Purdue Events Calendar
Purdue Events Calendar
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October 22, 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 online calendar. Updated travel directions around road construction zones near campus are available on the Web. EVENTS • Thursday- Friday, Oct. 28-29. Fall Preview Days. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. High school seniors can get information about admissions requirements, academic programs, financial aid, student activities and residence hall living. They should check in at the Purdue Memorial Ballrooms. • Saturday, Oct. 30. Physics Fun Fest and Chemistry Show: The Science of Halloween. 9 a.m.-noon. The physics department will simultaneously present three 20-minute shows from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Physics Building: "Black Magic Mechanics" in Room 223; "Igor's Lightning Lair" in Room 114; and "Fire and Ice" in Room 112. At 11 a.m., ghastly ghosts, instant plastic and slime will be demystified during an hour-long chemistry show in Room 200, Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry. All demonstrations are designed to appeal to people of all ages and are free and open to the public. • Sunday, Nov. 7. 15th Annual Indiana Greek Leadership Conference. This event, sponsored by the Dean of Students Office, is expected to draw 1,000 Greek student leaders from throughout the Midwest. For registration information, contact Nona Schaler, conference coordinator, (800) 359-2968 ext. 92N or (765) 494-2756; fax, (765) 494-0567; njschaler@cea.purdue.edu ** • Sunday through Tuesday, Nov. 7-9. Old Masters. Eleven leaders in professional fields will share their experiences with Purdue students during classroom presentations and other gatherings. A public campuswide reception will be at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 in Earhart Hall. • Tuesday, Nov. 9. CFS Central Indiana Boiler Mixer: "Safe Food for Your Body: Should We Follow Mark McGwire's Example?" 5-7 p.m. Universal Flavors, Indianapolis. Associate Professor Charles Santerre will discuss performance-enhancing dietary supplements and efforts under way at Purdue to educate adolescent athletes, coaches, trainers and parents through the Internet. CFS alumni Chris Schlegel, senior food technologist at Beatrice Foods, and Beth Cox Schlegel, food consultant, will share what the food industry is doing to ensure your food is safe. Tours of Universal Flavors will be available. Tickets are $15; for reservations, contact the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, (765) 494-7890 or (800) 535-7303, cfsalums@cfs.purdue.edu. • Wednesday, Nov. 10. High-Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. Open to students and graduates from the Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Science, and Technology. Recruiters will be from small and medium-sized Indiana companies. ENTERTAINMENT • Wednesday, Oct. 27. Jewish Studies Fall Film Series: "Avalon." 7:30 p.m. Room B222, Liberal Arts and Education Building. • Friday, Oct. 29. "Ellington En Clave." 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Percussionist Ray Barretto, New World Vision and guitarist Kenny Burrell present a tribute to Duke Ellington emphasizing his Latin influences. Tickets are $25 for the public, $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Presented by Purdue Convocations as part of the Jazz Set, the event will include the first pre-concert Jazz Cafe, a casual gathering for fans starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Sagamore Room at the Purdue Memorial Union. • Thursday, Nov. 4. University Choir Concert. 7 p.m. Connersville Middle School, Connersville, Ind. Tickets are $5. For information, call PMO at (765) 494-3941 or (800) 893-3041. • Thursday, Nov. 4. Awaddagin Pratt, piano. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Tickets are $20 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. Part of the Department of Convocations' Loeb Music Collection. • Friday, Nov. 5. Cinema Now: "Central Station." 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Tickets: $4 for faculty and staff, $3 for Purdue students. ** • Friday, Nov. 5. "Cats," the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets are $30, $28 and $15 for the public, $22 and $15 for Purdue students, at campus box offices, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. • Saturday, Nov. 6. Pre-game concert by "All-American" Marching Band. Slayter Center of Performing Arts. Free concert will begin 1 1/2 hours before kickoff of football game against Wisconsin (time to be announced). Post-game concert will be at the Purdue Mall Fountain. • Wednesday, Nov. 10. Jewish Studies Fall Film Series: "Schindler's List." 7:30 p.m. Room B222, Liberal Arts and Education Building. • Wednesday, Nov. 10. Purdue Theatre sneak preview of "The Gut Girls." 7:30 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Tickets: $4.50 at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Thursday, Nov. 11-Sunday, Nov. 21. Purdue Theatre presents "The Gut Girls" by Sarah Daniel. 8 p.m. Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. Directed by Kristine Holtvedt, associate professor of visual and performing arts. No performance Monday, Nov. 15. Schedule includes a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 14, in addition to the show at 8 p.m. that day. Tickets: $11 for the public, $7 for students and senior citizens, at Loeb Box Office, (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. • Sunday, Nov. 14. Ensemble Galilei with theater artist/clown Bob Berky. 3 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Classical and Celtic music played on authentic instruments, with a little zaniness thrown in. Tickets are $16 for the public, $13 for Purdue students, at campus box offices or by phone at (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW. A Convocations Patron's Choice Event. ** • Friday, Nov. 19. Concert Jazz Band and Jazz Lab Band free concert. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. LECTURES • Tuesday, Oct. 26. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Sandra Abell, Purdue professor of curriculum and instruction. Topic: "Digging Beneath the Surface: How Do We Know if Our Students Are Learning?" • Wednesday, Oct. 27. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Lt. Col. Ed Heyse, an environmental engineer at the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence at Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Topic: "Air Force Sites: Cleanup Technology Selection." • Friday, Oct. 29. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Lee Runk, president, Forming Technologies MascoTech Inc., Taylor, Mich. Topic: "What They Don't Teach You at Krannert." ** • Monday, Nov. 1. Lecture by former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana about the role of higher education in fostering effective government. 7 p.m. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Sponsored by the School of Agriculture. • Tuesday, Nov. 2. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 8 p.m. Room 2280, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Speaker: Jens Michelsen, journalist and oral history researcher, Hamburg, Germany. Topic: "Renewal Under Hitler's Shadow? Jewish Life in Today's Germany." Co-sponsored by the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Political Science. • Wednesday, Nov. 3. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 214 B, Stewart Center. Speaker: Purdue economics Professor George Horwich. Topic: "Memoirs of a Red Diaper Baby." • Wednesday, Nov. 3. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Lee Newman, professor at the University of Washington. Topic: "Phytoremediation." • Friday, Nov. 5. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Steven R. Gailar, group director, venture projects, Sentron Medical Inc., Cincinnati. Topic: "Investing Venture Capital in Early Stage Medical Technologies." ** • Tuesday, Nov. 9. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speaker: Kenneth S. Kendler, director of the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. Topic: "Genetic-Psychiatric Disease and the Suffering of Innocents: A Response From the Hebrew Bible." Co-sponsored by Purdue's Schools of Science and Liberal Arts, the Departments of Physics, Philosophy and Psychological Sciences, and the Jewish Studies and Religious Studies programs. • Wednesday, Nov. 10. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Claire Cote, research scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations in Townville, Australia. Topic: "Contaminant Transport Down Under." • Wednesday, Nov. 10. "Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African-Americans." Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. 7 p.m. Speaker: Farai Chideya, former ABC news correspondent, writer for MTV news and CNN political analyst. Part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. • Friday, Nov. 12. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: Arden S. Bucher, partner, Management Consulting Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Indianapolis. Topic: "Going Global – A Consulting Company's Perspective." ** • Tuesday, Nov. 16. Purdue Alumni Association Autumn Tuesdays Lecture. 7:30 a.m. MCL Cafeteria. Breakfast buffet costs $4.50; speaker begins at 8 a.m. Laverne Knodle, director of management information, will talk about Y2K preparations. ** • Tuesday, Nov. 16. Conversations About Teaching. 3:30 p.m. West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union. Speaker: Joe Palmer, Purdue professor of English. Topic: "Diversifying Each Class: Texts, Discussion, Co-Texts." ** • Wednesday, Nov. 17. Jewish Studies Noon Lecture and Discussion Series. 12:30 p.m. Room 320, Heavilon Hall. Speaker: Purdue chemistry Professor Michael Lipschutz. Topic: "Letters From the Past: The Holocaust." ** • Wednesday, Nov. 17. Monsanto Colloquium: Remediation Engineering and Science. 4:30 p.m. Room 1252, Civil Engineering Building. Speaker: Fred Pohland, professor of environmental engineering, University of Pittsburgh. Topic: "Technology Dissemination and Training." ** • Thursday, Nov. 18. Philosophy Colloquium Series. 4:30 p.m. Room 117, University Hall. Speaker: Sally Haslanger of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topic: "Theorizing Gender and Race: Does (Feminist) Method Make a Difference?" **• Thursday, Nov. 18. "Culture and Technology: Moving African Communities Toward a Position of Strength for the Next Millennium." 6 p.m. Multipurpose Room, Black Cultural Center, 1100 Third St. Esther Lwanga-Semakula, head of Agricultural Research Information Services in Uganda, and Grace Jackson-Brown, the librarian at Indiana University's Black Cultural Center, will speak as part of the Black Cultural Center Cultural Arts Series. ** • Thursday, Nov. 18. Jewish Studies Program Public Lecture. 7:30 p.m. Room 2280, Liberal Arts and Education Building. Speaker: Debra Renee Kaufman, professor of sociology and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. Topic: "Reconstructing Jewish Identity: Gender, Class, and Race Among 20- to 30-Year-Olds." Co-sponsored by the Purdue Departments of Sociology and of Child Development and Family Studies, and the Jewish Studies and Women's Studies programs. ** • Friday, Nov. 19. Krannert Executive Forum. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Building Auditorium. Speaker: John R. Lord, president and chief executive officer, Carrier Corp., Farmington, Conn. Topic: "Accelerating Performance in the New Millennium." EXHIBITS • Through Dec. 12. Frederic Remington posthumous castings. Stewart Center Gallery (West Lobby). A collection of 17 bronze sculptures cast from original Remington molds after his death. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, in Room 310, Stewart Center. CONFERENCES • Friday, Nov. 5. Symposium on Aging and Nutrition. 8:30 a.m. Formal Dining Room, Hillenbrand Hall. Presentations include "Calorie Intake, Oxidative Stress, and Aging" by Richard Weindruch, University of Wisconsin; "20-20 Vision for an Aging Society" by Ken Ferraro, Purdue Department of Sociology; and "In Search of the Determinants of Mammalian Aging and Cancer Risk" by David Waters, Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine. SEMINARS • Wednesday, Oct. 27. "Walk Your Way to Wellness." Noon. Room 256, Purdue Memorial Union. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services. • Monday, Nov. 1. Diversity Dialogues. Noon, Room B2, Stone Hall. The series, co-sponsored by the Purdue Bahai Club and the Purdue Diversity Resource Office, features guided discussions between two people with a specific thing in common and a specific difference. Today: An Asian-American man and an Asian-American woman. • Wednesday, Nov. 3. "The Oscar-Meyer Generation." Noon. Room 318 Stewart Center. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services. • Wednesday, Nov. 10. "The Science of Play for Overworked Professionals." Noon. Room 307 Stewart Center. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services. ** • Wednesday, Nov. 17. "All Stressed Up for the Holidays." Noon. Room 314A Stewart Center. Part of the Learning Lunch Hour Series sponsored by the WorkLife Program in the Department of Personnel Services. MEETINGS • Monday, Oct. 25. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Arthur Hansen will talk about the challenges he faced as Purdue president from 1971 to 1982 and some of the qualities a Purdue president should have. President Steven C. Beering is scheduled to retire June 30, 2000. • Friday, Nov. 12. Board of Trustees. Time to be announced. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. • Monday, Nov. 15. University Senate. 2:30 p.m. Room 302, Stewart Center. Purdue President Steven C. Beering, scheduled to retire on June 30, 2000, will reflect on his tenure since 1983 and will address issues of importance to the university at the annual Faculty Convocation. OTHER ** • Through Nov. 11. International Dinner Series presented by food service management students in Purdue's Department of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional and Tourism Management. 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Call (765) 494-6845 for reservations or information.
Coming up: Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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