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News for faculty and staffNovember 17, 2009IN THE SPOTLIGHTAmbassador program helps students put their best feet forward
After completing her PhD this December, Cathy Strickland will join her husband in Los Angeles, where she hopes to launch a biomedical company and teach at a nearby university. Yet while electrical and computer engineering courses have provided her with a solid educational background for succeeding in these fields, it's the ECE Ambassador program that is helping her with soft skills like making job contacts. "I never realized how important networking was until we had alumni come in and discuss its role in job success," says Strickland, who was elected the program's second president. "I'm a rather introverted person, so being an ambassador has forced me to put myself out there, taking me out of my comfort zone." The ECE Ambassador program was launched last fall to provide a core group of students who could interact with prospective students, families, alumni, and industry visitors. More
FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEESInternationalization Task Force provides updatePurdue's Internationalization Task Force, established by the Provost in late 2008, has been working this past year to review, benchmark, catalog, implement, and update the different facets of University life and operation that define a truly global university. During International Education Week 2009 (Nov. 16-20), Andrew Gillespie, co-chair of the task force and associate dean of International Programs, provides an update on the task force's progress and ideas for further internationalization of Purdue's missions. More RESEARCH NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTSPurdue, NASA research provides blueprint for molecular basis of global warmingA new study indicates that major chemicals most often cited as leading causes of climate change, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are outclassed in their warming potential by compounds receiving less attention. MoreGENERAL NEWSThanksgiving pre-ordered meals offered by UnionConvenient pre-ordered meal options for Thanksgiving are available from Dining Services at Purdue Memorial Union. Orders must be placed by 2 p.m. Nov. 20 and picked up by 3 p.m. Nov. 24 or 25. For the menu and instructions, go to www.union.purdue.edu, roll over the topic below "What's New" and click on the text in the pop-up box to view a PDF file. Hotel at Union can be holiday guest solutionThe Union Club Hotel offers a comfortable place for guests to stay during the Thanksgiving holiday at affordable rates. For room rates and additional details, go to www.hotel.purdue.edu. College of Education to unveil space imagesThe College of Education will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy on Friday (Nov. 20) at Lincoln Elementary School in DeMotte, Ind., with the unveiling of two mural-sized images of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. More CALENDAR AND EVENTSToday's eventsHere is a list of events happening Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the West Lafayette campus. More Events this weekHere is a list of events happening Nov. 16-22 at the West Lafayette campus. MoreBlack Cultural Center to host award-winning filmmakerThe Black Cultural Center today (Nov. 17) will host a presentation by Bryon Hurt, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, writer and anti-sexist activist. More How to submit items to Purdue Today Sign up for Purdue Today: https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/ptnews Problems? Purdue Today: (765) 494-9573; purduetoday@purdue.edu |
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