Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

August 24, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Employment: September is transition time for new application system

Purdue will begin using its new employment application system on Oct. 1. The transition will require the closure in mid-September of jobs now posted on the current system. More

OnePurdue: The latest news

The August newsletter from OnePurdue is now online. For updates on Employee Self-Service and work on the new student systems, click here.

Looking for Printing Services? It's moved

Printing Services has vacated the aging brick structure at Nimitz and Russell, and moved approximately one-quarter mile south to the corner of South Russell Drive and Ahlers Road. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Construction under way on new residence hall

**New residence hall rendering**

Purdue's first new residence hall since 1993 is under construction along State Street.

When completed prior to the fall 2009 semester, the hall will house up to 365 students, each in a single-bed room with a private bathroom. More

Windsor Dining Court wins national award

**Windsor Dining Court**

Windsor Dining Court has won an outstanding design award from College Planning & Management magazine.

The magazine named the dining court a Project of Distinction in its June 2007 Education Design Showcase issue. More

Police arrest student on child pornography-related charges

A Purdue student was arrested Thursday (Aug. 23) on suspicion of using the University's computer network to download child pornography. More

PEOPLE

First director hired for new Native American Educational and Cultural Center

**Verónica Hirsch**

The new Native American Educational and Cultural Center has its first director.

Verónica Hirsch was chosen to lead the University's efforts to provide outreach to Native American communities in Indiana and beyond. More

GENERAL NEWS

Comcast unlikely to carry Big Ten Network at launch

Fox Cable Networks has predicted that it will not be able to reach a distribution agreement with Comcast Communications to carry the Big Ten Network prior to the Aug. 30 launch. More

Jeff football fans to witness wireless first

Professors and staff from Purdue's Center for Wireless Systems and Applications and the Office of Information Technology at Purdue are working with students at Lafayette Jefferson High School to develop their own version of Purdue's eStadium, called eStadium@Jeff. More

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