June 9, 2008

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening June 9-15 at the West Lafayette campus.

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.

Tuesday-Friday

-- Exhibition: "From the Kitchen to the Classroom: Lillian Gilbreth and Home Economics." Libraries: Archives and Special Collections. Purdue researcher and innovator in efficiency methods. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Room 279, STEW. www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol. Through Aug. 15.

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.

Monday, June 9

-- Summer session Module 1 begins. Through July 3.

Wednesday, June 11

-- Cleaning begins in north section of University Street Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through June 19. Vehicles left in the garage during cleaning will be towed at the owner's expense.

Thursday, June 12

-- Memorial service for victims of May 12 earthquake in China. 7 p.m. University Church, 320 North St.

Friday, June 13

-- Summer call-out for La Milonguera, the Argentinean Tango Club of Purdue. 7 p.m. Room 302, STEW. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes are held Friday evenings with additional opportunities to dance throughout the week. Classes begin June 20.  More information is available at http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~tango/, or contact Amir, anoorina@purdue.edu, or Jill, jillian.rumpza@gmail.com or (765) 418-7471).

Saturday, June 14

-- La Polilla Cafe. Book discussion: "Tent of Miracles" by Jorge Amado. Latino Cultural Center. 10 a.m. LCC.

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.

Sunday-Wednesday: Boys Basketball Fundamental Skills Camp. Intercollegiate Athletics. Grades 3-12. Mackey Arena.

Sunday-Thursday: Turned Onto Technology and Leadership (TOTAL). College of Technology. Grades 7-8. STEW.

Monday-Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 1. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields.

Monday-Friday: GERI Super Summer I. Gifted Education Resource Institute; Dept. of Educational Studies. Pre-K through grade 4. Beering Hall and Class of 1950 Lecture Hall.

Monday-Friday: EPICS 2008 Summer Training for High School Teachers Session I. Continuing Education. Neil Armstrong Hall. Day session. Evening dinner Monday in PMU.

Monday- Saturday: Ackerman Summer Institute 2008: "Integrating Digital Primary Sources in the Classroom."

Monday-Saturday: One Day Football Camps. Intercollegiate Athletics. Mollenkopf Athletic Center.

Monday-Wednesday: Junior Boilermaker Football Day Camp. Intercollegiate Athletics. Mollenkopf Athletic Center.
 
Tuesday-Wednesday: Girls Softball Elite Team Camp. Grades 9-12.

Tuesday-Saturday. Coaches Golf School. Session 1. Ages 11-18.

Wednesday-Friday. Home and Family Conference.  Extension. STEW, PMU. 450 people.

Wednesday-Friday. Animal Science Workshop for Youth. Dept. of Animal Sciences.

Thursday: First day of Purdue Athletes Life Success Program (PALS), formerly National Youth Sports Program at Purdue. Through July 11. Ages 10-16.

Thursday-Saturday: Football Elite Quarterback School (Session 1). Intercollegiate Athletics. Mollenkopf Athletic Center.

Thursday-Sunday. UCA Dance Camp. Universal Cheerleaders Association.