June 16, 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: "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 16

-- Last day for priority seating ticket orders for Friends of Convocations (donor group) for 2008-09 performances. For information on becoming a Friend of Convocations, contact Convocations at 49-49712. Series, Pick 5 and group ticket packages available. To order tickets, see brochure or www.convocations.org, or visit campus box office in Stewart Center or Elliott Hall of Music, or call 49-43933 or (800) 914-SHOW [7469]. To inquire about a group ticket purchase, call 49-61977.

Tuesday, June 17

-- CyberSecurity Presentation Series. "Basics of Router Administration." Information Technology Networks and Security (ITNS). Series addresses topics relevant to the work of the Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT). Noon-1:30 p.m. Room 214B, STEW.

Wednesday, June 18

-- CAID Launch Symposium. Center for Analytical Instrumentation Design, Discovery Park. 9 a.m. opening; all day. Room 121, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship. Keynote and College of Science Centennial Lecture at 11 a.m.: C.N.R. Rao, chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in India. Registration required only for luncheon. http://www.purdue.edu/dp/caid/launch.php

-- Discovery Lecture Series. C.N.R. Rao, chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in India. Topic: Science, policy and research funding opportunities and challenges between the United States and India. 3:30 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building.

Sunday, June 22

-- Cleaning begins in south section of University Street Garage. Cleaning to be done 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Through July 3. 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.

Ongoing: Purdue Athletes Life Success Program (PALS), formerly National Youth Sports Program at Purdue. Through July 11. Ages 10-16. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080529HarperPALS.html.
 
To Wednesday: Computer Science Beginner Camp. Rising grades 6-8. Wednesday-Sunday.: Computer Science Advanced Camp. Rising grades 7-9.

Monday-Thursday. FFA state convention. Youth Development and Ag Education. Sessions in STEW and PMU. Teens; 1,300 expected.

Monday-Friday: Elderhostel Choral Workshop; Elderhostel "Purdue's All-You-Can-Learn Buffet."

Monday-Friday: Boiler Kids Camp. Session 2. Division of Recreational Sports. Ages 5-12. Recreational Sports Center, Boilermaker Aquatic Center, playing fields. http://www.purdue.edu/bkc/.

Monday-Friday: GERI Super Summer II. 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.

Saturday-Sunday: American Youth Basketball Tournament. Conference Division. East, West, and Main gyms at Recreational Sports Center. 4,000 expected.

Intercollegiate Athletics camps this week: Girls basketball Fundamental Junior Skills Day Camp and Player Development Camp (to Tu). Tennis co-ed camp (to Th). Diving Camp session I (to F). Swim camps (M-F). Football Elite Quarterback Camp session II (M-W). Track and Field Camp (M-Th). Football One-day Development Camps (M-Sa). Soccer advance day, advanced residential and youth day camps (to W). Coaches Golf School session 2 (Tu-Sa). Boys team basketball Boilermaker Shootout (W, Th).  Football All Positions Camp (Th-Sa). Girls basketball team camp (F-Su).  Boys basketball Player Development Camp (Su into next week). More details at www.purduesports.com; click on "Camps."