February 21, 2008

Today's events

Thursday, Feb. 21

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 2: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit. "Simple Technologies to Help Students Learn: The Gospel According to George." George Van Scoyoc, agronomy. For faculty, staff, grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. Workshop 5 of  five. 1:30-3 p.m. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: CIE@purdue.edu or 49-66422.

-- Open seminar for candidate for associate vice provost P-12 engagement. Candidate: George Rogers
professor and coordinator of engineering/technology
teacher education, Departments of Industrial Technology
and Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University. 3-4 p.m. Dean's Auditorium, Pfendler Hall.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Speaker: Edward Gerjuoy, University of Pittsburgh. Topic: Recollections of Oppenheimer and Schwinger.  4 p.m. PHYS 223.

-- Books and Coffee. Julio Ramirez, professor of civil engineering, on Thomas L. Friedman's "The World is Flat." Department of English and Purdue Student Union Board; also a Project Respect event. 4-4:30 p.m.: Coffee, tea, cocoa, baked goodies. 4:30-5 p.m.: Talk. Rooms 302-206, STEW. Series weekly Feb. 7-28. Podcast to be available after event.

-- Classical Studies Film Showing: "Alexander the Great, Director's Cut" (2004, Oliver Stone). 7:30-9:30 p.m. Room 2290, Beering Hall.

Feb. 21-24

-- Purdue Theatre. "The Underpants" by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-23; 3 p.m. Feb. 23-24. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10.

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. Feb. 18-29: Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition. Juried exhibition of undergraduate students in the Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Ceramics, photography and related media, visual communications design, industrial design, interior design, sculpture, metals, painting, drawing, fiber arts and printmaking. --- Reception and awards ceremony: Feb. 21, 5-6:30 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, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are Cream of Mushroom & Salmon Cakes. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

Through March 7

-- Project Respect. Events are listed under date. Theme: "It Takes Everyone. It Starts with You." Sponsored by many University offices and organizations; coordinated by Women's Resource Office. Description and events also at www.purdue.edu/humanrel/project_respect.