In the spotlight

Building deputies help make it right

Over the course of her tenure as a building deputy, Lee Ann Happ has received some unusual phone calls late at night and throughout the day. Coyotes on the prowl near the School of Veterinary Medicine. Burst water pipes in a hospital ward. As one of 144 building deputies across Purdue's West Lafayette campus, Happ frequently collaborates with Physical Facilities staff to address everything from periodic emergencies like these to routine maintenance requests. Read more...

Featured News for Employees

Board of Trustees adds to presidential search committee

Purdue's Board of Trustees has added another person to the presidential search committee in an effort to ensure diversity interests and concerns are addressed in the selection of the University's next president. Read more...

Voluntary benefits to be highlighted Oct. 18-20

Companies participating in Purdue's voluntary benefits program will present information sessions on the West Lafayette campus Oct. 18 and Oct. 20. Between the two days of presentations, the companies will host a voluntary benefits fair on Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the East and West Faculty Lounges in Purdue Memorial Union. The companies will provide refreshments and giveaways at the fair. Read more...

WorkLife Programs to offer first webinar

To meet the needs of staff in remote locations and those unable to leave their desks to attend a presentation, WorkLife Programs is beginning to offer webinars, the first of which will take place next week. Read more...

CIE workshop to show use of sales techniques in teaching

Good teachers know how to sell things -- ideas, concepts, philosophies and attitudes -- and Scott Downey and his father, David, both from the Department of Agricultural Economics, will explain some key techniques Oct. 20 in a Center for Instructional Excellence workshop. Read more...

Research News & Special Reports

New app lets users build interactive, multimedia e-books

A new, free publishing platform that allows users to add videos, images, interactive content and links to other software, has been developed by Purdue. Read more...

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

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

General News

Purdue, Colombian company seek research collaborations

President France A. Córdova and Federico Restrepo, CEO of Grupo Empresarial EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín), sign a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate collaborations in the areas of nanotechnology, water resources, environmental science and energy. The agreement between Purdue and EPM, a major utilities and telecommunications company in Colombia, encourages mutual research visits, joint development of research projects, and exploration of partnerships related to entrepreneurship and commercialization programs at Purdue and comparable programs sponsored by EPM. Read more...

Several activities, new parade route planned for Purdue Homecoming

Purdue's Homecoming 2011 will feature a full week of activities for students and the public. Included will be a traditional pep rally, a new parade route and family events. Read more...

Purdue solar house gets a new home

A section of the Purdue Solar Decathlon home is lifted by crane on Wednesday (Oct. 12) to its permanent foundation. The house, which placed second in an international competition in Washington, D.C., is being reassembled in Lafayette's Chatham Square, a development that replaces a blighted public housing project. The home's solar capabilities are expected to greatly lower the monthly costs for the family that will eventually live there, and the house will serve as a solar energy laboratory for Purdue students for the next five years. More information on the home is available at www.purdue.edu/inhome.

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Events

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• Symposium to honor Institute of Medicine appointment

• Purdue Theatre costume sale to raise scholarship funds