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September 27, 2007

FEATURED NEWS

Search committee to find candidates for next dean of education

A search committee has been formed to identify candidates for the dean's position in the College of Education. Dennis Depew, dean of the College of Technology, is chairing the committee.The committee will search for a successor to George Hynd, who has been named senior vice provost for education and innovation, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education and Foundation Professor at Arizona State University. More

Purdue receives $1 million for exhibit in Neil Armstrong Hall

Purdue has been awarded a $1 million grant from the John Deere Foundation to create The Exhibitry of the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering. The exhibit will be located near the staircase and atrium on the first floor of the new hall. The interactive, 2,000-square-foot exhibit is expected to be unveiled in the fall of 2008. More

GENERAL NEWS

Professor: Misperception of media bias causes problems for democracy

The perception of mainstream news media bias may play a role in fewer Americans having an active interest and concern about politics, says a Purdue political sociologist.

"If people hear over and over again that the media are biased, then they will begin to believe that," says Philo Wasburn, a professor of sociology who studies bias in the media. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Purdue to offer leadership course in Crawfordsville

Purdue's College of Technology at Lafayette will offer a class on leadership this fall in Crawfordsville that is open to anyone in the community. More

Author, inspirational speaker to visit Purdue

**Joan Brock**

An author and inspirational speaker who overcame a number of personal challenges will speak Oct. 4 at Purdue .

Joan Brock, who lost her sight from a rare eye disease at the age of 32, will talk at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. Sponsored by the Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Gamma sorority and the Purdue Panhellenic Association, the event is free and open to the public. More

Calder Quartet to blend traditional, avant-garde for Purdue show

The Los Angeles-based ensemble the Calder Quartet will explore the historical reverberations of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, op. 132, at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in Loeb Playhouse. More

Events today at Purdue

— Sept. 27. 10:30 a.m. Room 224, Class of 1950 Lecture Hall. Henry Wainer, president and owner of Sid Wainer & Sons Specialty Produce and Specialty Foods, who has been featured in major newspaper and magazine articles and appeared in several Food Network shows. He will speak as part of the 2007 Darden Series, sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

— Sept. 27. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tom Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press, will discuss how the news business has changed in recent years and how other organizations can cope with similar changes. The talk, "The Upside of Change Management," is sponsored by the Purdue Association of Leaders and the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision.

Vote this week for Books and Coffee selection

Be a part of the 57th Annual Books & Coffee by voting from among the four book selections chosen by the Purdue Student English Association (SEA). More

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Purdue names Intercollegiate Athletics endowed scholarship program for Grobens

With gifts totaling more than $1.25 million over the past year to help Purdue student-athletes, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has named its endowed scholarship program in honor of Dick and Jeanne Groben of Sarasota, Fla. The program now is known as the Groben Society. More

Purdue fans dial up football replays on cell phones

eStadium replay
on cell phone

If you attend a Purdue home football game this year, you can have the ability to call up instant replays on demand right in your hand.

Purdue's eStadium is believed to be the first service to offer access to instant replays on cell phones, as well as other features that will make the game-day experience more interactive for fans in the stands. The service is available at no charge to those attending football games at Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium. More

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