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Weeks: 3/14/00 - 4//00
For additional information, call (765) 494-8396
March 23: Science And Culture Series
This roundtable discussion by Purdue experts will deal with genetically engineered foods in the global trading system. Philip Paarlberg, associate professor of agricultural economics; Louis Sherman, biology department head; and Mary Lyn Stoll, doctoral candidate in philosophy, will participate in a discussion moderated by Paul Thompson, professor of philosophy. The discussion is free and open to the public. It runs from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 320, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. CONTACT: Paul Thompson, (765) 494-4295, pault@herald.cc.purdue.edu
March 23: Ages Of Agriculture:
A Millennium Celebration
Judy O'Bannon, the first lady of Indiana, and Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue's dean of agriculture, will be co-hosts of this celebration of Indiana agriculture. The free program starts at 6:15 p.m. in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. "Ages of Agriculture" is part of a series of events in Indiana commemorating the new millennium. The program is a collection of vignettes, each highlighting a different moment in time, from the beginning of Indiana agriculture a few hundred years ago to today's high-tech practices, and beyond. The cast includes Indiana agriculture leaders and Purdue ag professors and students. CONTACT: Steve Leer, Agricultural Communications Service news writer, (765) 494-8415, sleer@aes.purdue.edu
March 28-29 &Amp; April 4-5: Caregivers Conferences
These workshops for disabled farmers and their families are designed to encourage caregivers to develop support and resource networks. The first sessions will be March 28-29 at Spring Mill State Park, near Mitchell, Ind. The second will be April 4-5 at Hampton Inn and Healthsource Rehabilitation Hospital, Kokomo, Ind. An informal reception, with sundae bar and a professional storyteller, opens each conference at 7 p.m. the first day. Second-day sessions begin at 8 a.m. with registration and conclude at 4 p.m. Workshops throughout the day will deal with caregivers' changing roles; stress management and communication; and teaching caregivers the importance of becoming their own personal care managers. The fee of $25 includes lunch, snacks and materials. Attendance is limited. Call (800) 825-4264 to ask about space availability. The sponsors for the conference are the Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue and the Indiana State Department of Health. CONTACT: Paul Jones, technical editor/media developer at Breaking New Ground, (800) 825-4264
April 15: Project Future
Project Future gives students in grades seven through nine the chance to experience life on campus. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. After a welcome session in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse, students tour campus and attend classes with School of Agriculture student guides, who answer questions and provide information about Purdue while escorting the students and their parents to two different classes. Project Future is free, but advance registration is required by March 31. For more information or a registration packet, contact Beverly Lynch, School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-8470; blynch@agad.purdue.edu.
April 15: Project Now
This program is intended for 10th- and 11th-grade high school students who are college bound. It runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Project Now students will attend an opening session in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse, then attend a School of Agriculture information session also in Stewart Center. Participants will have the chance to speak with academic advisers and ask questions of a panel of current agriculture students. Project Now concludes with "Professor in the Classroom," which gives the prospective students the chance to attend a college lecture. Project Now is free, but advance registration is required by March 31. For more information or a registration packet, contact Carol Leyden, School of Agriculture, Purdue University, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-9849; cjl@agad.purdue.edu.
April 15-16: Bug Bowl And Springfest
The 10th annual Bug Bowl aims to increase public awareness about insects with activities such as cricket spitting, cockroach racing, insect crafts and an insect petting zoo. Bug Bowl is part of Purdue's School of Agriculture Springfest. Events will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Springfest includes the School of Veterinary Medicine Open House, Animal Sciences Boiler Barnyard and the 87th Annual Horticulture Show. CONTACTS: Tom Turpin, professor of entomology, (765) 494-44568, tom_turpin@purdue.edu; Dana Neary, special events coordinator, (765) 494-9113
April 15: Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest
Teams of three or four youths test their knowledge of wildlife habitats in this contest. Teams will write a wildlife management plan and individually rank animal habitats from aerial photos. The teams also must show they know what types of foods wildlife consume. Registration is due by April 1 to the Purdue Department of 4-H Youth. Information about contest location, a map and additional resources will be mailed to team coaches on April 3. Cost for each contestant is $10, which includes lunch. The top 4-H team will advance to the National Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Contest, all expenses paid except transportation. For a 4-H/FFA Judging Handbook and registration materials, contact Amy Willoughby at the Department of 4-H Youth, Purdue University, 1611 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907; (765) 494-8439.
Compiled by Kay Hostetler, (765) 494-8402; news_students@aes.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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