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"Corporate Adoption was initiated with a dual purpose in mind," said Felicia Kornegay, minority program director. "First, it introduces our students of color to corporations early on in their college careers and it also gives businesses a tool for recruiting future employees from among some of our best and brightest students."
Two companies will take part in the initial Corporate Adoption ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 in the east Faculty Lounge in the Purdue Memorial Union.
Eddie Bauer and Castner Knott/Mercantile Corp. will sponsor scholarships for undergraduate students in the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing. As part of the Corporate Adoption program they also will set up on-site corporate visits; supply company information to retail classes; and participate in the department's retail conference.
"Corporate sponsors will also help groom student adoptees for the corporate world and hopefully grab a hold of these students at graduation," Kornegay said. "The most exciting thing that I find about this program is that it is set up to reach out to students of color, but will actually benefit all students."
CONTACT: Jean Navarre, graduate and head secretary, Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing, (765) 494-8292.
The students to be recognized are Alex Brian Clarkson, Tipton , a junior in the Schools of Engineering; Karla Ann Griffin-Duncan, West Lafayette , a graduate student in Consumer and Family Sciences; Mark E. Hoppy, New Tripoli , a senior in the School of Science; Stewart Lamar Kees, Vicksburg, Miss. , a graduate student in Agriculture; and Claudia Aldenn-Smith, West Lafayette , a sophomore in the School of Technology.
The Golden Taps ceremony will be conducted monthly when a member of the student body has died the month before. It is sponsored and coordinated by Pendragon, the Cary Quadrangle student leadership honorary.
"The Golden Taps ceremony gives the university community the opportunity to formally remember and reflect on the lives of students who have recently died," said Tom Paczolt, manager of Cary Quad. "Golden Taps will be conducted, when necessary, on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic year. All Purdue students and staff are invited to be present for the brief ceremony."
CONTACT: Paczolt, (765) 494-2472.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
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