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News for faculty and staffOctober 1, 2008In the spotlightPURDUE ON CAMERABuilding dedications honor Martin, Patty Jischke
GENERAL NEWSPurdue to dedicate Technology Center of Southeast IndianaPurdue officials and local dignitaries will dedicate the 40,000-square-foot Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana at 10:30 a.m. today (Oct. 1). MoreProfessor: Presidential candidates vying -- quietly -- for Latino vote
"What we're seeing instead is microtargeting the Latino demographic," says James McCann, a professor of political science who is surveying Mexican immigrants regarding political participation and other civic issues. More RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSCongress helps politicians hone skills for future careers
"What would you do if the very day you were hired, you knew you could be unemployed in as little as two years?" says Glenn R. Parker, a distinguished professor of political science. "Politicians are concerned about what will happen when they leave public office, either through electoral defeat or retirement. Facing these circumstances, they hone their political skills, develop substantive expertise, cultivate bureaucratic contacts and build marketable reputations -- all designed to amass what we call human capital -- in order to make themselves more attractive to future employers." More PEOPLEPurdue students receive Wall Street Journal achievement awardsHuy Quang Phan and Landon Pund have been selected as Wall Street Journal 2008 Student Achievement Award winners. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening Sept. 29-Oct. 5 on the West Lafayette campus. More Healthcare Brownbag Series to present 'Dining with Diabetes'The Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering will continue its Healthcare Brownbag Speakers Series with "Dining with Diabetes" on Friday (Oct. 3). MoreLiterary reading program to present October poetry readingThe Purdue University Literary Reading Series is featuring poet Dana Roeser at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Hicks Undergraduate Library Bookstall. More Archives and how to submit items to Purdue Today Problems? Contact Mike Willis, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-0371, jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue Today: (765) 494-2036; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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