News for faculty and staff

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Photo gallery, open house offer look at First Street Towers

Moving furniture at First Street Towers

First Street Towers, a new Purdue residence hall that has 365 student rooms with private baths and air-conditioning, and living rooms with flat-screen televisions for each cluster of 22 rooms, will open its doors Aug. 15. Construction of the complex, across the street from Earhart Dining Court and just a block from the Purdue Recreational Sports Center, began in June 2007 and ended this month.

The Purdue community can get an inside look at First Street Towers through an online photo gallery or during a public open house scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 6).

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Water system flush to start next week

The Purdue University Water Works staff will flush the potable water system starting the week of Aug. 10 and continuing until completion. The process will take place each day from about 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. More

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. More

Purdue Day to kick off Indiana State Fair

Purdue Day at the Indiana State Fair will be held Friday (Aug. 7) on the fair's opening day. More than 50 tents and exhibits from Purdue will be located on State Fair Boulevard. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue commencement to be shown live on TV, Webcast

Purdue's summer commencement ceremony on Saturday (Aug. 8) will be broadcast live for television and Internet audiences. More

ITaP units’ virtualization partnership avoids duplication, better serves researchers

Recent growth in demand for computational resources from Purdue researchers prompted ITaP to expand its high-performance computing hardware drastically, including the Steele community cluster built in 2008, one of the world’s Top 500 supercomputers, and the Coates cluster built July 21. More

Youngsters get entrepreneurship lessons through Purdue Research Park program

Becoming a successful entrepreneur is more involved than just setting up a lemonade stand as more than 30 youngsters learned during a program held July 27-31 at the Purdue Research Park. More

PURDUE SPORTS

Season tickets for men's and women's basketball go on sale today

Purdue men's and women's basketball season tickets will go on sale to the general public today (Aug. 3). Starting at 9 a.m., fans can order season tickets by going online at purduesports.com, by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at (800) 49-SPORT or in person at the ticket office in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. More

Women's basketball non-conference schedule announced

The 2009-10 Purdue women's basketball non-conference schedule features seven home games, including four contests in Mackey Arena to start the season. More

Volleyball set to air on Big Ten Network four times in 2009

The Big Ten Network announced it will air four Purdue volleyball contests, including both ends of the team's home-and-home series with Indiana. More

PEOPLE

Appointments, honors and activities

Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty and staff. More

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening August 3-9 at the West Lafayette campus. More

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