March 19, 2013

In the Spotlight

Purdue Profiles: Mary Jane Eisenhauer

Mary Jane Eisenhauer's love of teaching young children, exploring ways to help them learn and mentoring new teachers made her the perfect person to help start Purdue North Central's four-year early child education program.

Eisenhauer, assistant professor of early childhood education, started the program along with her colleagues in the campus' Education Department in fall 2008. In May 2012, the program graduated four students. Eighty-seven students are enrolled in the program now.

Faculty and staff news

Message from the president

President Mitch Daniels, in a letter released Monday (March 18), has outlined some steps toward saving $40 million in the next two years in view of the announced tuition freeze, reiterating the importance of affordability. He also recommended some questions for employees, departments and offices to be asking about their own expenditures.
* Letter from Daniels
* Daniels lays out first steps in meeting Purdue tuition freeze

OVPR launches Research Bridge Program

The Office of the Vice President for Research is launching an internal funding program intended to help investigators cover funding gaps in this time of uncertainty with external sponsored programs support.

Retirement Plan Committee keeps watch over fund performance

Purdue's Retirement Plan Committee regularly reviews the investment funds offered in Purdue's retirement plan lineup to assure that the funds are performing up to plan standards.

Nominations sought for APSAC Excellence Award

The Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee is now accepting nominations for the third annual APSAC Excellence Award, to recognize A/P staff who consistently perform at an outstanding level.

Murphy Awards

Hollenbeck selected as Murphy Award recipient

Peter Hollenbeck, professor of biological sciences, has been named one of the recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. Hollenbeck received word about the award Monday (March 18) in Lilly Hall. Purdue will continue to announce Murphy Award winners throughout the week.

Research news

Study: Corn stover collection can have environmental impacts

Removing corn stover from agricultural fields to produce cellulosic ethanol requires careful management to avoid adding greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion to the environment, say Purdue researchers.

General news

Innovation and Commercialization Center-IT awards first development grants

Technology to make smartphone apps more battery-friendly, a mobile app that helps children with special needs learn to construct sentences, and a modern circuit board version of the venerable electric guitar pickup are recipients of initial development grants from Purdue's Innovation and Commercialization Center-IT (ICC-IT).

Prof: Tornado safety lessons for young children can be too scary

In order to avoid the risk of unnecessarily scaring children, elementary schools emphasizing tornado safety this spring should focus more on simple safety steps and less on a tornado's potential for devastation, says a Purdue expert.

Purdue vet: Keep rabbits, chicks, children safe during Easter

A Purdue veterinarian says parents should resist the urge to give live rabbits and chicks as Easter gifts.

Purdue sports

No. 4 seed Purdue to face no. 13 seed Liberty in NCAA Tournament

The 21st-ranked Purdue women's basketball team learned its draw for the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship on Monday night, garnering a No. 4 seed in the Oklahoma City Regional. The Boilermakers earned the Big Ten's automatic bid by winning a second-straight Big Ten Tournament title and a conference-best ninth overall with a 62-47 victory against Michigan State on March 10 in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Tickets available for basketball banquets

The 91st annual men's basketball banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 10 at Mackey Arena, and the 27th annual women's basketball banquet is set for 12:30 p.m. April 14 at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel.

Home opener and Alexander Field debut moved to 4 p.m. start

To maximize the number of innings played in sunlight as temperatures throughout the Midwest remain unseasonably low,Purdue baseball's home opener and Alexander Field debut game today (March 19) has been moved up to a 4 p.m. first pitch.

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

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