News for faculty and staff
September 29, 2008
In the spotlight: 2009 health plans
Employees will see few changes in 2009 health plans
Faculty and staff can expect minimal changes to Purdue's health plans for 2009. Employees will see an increase in Purdue 500 out-of-network co-insurance payments and a change to the medical plan premium tiers in 2009. In addition, enrollment materials for dental and prepaid legal coverage will be supplied through the Web rather than through paper packets. More
Health plan costs up 6 percent for Purdue, employees
Both Purdue and its employees will see a 6 percent increase in their health plan contributions across all plans and options in 2009. MoreInformation sessions to be offered during open enrollment
Enrollment packets will be mailed Oct. 24, and open enrollment will be Oct. 24-Nov. 7. Information sessions will be offered during open enrollment. More
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES
Trustees approve paid parental leave benefit
The Board of Trustees, meeting at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, on Friday (Sept. 26) approved a proposal to add a paid parental leave benefit for employees. Information about the new benefit is being distributed today to business offices, human resource staffs, and deans, department heads and supervisors so they can better answer questions and handle leave requests. Details about the benefit will be available in Tuesday's Purdue Today.
Zorba Paster lectures to qualify for Healthy Purdue red apple
Participation in Dr. Zorba Paster's upcoming lectures on Oct. 17 can be used for Healthy Purdue 2008. More
Test of emergency alerts set for Tuesday
A test of the Purdue Alert emergency mass notification system will occur at 10 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 30). More
Old Masters to be on campus Nov. 2-4
The Old Masters program, which invites outstanding individuals to campus to share ideas and experiences with Purdue students, has announced this year's Old Masters. More
Update: Traffic, parking disruptions
Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. More
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustees approve named professorships, endowed chair
The board of trustees on Friday (Sept. 26) ratified the appointments of faculty to one distinguished and four named professorships and a sixth appointment for an endowed chair in management. MoreTrustees OK legislative request to support alliance, statewide technology
The board of trustees on Friday (Sept. 26) approved the University's 2009-2011 biennium legislative request for operating appropriations, which includes funds to expand Purdue's statewide technology program and for a joint initiative with Indiana University to grow the state's bioscience economy. MoreTrustees OK $11.5 million Hanley Hall, Purdue North Central facility
The board of trustees on Friday (Sept. 26) approved financing and construction of the $11.5 million Bill and Sally Hanley Hall, a facility to foster research on families, aging and leadership. The board also approved planning a $34.7 million student services complex at Purdue North Central. The 85,000 gross square-foot building will be used for student activities and university sponsored events. More
Strategic plan targets top 20 national ranking
Purdue has set its sights on being among the top 20 public universities in the nation, President France A. Córdova told the board of trustees Friday (Sept. 26). MoreCAMPUS NEWS
Purdue celebrates success of fund drive for new electrical and computer engineering building
The College of Engineering will celebrate the completion of fundraising for a new electrical and computer engineering building near the university's Discovery Park today (Sept. 29). More
President's Leadership Class to focus on sustainability
Students selected to participate in the 2008 President's Leadership Class will focus on issues of sustainability.The President's Leadership Class, which was launched in 2000, consists of 35 newly admitted first-year students. This year's classes will begin this evening (Sept. 29) at Westwood. More
College Portrait Web site provides access to new admissions tool for public four-year colleges and universities
The College PortraitTM Web site provides high school students, parents, guidance counselors and other stakeholders with access to basic, comparable information about student characteristics, costs, student experience and learning outcomes for 302 public four-year colleges and universities presented in a user-friendly format. MoreArchives and Special Collections to close temporarily for move
Purdue Libraries Archives and Special Collections will be closed Oct. 13 through Jan. 9, as staff move collections from the second floor of Stewart Center to the new Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center on the fourth floor. More
Latest Purdue Alumnus now online
The September/October edition of the online version of the Purdue Alumnus is now available.https://www.pursuantgroup.net/purdue/alumnus/0908/
PEOPLE
Purdue students earn predoctoral training awards
Six Purdue students earned 2008-09 Predoctoral Training Awards from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. MoreAeronautics and Astronautics to honor 8 alumni
Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics will honor eight alumni with the Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award. MoreAppointments, honors and activities
Here is a list of recent honors and appointments for faculty and staff. More
CALENDAR AND EVENTS
Events this week
Here is a list of events happening Sept. 29-Oct. 5 on the West Lafayette campus. MoreConsumers and Technology Symposium Oct. 10 at Burton Morgan
Effects of the information technology age on consumers will be among the topics at the Consumers and Technology Symposium on Oct. 10 at Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. MoreOmar Sosa to mix jazz, world beats during upcoming concert
Pianist and percussionist Omar Sosa will bring his group, which plays a combination of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Latin dance grooves, North African trance music and European folk, to Purdue at 8 p.m. Oct. 18 for a concert at Loeb Playhouse. MoreBlack Cultural Center arts ensembles to study New Orleans
Members of the Performing Arts Ensembles from Purdue University's Black Cultural Center will travel to New Orleans as part of a field research tour with a focus on African-American arts and culture in the city. MoreArchives and how to submit items to Purdue Today
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