In the spotlight

Purdue Fashion Show offers students real-world design experience

This Saturday (April 2), the Purdue Fashion Show will offer seniors in apparel design and technology the chance to display their "wares" to audiences at two already sold-out shows at Ross-Ade Pavilion. To showcase the senior design collections, 10 production teams -- charged with everything from an art gallery to venue and staging -- have worked for several months on the event. Part of the core curriculum since 1999, the production requires all hands on deck for some 90 students in the program. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Archived webcast of President's Forum available

An archived webcast of Tuesday's President's Forum is available at mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/bns/General/Forum110329.wmv. Remarks by President France A. Córdova opened the forum, for which the theme was "Meeting Global Challenges." Arden Bement, director of the Global Policy Research Institute, discussed "Policy Research in a Shrinking World," which focused on the faculty role in global issues.

WorkLife offerings to educate, advise on living with chronic conditions

WorkLife Programs has two programs returning for new sessions soon: one dealing specifically with diabetes, and the other dealing with chronic conditions in general. Read more...

Global Policy Research Institute kicks off with Grand Challenge conference

Sustainability, natural disasters and security issues are some of the topics that Purdue University's new Global Policy Research Institute is focusing on during its first Grand Challenge conference. Read more...

Blackboard users group to meet April 5

The cross-campus Blackboard Users Group (BUG) will meet for the last time this semester from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 5) in Stewart Center, Room 218C. ITaP educational technologists will discuss the switch to a new classroom response system, the iClicker, and review changes to computer labs and central classrooms to be made over summer break. Read more...

General News

Purdue breaking ground on Herrick Labs expansion

Purdue will break ground Friday (April 1) on a project to expand the University's Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, a hub of industry-oriented research in areas ranging from advanced automotive technologies to "smart" buildings. Read more...

Purdue official to join national panel to discuss future of higher ed

Affordability, market pressures and student success are just some of the issues that a Purdue admissions official will discuss on Thursday (March 31) as part of a higher education panel in Washington, D.C. Read more...

'Boiler Bytes 18' premiering today on BTN

A new installment of a Purdue television program featuring Purdue people and programs will premiere today (March 30) on the Big Ten Network. Read more...

Mobile marketing firm Tetherball moves into Purdue Research Park

The technology-based advertising company that introduced the nation's first radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based mobile loyalty program has become a tenant in the Purdue Research Park of Indianapolis. Read more...

Purdue students giving back to community with Boiler Blast

Several hundred Purdue students will don work clothes and fan out into the community Saturday (April 2) as part of the annual Boiler Blast. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Boudia wins third straight Big Ten Diver of the Year award

After winning two of the three diving events at the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year, Purdue’s David Boudia was unanimously selected as the Big Ten Conference Diver of the Year for a third straight season. Read more...

For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

Events

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• 'My Heart in a Suitcase' to tell story of a child's courage in time of war

• Purdue students to showcase musical talents to benefit local cause