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May 2, 2014 In the Spotlight
Did You Know?: Boiler Vet CampMiddle school and high school students spend a week in June learning about the veterinary medical profession at the Boiler Vet Camps. Purdue Veterinary Medicine hosts two camps -- a junior camp for rising eighth- and ninth-grade students and a senior camp for rising sophomore, junior and senior high school students. "Our goal for the junior camp is to really stimulate and excite campers about science; in particular, veterinary medicine, but science in general," says Dr. Jim Weisman, director of student services for the college. "For the senior camp, it's to energize campers and hopefully future veterinary students about small animal veterinary medicine." Faculty and staff newsPurdue's inaugural Day of Giving raises $7.5 millionPurdue received $7.5 million from 6,500 donations during its first Day of Giving on Wednesday (April 30). Gallup-Purdue Index to release inaugural national findingsPresident Mitch Daniels will join executives from Gallup and Lumina Foundation on Tuesday (May 6) as results are presented from the initial Gallup-Purdue Index National Report, a comprehensive, nationally representative study of college graduates with Internet access living in the United States. Staff survey available through MondayThe deadline to complete the Purdue Quality of Work Environment Initiative Employee Survey is Monday (May 5). More information about the survey is available at www.purdue.edu/hr/qwei. Standard announced for acceptance of credit cardsThe University-wide standard regarding the acceptance of credit cards and debit cards (payment cards) was adopted as a permanent standard in April. This standard was slightly revised from its original form when issued in December in temporary status. Transportation Service summer hours to begin May 12Transportation Service summer hours will be 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, effective May 12 through Aug. 23. People
Daniels honors student, employee for heroic actions during firePresident Mitch Daniels on Thursday (May 1) thanked and honored a Purdue student and an employee for taking actions that likely saved lives during an off-campus fire April 24. In a ceremony in Hovde Hall, Daniels presented the One Brick Higher Award to Greg Cohen, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering and a cadet in Purdue's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, and Kevin Thedans, construction health and safety manager and a decorated Army veteran. Purduette places third in Voice of McDonalds competitionAshlae Nelms, a Purdue sophomore and member of the Purduettes, was named second runner-up during Thursday's (May 1) finals of the fifth biennial Voice of McDonald's global singing competition. Nelms was one of four finalists selected from a field of nearly 58,000 McDonald's employees representing 63 countries. General newsPurdue adds commencement ceremony due to large engineering participation; webcasts and accommodations in placePurdue has added a sixth ceremony for spring commencement at its West Lafayette campus due to an unexpected demand for tickets for the engineering event. Graduate students earning master's and doctoral degrees from the College of Engineering will now take part in a 1 p.m. May 18 ceremony in the Elliott Hall of Music. Undergraduate engineering candidates will participate in a 3:45 p.m. ceremony, also on the same day. Purdue group to get expert training in organic farming practicesA group from Purdue will learn more about best practices for small farms at one of the oldest organic farms in Pennsylvania so they can develop programs to help start such operations across Indiana. Libraries to offer finals week study break activitiesPurdue University Libraries will offer study break activities for students in Hicks Undergraduate Library during finals week. Purdue sportsPurdue men's golf heads to Big Ten ChampionshipsThe Purdue men's golf team will shoot for its first Big Ten crown in over 30 years this weekend as action gets underway today (May 2) at the 7,152-yard, par-72 Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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