Purdue outlasts Texas A&M in OT, heads to Sweet 16

Chris Kramer's drive past one defender and layup over another 6 inches taller than him with 4.2 seconds remaining in overtime sent fourth-seeded Purdue into the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament with a bruising 63-61 victory over fifth-seeded Texas A&M on Sunday. Read more...

In the spotlight

Accreditation site visit, forums being held this week

A 14-member review team is on campus this week and meeting with various individuals and groups as it wraps up its assessment of the West Lafayette campus and prepares to make a recommendation on Purdue's continued accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.

* Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the accreditation visit by attending open forums scheduled for 3:15-4 p.m. Tuesday (March 23) in the following rooms in Stewart Center: faculty -- Room 313; staff -- Room 318; students -- Room 320.

* Accreditation steering committee co-chairs Christine Ladisch and Mark Pagano presented information about the accreditation process at the March 11 President's Forum. A video of that presentation is here. Powerpoint slides from the presentation are here.

* More information about accreditation, including Purdue's self-study document, is at www.purdue.edu/accreditation.

Featured News for Employees

Purdue names inaugural dean for health and human sciences college

Christine Ladisch, vice provost for academic affairs, will serve as inaugural dean for Purdue's College of Health and Human Sciences. A national search for a dean will begin in fall 2011 with plans for the new dean to be in place for the 2012-13 academic year. Read more...

Saturday wellness screening date available on West Lafayette campus

Free wellness screenings, provided by WorkLife Programs and administered by the School of Nursing, are available on the West Lafayette campus. Read more...

Noon-hour presentations available from WorkLife Programs

Conversations on Teaching session to be Thursday

Purdue's Teaching Academy will hold its Conversations on Teaching session "Developing and Assessing Classroom Activities for a Messy World" from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday (March 25) in Room B-151, Lawson Computer Science Building. The session will be presented by Heidi Diefes-Dux, associate professor of engineering education, and Matthew Verleger, postdoctoral research assistant in engineering education. Read more...

Final week to participate in Recyclemania

Purdue is entering the final week of Recyclemania, a 10-week competition in which more than 600 college and universities are reporting recycling and trash data to determine who collects the most recyclable items per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables and the least amount of trash per capita. Faculty and staff can get involved simply by using the recycling bins in their buildings. Read more...

Update: Traffic, parking disruptions

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

This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. Read more...

General News

CFS Study Abroad offering Costa Rica trip

A trip to Costa Rica in May is being sponsored by CFS Study Abroad, Department of Child Development and Family Studies. The three-credit program will take place May 13-16 at Purdue and May 16-29 in Costa Rica. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Purdue records program's highest finish at NCAA women's swimming and diving championships

The Purdue women's swimming and diving team scored the highest national finish in program history by placing 16th with 57 points as the NCAA Championships concluded Saturday evening inside the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Read more...

* A photo gallery from the championships is here.

Quiroga finishes sixth at NCAA Wrestling Championships, Boilermakers 28th

Becoming just the fifth freshman in Purdue wrestling history to earn All-America honors, Boilermaker rookie Cashé Quiroga wrapped up his outstanding performance at the 2010 NCAA Championships in sixth place at 125 pounds. Quiroga guided the Boilermakers to a 28th-place team finish with 20.5 points. Read more...

People

Appointments, honors and activities

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