News and Notes about Purdue University in Indianapolis

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* The College of Science will hold a town hall meeting for students March 21 at 5 p.m. in University Library, Room 0130. All Purdue-aligned computer science PhD students and undergraduate artificial intelligence and computer science students are welcome to attend and learn about available career and advising support and find out about new opportunities coming soon. Pizza will be provided following the meeting. Prior to the town hall, students may submit questions here. 

* An experiential education information session will be held March 27 from 10-11 a.m. in University Library, Room 1126. All faculty and staff are invited to hear from four experiential education programs and offices at Purdue: EPICS (formerly Engineering Projects in Community Service), Vertically Integrated Projects, the Office of Undergraduate Research and The Data Mine. A second session in April will also feature representatives from EPICS, VIP, OUR and The Data Mine at a different time. Coffee and cookies will be served. No RSVP is needed to attend.

* A student employment fair is scheduled for April 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the ET first-floor hallway. If your department is interested in hiring current Purdue-aligned students in Indianapolis for summer or fall, please contact Chris Krull, clkrull@purdue.edu, to reserve a table at the fair. 

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