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News for faculty and staffOctober 21, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESPurdue Homecoming to feature full week of fun
APSAC self-improvement fair is todayThe Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee will host an Employee Self-Improvement Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Oct. 21) in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. The event is open to all Purdue employees. More Faculty, staff invited to farewell reception for OlsenFaculty and staff are invited to attend a farewell reception for Morgan R. Olsen, executive vice president and treasurer. MoreApplications being accepted for faculty scholarship for staffThe Faculty Scholarship for Staff is available for Purdue clerical and service staff who are taking coursework to enhance their job skills. For the application form, go to www.purdue.edu/dfa/sandg/announce_pu.php and click on Faculty Scholarship for Staff.RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSSome whites struggle more with obesity related to discrimination than blacks, Hispanics
GENERAL NEWSPurdue receives Lilly Endowment grant to address brain drainA $1.75 million matching grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Purdue will support internship and entrepreneurship programs to address brain drain and create the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Opportunities program. MoreCALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the West Lafayette campus. MoreEvents this weekHere is a list of events happening Oct. 20-26 at the West Lafayette campus. MorePublic, alumni encouraged to give blood in Purdue challenge
Lovell Distinguished Lecture is todayThe seventh C.W. Lovell Distinguished Lecture will be delivered at 10 a.m. today (Oct. 21) in Room 1142, Lawson. The lecture is by Prof. David Potts, a member of the academic staff at Imperial College. More information is available here.Students will turn New Orleans experience into performancesFresh from their research tour experience in New Orleans, the Black Cultural Center's performing arts ensembles will present their fall Coffee House, which will explore the effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Arts and Culture of New Orleans. MorePsychology lecture to focus on 'Value Relations'Wlodek Rabinowicz, professor of practical philosophy at Lund University, will present "Value Relations: How two items may be comparable in value even if neither is better than, worse than, or equally good as the other" on Oct. 28. MorePurdue Theatre to present production of 'Blue Window'The Division of Theatre's production of "Blue Window" will begin its run Thursday (Oct. 23) at the Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 W. Wood St. MoreEarly, Election Day voting offered on Purdue campusStudent voting in the Nov. 4 general election will be easier than ever, thanks to a new system worked out between Purdue and county election officials. 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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