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August 29, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Academic-year pay change begins Aug. 31

Faculty, staff and graduate students on the academic-year calendar will make the transition to the new pay schedule with the pay of Aug. 31. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Mikesell named interim VP for physical facilities

**Joseph D. Mikesell**

Joseph D. Mikesell, senior director of engineering, utilities and construction, has been named the university's interim vice president for physical facilities, effective Tuesday (Aug. 28).

"Joe has extensive experience managing facilities construction, maintenance and operations, as well as personnel administration, planning and budgeting," said Morgan R. Olsen, executive vice president and treasurer. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Cyber Center lecture

Aug. 30. 10:30 a.m. Speaker: Dr. Brahim Medjahed, University of Michigan. Title: "Chamaeleo: Toward Self-Managing Service-Oriented Applications." See flyer here.

Physics colloquium

August 30: Speaker Ron Walsworth. Title: "Multidisciplinary Applications of State-Selected Atoms." More.

World Film Forum

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is offering movie lovers a taste of international cinema through the 2007 World Film Forum, a monthly fall series. The forums will take place Sept. 5, Oct. 17 and Nov. 7. More

Deming Institute Fall Conference

Experts, students and business people from across the nation will gather at Purdue to explore the philosophy of the man credited with improving manufacturing processes and quality control in the United States and Japan. The W. Edwards Deming Institute Fall Conference will be Oct. 13-14 at Stewart Center. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue Research Park to feature new MRI center for patient care, research

A building under construction in Purdue Research Park will provide space for a high-powered magnetic resonance imaging center that will be used for patient care as well as research. More

CAFO Web site to aid decision makers

A new Web site featuring scientific information about concentrated animal feeding operations was developed by Purdue to help people who make decisions about CAFOs. More

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