Purdue Events Calendar

March 30, 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 • Sunday, April 1. 6 p.m. Grand Prix/Grand Alternative Convocation. Elliott Hall of Music. Mike Green will speak at the event sponsored by Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, Purdue Cooperative Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Purdue Student Government and the Office of the Dean of Students. • Monday, April 2. Noon-5 p.m. School of Veterinary Medicine's 14th Annual Phi Zeta Research Day. Room G167, Lynn Hall. 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. • Thursday, April 5. University Day. Annual campus clean-up event sponsored by Purdue Student Government. • 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 at the Spring Fest web site. • Sunday, April 8. University Honors Convocation. 11 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music. The annual awards ceremony 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. • Monday April 9. Women in Engineering Career Day. Day-long event for high school junior women. Registration deadline April 2. Parents welcome. For additional information contact Andrea Yeoman at (765) 494-3889. • Friday through Sunday, April 20-22. Gala Weekend. A weekend of activities to celebrate the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971 and 1976 and welcome alumni back to campus. Highlights of this year's events include: reunion dinners on Friday evening; the Class Parade at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday; the 127th Founders Day Reception and Banquet at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday; and the Loyalty Brunch at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Most academic schools also will host events and open houses throughout the weekend. For a complete list of all Gala Weekend events, how to register and any costs involved, go to our web site, or call the Purdue Alumni Association at (765) 494-5175 or (800) 414-1541. • Saturday, April 21. Purdue Grand Prix. Kart Track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Call (765) 494-2078 for more information. ** • Saturday, April 21. 1 p.m. Black Caucus Academic and Service Awards. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Each year, the Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff and the Purdue Black Alumni Organization recognize nearly 200 African-American undergraduate students for their academic achievements. Carolyn E. Johnson, senior research associate in the Purdue African-American Studies and Research Center will be the keynote speaker. ENTERTAINMENT • 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. 9 a.m. Varsity Glee Club performance. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. • 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. • Sunday, April 8. 7 p.m. "In-Pulse." Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Range of percussion featured in the annual spring concert of the Purdue Percussion Ensemble and Winter Drum Line. Professional percussionist Arthur Lipner featured. ** • Tuesday, April 10. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grand Ole Block Park. Memorial Mall. Baptist Collegiate Ministry is sponsoring this event. Free food will be provided. • Thursday through Saturday, April 12-14 and 17-21. "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. 5 p.m. A Night of MS Sheela. Room 210, Matthews Hall. Indiana Classical Music Association of Purdue is sponsoring this concert. • Friday, April 13. 8 p.m. American Music Review. Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. A presentation of Purdue Bands. ** • Wednesday, April 18. 7:30 p.m. "DoubleTake." Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. Performance by University Choir and PMO Express. ** • Thursday April 19. 6 p.m. Mini Grand Prix. Baptist Student Foundation, Second and Russell streets, West Lafayette. Events include a remote-control car race, cookout (with root beer keg). Purdue Lutheran Ministry, Baptist Student Foundation and Episcopal Campus Ministry are hosting this "Grand Alternative" event. • Thursday, April 19. 7:30 p.m. Nelly. Elliott Hall of Music. Award-winning rap star. Presented by the Student Concert Committee. Tickets: $25. • Friday, April 20. 5 p.m. Jazz on the Hill. Slayter Center for the Performing Arts. An all-star alumni jazz band joins the Purdue and Concert Jazz Bands in an outdoor concert. ** • Saturday, April 21. 9 a.m. Breakfast Club. Wesley Foundation. Wesley Foundation Council on Ministries is hosting this "Grand Alternative" event. ** • Saturday, April 21. 7 p.m. The Kegger. Christian Student Center, 115 Waldron St., West Lafayette. Christian Student Center is hosting this root beer party as part of the "Grand Alternative". • Saturday, April 21. 8 p.m. Purdue Bands Showcase. Elliott Hall of Music. Concert features the Varsity, Collegiate and Concert bands. • Sunday, April 22. 2:30 p.m. Purdue Bands Showcase. Elliott Hall of Music. Concert features the Symphonic Band, Alumni Band, and the Symphony Orchestra with its concerto soloist. LECTURES • Tuesday, April 3. 7 p.m. Sears Lecture Series, Krannert Auditorium. Speaker: Robert Malley, J.D., Washington, D.C. Topic: "What Peace and What Process? The United States in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Sponsored by the departments of Political Science and Convocations and Lectures. • Wednesday, April 4. 4 p.m. The Hawkins Memorial Lecture in Heat Transfer. Room 161, Mechanical Engineering Building. This year's lecture will be given by Purdue University President Martin C. Jischke and is titled "If you can't stand the heat, don't transfer to the President's office." • 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. **• Wednesday, April 11. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall. Award-winning author and poet Ha Jin will read from his work. Ha won the 1999 National Book Award for the novel "Waiting." Other works include "The Bridegroom," "Under the Red Flag," "Ocean of Words" and "Facing Shadows." The author also will participate in an informal question and answer session on Thursday, April 12, from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the Undergraduate Library Bookstall. • Friday, April 13. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Brian Reichart, chief executive officer of Red Gold, will speak. • Tuesday, April 17. 2:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Occasional Lecture Series. Room 306, Stewart Center. David Roet, Israeli Consulate, Chicago, will speak on "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." • Friday, April 20. 11:30 a.m. Krannert Executive Forum. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. Pervis Bearden, Procter & Gamble Co. North American Warehousing Services Manager, will speak on "Understanding the Corporate Culture ... The Unwritten Norm." EXHIBITS • Through 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. • Through 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 9-29. 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 • Friday, April 6. 10:30 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting. Room 326, Stewart Center. • Monday, April 16. 2:30 p.m. University Senate. Room 218, Stewart Center. CONFERENCES ** • Saturday, April 14. 7:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mechanisms and Consequences of Aging Symposium. Room 302, Stewart Center. Invited speakers, including Frank Bellino, deputy director of the Biology of Aging Program at the National Institute on Aging, will provide a broad perspective on contemporary issues in biogerontology. There is no registration fee, but participants must register in advance by calling (765) 494-8791 or e-mailing gero@cfs.purdue.edu. • Friday, April 20. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Felker Leadership Conference. University Inn and Conference Center, 3001 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette. "Focus on Family Business and Family Philanthropy." Guest speakers will include Scott Fithian, Legacy Group of Boston, and Bill and Sally Hanley of Omaha, Neb. A panel from the Initiative for Families in Business at Purdue also will be featured. Tickets: $25. Contact: CFS Development and Alumni Office, e-mail, cfsalums@cfs.purdue.edu; phone, 800-535-7303 or 765-494-7890, for reservations. SEMINARS • Tuesday, April 3. 3:30 p.m. "Eating Disorders and How to Help Loved Ones Facing Them." Room 320, Stewart Center. Women's Resource Office sponsoring a program by Sue Abney, Student Wellness Office. • Wednesday, April 4. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Room 313, Stewart Center. Professor Emeritus George Horwich, School of Management, will speak on ""The World of Jewish Music: A Listener's Choice." • Wednesday, April 4. 7 p.m. Jewish Studies Program, Ben and Louise Klatch Jewish Art Series. Room 206, Stewart Center. Zvi Gotheiner, dance teacher/choreographer, will discuss the choreographic process and present a video on his choreography. Cosponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, the Ben and Louise Klatch Endowment, and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts' Dance Division. • Thursday, April 5. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Women's Future Main Event 2000. Room 310, Stewart Center. A teleconference sponsored by the Women's Resource Office and the Office of the Vice President for Human Relations. • 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. • Wednesday, April 18. 12:30 p.m. Jewish Studies Noon Series. Room 218B, Stewart Center. Professor Emeritus Fritz Cohen, will speak on "The Binding of Isaac – Genesis XXII: Readings and Representations." OTHER ** • Through April 26. 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: April 3-5: Tuesday, Thai; Wednesday, Southwestern; Thursday, French April 10-12: Tuesday, Sicilian; Wednesday, French; Thursday, Caribbean April 17-19: Tuesday, French; Wednesday, Spanish; Thursday, Italian April 24-26: Tuesday, Gourmet; Wednesday, Gourmet; Thursday, Gourmet • 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 $12 for students and $18.50 for others, and are on sale in the Department of English office, 324 Heavilon Hall. The event is sponsored by the Department of English and the School of Liberal Arts. ** • Monday, April 30. Final exams begin. 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