February 25, 2008

Events this week

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. Through Feb. 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.

-- 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: Black Bean & Chicken Burritos. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

Monday, Feb. 25

-- Coach Matt Painter and Coach Sharon Versyp Weekly Radio Show. Coach Painter at 6 p.m. Coach Versyp at 7:10 p.m. Harrison Grille, Harrison Hall. 

Tuesday, Feb. 26

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Discussion Techniques to Enhance Learning." For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. Workshop 7 of 10 through April 1 except March 4 and 11. 9:30-11 a.m. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu.

-- Dow Graduate Seminar. School of Chemical Engineering. Speaker: Dr. B. Wayne Bequette, Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Topic: "Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications of Systems and Control.” 3:30-4:30 p.m. FRNY G140.

-- "Diversity without Division: Building an Inclusive Campus." Keith O. Boykin, author and host of BET show "My Two Cents." Black Cultural Center; a Project Respect event. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- "Effects of Race and Gender in the 2008 Presidential Race." College Democrats; a Project Respect event. 8-9 p.m. Room 1245, Beering Hall.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

-- "The Devil Came on Horseback." Showing of documentary film about Darfur genocide (2007, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, 85 min.). Office of the Vice President for Human Relations; a Project Respect event. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- University Honors Program "Desserts and Dollars." Presentation for undergraduates considering graduate or professional school. Information about postgraduate scholarship and fellowship opportunities. 7 p.m. STEW 318.

-- Jewish Studies Evening Lecture. Film screening and discussion by David Ofek, Israeli filmmaker, of his award-winning "No. 17 is Anonymous." Co-sponsored by Foreign Languages and Literatures. 7:30 p.m. Room 206, STEW. www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/ or 49-47965.

-- Men’s basketball vs. Minnesota. 9 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $22.

Thursday, Feb. 28

-- Three workshops from Affirmative Action Office. Choose any or all. Room 311, STEW. To reserve a space at a session, for more information, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact AAO at 494-7253 or aao@purdue.edu. 9-9:50 a.m.: Conducting Quality Interviews. 10-10:50 a.m.: A Guide to Reference Checking. 11-11:50 a.m.: Diversity in Employment.

-- Caribbean Cuisine — special at John Purdue Room with HTM 291L. Make a reservation at 49-46845.

-- “Design Squad: Getting Kids Excited About Engineering.” School of engineering Education INSPIRE program. A seminar featuring Thea Sahr, associate director of educational outreach, WGBH-TV, Boston. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room B071, ARMS. Open to faculty, staff, students and the public. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/AboutUs/Seminars/080228seminar.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Speaker: Christopher Monroe, University of Maryland. Topic: “Quantum Network of Atoms.” 4 p.m. PHYS 223.

-- Books and Coffee. Margie Berns, professor of English, on Jack Kerouac’s "On the Road" (1957, re-released in 2007). This book was selected in a process conducted by the Purdue Student English Association (SEA), of which Berns is adviser. 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.

Friday, Feb. 29

-- African Passport event has been canceled.

-- Krannert Executive Forum. Speaker: Elizabeth Klimes, vice president, Six Sigma, Eli Lilly. Topic: "The Customer in the Mirror - Contemplating Careers in the Human Health Sector." 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Rawls Hall, Room 1086.

-- Men's tennis vs. Ball State. 5 p.m. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Purdue Bells concert. Purdue Musical Organizations. 6 p.m. Culver's Restaurant, 340 N. Creasy Lane, Lafayette.

-- Noche Flamenca. Convocations, World Stage; also a Project Respect event. 8 p.m. Loeb. $26-$19.

-- Ben Folds concert. Independent rock musician in trio. Student Concert Committee and Purdue Convocations. 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: public, $30; Purdue and Ivy Tech students with ID, $27.

Saturday, March 1

-- The Manhattan Transfer performance has been canceled.

-- The Indiana Latino Leadership Conference 2008. 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Stewart Center. Purdue and Indiana University are collaborating for the first time in hosting a conference that has been held in Bloomington since 1999. The 2008 conference, called "Lideres Sin Fronteras (Leaders Without Borders)," is expected to draw more than 200 students from Indiana colleges and high schools.

-- Women's swimming and diving. Boiler-Make-It. 11 a.m. Also Sunday.

-- Men's basketball vs. Northwestern. 2 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $22.

-- Second City. Purdue Student Union Board. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Tickets at Stewart Center box office: public, $20; students with Purdue ID, $10.

-- Windworks II. University Band and Collegiate Band. 8 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.

Sunday, March 2

-- Women's swimming and diving. Boiler-Make-It. 11 a.m.

-- Men’s tennis vs. Michigan State. Noon. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Purdue Symphonic Band & Symphony Orchestra. 2:30 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.