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PURA Events for Purdue Retirees

6 March, 2023  PURA monthly meeting.
Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
Time: Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. ET; program begins at 12:30 p.m. ET; speaker at 12:40 p.m. ET.
Speaker Dee Nicley, Purdue Extension Educator, 4-H and Youth Development, Tippecanoe County
Topic: Tippecanoe County 4-H, Then and Now
                      
8 March, 2023 PURA Tour of Purdue Nuclear Reactor Number One.
See the announcement in the March newsletter for details and sign-up
information.
3 April, 2023  PURA monthly meeting.
Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
Time: Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. ET; program begins at 12:30 p.m. ET; speaker at 12:40 p.m. ET.
Speaker: Deanna Watson, Executive Director, Lafayette J & C
Topic: MSM Influence on the Demise of the Lafayette Journal & Courier
                           
19 April, 2023 PURA Annual Spring Conference, Beck Agricultural Center, West Lafayette.
Registration opens March 1 and closes April 1.
Registration information will be emailed to PURA members in early March.
1 May, 2023  PURA monthly meeting.
Location: IN-PERSON at Lafayette VFW, Duncan Road, Lafayette, Indiana. Also VIA ZOOM broadcast from our studio at the VFW.
Time: Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. ET; program begins at 12:30 p.m. ET; speaker at 12:40 p.m. ET.
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Ferraro, Distinguished Professor, Purdue Department of Sociology
Topic: U.S. Population Demographics Shift Over the Next 10 Years
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

 

March 2023 Campus Calendar

Purdue Academic/Holiday Schedule
13-18 March—Spring Break. No classes.

6 May—Spring semester ends.

12, 13, 14 May—West Lafayette commencements.

15 May—Summer modules begin classes.

29 May—Memorial Day holiday. No classes, offices closed.

4 July—4th of July holiday. No classes, offices closed.


events.purdue.edu

Purdue’s one-stop-shopping events calendar, which features campus, student, and community events. Highlights for March include:
  • 2 March—Lafayette Symphony “The B-Side, Track 4: Latin Jazz” Concert and social evening that’s part of the Symphony’s nightclub series, featuring Symphony musicians’ ensembles. Tickets and more information: 
  • 7 March—“Be Prepared, North Central Region: A Community Planning Approach to Green Infrastructure, Hazard Mitigation, and Flooding”. Presented by Extension Educators from Purdue, University of Illinois, and North Dakota State Universities. Virtual program, no cost, but registration is required, at http://bit.ly/3l7K0PL Once registered participants will receive the link to attend the program.
  • 10 March—Executive Forum lecture, with Purdue alumni Roland Parrish (BSIM and MBA, Krannert School of Business). Parrish is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Parrish McDonald's Restaurants, Ltd. His firm owns and operates 24 restaurants in Dallas, Texas, and surrounding areas. Parrish Restaurants, Ltd consistently makes the Black Enterprise BE 100 as one of the Top 100 Black Owned Businesses in the United States. The Executive Forum is one of the most popular classes in the School of Management, and celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023. More information click here.
  • 8-9 June ---  Purdue Women’s Conference 2023, Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms: 
    • The Purdue Women’s Network invites you to join us on the university’s flagship West Lafayette campus for Purdue Women’s Conference 2023, where women from around the world will gather to engage, connect, and grow within a supportive community of Purdue alumnae and friends. Special discounts will be offered for Purdue employees and students and members of the Purdue Alumni Association, President’s Council, John Purdue Club, or Parents & Families Club.

      For more information: https://www.purdueforlife.org/womens-conference-2023/

  • ​​​​Purdue Winter/Spring Sports—basketball, track & field, swimming & diving ongoing; tennis begins; golf, softball and baseball seasons begin, but contests are held out of state.