Purdue Events Calendar

March 16, 2001 EDITORS: 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 ** • Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20-21. 7:30 a.m. 87th Annual Purdue Road School. Stewart Center. Transportation experts and government official discuss road-related research, resources and other topics. The conference is free and open to the public. Attendees should register at the east foyer of Stewart Center. • Thursday, March 22. 7 p.m. "Through the Eyes of Tomorrow." Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Krannert Graduate Student Organization is sponsoring this Black History Month program. • Friday, March 23. 8:30 a.m. Introducing Purdue. An on-campus program for sophomores and juniors. The program consists of an information fair, meetings with academic schools and campus tours. ** • Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25. 20th annual Holocaust Remembrance Conference titled "Changing Our Beliefs." The conference will focus on the need to affirm history and accept responsibility. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke will open the conference, followed by keynote speaker Michael Shermer, author of "Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It?" Contact Rabbi Gedalyah Engel, (765) 743-1716. • Saturday, March 24. 9 a.m. Elementary IDEAS. Physics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering buildings. Purdue Engineering Student Council is conducting this outreach program for elementary students. • Sunday, March 25. Noon. Miss Purdue Scholarship Pageant. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Miss Purdue Scholarship Foundation is sponsoring this program. ** • Monday, April 2. Noon - 5 p.m. School of Veterinary Medicine's 14th Annual Phi Zeta Research Day. Lynn Hall, Room G167. Program will include presentations of ongoing research and clinical investigations by faculty and graduate students. Keynote address at 4 p.m. by Jeffrey Boehm, vice president of research and veterinary medicine at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Ill. Topic: "Belugas ... a Case Study in Education, Research and Conservation at the John G. Shedd Aquarium." • Wednesday, April 4. 2 p.m. Interview with the President. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke will have an interview with Dan Skinner on WBAA AM-920. ** •.Saturday, April 7. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Purdue Engineering Student Council will sponsor "Envision" at Purdue’s Engineering Mall. The event is an opportunity for elementary school students, prospective Purdue students, current Purdue students, parents and the community to learn first-hand about engineering. Contact Matthew Locker, (765) 496-2660, lockermj@purdue.edu. • Saturday, April 7. 11 a.m. National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest. West Lafayette High School Gymnasium, 1105 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette. This year's task is to select, clean and peel an apple. Sponsored by Theta Tau Fraternity. • Saturday, April 7. 4:45 p.m. Prairie Home Companion. Elliott Hall of Music. Event sold out. • Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8. Spring Fest. Campuswide activities include the 11th annual Entomology Bug Bowl, the 88th annual Horticulture show sponsored by the Purdue Historical Society, the Purdue Student Union Board's annual Mother's Weekend Arts and Crafts Show and numerous school open houses. More information is available on the Spring Fest web site. ** • Sunday, April 8. University Honors Convocation. 11 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. The annual awards ceremony in honors outstanding faculty members universitywide and in each of the undergraduate schools. Dean's list or semester honors students from the spring and fall semesters are recognized, as are winners of year-end student and staff awards. ENTERTAINMENT • Thursday, March 22. 8 p.m. "Chicago." Elliott Hall of Music. National tour of the Broadway musical revival. A part of the Lively Arts Package presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $35, $29 or $21 for the public; $22, $18 or $16 for Purdue students. • Friday, March 23. 8 p.m. Purdue Jazz Band. North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. • Saturday, March 24. 8 p.m. The Regina Carter Quintet. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A part of the 20th anniversary Jazz Set presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $24 for the public, $16 for Purdue students. • Thursday, March 29. 7:30 p.m. Sean Curran Dance Company. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A part of the Patron's Choice Series presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $24 for the public, $18 for Purdue students. • Friday, March 30. 7:30 p.m. Purdue Varsity Glee Club Spring Show South Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. Donations accepted for admission. • Thursday, April 5. 7:30 p.m. Emerson String Quartet. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A part of the Loeb Music Collection presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets $27 for the public, $18 for Purdue students. ** • Saturday, April 7. 2 p.m. Gold Rush, Theatreworks/USA. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. A musical that commemorates the 150th anniversary of the opening of the West by the pioneers. A part of the new Family Adventures series presented by Purdue Convocations. Tickets are $7 for the public and $5 for students. ** • Thursday through Saturday, April 12-14 and 17-21. 8 p.m. "Side Man." Experimental Theatre, Stewart Center. The Tony Award winning memory play captures the pulse of the New York jazz scene over three decades and portrays the turmoil in a jazz musician's family as his career crumbles at the dawn of the age of rock-and-roll. This is part of the Mainstage Season. Tickets are $11 and $13 for the public, $7 and $9 for students and seniors. ** • Friday, April 13. 8 p.m. American Music Review. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A presentation of Purdue Bands. LECTURES • Friday, March 23. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. John Edwardson, Purdue University Board of Trustees member, will speak on "My Life's Plan and What Actually Happened." Edwardson was a top executive at United Airlines and Burns International Services. • Tuesday, March 27. 4:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Public Lecture Series. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Joshua Rubenstein, northeast regional director of Amnesty International USA, will speak on "A Monstrous Case: The Trial of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in 1952." • Wednesday, March 28. 7 p.m. Floyd Cochran, founder and director of the Education and Vigilance Network, will present "Inside the Racist Movement." Stewart Center, Room 314. Sponsored by the School of Liberal Arts. ** • Thursday, March 29. 6:30 p.m. Dr. Donald J. Brown, a nationally recognized expert on evidence-based herbal medicine will present "A Consumer's Guide to Herbal Supplements" at the Kathryn T. Weill Center in Lafayette. The lecture is cosponsored by the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine and the Lafayette Center for Medical Education at Purdue. • Friday, March 30. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Donald J. "Jerry" Ehrlich, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Wabash National Corp., will speak on "Managing Growth." • Friday, April 6. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Wayne Hockmeyer, chairman of the board of directors, Medimmune Inc., will speak. ** • Friday, April 13. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Brian Reichart, chief executive officer of Red Gold, will speak. EXHIBITS • Through April 1. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Master of Arts Thesis Exhibits." Ralph G. Beelke Memorial Gallery, Creative Arts Building 2. Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the master of arts degree in the division of art and design. • March 19-April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "The Ceramica Exchange: Purdue University and Orvieto, Italy." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue Memorial Union. Ceramic objects by members of the Purdue Ceramics Alliance and a group of Italian ceramists. • March 19-April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "New Art/New Design." Stewart Center Gallery, Stewart Center West Lobby. Artwork by members of the art and design faculty of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. ** • April 9-April 29. Purdue Galleries exhibit: "Undergraduate Competition." Ralph G. Beelke Memorial Gallery, Creative Arts Building 2. Annual juried exhibition of art by undergraduate students in Purdue's division of art and design. MEETINGS ** Monday, March 19. 2:30 p.m. University Senate. Stewart Center, Room 302. ** • Friday, April 6. 10:30 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting. Room 326 Stewart Center. SEMINARS • Tuesday, March 20. 3 p.m. "Women's Role in Educating for Global Citizenship and Peace." Stewart Center, Room 204. The Women's Resource Office is sponsoring the presentation by Judy Myers-Walls of child development and family studies in conjunction with International Women's Day. • Wednesday, March 21. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Stewart Center, Room 313. Solomon Gartenhaus, Purdue's Department of Physics, will speak on "The Jewish Calendar: Why It Works." • Thursday, March 22. 7 p.m. Gender Issues Program. Stewart Center, Room 214D. Purdue Student Government sponsoring a presentation by West Lafayette Mayor Sonya Margerum. • Tuesday, April 3. 3:30 p.m. "Eating Disorders and How to Help Loved Ones Facing Them." Stewart Center, Room 320. Women's Resource Office sponsoring a program by Sue Abney, Student Wellness Office. • Wednesday, April 4. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Stewart Center, Room 313. Professor Emeritus George Horwich, School of Management, will speak on ""The World of Jewish Music: A Listener's Choice." • Friday, April 6. Noon. Entrepreneurs' Forum. Purdue Technology Center, Purdue Research Park. Monthly, hour-long forum invites faculty, staff, students and other interested individuals to network and learn more about what is involved in starting a company. The speaker is Scott Swenberg of CID Equity Partners. He will speak on Seed-Stage Investing. RSVP one week prior to Courtney Hedge at (765) 494-2610 or cahedge@purdue.edu. OTHER ** • Through April 10. International Dinner Series sponsored by the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. John Purdue Room in Stone Hall. Purdue seniors plan, organize and serve a four-course meal with appetizer, salad, choice of three entrees and two desserts. Reservations required. Call (765) 494-6845. Cost: $10 - $15. Coming up: March. 20-22: Tuesday, New England; Wednesday, Greek; Thursday, German March 27-29: Tuesday, Middle Eastern; Wednesday, Cajun; Thursday, Japanese April 3-5: Tuesday, Thai; Wednesday, Southwestern; Thursday, French April 10-12: Tuesday, Sicilian; Wednesday, French; Thursday, Caribbean ** Thursday, April 12. 7 p.m. 2001 Literary Awards Banquet. Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. Keynote speaker: 1999 National Book Award winner Ha Jin, who won for the novel "Waiting." Other works include "The Bridegroom," "Under the Red Flag," "Ocean of Words" and "Facing Shadows." Tickets are $12 for students and $18.50 for others, and will go on sale March 22 in the Department of English office, 324 Heavilon Hall. The event is sponsored by the Department of English and the School of Liberal Arts.   Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; jwillis1@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page