November 12, 2008

Today's events

Wednesday, Nov. 12
 
-- College of Technology at Lafayette spring registration and information session. Two days (W-Th). 2-7 p.m. daily. Room 3, SIA Technical Training Center. Includes assistance on webmail, MyPurdue, Blackboard and career account; Dirk Hilt, student services coordinator. For appointment: 49-66886 or techlafayette@purdue.edu. More at www.tech.purdue.edu/lafayette/.

-- Jewish Studies Noon Series Lecture. Ashley Hebda, student, winner of the 2008 Edward Simon Barzillai Lodge No. 111 Prize in Jewish Studies. "Land of Anti-Semitism? Home of the Brave: The Transformation of Jewish America during World War II." 12:30 p.m. Room 214D, STEW. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.

-- World Film Forum. "Sugar Cane Alley" (1983, French, 103 min.). Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Presenter: Nadége Veldwachter, French. 5 p.m. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. More on film series at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/hp/OliveiraELAFilms.html.

-- "When the Delta Speaks" contemporary dance concert. Black Cultural Center. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

-- Purdue Art Jewelry and Metal Association fall jewelry sale. Features hand-crafted jewelry created by members of the club in a range of prices and materials. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Stewart Center, under the mural.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Purdue University Galleries and Latino Cultural Center. "Humanigration: The Cárdenas Latino Collection." Artworks related to theme of immigration, and thus LCC's ongoing Humanigration project, from collection of Gilberto Cárdenas, Univ. of Notre Dame. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU, and Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition in these two galleries through Dec. 7. Also: Through Nov. 25 at West Gallery of the Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

-- Holiday photo backdrop. Visitor Information Center. Through Dec. 13. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2008/081106_VICbackdrop.html.

-- Fall Harvest Food Drive. Boiler Volunteer Network. Through Nov. 21. Drive supports Food Finders Food Bank, which provides help in 16 counties including Tippecanoe. Collect non-perishable foods, then take them to collection point (TBA). Collection times, for which volunteers will be needed (shifts in one-hour increments), are noon-7 p.m. Nov. 20, noon-7 p.m. Nov. 21, and 9-11 a.m. Nov. 22. To volunteer or learn more: 49-62450 or bvn@purdue.edu.

-- Geographic Information Systems geocaching event. Purdue University Libraries with others. Opportunity to learn about GIS and "neogeography" and win prizes including GPS receivers. Event, in form of scavenger hunt, runs Nov. 10-18. "Mash Something," a map mashup workshop, is Nov. 18. A poster session and two presentations are Nov. 19, which is GIS Day. More about all of this is at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081106RyanGIS.html.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are Senate Bean (soup) and Irish pork (entrée). 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stone Hall. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845. To access the full menu and learn about other dining options from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.