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July 28, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here are two story ideas from the Purdue News Service. To arrange interviews or campus visits, contact Jesica Webb, (765) 494-2079 or page her, (765) 743-4333-4117. Beering to preside over his last commencement Purdue President Steven C. Beering will oversee his final graduation ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at Elliott Hall of Music. Beering spoke at seven graduation ceremonies each year at the West Lafayette campus, plus ceremonies at the Calumet, North Central, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis campuses. He gave a different speech at each event, tailored to the group of new graduates. Beering has been the only Purdue president to oversee a summer commencement. Approximately 1,070 Purdue University students will be eligible to receive degrees during commencement ceremonies. Purdue Alumni Association President Thomas J. Carroll, Carmel, also will address the new graduates during the ceremonies. Jennifer Elizabeth Harting Ward, West Lafayette, will give the student response. She will earn a doctoral degree in chemical engineering. CONTACT: Kathy Munn, assistant registrar, (765) 494-8219, kmunn@purdue.edu Electronic surveillance experts available With all the talk about the FBI's new Carnivore surveillance program, the experts at Purdue University's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security [CERIAS] may have background, technical explanations, and research results critical to your next story. The interdisciplinary researchers and teachers at CERIAS - one of the most highly respected information security centers in the world - cover everything from computer engineering to firewalls and systems design, and from ethics and philosophy to intruder tracking and how surveillance can sometimes do more harm than good. CONTACT: Gene Spafford, director, (765) 494-7821; spaf@cerias.purdue.edu; or Andra Short, assistant director, (765) 494-7806; acs@cerias.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page