November 13, 2014

Faculty and Staff News

U.S. ag secretary Vilsack to visit Purdue

President Mitch Daniels is pleased to announce that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will make an important visit to Purdue's West Lafayette campus on Nov. 17 and 18.

Innovations in nursing instruction featured in Teaching Academy video series

Strategies for active learning in undergraduate nursing courses are among the topics discussed by Teaching Academy inductees Pamela Karagory and Vicki Simpson in an ongoing video series.

Today's benefit enrollment events

These benefits open enrollment events will be held today (Nov. 13):

Walk-in lab -- 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Freehafer Hall, Room 104.

Walk-in lab -- 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nelson Hall of Food Science, Room 1195.

In the Spotlight

Only 1 in 3 college students getting key work experience they need, according to survey

While college graduates who had on-the-job training or an internship double their odds of being fully engaged at work, only one in three students actually had these important experiences, according to the Gallup-Purdue Index. These findings highlight the importance of internship-related programs at Purdue University and the need to continue development of similar opportunities.

* Gallup release: Recent grads more likely to have had useful internships

Additional News

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

USA Today: Positive correlation found between gym usage and GPA

The Weather Channel: This is how far a sneeze travels in a plane

Miami Herald, Charlotte Observer, Kansas City Star: Purdue economist: Turkeys more expensive this year

Phys.org, Inside INdiana Business: New technology could make digital text, images on computer screens easier to see

Business News Americas: Pemex to reopen Camargo petchem plant

Events


	Don't Miss It! This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

Young alumni entrepreneurs to speak during Purdue Global Entrepreneurship Week

Women in Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics to sponsor talk by NASA Mars scientist

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