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September 28, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Unity Healthcare to stay in PHCS

Unity Healthcare will continue its participation in Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) for 2007 and 2008. PHCS is the preferred provider network used by the Incentive PPO and Purdue 500 medical plans. The decision is the result of negotiations that have been ongoing since July.

INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

Drew, Brittany Brees give $2 million for Student-Athlete Academic Center

A $2 million gift from former Boilermaker All-America quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, will boost the
academic side of Purdue's intercollegiate athletics program.

The gift, to be announced tonight (Sept. 28) at the Purdue
Athletics Directors Dinner in Ross-Ade Pavilion, will enhance an academic area to be named the Drew and Brittany Brees Student-Athlete Academic Center. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Fraternity, sorority leadership institute to be held for Purdue undergraduates

The first campus-based session of the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute, a leadership program for student leaders, will be piloted in the spring by the Purdue fraternity and sorority community. More

PEOPLE

College of Technology at Kokomo names interim director

Kevin Taylor has been selected as interim director of the College of Technology at Kokomo. Taylor, who has been an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Kokomo since 1992, is overseeing operations for the College of Technology at Kokomo, located on the Indiana University Kokomo campus. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today, this weekend at Purdue

— Sept. 28. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Regenstrief Center Brownbag Speaker Series. Room 203, Mann Hall. Bring your lunch and learn about the latest in Purdue health care delivery research. This week: Indiana Patient Safety Coalition. Speaker: Kathy Rapala, School of Nursing.
— Sept. 28. 11:30 a.m. -12:20 p.m. Jerry S. Rawls Hall, Room 1086. Krannert Executive Forum presents Jane King, correspondent, CNN and CNN Newsource. "Excellence not Perfection."
— Sept. 28. 7-9 p.m. Dance Passport. Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. Dance styles from around the world. The Ballroom Dance Club, Capoeira Club, Dance 2XS, Hellenic Student Association, Indian Classical Music Association, Mirage Bellydancers and the Salsa Dance Club will perform.
— Sept. 28. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. "Hairspray." The Broadway hit takes the audience back to 1962 as a teenage girl seeks to dance her way onto a popular TV show. Presented by Purdue Convocations. For tickets, call (765) 494-3933, (800) 914-SHOW or visit https://www.convocations.org.
— Sept. 30. 2:30 p.m. Purdue Bands "Moods of Music." Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. The Purdue Symphonic Band and Fall Concert Band will perform a variety of pieces from composers including Percy Grainger, Michael Markowski and John Philip Sousa. Admission is free.

Chemical engineering graduate student seminar series

Tuesday, Oct. 2, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room G140, Forney Hall. Speaker: Steven M. Cramer, professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Topic: "Protein Separations in Chromatographic Systems: A-priori prediction of protein affinity, selective displacers & generic antibody purification processes."

Peace Corps representative to offer information session

Purdue's representative from the Peace Corps will hold an information session at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Room 2290, Beering Hall. More

Veterinary oncology lecture to mark anniversary of radiation treatment facility

To mark the one-year anniversary of the Linda and William Fleischhauer Radiation Facility, the School of Veterinary Medicine will present an Oct. 4 lecture that explains how radiation therapy is making a difference for animal cancer patients being treated at Purdue. Facility director Wallace Morrison will discuss "Beating Cancer in Dogs and Cats: The Power of External Beam Radiation Therapy at Purdue." More

Purdue's Company Fund Raising Boot Camp to explore company formation, venture capital opportunities

Purdue faculty, staff, students and collaborators can learn about what's needed to launch a company at the second annual Company Fund Raising Boot Camp on Oct. 8-9 in Discovery Park. More

Black Cultural Center to present coffeehouse about the blues

Members and directors of four performing arts ensembles will dramatize their study of blues music at 7 p.m. Oct. 19-20 at the Black Cultural Center, 1100 Third St. The performances are free and open to the public. More

Entomology offers study abroad opportunity

"Monarchs in Mexico," a study abroad opportunity. Dec. 28, 2007, to Jan. 6, 2008. Sponsored by the Department of Entomology. Deadline for applications is Oct. 12. For more information, contact Amanda Pendleton (765-494-9061 or apendle@purdue.edu) or visit the Web site.

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