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PURA Events for Purdue Retirees

3 March, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Dr. Heather Eicher-Miller, Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences
  • Topic: Food Insecurity (Affordability/Production)

7 April, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Jarrard Harris
  • Topic: Jazz Music by Purdue Students

5 May, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Dr. Fred Whitford, Professor Botany and Plant Patholodgy
  • Topic: Through The Lens of J. C. Allen; Early Agricuture

2 June, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Audrey Johnson
  • Topic: Of Thee I Sing (American Heritage Through Song)

7 July, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Jason Philower, Manager, Office of Eergency Preparedness
  • Topic: TBD

4 August, 2025 PURA monthly meeting.

  • Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.ET to approximately 11:30 a.m. ET
  • Speakers: Jon Leuck, Director Purdue Agricultural Centers
  • Topic: Purdue Research Farms and More Facts About Indiana Farms
PURA’s virtual meetings are presented via Zoom. Zoom connection information and other important updates are provided via email, the PURA News newsletter, and our website: www.purdue.edu/retirees

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