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News for faculty and staffNovember 6, 2008FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESLetter from President France A. CórdovaThis letter to the Purdue community from President France A. Córdova is regarding recent incidents of offensive graffiti on the West Lafayette campus. Letter Finalists named for dean of Purdue AgricultureThree candidates have been selected to interview for the position of dean of the Purdue College of Agriculture. The candidates are Jay Akridge of Purdue, John Floros of Penn State University and Ramesh Kanwar of Iowa State University. All three will participate in two-day interviews, complete with public seminars, to be held in December. More Holiday photo backdrop available at Visitor Information Center
A Boilermaker-themed scene is available for holiday photos at the Visitor Information Center again this year. The studio at 504 Northwestern Ave. will be available at no charge through Dec. 13 (except Nov. 27-30). Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. More GENERAL NEWSEnvironmental entrepreneurship competition seeks students' ideasThe Center for the Environment is inviting Purdue undergraduate and graduate students to develop innovative ideas that will help address and prevent environmental problems as part of the Environmental Entrepreneurship Idea 2 Product ® Competition. MoreRepeat of 1980s for agriculture unlikely, economists sayA farm economy that's swung from unparalleled optimism to uncertainty in a matter of months might resurrect fears of a crisis similar to one that occurred two decades ago. MorePurdue students to survey Indiana residentsPurdue political science students will call hundreds of Indiana residents Nov. 6-25 to participate in a public opinion poll.Suzanne Parker's "Public Opinion" class will conduct phone interviews at 6-9 p.m. on Sundays through Fridays. Students will make calls from the Political Science Data Lab and will ask questions about state and national government, political issues, and current events. More CALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events that are happening Thursday, Nov. 6 at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening Nov. 3-9 at the West Lafayette campus. More Sixty schools hope trip to Purdue spells success"Daguerreotype" and "vox pupuli" are just two of the words that teams from 60 high schools and middle schools throughout Indiana will attempt to spell in a Nov. 15 competition at Purdue. 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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