Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

November 8, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

OnePurdue system update entering final days; downtime scheduled tonight through Monday

Starting at 6 p.m. (EST) this evening, all OnePurdue systems will be unavailable until 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, while SAP software, the foundation of the University's new financial and human resource (HR) systems, is brought up to date. More

Nominations sought for PACADA awards

PACADA annually honors an Outstanding Academic Advisor and an Outstanding New Professional Advisor.
Award criteria include professional skills, attitude and development. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Purdue places cooperative house on probation for hazing

Purdue officials on Wednesday (Nov. 7) announced that a cooperative house has been placed on probation for violating the university's hazing regulations. Glenwood Cooperative, a women's house at 503 University St., was found to have subjected new members to psychological abuse in the form of sleep deprivation, attending mandatory social functions, being blindfolded and then taken to an unknown fraternity house, and being told to perform demeaning activities. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue wants to show benefits of working together in creating animated graphics at conference

Leaders from Purdue's Envision Center for Data Perceptualization plan to release open-source software for creating animations and visualizations, meaning anyone can use it. Envision Center representatives will conduct demonstrations at the SC07 international conference for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis set for Nov. 10-16 in Reno, Nev. More

Simple tips can help keep your home warm this winter

As winter weather approaches, there are a few simple and effective steps homeowners can take to keep the warmth in and the winter out, says a Purdue energy expert. More

PEOPLE

Governor creates new science prize

Governor Mitch Daniels announced Wednesday that the state will create the Dr. Philip E. Nelson Innovation Prize to recognize outstanding Hoosier scientists for their unique discoveries, research and inventions. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events today at Purdue

Here is a list of events happening Nov. 8 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Nov. 5-11 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Symposium highlights Purdue's research in environmental areas

Purdue's Center for the Environment and the Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program will lead a symposium Friday (Nov. 9) to showcase the University's environmental research. More

Purdue Theatre to present 'The Women of Troy'

Purdue Theatre will perform a contemporary translation with original music and movement to examine "The Women of Troy," an homage to war victims. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16-17, 3 p.m. Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1, and 3 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in the Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts. More