May 26, 2008

Events this week

Monday-Friday

-- Exhibition: "57/1: Artists from the Premier Edition of the PMC Guild Annual." Purdue Galleries. Artworks, jewelry created by use of precious metal clay. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday, and by appointment. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. For class or group visits, contact Mary Ann Anderson at 49-67899. Through Aug. 1.

-- Exhibition: "BR: The Life and Work of Bruce Rogers." Libraries: Archives and Special Collections. Rogers was a Purdue alumnus (Sc1890) and an internationally renowned typographer and book designer. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Room 279, STEW. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol. Through June 6.

Tuesday-Saturday

-- Exhibition: "Una Herencia Mexicana" (A Mexican Heritage). Works of Mexican Modernists. Sponsors include Purdue University Galleries and Purdue Latino Cultural Center. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette (south off South Street). 742-1128. Through Aug. 29.

Tuesday, May 27

-- Practice round, NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championships. Kampen Course, Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

-- Undergraduate admissions and enrollment forum. To explain and discuss numerous changes for fall 2009 application in processes, deadlines and criteria. Office of Admissions. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Room 206, STEW. Questions: Cheryl Church at 49-49116 or cjchurch@purdue.edu. (Forum to be repeated at 2-3 p.m. June 4.)

Wednesday, May 28

-- NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championships. Kampen Course, Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. Tickets on sale at driving range clubhouse in the Tom Spurgeon Golf Training Center. For adults: all-session, $50; round 1, 2 or 3 (Wednesday-Friday), $15; final round (Saturday), $18. For students: all-session, $40; round 1, 2 or 3 (Wednesday-Friday), $12; final round (Saturday), $15. Note: Tee times begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday; for details, see http://purduesports.cstv.com/ot/ncaa-d1-golf-champ.html.

-- Free hearing, speech and language screenings. M.D. Steer Audiology and Speech-Language Clinics, which are part of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. 9 a.m.-noon. Room B11, Heavilon Hall. Appointments recommended; call 49-44229. Screening takes 15 minutes. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080520KrishnanHearing.html.

-- Spanish Conversation Table. Small group practice with native speakers. Latino Cultural Center. This is the start of summer tables, which continue on Wednesdays through July 23. 3-4 p.m. LCC.

Thursday, May 29

-- Graduate School dean candidate forum. Gita Ramaswamy, associate dean of the Graduate School. 10:15-11:30 a.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building.

Friday, May 30

-- Meeting to discuss border of Celery Bog and Kampen Golf Course. Purdue officials,  course designer Pete Dye, representatives of Friends of the Celery Bog, and others interested in the future of the border between the golf course and the nature area. 4 p.m. Room 322, STEW. http://purduesports.cstv.com/genrel/052208aaa.html.

Saturday, May 31

-- 5K and 10K Walk/Run for United Way of Greater Lafayette. Race day registration 7-8 a.m; $20 to participate, $25 with shirt. Races start at 8:30 a.m. Bethel Christian Life Center, 2541 U.S. Highway 52 West (at McCormick Road). Early registration by noon May 27 is $12 to participate, $17 with shirt; go to http://www.kenlongassoc.com/lafayette08.htm. For other details, go to http://run4unitedway.com. Also, Purdue employees using this event to earn a purple apple for Healthy Purdue need to remember to provide your six-week training log and evidence of participation; http://www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue. and see Forms.

Sunday, June 1

-- Cleaning begins Grant Street Garage. Garage remains open. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Top three levels first, then lower levels. Through June 10. Vehicles left in the garage during cleaning will be towed at the ownerÕs expense.

Who's on campus this week?

A listing of some conferences and camps of notable size, public interest or visibility, or participation of children, youth or others outside Purdue.

--Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon. North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church (1,500 people). Sessions in Elliott Hall of Music.