Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News RoundupNovember 14, 1997
Robert Mindrum, director of the Purdue Memorial Union, said Friday (11/14) that the Indiana Alcohol and Beverage Commission has approved the university's request for the permit. The Board of Trustees had endorsed the permit application at its meeting in May. Purdue has been the only Big Ten institution that did not provide for alcohol service at campus functions.
"This will give us the opportunity to better serve our customers," Mindrum said. "Many groups interested in holding conferences and functions at Purdue previously had gone elsewhere because we could not serve alcohol. This had been a loss not only to the campus but also to the Greater Lafayette community."
Mindrum said he has formed a team to hire and train staff, develop policies and procedures, set pricing, and purchase needed inventory and equipment. "We hope to have this work accomplished by early December, and then we will begin accepting requests," he said.
The board voted in May to allow university administrative units, recognized organizations, visiting conferences and other outside groups that use certain Purdue facilities to be served alcohol, provided proper approvals are received and procedures followed. All alcohol served on campus must be ordered through the Purdue Memorial Union and served by staff trained for the purpose.
All groups requesting alcohol service will be required to certify that more than half the people attending will be over the age of 21, the minimum age for alcohol consumption set by state law.
Student organizations may request alcohol service at catered functions, but Purdue will not allow a university-run bar or alcohol in undergraduate residence halls.
Purdue already had allowed alcohol in Married Student Housing, the two graduate student residence buildings and the Union Club hotel. Greek student organizations and cooperative housing units are considered off-campus residences, but their use of alcohol is subject to university guidelines and state laws.
CONTACT: Mindrum, (765) 494-8901; e-mail, rlmindrum@pmu.purdue.edu
The association, in conjunction with the John Purdue Club, is taking $100 refundable deposits to secure a spot on the tour. The tour package will include: round-trip airfare to the bowl city; three, four or five night accommodations, depending on the bowl; round-trip transfers between the airport and hotel by deluxe motorcoach; luggage handling and porterage at the airport and hotel; complete game-day package including police escort to the stadium, official Purdue tailgate party, luncheon and game ticket; engraved name badge and luggage tickets; bowl souvenir; and other Purdue events.
For fans who want to make their own transportation arrangements, two ground packages also are available from the Alumni Association: the complete package minus the airfare, or a game-day package that includes the pregame and postgame parties and a game ticket. Purdue student packages also will be offered by the Alumni Association. Fans who want to only buy game tickets may do so through the Purdue Athletic Ticket Office.
Purdue will not know which bowl game it is going to until at least Saturday, Dec. 6. Some possibilities are the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla., the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, and the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
Space will be limited on any of those trips. Reservations made by members of the Alumni Association or the John Purdue Club will receive priority.
CONTACTS: Purdue Alumni Association, (800) 414-1541 or (765) 494-5175.
Purdue Athletic Ticket Office: (800) 49-SPORT or (765) 494-3194
The lecture is based on Tirman's book "Spoils of War," which is an examination of the United States' policies in the Middle East. He says U.S. officials have stumbled from one debacle to another in the Middle East -- Iran, Iraq and now Turkey -- by making the same mistake: backing "friendly" Islamic regimes that ruthlessly violate human rights.
Tirman has been executive director of the Winston Foundation since 1986. He is the author, co-author or editor of five books on international security issues. Tirman earned his doctorate in political philosophy from Boston University and has served on the staffs of Time magazine, the New England Governors Council and the Union of Concerned Scientists. He was co-chairman of the Foundation for National Progress and served as editor of Nuclear Times from 1989 to 1992.
The Winston Foundation was created in the early 1980s by Robert Winston Scrivener, a philanthropist looking for peaceful resolution to the Cold War. It financially supports programs and services dealing with conflict prevention and resolution, cooperative security and nonproliferation of weapons.
The lecture is sponsored by the Global Governance and Human Rights Global Studies Program, the Department of Political Science, and the International Agriculture Seminar of International Programs in Agriculture.
The Boiler Mixer will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. Breakfast will be served at the Radisson Hotel at Keystone at the Crossing. Afterwards, Sally Friend, owner of Earthly Designs, a retail shop in Keystone at the Crossing, will talk about her success and give a backstage view of the store.
Richard Feinberg, professor of consumer sciences and retailing, will also discuss one of Purdue's newest majors. The small business major is one of the fastest growing on the Purdue campus.
Cost for the event is $15, which includes breakfast. For additional information, contact the Consumer and Family Sciences alumni and development office at 1-800-535-7303 or contact Indianapolis Boiler Mixer chairwoman Deanna Greve at (317) 630-9250.
Indianapolis-area Boiler Mixer committee members include Randy Blackmon, Maureen Buskirk, Jim Dora Jr., Susan Gregory, Susie Herrmann, Chris Schlegel and Sally Friend.
CONTACT: Cheryl Altinkemer, CFS director of development, (765) 494-7890.
Two special guests join Purdue's Concert and Lab Jazz Bands for a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballroom. Jazz trumpeter Clay Jenkins and jazz pianist Regis Thomas, who are widely recognized for their contemporary jazz style, are on tour to promote Jenkins' latest recording. Jenkins is best known for masterful blending of acoustic melodies with modern jazz and has toured with the orchestras of Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich and Count Basie. He has two critically acclaimed recordings: "Rings" and "Give and Gather." Thomas, a member of the Clay Jenkins Quartet, is a professor at Southern Illinois University and recently released his own recording, "From All Angles."
The Purdue Symphonic and Fall Concert bands present a joint concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. The Fall Concert Band is made up of more than 100 student musicians from a wide variety of musical backgrounds. The Symphonic Band is one of the most selective ensembles on Purdue's campus. Its membership is determined through highly competitive auditions at the beginning of each academic year.
Purdue Bands presents its monthly recital hour at noon Thursday, Dec. 4, in Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music. Recital hour features a wide variety of musical selections, played by soloists and small ensembles in a relaxed, informal setting. Refreshments are provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch.
A night of jazz awaits when the American Music Review and the Purdue Jazz Band present a joint concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in the Purdue Memorial Union. The American Music Review consists of a jazz ensemble and solo singers. Guest artist Ned Boyd joins the Purdue Jazz Band for its portion of the concert. Boyd, a member of Purdue's applied music faculty, received his master's degree in saxophone performance and jazz.
The semester's final performance of the Purdue Symphony Orchestra is at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Soloist Pamina Blum joins the orchestra for a performance of Vivaldi's "Concertos No. 3 and No. 4 for Flute." The orchestra also will perform Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Greensleeves" and an excerpt from Tschaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite." A full complement of strings, winds and percussion make up the orchestra's instrumentation.
CONTACT: Jennifer Tucker, director of public relations, Purdue Bands, (765) 496-2697; e-mail, pubands@omni.cc.purdue.edu
The 15 graduate-level classes will be taught during the spring semester and broadcast on the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System and the National Technological University to approximately 100 industrial and public access sites in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona and Tennessee. One course, on mechanical vibrations, will be offered via the Internet. More than 600 engineers are expected to enroll.
Engineers working in industry and continuing their education can register for the classes through Jan. 9. A late fee will be applied to registrations received after Dec. 4.
The courses offered in the spring will cover topics in civil, electrical and computer, industrial, mechanical, and materials engineering, as well as mathematics.
For a complete list of courses, fees and participating sites, contact the Continuing Engineering Education office, (765) 494-7015; e-mail, cee@ecn.purdue.edu; Web, https://cee.www.ecn.purdue.edu/cee/
Super Saturday is an enrichment program for high-ability students, preschool through middle school. Classes meet nine Saturdays beginning Feb. 21 through May 2 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. No classes will be held on March 14 and April 11. Super Saturday teachers typically have a career, vocation or strong interest area that they are willing to share with 16 to 18 gifted and talented youth
The Summer Residential Programs offers teachers the opportunity to work with students from grades 3-12 who rank in the top 5 to 10 percent of their age group nationally. Teachers are responsible for providing challenging, intensive instruction to small classes of 12 to 18 students. Courses will run for one to three weeks between June 21 and July 18.
Super Saturday and Summer Residential Program teachers propose and design their own courses in science, math, language arts, social sciences, and visual arts. New teachers are required to attend an interview and/or short demonstration of teaching skills after submitting an application. Compensation for Super Saturday teachers begins at $375. In addition, undergraduate students can earn college credit if Super Saturday teaching is done as a practicum with supervision. Summer Residential Program teachers receive a base pay of $700 and typically hold at least a bachelor's degree in the area of their course content.
For additional information and application forms, call the Gifted Education Resource Institute at (765) 494-7243 or send an e-mail request to geri@soe.purdue.edu.
CONTACT: David Ehle, director of student programs, School of Education, (765) 494-7243; e-mail, ehle@purdue.edu
-- The Purdue Water Ski Team finished seventh during the National Collegiate Waterski Association championships last month. Purdue was the host school for the competition that was conducted in Wilmington, Ill. The University of Southwest Louisiana won the competition that featured slalom, trick and jump contests for men and women. Jeff Surdej, a senior in the School of Pharmacy, tied for sixth in the men's slalom competition.
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Faculty and Staff Honors:
-- Barbara Elsbury, assistant dean of students, has been named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Frank O'Bannon. Elsbury earned the award, the highest honor bestowed by the governor, for her three decades of work in Purdue's Office of the Dean of Students, particularly with the university's Panhellenic Association. During her tenure, about a dozen new sororities have been established, and Purdue became one of the first universities to use computers for bid matching during sorority rush. She received the Helen B. Schleman Gold Medallion in 1988 and has been a leader in the National Association for Women in Education, the American Association of University Women and the Indiana Association for Women in Education.
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Alumni Honors:
-- Michael J. Birck, who earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1960, and his wife, Katherine, Hinsdale, Ill., were honored Saturday, Nov. 15, for their gift of a distinguished professorship to the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. A plaque recognizing the Bircks' gift now hangs in the atrium of the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. The professorship will be filled at a later date. Michael Birck is founder of Tellabs Inc., a leading producer of telecommunications products. He has been named an Outstanding Electrical Engineer by the ECE school, and he has received a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from the Schools of Engineering and an honorary doctorate in engineering from the university. He was a member of the national campaign cabinet for Purdue's Vision 21 capital campaign, and he now serves on the Engineering Visiting Committee and the board of the Purdue Research Foundation. Katherine Birck graduated from St. Anthony Hospital's School of Nursing in Terre Haute and is head of nursing at the Hinsdale, Ill., Women's Clinic.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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