September 27, 2013

In the Spotlight

Activities, parade planned for Purdue Homecoming

Purdue will celebrate Homecoming today and Saturday (Sept. 27-28) with a variety of activities, including the Boilermaker Night Train Parade, the Homecoming king and queen announcement at the 211° Session pep rally, and a family-friendly celebration featuring activity tents hosted by colleges, schools and units across campus. The activities lead up to the Purdue-Northern Illinois football matchup at noon Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Get into the spirit before the game

* Boiler Bridge Walk: Meet and greet the Boilermaker football team at the Boiler Bridge Walk, which starts at 5:40 p.m. today (Sept. 27) at the fountain on the West Lafayette side of the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge.

* Boilermaker Night Train Parade: The parade, which starts at 8 p.m. today at the corner of Pierce and State streets, will feature floats, walking units and vehicles. Participants will include the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band and will be led by President Mitch Daniels. The parade route is detailed here.

* Boilermaker Crossing: Purdue fans can meet the team, play on inflatable games, get prizes, pick up posters, enjoy live music and more at the family-friendly Boilermaker Crossing starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at Sally and Bob Weist Plaza between Mackey Arena and the Brees Academic Center. The event is free.

* Homecoming celebration on Stadium Mall: From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, the celebration on Stadium Mall will feature stage performances, food vendors, and activity tents hosted by colleges, schools and units across campus. A schedule of stage performances is here.

* 211° Session: The Homecoming king and queen will be announced at Saturday's 211° Session pep rally, which also will feature the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band, football head coach Darrell Hazell and the Boilermaker football players. The event starts at 9:49 a.m. in Mackey Arena.

* For more on game-week activities and spirit initiatives, visit Boilermaker Depot.

Faculty and staff news

Fall break workshops to share tips on incorporating multimedia, technology tools in the classroom

Instructors can learn how to engage students using multimedia, share technology tips, and speak with ITaP educational technologists on specific applications during ITaP's series of fall break workshops, "Visualize This! Easy Steps to Incorporate Multimedia into Your Course," set for Oct. 7.

What's new: Process changes outlined as procurement transformation moves ahead

Details of business process changes are being conveyed as full training nears for Purdue's shift to Ariba P2P -- a major part of the three-year Procurement Process Transformation. Training sessions began Thursday (Sept. 26) in preparation for the launch Oct. 14.

CSSAC Excellence Award recipients named

Andy Linvill and Sandy Formica are winners of the first CSSAC Excellence Awards. The awards, which recognize clerical and service staff members who perform at outstanding levels, were announced and presented during a Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee luncheon Sept. 10 at Purdue Memorial Union. The luncheon honors outgoing and new CSSAC members.

Purdue Today special issue

A special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent today (Sept. 27) at the conclusion of the board's scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., is available on the Board of Trustees website.

General news

U.S. Navy awards Indiana Microelectronics, Purdue $500,000 to develop Reconfigurable Microwave Filter

The U.S. Navy has awarded an 18-month Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract worth $500,000 to develop the Reconfigurable Microwave Filter, an innovation developed in Purdue's College of Engineering and commercialized by Indiana Microelectronics LLC, a Purdue Research Park-based firm.

Daniels, Duncan, Engler discuss education reform issues

President Mitch Daniels, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Business Roundtable President John Engler sat down recently with David Leonhardt, Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, to discuss progress and obstacles in the way of reforming K-12 education across the nation. Their conversation is posted on The New York Times' Economix blog and is presented in two parts -- "A Report Card on Education Reform" and "3 Leaders on Education Reform."

Research news

Purdue study: Buses fueled by natural gas a better option now

The local bus system could reduce its costs and emit significantly fewer pollutants by converting its fleet to one powered by natural gas, a cleaner fuel now in greater supply and more affordable, Purdue energy economist Wally Tyner reports in a study.

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