Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

September 20, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Web site invites feedback on compensation and benefits

The Faculty Compensation and Benefits committee, in partnership with CSSAC, APSAC, PURA and Human Resource Services, is charged with evaluating both direct and indirect compensation and benefits for Purdue faculty and staff. A Web site for feedback is available at https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/benefitsFeedback.htm. Any faculty or staff member can submit comments and read what others have submitted. Meeting minutes and committee membership can also be accessed at the site.

All-campus meeting to address master planning process

Wednesday, Sept. 26. 7 p.m. Room 224, Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.

Purdue's master planning consultants will provide an update on the status of the master planning process on the West Lafayette campus. The meeting is open to all in the campus community. More

OnePurdue making post-implementation plans for HR/finance

Now that the OnePurdue financial and human resources/payroll applications have been in use for a few months, what's next? Who will manage the SAP software that drives these systems? What will happen to the OnePurdue team? How and when will improvements and upgrades be installed? Who will make these decisions? More

CAMPUS NEWS

Chemical spill forces Brown Lab evacuation; labs canceled

A chemical spill in a Purdue building Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 19) forced the evacuation and cancellation of classes and lab sessions for the remainder of the day in the facility. More

Purdue police investigating bottle bomb incidents, vandalized vehicles

Purdue police are looking for those who set off homemade explosive devices early Tuesday (Sept. 18) near Alpha Chi Omega, 851 David Ross Road, and Hilltop Apartments Building 8. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue project will aim to attract girls to computer-related careers

A Purdue professor will use a $1.19 million grant funded by the National Science Foundation to work with high school teachers and counselors to increase the number of young people pursuing careers in computer-related fields. More

Cary Quad residence hall wins national design award

**Cary Quadrangle grill**

The interior renovation of University Residences' Cary Quadrangle South was cited as an outstanding design by American School & University magazine in its August 2007 edition. More

PEOPLE

Two receive Young Alumni Awards from PAA

The Purdue Alumni Association presented the 2007 Outstanding Young Alumni Awards during halftime of the Sept. 15 football game against Central Michigan University. More

College of Technology at Indianapolis and Lafayette names new director

Jon C. Aull was recently selected as director of the College of Technology locations at Indianapolis and Lafayette. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Open mic night, acoustic concert to take place at Purdue

Aspiring musicians, poets and comedians will have the chance to spotlight their talents during an upcoming open mic night Friday (Sept. 21) in Purdue Memorial Union. More

Airline officials to land at Purdue for Sept. 25 recruitment event

Officials from Atlantic Southeast Airlines will visit the Purdue University Airport on Sept. 25 to talk with aviation technology students about careers with the company. More

Purdue ROTC run to honor POWs, MIAs

Approximately 500 Purdue University ROTC students will take part in a two-mile run on Friday (Sept. 21) in honor of prisoners of war and those missing in action. More

Entomology offers study abroad opportunity

The Department of Entomology presents a Study Abroad opportunity, "Monarchs in Mexico," from Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 6, 2008. Deadline for applications is Oct. 12. For more information, please contact Amanda Pendleton at (765) 494-9061 or apendle@purdue.edu, or visit the Web site at https://www.entm.purdue.edu/studyabroad/monarchs/index.html.

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