Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

August 20, 2007

Welcome to Purdue Today

Beginning with this issue, Purdue Today will arrive daily in your e-mail inbox with news and information for faculty and staff. More

Health network talks continue with Unity

Negotiations are continuing in an effort to retain Unity Healthcare as a member of Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), the provider network used by the Incentive PPO and Purdue 500 medical plans. More

Text messaging to be tested as alert method

Purdue researchers will send a text message to a broad cross section of the campus in September to analyze the message speed and dependability. More

Employment applications to use new system

Purdue will begin using a new employment application system in October. More

Memo to all faculty from Victor Lechtenberg,
interim provost

This memo from Victor Lechtenberg addresses best practices for researchers in the event of a campus emergency. More

Campus construction updates

Here are updates on campus construction projects that may affect traffic around the West Lafayette campus. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue's undergrad engineering program
among top 10 nationally

**Leah Jamieson**

Purdue's College of Engineering placed among the nation's best undergraduate programs in U.S. News & World Report magazine rankings released Friday, Aug. 17.

The College of Engineering tied for ninth nationally among doctoral-granting public universities, sharing the slot with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Texas. More

Krannert's undergraduate program
ranked in top 25 by U.S.News

**Richard Cosier**

Purdue's Krannert School of Management undergraduate program is among the top 25 nationally in U.S.News & World Report rankings released Friday, Aug. 17.

The Krannert School shares the No. 21 slot with Georgetown University, the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland. The Krannert School is tied for No. 12 among business schools at public universities. More

Purdue University Residences experiences full house

**Freshman move-in day**

Purdue University Residences expects to fill nearly 12,000 beds with on-campus residents by the beginning of the fall 2007 semester Monday (Aug. 20).

More than 5,100 beginning students moved in last week prior to Boiler Gold Rush, a multi-day orientation program for new students. Nearly 90 percent of beginning students elect to live in University Residences. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Event to highlight new flavors of Purdue Memorial Union

Flavors from Purdue Memorial Union's new restaurants will be among the items available at the Taste of the Union, 2-4 p.m. Aug. 24. More

Bowlermakers looking for a few good bowlers

The Purdue Bowlermakers invite women on the Purdue faculty and staff to have some fun and join their bowling league.
More

Purdue's Latino Cultural Center
to honor Latino Heritage Month

Purdue's Latino Cultural Center will celebrate Latino Heritage Month with a series of events following the theme "Igniting Our History."

Purdue's events are part of the national Hispanic Heritage Month, established as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded in 1988 to a full month-long celebration, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. More

OTHER HIGHER ED NEWS

Study abroad is new focus of inquiry into perks

WASHINGTON - New York's attorney general is opening an inquiry into the relationships between universities and providers of study abroad, delivering subpoenas to five providers on Wednesday with more to come, a senior lawyer in the office said. More

Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

University Periodicals: (765) 494-2036

Other Purdue info: