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PURA monthly meeting recordings

2024
March, Kitty Campbell, Executive Director Leadership Lafayette, "History & Status" (Zoom) (Slides)

2023 2022

March, Dee Nicley, Purdue Extensionn Education, 4-H and Youth Development, "Tippcanoe County 4-H Then and Now" (Zoom) (Slides)

April, Deanna Watson, Executive Direcgtor, Lafayette J & C, "MSM Influence on the Demise of the Lafayette Journal & Courier" (Zoom)

May, Dr. Kenneth Ferraro, Distinguished Professor, Purdue Department of Sociology, "U.S. Population Shift Over the Next 10 Years" (Slides)

June, Rob Ford, Communications Director, Tipmont REMC and Wintek, "Electric Cooperatives:  Their Place In The Grid" (Zoom)

July, Dr. Katherine Newton, Associate Dean, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, "U.S. Supply Chain - Weakest Links" (Zoom) (Slides)

Lynne Dahmen, Managing Director, Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future, "Working for a Sustainable Future" (Slides) and Allison Bryan Jungels, Assistant Director, Operations, Outreach & Partnerships, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, "Purdue Research Impacts" (Slides(Zoom

September 2023 PURA Retirees Annual Kickoff Luncheon (Zoom)

October 2023, Stewart Kline, County Engineer, UPdate on Tippecanoe County Infrastructure (Roads & Parks) (Zoom) (Slides)

November, Scott Ksander, Topic: Tech Toys for the Holidays & Other Relevant Computer Topics (Zoom) (Slides)

December, Dr. James McCann, Department of Political Science, Topic:  Our Current Civil War (Zoom) (Slides)

 

January, Katy Bunder, "Lafayette Food Finders Food Bank" (Zoom) (Slides)

February, Dr. Brooke L. Beier, Vice President, Office of Technology Commercialization, "Purdue’s patents and copyrights" (Zoom)

March, Dr. Esteban Ramirez, Chief Medical Officer, Protect Purdue, "COVID-19 Update"  (Zoom)

April, Dr. Jon Harbor, Provost, Purdue Global, "Purdue Global Evolution (Zoom)

May, Scott Ksander, "Preserving Family History" (Zoom) (Slides)

June, Kelly Lippie, Curator of Collections and Membership, Tippecanoe County Historical Association "TCHA's Archives and Research Center" (Zoom)

August, Emily Toner (from the Netherlands via Zoom!). Per her web site, Ms. Toner is a “writer, multimedia producer, soil geographer, facilitator and community builder,” and formerly a Purdue Extension Educator for Marion County. Soil Information; A World View  (Zoom)

September, 2022 PURA Annual Kickoff. Jeremy Slater, Vice President of Capital Projects and Facilities for the Purdue Research Foundation (Zoom)

October,  Dr. Ann Sommer, Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Purdue.  Topic:  Dealing with Hearing Issues (Slides) (Zoom)

November, Scott Ksander Topic: Tech Toys for the Holidays & Other Relevant Computer Topics (Zoom) (Slides)

December, Trevor Luzum, Krannert School of Management, Purdue. Topic: Evolution of Purdue Pete and the Boilermaker Special. (Zoom) (Slides)

2021  

January, Dr. Pam Aaltonen, "What Seniors Should Know about COVID-19 in 2021"  (Zoom), (Slides)

February: Sally Fahey, Executive Director of Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission, "What's New at APC & Coming in the Community"  (Slides) 

March:  Climate Change 2021: An Update on Impacts and Solutions (Zoom)

April:  Charlene Sullivan, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor of Management Finance,
"The Real State of the Economy or The State of the Real Economy" (Zoom), (Slides)

May:  Dr. Robert L. Nielsen, Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University—Purdue’s Corn Guy  "Use of Drones in Monitoring Corn Fields" (Zoom)

June:  Jeremy Slater, Assistant Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities, PRF,"Update on Purdue Discovery Park District" (Zoom)

August:  Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, PhD., Assistant Professor, Purdue University School of Nursing, "Scams Aimed at Seniors"  (Zoom) (Slides)

September:  Dr. Jay Akridge, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Diversity, present ‘Next Moves for Purdue University’ (Zoom) (Slides)

October:  Tanya Finkbiner, Update on the School of Veterinary Medicine Facilities (Zoom)

November:  Scott Ksander, "Tech Toys for the Holidays" (Zoom) (Slides)

December:  Purdue Bands, Holiday Fun Fest - A Tuba Christmas (Zoom) (Slides)

 

September: PURA Kickoff Meeting   (Zoom)

October: Chad Evans, Meterologist, Channel 18,
"Long Range Weather Forecasting"  (Zoom)

November: Scott Ksander, "Tech Toys for the Holidays"  (Zoom)

December: Tom Turpin, "Holiday fun!" (Zoom)