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August 20, 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, Aug. 24. Open house at the Recreational Sports Center. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 24. School of Agriculture Ice Cream Social. 6:30 p.m. Lilly Hall of Life Sciences Lawn.

  • Thursday, Aug. 26. Black Cultural Center Boilerfest. 4 p.m. Black Cultural Center, 1100 Third St. Open house for new students will provide food, music and information.

  • Friday, Aug. 27. Main Event and Activities Carnival. 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center. More than 100 student organizations will have displays and booths, and a variety of entertainment will be presented. Sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.

  • Sunday, Aug. 29. Freshman Engineering Picnic. 4 p.m. Vawter Field, east of the Recreational Sports Center.

  • Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30 and 31. "Talk to My Professors? Who Me?" a workshop to help students with disabilities sponsored by Adaptive Programs, an division of the Office of the Dean of Students. 3:30 p.m. Aug. 30 and 3 p.m. Aug. 31 in Student Services Annex 1.

  • Monday-Friday, Aug. 30-Sept. 3. Panhellenic Association plant sales. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.

    ** Saturday, Sept. 4. Boilermaker Tractor Pull. Time and ticket prices to be announced. Tractor Pull Track.

    ** Tuesday, Sept. 7. Jewish Studies Open House. 4-6 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union. Free, open to the public, and refreshments will be served. The Lafayette Klezmorim will perform traditional Jewish music at 5 p.m.

    ** Wednesday, Sept. 8. New Faculty and Staff Luncheon. Noon, North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. There will be an information fair after the lunch, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the South Ballroom.

    ** Wednesday, Sept. 8. School of Veterinary Medicine Job Fair. 6-9 p.m. University Inn and Conference Center, 3001 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette.

    ** Wednesday, Sept. 15. Industrial Roundtable. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Memorial Mall. Purdue Engineering Student Council sponsors this job fair, which attracts more than 8,000 students and 250 companies, making it one of the largest student-run career fairs in the United States. Rain location is the Purdue Armory.

    ** Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 20-21. Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management Career Day. Events include a job fair from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union; a lecture at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Room 218 Stewart Center by the president of the National Restaurant Association; a senior reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday at Stone Hall; and a lecture at 2 p.m. Monday in Room 206 Stewart Center by the chairman, president and CEO of Promus Hotel Corp.

    ENTERTAINMENT

  • Friday, Aug. 27. Varsity Glee Club First Nighter free concert. 7:30 p.m. Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union. Presented by Purdue Musical Organizations.

    ** Saturday, Aug. 28. Slayter Slammer. Noon. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Free outdoor concert (bands still to be announced) is presented by Acacia, Delta Delta Delta, Phi Mu and Triangle. Rain location is the Purdue Armory.

    ** Saturday, Sept. 11. Pregame concert by "All-American" Marching Band. 1 p.m. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. After the football game against Notre Dame, the band will perform at the Purdue Mall Fountain.

    ** Saturday, Sept. 18. Purdue Bands pregame concerts. Lab Jazz Band at 8:40 a.m., "All-American" Marching Band at 9:40 a.m. Both concerts will be at Slayter Center of Performing Arts. After the football game against Central Michigan, the marching band will perform at the Purdue Mall Fountain.

    ** Sunday, Sept. 19. PMO Varsity Glee Club. 10:30 a.m. worship service at Federated Church, 2400 Sycamore Lane, West Lafayette.

    ** Sunday, Sept. 19. PMO Varsity Glee Club Slayter Hill Concert. 3 p.m. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Free.

    CALLOUTS

  • Monday, Aug. 23. University Bands and Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Room 30, Elliott Hall of Music.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 24. Purdue Musical Organizations. 6:45 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music, southwest door.

  • Wednesday, Aug. 25. Purdue Theatre. 7 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. For students from all schools and disciplines who are interested in live theatrical production. Meet professors and graduate students, sign up to work on crews, learn about audition dates.

  • Wednesday, Aug. 25. Water Ski Club. 7:30-9 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

  • Wednesday, Aug. 25. Boilermaker Tractor Pull Foundation. 8-9 p.m. Room 3410, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences.

  • Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 25-26. Student Engineering Foundation. 7-8 p.m. Room 224, Class of '50 Lecture Hall.

  • Thursday, Aug. 26. Women's Rugby Club. 8-9 p.m. Purdue Armory.

    ** Monday, Aug. 30. International Student Association. 6-8:30 p.m. 1232 Liberal Arts and Education Building.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 31. Ballroom Dance Club. 6:30-9:30 p.m. South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 31. Purdue Student Government. 7-9 p.m. Room 306, Stewart Center.

  • Tuesday-Wednesday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1. All-Greek callout. 7-9 p.m. Class of '50 Lecture Hall. Sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association.

  • Wednesday, Sept. 1. Optometry Club. 7-8 p.m. Room 136, Purdue Memorial Union.

    ** Wednesday, Sept. 1. Medieval Society. 8-10 p.m. Purdue Armory.

  • Thursday, Sept. 2. Korean American Student Association. 7-9 p.m. Rooms 218 C&D, Stewart Center.

    ** Thursday-Friday, Sept. 2-3. Fraternity rush forum. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information table on the Memorial Mall. Sponsored by the Interfraternity Council.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 7. Circle K. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Room 310, Stewart Center.

  • Tuesday, Sept. 7. Outing Club. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

    ** Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 7-8. Sorority rush information. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Information table outside the Class of '50 Lecture Hall. Presented by the Panhellenic Association.

  • Wednesday, Sept. 8. Ski and Snowboard Club. 7-9 p.m. Fowler Hall. Stewart Center.

  • Thursday, Sept. 9. Campus Girl Scouts. 7-9 p.m. Room 204, Stewart Center.

    LECTURES

    ** Wednesday, Aug. 25. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Stewart Center, Room 218A. Speaker: Rabbi Baruch Comrov of The Ark in Chicago. Topic: "Is There Really Such a Thing as a Poor Jew?"

    ** Friday, Sept. 3. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Robert L. Koch II, president and chief executive officer, Koch Enterprises Inc., Evansville, Ind. Topic: "Raising the Bar."

    ** Wednesday, Sept. 8. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 320, Heavilon Hall. Speaker: Gabriel Cohen, owner and editor, Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion, Indianapolis. Topic: "Editing a Jewish Newspaper."

    ** Thursday, Sept. 9. Brown Bag talk with Kathryn Reeves, associate professor of printmaking. Noon. Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building. 2. Room 206).

    ** Friday, Sept. 10. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Phillip H. Fauver, president, chief executive officer, and chairman, EMPLOYEASE, Atlanta, Ga. Topic: "Building a Winning Organization."

    ** Friday, Sept. 17. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Charles Ludwig, president of GIL Technologies, Collierville, Tenn. Topic: "Managing the High-Technology Company."

    MEETINGS

  • Monday, Sept. 13. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center.

    ** Friday, Sept. 17. Board of Trustees. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union.

    EXHIBITS

    ** Aug. 23-Oct. 1. Scottish Prints. Recent works by 19 contemporary Scottish artists. Beelke Gallery ( Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Gallery reception Wednesday, Sept. 8, 5:30-7 p.m.

    ** Aug. 23-Oct. 17. Misch Kohn: Beyond the Tradition. Examining six decades of Kohn's pioneering work in the field of printmaking. Stewart Center Gallery (West Lobby, Stewart Center). 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Artist reception Friday, Aug. 27, 5:30-7 p.m. A Brown Bag video presentation about Kohn's work will be shown at noon Thursday, Sept. 2, in the Beelke Gallery (Room 206, Creative Arts Building 2).

    ** Aug. 23-Oct. 17. Klaus Kux: Drawings and Paintings. A solo exhibition by the German artist. Krannert Gallery (Main Floor, Krannert Building). 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

    OTHER

  • Monday, Aug. 23. Fall semester begins.

  • Monday, Sept. 6. Labor Day holiday. Classes not in session, university offices closed.

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

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