April 9, 2008

Today's events

Wednesday, April 9

-- Technology Week student gallery. College of Technology. Graphics work in 2-D, 3-D and interactive displays by members of SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques). 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Atrium, Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Program and awards, 6-8 p.m.

-- AAO workshops. Affirmative Action Office. Attend any or all of three. 1:30-2:20 p.m.: "Conducting Quality Interviews." 2:30-3:20 p.m.: "A Guide to Reference Checking." 3:30-4:20 p.m.: "Diversity in Employment." All in Room 214CD, STEW. To register, get more information or request a reasonable accommodation, aao@purdue.edu or 49-47253 (voice) or 49-61343 (TTY).

-- College of Science town hall. For ideas for 2008-13 strategic plan; all of campus welcome. Hosted by collegeÕs Pillar groups. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Commons, Lawson Computer Science Building. Ideas welcome also at http://science.purdue.edu; click Strategic Planning, then Feedback. Questions: lrobertson@purdue.edu.

-- College of Technology Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. Michael Morris, chairman, president and CEO of American Electric Power. 3-4:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Part of Technology Week; see http://www.purdue.edu/techweek.

-- Nanbiotechnology: A Different Perspective. Discovery Park seminar. Speaker: Murali Sastry, chief scientist, Tata Chemicals Innovation Centre, Mumbai, India. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room 121, Burton Morgan Center. Reception after seminar.

-- Baseball vs. Illinois State. 4 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

All week

-- Through April 20. "Autotelematic Spider Bots." Stewart Center Gallery. Made by artist Ken Rinaldo, an associate professor of art and technology at Ohio State University, the Spider Bots are five spider-like sculptures that interact with the public in real-time and self-modify their behaviors based on their interaction with the viewer, themselves and their environment. They will function for 15-minute periods at 10:30 a.m. and at 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. daily. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

-- Through April 20. "Machinic Drift." Robert L. Ringel Gallery in the Purdue Memorial Union. Various interactive works and imagery by artist Ken Rinaldo, including robotic fish and electronic sound work sculptures. Sponsored by Purdue Galleries. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m., and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

-- WBAA radio membership drive. 920-AM and 101.3-FM. More at http://www.wbaa.org.

Monday-Friday

-- Through April 29. "Chronicling Women's History at Purdue: Selections from the Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives." Artifacts, documents and photographshighlighting the history of University women. The exhibit includes collections on the "Queen of American Agriculture", the "Mother of Modern Management," Amelia Earhart and more. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Room 279, STEW. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol.

-- April 7-11. "Into the Body." Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition by Ingrid Shults. Video installation. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. Brown bag lecture, noon Tuesday. Reception, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.

-- April 7-11: "Handling Dissonance." Aaron Scott, graduate student in industrial design. Works exploring perception of products that incorporate dissonance and irregularity in form and function. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. Brown bag lecture, 1 p.m. Wednesday. Reception, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are Senate Bean Soup and Irish Pork. To access the menu: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.

Tuesday-Saturday

-- "Her Crowning Glory: Hats of the African-American Community." Exhibition of hats worn by African-American women in Lafayette churches, presented in conjunction with Purdue's Black Cultural Center. Hats of all shapes, sizes, colors and styles, accompanied by stories from their owners. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette.

Through Thursday

-- Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference. "Lives Interrupted." http://www.glhrc.org.