May 23, 2011
In the spotlight
Photo gallery:
Spring Fling 2011
Several thousand faculty, staff and retirees enjoyed Spring Fling, the annual employee appreciation event held this year on May 19. A Spring Fling photo gallery is available at https://tinyurl.com/6h7o7lk.
Featured News for Employees
Indianapolis executive named VP for public affairs
Julie K. Griffith, an executive with Duke Energy in Indianapolis, will become Purdue's vice president for public affairs as part of a reorganization that brings government and community relations and economic development efforts under one office. Read more...
Lechtenberg to lead engagement transition
Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue's vice provost for engagement, will help guide a reorganization of the University's economic development efforts before his planned June 2012 retirement. Read more...
WorkLife Programs offerings to focus on stress, parenting
WorkLife Programs classes coming up in the next few weeks will focus on stress, family relationships and financial management. Read more...
ITaP research computers to be down two weekends in August for building
upgrade
ITaP's research computing systems will be shut down at least part of Aug. 6-7 and Aug. 13-14 because of an ongoing power upgrade project at the Mathematical Sciences Building. Some of the research computing systems also might be down or have to run in limited production mode Aug. 8-12, between the outages. Details are still in the planning stages. Read more...
CSSAC elects vice chair, emeritus member
The Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee on May 10 elected Gary Carter vice chair for 2011-2012. Read more...
University Senate minutes available
The minutes for the April 25 University Senate meeting are now available in a PDF file.
Update: Traffic, parking disruptions
Here are notes on some current and upcoming disruptions on the West Lafayette campus. Read more...
* Summer parking, road closures for Vet School, emergency service
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
Purdue Crew finishes first at Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, receives invite to England
Purdue Crew has been invited to compete in the 2011 Henley Women's Regatta in England after winning top honors May 13-14 at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. Read more...
Purdue earns national recognition for service efforts
For the second time, Purdue is listed on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a national recognition of colleges and students giving back to their community and nation. Read more...
Purdue student success, research collaboration technologies win international awards
Purdue is being recognized as a worldwide campus technology innovator for an early warning system that helps students succeed in their coursework and a web-based platform that allows researchers to collaborate using computational models to study complex problems. Read more...
Purdue promotes bicycle-friendly community
To promote a bicycle-friendly community and celebrate National Bike Month, Purdue faculty and staff participated in the Lafayette-West Lafayette Bike to Work Day on Friday. Read more...
Purdue Convocations announces its 2011-12 season
Purdue Convocations' 2011-12 season will feature 22 performances, including an array of Broadway musicals, plays and concerts. Read more...
Adventures in Computer Science Camp set for June 19-24
The 2011 Adventures in Computer Science Summer Camp for students entering grades 6-8 is scheduled for June 19-24 at Purdue. Read more...
Research News & Special Reports
Study: Young children's interest in reading relates to behavior
Preschoolers who enjoy spending time with a good book are more likely to behave better in the classroom, according to research from Purdue. Read more...
People
Appointments, honors and activities
Here is a list of recent appointments and honors for faculty, staff and students. Read more...
Purdue Sports
Purdue sports recap
* Women's golf finishes second at 2011 NCAA Championships
* Two Purdue golfers earn All-America honors
* Men's golf finishes 11th at NCAA Arizona Regional
* Purdue baseball to open Big Ten Tourney play Wednesday
* Mackey seat reallocation update
* 'Cradle of Astronauts' to be recognized at NFF Honors Dinner
* Track and field qualifies 24 for 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championship East Preliminaries
* Men's basketball unveils non-conference schedule
* Boilermakers to play at Duke in 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
* Freshman softball trio garners All-Big Ten Honors
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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Events
• This week's events
• Events for the next four weeks
• Purdue students, Nobel laureate to present $22,000 donation to American Red Cross Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
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