August 25, 2008
Events this week
Here is a list of events happening Aug. 25-31 at the West Lafayette campus.
Through Wednesday
-- Panhellenic Plant Sale. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU. Proceeds go to Purdue Panhellenic Association. 49-62346 or e-mail pr@purduephc.com.
Aug. 23-Sept. 5
-- Poster sale. Purdue Student Union Board. Daytime hours. Room 118, PMU.
Monday, Aug. 25
-- Fall semester begins; first day of classes.
Tuesday, Aug. 26
-- Soccer (women's) vs. Eastern Illinois. 5:30 p.m. Varsity Soccer Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students $2.
Thursday, Aug. 28
-- Activities Bonanza. Purdue Student Union Board. Tables/booths by student organizations. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Area near STEW and PMU. 49-48976 or www.union.purdue.edu.
-- "Integrating Clickers into your Everyday Teaching." Workshop from Center for Instructional Excellence. Instructors: Juan Velasquez, Matthew Verleger, Hans Aagard, Abram Walton; all from CIE. 1:30-3 p.m. Room 214, STEW. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Other questions: cie@purdue.edu or 49-66422.
-- Book of Great Teachers induction ceremony. Office of the Provost; Teaching Academy. 3:30-5:30 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU. Details including list of inductees here.
Friday, Aug. 29
-- "Taste of the Union Restaurants." Samples from Union Commons restaurants. 2-4 p.m. Front lawn, PMU.
-- Purdue Varsity Glee Club "First Nighter" concert. Purdue Musical Organizations. 7:30 p.m. North and South Ballrooms, PMU.
Aug. 29-30
-- Volleyball (women's). Mortar Board Premier. Purdue's matches: 7 p.m. Friday vs. Duke; 10 a.m. Saturday vs. Tennessee State; 7:30 p.m. Saturday vs. Kansas State. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.
Saturday, Aug. 30
-- Global Fest. A local celebration of cultures and peoples through foods, clothing, music, dance and more. City of West Lafayette. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Morton Community Center, 222 N. Chauncey Ave.
Monday, Sept. 1
-- Labor Day. University holiday. Offices closed. - - - Operator Services Office (telephone) closed from 6 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 30) to 7 a.m. Tuesday. In emergency, call 911 or Purdue police at 49-48221. Questions: 49-43050.
Ongoing events
Tuesday-Friday
-- 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. Ends Friday.