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Purdue Today

News for faculty and staff

May 12, 2008


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Graduates urged to reach for stars while charting futures

Lift after commencement
President France A. Córdova encouraged new graduates to not only reach for the stars when pursuing their own dreams, but to advance the dreams of people everywhere.

Córdova spoke to candidates during four spring commencement ceremonies May 9-11 in Elliott Hall of Music. More


FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

TDA companies set dates for WL campus visits

Representatives from Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF will be on campus soon to meet one-on-one with Purdue staff and faculty. More

Four candidates for Graduate School dean to take part in open forums

Four candidates for the dean of the Graduate School will visit the West Lafayette campus in coming weeks. John Contreni, chair of the search committee and the Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, says the candidates will participate in forums that are open to all faculty and staff. More

Diversity Leadership Group seeking fall members

The Provost’s advisory committee on diversity, the Diversity Leadership Group (DLG), is soliciting members for fall 2008.  More

CAMPUS NEWS

Purdue begins utility relocation at south end of campus

Purdue is advising motorists and pedestrians to be cautious while traveling on Nimitz Drive on Monday (May 12) as work crews begin the first phase of a utility relocation project. More

Purdue offers two camps focusing on computer graphics

High school students can learn more about computer graphics and possible career paths at two computer graphics technology summer camps in June at Purdue. More

PURDUE SPORTS

No. 6 women's golf team finishes second at NCAA Central Regional

The Purdue women's golf team finished second with a three-round total of 871 (288-294-289) at the NCAA Central Regional Championship in Austin, Texas. The sixth-ranked Boilermakers will advance to the NCAA Championships May 20 to 23 in Albuquerque, N.M., at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. More

Softball team earns first-ever NCAA regional bid

The Purdue softball team will make its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance after receiving an at-large bid Sunday night. The Boilermakers will compete in the Los Angeles regional with Nevada, Cal State-Fullerton and UCLA beginning Friday, May 16. More

NEWS FROM OTHER CAMPUSES

Statewide Technology News

Here is news from the College of Technology at Richmond. More

Here is news from the College of Technology at Columbus and the College of Technology at Anderson. More

PEOPLE

Mayo Clinic trustees welcome Purdue president as new member

The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees today welcomed Purdue President France A. Córdova as a new member and recognized four awardees of Mayo Clinic named professorships. More

Appointments, honors and activities

Here is a list of recent faculty and staff accomplishments. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening May 12-18 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Biofuels Symposium 2008 highlights sustainability, policy issues

Converting trees into ethanol
Experts will discuss research advancements and the policy and sustainability issues facing the ethanol and biodiesel industries during Purdue University's Biofuels Symposium 2008 on May 19-20 in Stewart Center.

Speakers at the event, coordinated by the Energy Center in Discovery Park, will include top executives from the biofuels industry, government officials and leading academic researchers from Princeton and Purdue universities and the University of Massachusetts. More

College of Education to offer summer workshops

Purdue’s College of Education centers are offering informative workshops for educators this summer. More

Ag Econ to help sponsor global economic analysis conference

The Eleventh Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis will be held June 12-14 at the Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland. More


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