orleans blues. 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. ** • Saturday, March 25. Third Eye Blind in concert. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Presented by the Purdue Student Concert Committee. Tickets are $25 at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. **• Saturday, March 25. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: "Haraka Fest 2000." 7 p.m. LaPosada Room, Purdue Memorial Union. The Haraka Writers, a group of student poets, will read original poetry. ** • Saturday, March 25. Jazz Band Concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Free. LECTURES ** • Tuesday, Feb. 29. Sears Lecture Series. 8 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union (new location). 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. ** • Thursday, March 2. Jewish Studies Public Lecture. 4:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium. A showing of "Playing the Holocaust for Laughs: Unzere Kinder," followed by a presentation by Dora Polacheck, professor of foreign languages and literatures, Binghamton University. • 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. • Sunday, March 5. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: "An Afternoon With Tavis Smiley." 4 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Smiley is the host of "BET Tonight," a TV program that combines news with interviews. He also regularly appears as guest host of CNN's "Both Sides" and provides biweekly radio commentary on the syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show." • Monday, March 6. Diversity Dialogues. Noon, Room B2, Stone Hall. The series, co-sponsored by the Purdue Bahai Club and the Purdue Diversity Resource Office, features guided discussions between two people with a specific thing in common and a specific difference. Today: an African-American man and a Hispanic man. ** • Tuesday, March 7. Sears Lecture Series. 8 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union (new location). Speaker: Glen S. Fukushima, president of Arthur D. Little, Japan, former president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Topic: "Japan's Response to Globalization: Avoiding the Wimbledon Effect." • Wednesday, March 8. Black Cultural Center Library-sponsored symposium. 6 p.m. BCC Multipurpose Room. Topic: "Path to Leadership: A Discussion With African-American Women." Speakers: Carolyn Johnson, senior research associate for Purdue's African-American Studies and Research Center, and Marion Samuel, house director for the Purdue chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and an American Express board member. • Friday, March 10. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Engineering Change in a 'Splintered Industry.'" Speaker: Frederick L. Schuermann, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Ladd Furniture, Greensboro, N.C. ** • Friday, March 3. Visual and Performing Arts Visiting Artist Lecture. 2 p.m. Room 220, Stewart Center. Topic: "Peter Glendinning, Itinerant Photographer: On Location and in the Studio." Speaker: Peter Glendinning, professor of art, Michigan State University. ** • Wednesday, March 22. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 320, Stewart Center. Topic: "Transplantation and Autopsy: Jewish Bio-Ethics." Speaker: Marilyn Zimmerman, ambassador, Indiana Organ Procurement Organization. ** • Thursday, March 23. Purdue Galleries Art Advocates Lecture. 4:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Speakers: David Parrish, Purdue associate professor of art and design, and Gordon Young, Purdue associate professor of history. Topic: "Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern History." ** • Friday, March 24. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Auditorium. Topic: "Indiana's Economy: The Big Picture." Speaker: Indiana Lt. Gov. Joseph E. Kernan. EXHIBITS • 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. • Through May 5. Treasures From the Tombs: Egyptian Antiquities From the Charles Pankow Collection. Union Gallery of the Memorial Union (just inside Grant Street entrance). Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. • Through 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.) • March 6-April 30. Sixty Square Inches national small-print competition. Stewart Center Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 5. (Gallery closed March 11-19 for spring break and April 23 for Easter.) ** • March 20-May 14. Barbara Moll: Quilt Artist. Krannert Drawing Room. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday. Gallery reception for this Muncie, Ind., artist will be 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, March 24. MEETINGS ** • Monday, March 20. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. OTHER ** • Through March 23. 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:Feb. 29-March 2: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian. March 7-9: Tuesday, Gourmet; Wednesday, Gourmet; Thursday, Gourmet. March 14-16: Spring Break. March 21-23: Tuesday, New England; Wednesday, Greek; Thursday, Cajun. • March 13-17. Spring break. Classes resume March 20. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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