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March 24, 2008CAMPUS NEWS
Disability Awareness Month concludes with 2 events
The Affirmative Action Office completes its recognition of Disability Awareness Month in Indiana with two events. MoreDiscussion on energy to highlight Technology Week
The head of one of the nation's largest utility companies will speak and listen to students' ideas about the future of energy as part of Purdue's second annual Technology Week on April 7-11. More
School of Nursing conference to feature Bernie Siegel, M.D.
The Purdue School of Nursing will be hosting Love, Magic, & Mudpies, a Conference on Mental Health Promotion for Children and Families, on Monday, April 21, in Loeb Playhouse. All Purdue faculty and staff are invited to attend this conference which will feature Bernie Siegel, MD, as the keynote speaker. MorePURDUE SPORTS
Boilermaker women win first-round game, to play top-seed Tennessee on Tuesday
Purdue beat Utah, 66-59, on Sunday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Boilermakers now will play Tennessee at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Mackey Arena. MorePEOPLE
Appointments, honors and promotions
-- Sandra Howarth is the new director of development for the College of Science.
-- Christina Landon will be an information systems data analyst at Purdue, effective March 24.
-- Shari Schrader, director of development for the School of Chemical Engineering, has accepted the position of director of advancement for the College of Technology, effective April 7.
-- Javier Magallanes, who has served as the director of development for the President’s Council and the Latino Cultural Center, has accepted the position of director of development for the College of Science, effective March 24.
-- Jay Gephart, director of Purdue Bands and director of the "All-American" Marching Band, was elected to membership in the American Bandmasters Association during its annual convention held in Miami.
-- Sandy Amass, a professor of the School of Veterinary Medicine, received the Meritorious Service Award from the American Associations of Swine Veterinarians.
-- LaVerne Abe Harris, an associate professor of computer graphics technology, received the Educator of the Year Award from the Electronic Document Systems Foundation, an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to the document management and graphic communications marketplace.
-- Scott Ksander, the executive director of IT networks and security at Purdue, is a nominee for the Executive Alliance's Information Security Executive of the Year Central Awards 2008.
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Events this week
Here is a list of events happening March 24-30 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreHelsingborg Symphony Orchestra to explore Beethoven's 'Eroica'
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The concert, titled "The Eroica Effect: Inside Beethoven's Third Symphony," is presented by Purdue Convocations and is the last performance in a three-part Convocations series called "Listening to Ludwig: Beethoven Masterworks Revealed." More
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