February 12, 2008

Today's events

Tuesday, Feb. 12

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Using Feedback and Assessment to Improve Your Teaching." For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. Workshop 5 of 10 through April 1 except March 4 and 11. 9:30-11 a.m. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu.

-- Women's tennis vs. Western Michigan. 1 p.m. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Dow Graduate Seminar. School of Chemical Engineering. Speaker: Dr. Leonard Uitenham, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University. Topic: Biodegradable Polymer Nano-composites. 3:30-4:30 p.m. G140, Forney Hall.

-- La Polilla Cafe. Book discussion of "Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey" by Ariel Dorfman. 6-7 p.m. Latino Cultural Center.

-- Coach Sharon Versyp Radio Show. 7 p.m. Harrison Grille, Harrison Hall.

-- Men's basketball vs. Michigan State. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $22.

-- Purdue Literary Reading Series. Speaker: Poet Marianne Boruch reading from "Grace, Fallen from." 7:30 p.m. Hicks Undergraduate Library.

All week

-- Purdue University Galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Two exhibitions through Feb. 17. "Insights into Suburbia." Juried exhibition of 55 works in various media by 27 contemporary women artists. National Association of Women Artists and the Opalka Gallery of the Sage Colleges, Albany/Troy, N.Y. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. "60 Square Inches: 16th Biennial North American Small Print Competition." Purdue Galleries, competition host. Stewart Center Gallery.

Monday-Friday

-- Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts; Purdue University Galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 49-62958. Two exhibitions through Feb. 15: "2nd Inklandia Print Exhibition." Fine art prints by contemporary American artists, including original prints from the permanent collection of Purdue University Galleries. "Social Issues and Poster Design." Works by students at School of Art, South Central University, China, and at Purdue. -- Reception: Friday, Feb. 15, 4-6 p.m.

-- Libraries -- Archives and Special Collections. "Snowflakes and Icicles: Winter Scenes of Campus." Photographs. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Room 279, STEW. Through Feb. 27. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/snowflakes/.

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week: Broccoli Cheddar & Penna alla Vodka. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.