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October 4, 2013
In the Spotlight
Thursday's President's Forum focused on two of the new Purdue Moves initiatives -- engaging students with international experiences and changing the way learning occurs. The forum featured opening remarks by President Mitch Daniels and presentations by Suresh Garimella, chief global affairs officer; Mike Brzezinski, dean of international programs; Ellen Gundlach, continuing lecturer in statistics; and Chantal Levesque-Bristol, director of the Center for Instructional Excellence.
A streaming archive of the President's Forum is available here, and additional information is available at the Purdue Moves website. An upcoming President's Forum, which also will focus on Purdue Moves, will be held at 8 a.m. Nov. 7 in Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom.
Archived video of the Sept. 12 President's Forum, which focused on the drug discovery and plant sciences initiatives, is here.
Faculty and staff news
A limited number of pay periods remain in 2013 for those wishing to maximize contributions to their tax-deferred annuity (TDA).
The Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee will offer a live-streamed workshop led by Professor Rodney Vandeveer and titled "Leadership is an Attitude" on Nov. 5 as part of its Lovell Leadership Series.
Purdue University Libraries is now sponsoring BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows users to browse, read and monitor many of the Libraries' scholarly journals in a format optimized for iPads, Android tablets, and Kindle Fire HDs.
Research news
When people are briefly ostracized, they feel distress that may linger for some time, however, they recover more quickly from the experience if they are better prepared mentally to focus on something else, shows a new study from Purdue and the University of Lille, France.
General news
Purdue and Ivy Tech Community College recently won nearly $900,000 in grants to address the skills gap and technical demands in technology supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing operations careers.
When Purdue began the herculean task of changing and improving all of its purchasing practices across all of its campuses, it smoothed the transition by enlisting the help of Krannert School of Management students.
Purdue sports
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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