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November 5, 1999 JOURNALISTS: Here are some story ideas and a list of selected Purdue events during the next two weeks. Indiana companies highlight high-tech jobs Keeping the best and brightest students from leaving the state is the objective of the High-Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Purdue. From 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms, hundreds of students will discover the high-tech career opportunities available in Indiana. Journalists will be able to interview students and job recruiters, many of whom will be representing companies located in central Indiana. For a list of the 100 companies attending the job fair, visit their Web site. CONTACT: David McKinnis, associate director, Technical Assistance Program, (765) 494-6258, mckinnis@ecn.purdue.edu Hydrogen peroxide - new power source Scientists and engineers from around the world will meet Nov. 7-10 at Purdue to discuss hydrogen peroxide's role in developing a new class of environmentally friendly rocket propellants and highly efficient fuel cells for generating electricity. The conference is expected to draw about 150 researchers, with 29 of them delivering scientific papers. The conference begins at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at Stewart Center. CONTACTS: Aeronautics and astronautics faculty members Stephen Heister, (765) 494-5126, heister@ecn.purdue.edu; and John Rusek, (765) 494-4782, rusek@ecn.purdue.edu Purdue showcasing graduate programs About 50 students from historically black colleges and universities will visit Purdue Nov. 10-12 to learn about graduate study opportunities. They will tour various departments and meet with faculty, staff and students. Luther S. Williams , senior scholar for the Payson Center of International Development and Technology at Tulane University will address attendees in the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. Williams served nine years as assistant director of education and human resources for the National Science Foundation. CONTACT: Dwight Lewis, coordinator of minority program for the Graduate School, (765) 494-0945; delewis@purdue.edu Experts to discuss information security As the Y2K problems fade into the new year, computer analysts will face even more complex issues surrounding information security, says Purdue computer security expert Gene Spafford. He and top security experts from government and industry will present an overview of these concerns and discuss steps being taken to address them Nov. 15-16 during a colloquium at Purdue. The colloquium is sponsored by Purdue's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), a multidisciplinary center that is the first in the world to take a comprehensive approach to network and computer security. CONTACT: Spafford, (765) 494-7825; spaf@purdue.edu Events • Sunday-Tuesday, Nov. 7-9.  50th Old Masters Program. Nine 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. Monday, Nov. 8, in Earhart Hall. The Old Masters will include Walter Blackburn, president of Blackburn Architects Inc. of Indianapolis, architects for Purdue's new Black Cultural Center, and Carolyn Curiel, U.S. ambassador to Belize and former speechwriter for President Clinton. CONTACTS: Jamie Hawkins or Susan Woods of the Old Masters Central Committee, (765) 494-2223 • Wednesday, Nov. 10.  Farai Chideya, former ABC news correspondent, writer for MTV news and CNN political analyst, will talk about "Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African-Americans" at 7 p.m. in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The presentation is part of the Black Cultural Center's Cultural Arts Series. CONTACT: Renee Thomas, BCC director, (765) 494-3091, rathomas@hfs.purdue.edu • Friday, Nov. 12.  Board of Trustees. 10:30 a.m. Room 304 (Anniversary Drawing Room), Purdue Memorial Union. CONTACTS: Jeanne V. Norberg, director, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2084; jeanne_norberg@purdue.edu, or Joseph L. Bennett, vice president for University Relations, (765) 494-2082; joe_bennett@purdue.edu • Friday, Nov. 12.  Arden S. Bucher, a partner in Management Consulting Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Indianapolis, will talk about "Going Global – A Consulting Company's Perspective" at the Krannert Executive Forum at 11:30 a.m. in the Krannert Building Auditorium. Reporters are asked to refrain from asking questions, videotaping or taking photographs during the lecture, but all are allowed during the student question-and-answer sessions. CONTACT: Tamyra Gibson, director of public relations, School of Management, (765) 494-4392, gibson@mgmt.purdue.edu • Friday, Nov. 12.  Former astronaut Guy Gardner, a Purdue alumnus who now is a high school math teacher in Arlington, Va., will speak about his experiences in space at 8 p.m. in Room 218, Stewart Center. CONTACT: Lillie Fisher, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (765) 494-5147, wise@purdue.edu or fishers@nlci.com • Saturday, Nov. 13.  Grade school children will participate in hands-on space-related activities, including building an edible space station and participating in a simulated space shuttle mission, during Fall Space Day from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Former astronaut and Purdue alumnus Guy Gardner will talk about what it's like to fly in space at 9:30 a.m. in the Class of '50 Lecture Hall. The program will continue in Recitation and Stanley Coulter halls. CONTACT: Lillie Fisher, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (765) 494-5147, wise@purdue.edu or fishers@nlci.com • Saturday, Nov. 13.  High school students from around the state will get lessons in dramatic arts during a theater workshop from 9:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Stewart Center. Purdue Theatre faculty members will present workshops on topics such as "Auditions: The Art of Selling Yourself in Less Than Five Minutes," "Shakespeare Made Easy" and "Living in Someone Else's Clothes." CONTACT: Lori Sparger, theater marketing director, (765) 494-3084; theatre@purdue.edu • 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. CONTACT: Solomon Gartenhaus, secretary of faculties, (765) 494-2585, garten@physics.purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page