April 4, 2014

In the Spotlight

Value Your Health: Center for Healthy Living offers vital preventive care

Getting healthy, staying healthy and proactively managing chronic conditions are perhaps the best tips for being a responsible health care consumer. Through the Center for Healthy Living, Purdue offers myriad options for employees and dependents covered on a Purdue medical plan to obtain preventive care at no charge.

* Final day of Value Your Health Week

* Value Your Health Week website

Faculty and staff news

PERF benefit changes finalized

During the most recent legislative session, the Indiana General Assembly passed House Bill 1075, which affects the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) Annuity Savings Account (ASA). Clerical, service and operations/technical staff hired before Sept. 9, 2013, participate in PERF, and this change affects those who retire after Aug. 31, 2014.

Ariba QRCs added to Business@Purdue website

Procurement Services has posted three new quick reference cards (QRC) to help with Ariba processes.

Events to highlight Graduate Student Appreciation Week
on April 7-13

Purdue Graduate Student Government is planning several events April 7-13 to celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week.

Purdue Today special issue

A special Board of Trustees issue of Purdue Today will be sent today (April 4) at the conclusion of the board's scheduled meeting. The agenda for the meeting, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. (CT) at Purdue University North Central's Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 002, is available on the Board of Trustees website.

General news

Sculpture installation to celebrate College of Liberal Arts' 50th anniversary

A sculpture by Preston Jackson that captures the diversity of people's ongoing journeys will be installed at Purdue to celebrate the College of Liberal Arts' 50th anniversary.

WBAA spring member drive ends today

Today (April 4) is the final day of the 2014 spring member drive for WBAA, public radio from Purdue.

Callout underway for Purdue Staff Golf League

Golfers looking for an opportunity to play and meet other staff and faculty at Purdue are invited to participate in the Purdue Staff Golf League, now in its 77th season.

Indiana regulator seeking federal approval for industrial hemp

The Indiana seed commissioner is seeking approval from the federal government to allow production of industrial hemp in Indiana under regulations enacted by the state legislature.

Purdue sports

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Events

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• Purdue Spring Fest to offer learning, fun at the same time
  
• 'West Side Story' coming to Purdue on April 24
  
• Students organize health, resource fair for Spanish-speaking community
  

Purdue in the News

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