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November 11, 2010

In the spotlight

Veteran closes in on Purdue doctorate

As Purdue celebrates Veterans Day today and honors all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces, the University especially notes its own Boilermaker veterans such as graduate student Udit Minocha, who served twice in Iraq and is now months away from receiving his Ph.D. in food science. Read more...

Union to honor veterans with Purdue ties

The Purdue Student Union Board will present its Veterans Day Tribute at 11 a.m. today (Nov. 11) in the Great Hall, Purdue Memorial Union. The tribute will include "Presentation of the Colors" by the Tri-service Color Guard, the "Pledge of Allegiance," the national anthem and songs sung by the Purduettes, three speeches by local veterans, a table of remembrance, a moment of silence, and three memorial volleys to end the event. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Final benefits enrollment presentations and labs being held today and Friday

Open enrollment presentations by CIGNA will wrap up today, and walk-in labs will be offered today and Friday. Read more...

Initial and submit online 2011 benefit choices to finish enrollment process

Employees need to enter their initials and hit the submit button to finish the online enrollment process for 2011 benefits. Read more...

University Senate minutes available

The minutes for the Oct. 25 University Senate meeting are now available in a PDF file.

Alcohol and drug document to be distributed to all employees

Faculty and staff will receive an e-mail Friday containing a link to a document with the University's comprehensive Alcohol- and Drug-Free Campus and Workplace Policy and related information. Read more...

SharePoint, Adobe Connect training offered in November

ITaP has scheduled November training sessions for SharePoint and Adobe Connect -- two of its most popular services. Read more...

Reader feedback sought on Purdue Today

In the spirit of continuous improvement, the Purdue Today staff is inviting its readers to participate in a survey about the daily e-newsletter. The survey is available here and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

People

Nobel Prize winners meet on campus

Purdue chemistry professor Ei-ichi Negishi (right), this year's co-repicient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, who shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2004, discuss the events surrounding Nobel Week in Stockholm following a lab tour in Wetherill Hall on Wednesday. Ciechanover, a Distinguished Research Professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, is at Purdue this week delivering two lectures and meeting with Purdue faculty members and students as part of the Honeywell Nobel Laureate Lecture Series and the University's Discovery Lecture Series. (Purdue University photo/Andrew Hancock).

Research News & Special Reports

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Read more...

General News

International conference a showcase for Purdue's economical research technologies

Purdue is using the world's largest supercomputing conference to showcase its technologies that make more research computing power available for less money, enlist idle office and lab computers for research, and make computational research tools easier to use. Read more...

Week to celebrate culture, impact of international and exchange students

International and exchange students will spend a week providing activities for Purdue and the community to learn more about foreign cultures, countries and interactions between U.S. citizens and international visitors. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Tickets still available for return of Boilermaker BlockBuster

The Boilermaker BlockBuster will make a one-year return on Dec. 18 when the Purdue women face off with Auburn and the Boilermaker men duel with Indiana State at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tickets are currently on sale through the Purdue Athletic Ticket Office, the Conseco Fieldhouse Box Office, ConsecoFieldhouse.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. Read more...

Men's basketball to participate in 2011 Puerto Rico Tip-Off

The Purdue men's basketball team is one of seven teams that has committed to participating in the 2011 Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The fifth annual event is slated for Nov. 17, 18 and 20, 2011, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in the cosmopolitan Hato Rey district of San Juan. Read more...

Cradle of Quarterbacks: Scott Campbell

Following four years of record-setting performances by his predecessor, one of which was a year of tutelage under Mark Herrmann, Scott Campbell became the top pupil in the next quarterback class. Read more...

Reminder:
Benefits enrollment

Have you completed your benefits enrollment? Information about 2011 medical plans and enrollment resources is available at www.purdue.edu/
benefits/enroll.html.

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