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April 23, 1999

This calendar lists selected Purdue events during the next four weeks. Events are free and open to the public, except where noted, and all are open to news media coverage. New or updated listings have two asterisks (**).

All events in this calendar, plus many others, are listed in Purdue's on-line calendar

EVENTS

** Tuesday, April 27. Computer and Information Systems Technology open house. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Room 207, Knoy Hall. Demonstration of a student project to design and build a wide-area network with emphasis on the transmission of voice and video data.

  • Saturday, May 8. 4 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Anderson and Muncie. Warner Auditorium, Anderson University.

  • Sunday, May 9. 3 p.m. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis commencement. RCA Dome.

  • Sunday, May 9. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Columbus. Holiday Inn.

  • Monday, May 10. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for New Albany. Indiana University Southeast Amphitheater.

  • Tuesday, May 11. 1:30 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Kokomo. Kelley Center, Indiana University Kokomo.

  • Tuesday, May 11. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for South Bend and Elkhart. Century Center.

  • Tuesday, May 11. 7:30 p.m. Purdue North Central Commencement. Valparaiso University Chapel.

  • Wednesday, May 12. 7 p.m. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Commencement. Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum.

    ** Wednesday-Thursday, May 12-13.Frontiers in Carbohydrate Research. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research and the Department of Food Science. Registration of $525 is due by May 1. For information about the program, contact James BeMiller, (765) 494-6171, bemiller@purdue.edu. For registration information, contact Cynthia Sargent, (765) 496-3978 or (800) 359-2986, casargent@cea.purdue.edu.

  • Thursday, May 13. 7 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Versailles. South Ripley Elementary School.

    ** Friday, May 14. ROTC Tri-Commissioning Ceremony for graduates of Purdue's Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. 11 a.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.

  • Friday, May 14. 6 p.m. Technology Statewide Commencement for Richmond. Richmond High School.

  • Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16. Spring Commencement at West Lafayette. 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets necessary for admission. Four tickets are issued free to each candidate for a degree. -- 9:30 a.m. Saturday ceremony is for Schools of Agriculture and Liberal Arts. -- 2:30 p.m. Saturday ceremony is for Schools of Management and Technology. -- 9:30 a.m. Sunday ceremony is for Schools of Engineering and Veterinary Medicine. -- 2:30 p.m. Sunday ceremony is for Schools of Consumer and Family Sciences; Education; Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science.

    ** Wednesday, May 19. 1 p.m. Purdue North Central satellite commencement. Westville Correctional Center.

    ** Saturday, May 22. Purdue Employment Expo. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (next to Mackey Arena). The expo, "Working to Be Your Employer of Choice," allows job-seekers to complete an employment application, take clerical testing, apply for specific jobs, talk to hiring supervisors and, when appropriate, have a screening interview.

    ** Sunday, May 23. 1:30 p.m. Purdue Calumet commencement. North Lawshe Lawn, Hammond.

    ** Sunday-Friday, May 23-28. 10th International Soil Conservation Organization Conference: "Sustaining the Global Farm, Local Action for Land Stewardship." Registration is $250. For registration, contact Nona Schaler, (765) 494-2756 or (800) 359-2986, Extension 92N, njschaler@cea.purdue.edu. For program information, contact Mark Nearing, (765) 494-8673, isco99@ecn.purdue.edu. A schedule is available at https://topsoil.nserl.purdue.edu/isco99/isco99.htm.

    ENTERTAINMENT

  • Tuesday, April 27. All PMO Spring Show. 8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Free concert presented by Purdue Musical Organizations.

  • Tuesday, April 27. Farewell performances by MFA grads. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Seven actors graduating this spring with master's of fine arts degrees showcase some of their best monologues, scenes and songs.

  • Friday, April 30. Free recital by students in the Applied Music Program. 7 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Memorial Union.

  • Saturday, May 15. Glee Club End of Season Concert. 8:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. The Black Voices of Inspiration from the Black Cultural Center join Purdue Musical Organizations' Glee Club in this preview of the "Voices of America" show the two groups will take on an 18-day tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji starting May 18. Tickets costs $10 for the public and $8 for students and are available from PMO at (765) 494-3941 or (800) 893-3041 and at Purdue box offices, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

    LECTURES

  • Wednesday, April 28. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Daniel C. Morris, Purdue associate professor of English. Topic: "Allen Grossman: Jewish Poet."

    ** Friday, April 30. CERIAS Computer Security Seminar. 4:30 p.m. Room 172, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. Speaker: George Cox, Intel Corp. Title to be announced.

    ** Tuesday, May 4. Professional Development Schools seminar. 4 p.m. Radisson Inn (State Road 26 and Interstate 65). Topic: "An Update on Indiana's Redesign of the Preparation and Licensure of Education Professionals." Speaker: Marilyn Scannell, executive director of the Indiana Professional Standards Board. Free and open to the public, but reservations are requested by April 30 at (765) 494-3406 or by e-mail to Marilyn Fleeter at mfleeter@soe.purdue.edu.

    EXHIBITS

  • Through April 30. Undergraduate Exhibition. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). An annual competition open to any student who has taken an art or design course during the 1998 summer session or the 1998/99 academic year.

  • Through April 30. Chieko Misumi: Ito-e (Thread Pictures). Krannert Drawing Room, Main Floor, Krannert Building. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. This exhibit of embroidery honors Nobel Laureate Herbert C. Brown, professor of chemistry.

  • Through May 2. Doris Steider: Painter of the Passing Moment. Stewart Center Gallery, West Lobby, Stewart Center. A nationally recognized egg-tempera artist, Purdue alumna Steider draws inspiration from the deserts, mountains and ghost towns of the Southwest and from her travels to far-flung corners of the globe. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

    MEETINGS

  • Monday, April 26. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

    ** Friday, May 21. Board of Trustees. Time to be announced. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

    OTHER

  • Tuesday-Thursday, April 27-29. Gourmet menu at International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 5:30-7 p.m. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or menu information.

  • Saturday, May 8. Spring semester ends.

    Compiled by Frank Koontz, (765) 494-2080; e-mail, frank_koontz@purdue.edu

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