Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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November 17, 2000 EDITORS: 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, Dec. 5. 7 p.m. Krannert Graduate School Info Night. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Overview of Krannert master's degree program for undergraduates, residence hall counselors, undergraduate advisers. ** • Sunday, Dec. 17. Winter Commencement. Elliott Hall of Music. Division I for the schools of agriculture, engineering, technology and veterinary medicine will be at 9:30 a.m. Division II for the schools of consumer and family sciences, education, liberal arts, management, pharmacy, nursing and health sciences and science will be at 2:30 p.m. Tickets, issued free to all ceremony participants, are required for admission. ENTERTAINMENT • Friday, Dec. 1. 7 p.m. Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series: BCC Cultural Arts Festival. The BCC's student performing arts ensembles will perform at Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Admission is $5 for students, $7 for the public. • Friday, Dec. 1. 8 p.m. Holiday Concert with Purdue Jazz Band/American Music Review. Purdue Memorial Union, North Ballroom. • Saturday, Dec. 2. 8 p.m. Oblivion: Maya Beiser, cello & Anthony de Mare, piano. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A part of the Loeb Music Collection presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets $19 for the public, $13 for Purdue students. • Friday through Sunday. Dec. 8-10. Purdue Musical Organizations Christmas Show. Elliott Hall of Music. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday; noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $23 for adults and $16 for students. LECTURES • Tuesday, Nov. 28. 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Charlie Menzie of Menzie-Cura will speak on Risk Assessment in Remediation Systems. Civil Engineering Building, Room 3153. Part of the Monsanto Lecture Series in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. • Friday, Dec. 1. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium. Speaker will be Katherine Giscombe, senior director of research and advisory services for Catalyst, a New York organization that does research and advocacy on women in business. She is currently doing research on the career outcomes of female MBAs. • Wednesday, Dec. 6 12:30 p.m. Women's Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series. Speaker: Prof. Anne Fliotsos, Purdue Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts. Topic: "Women Directors and American Musical Theater." Stone Cellar, Room B2. EXHIBITS • Through Dec. 10. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Keeping Tradition Alive: The Political and Social Prints of Carlos Cortez." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Through Dec. 10. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Modernists of Mexico." Stewart Center Gallery. Hours are Monday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Monday through Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Through Dec. 10. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Thesis Exhibitions." Ralph G. Beelke Memorial Gallery, Creative Arts Building 2. SEMINARS • Wednesday, Nov. 29. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Stewart Center, Room 318. Sandor Goodhart, director of Purdue's Jewish Studies Program and associate professor of English, will speak on "Documenting Fiction: Zvi Kolitz's Yosl Rakover Talks to God." CONFERENCES • Friday, Dec. 1. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. "Entrepreneurs' Forum." hosted by the Office of Technology Commercialization. Stewart Center, Room 310. Monthly, hour-long seminar invites faculty, staff, students and other interested individuals to network and learn more about how to start a company. Lyle Hohnke, general partner, Javelin Capital Fund, will speak on "Financing University-Based Start-Up Companies with Venture Capital." Reserve seating one week prior by contacting Maureen Schmidt Ward at msward@purdue.edu or (765) 494-2610. A boxed lunch will be provided. OTHER • Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24. Thanksgiving Holiday. Official university holiday. Offices will be closed, and no classes will be in session. • Through Dec. 7. International Dinner Series sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. John Purdue Room in Stone Hall. Purdue seniors plan, organize and serve a four-course meal with appetizer, salad, choice of three entrees and two desserts. Reservations required. Call (765) 494-6845. Cost: $10 - $15. Coming up:Nov. 21: Tuesday, Sicilian Nov. 28-30: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian Dec. 5-7: Tuesday, Gourmet; Wednesday, Gourmet; Thursday, Gourmet ** • Saturday, Dec. 9. Last day of classes. ** • Monday, Dec. 11. Final exams begin. ** • Saturday, Dec. 16. Fall semester ends. Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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