December 1, 2008

Events this week

Listings for exhibitions and other ongoing or weeklong events are at the bottom. Also there is information about ticket procedures for most ticketed events.

Tuesday, Dec. 2

-- Presentation by internal candidate for dean of the Graduate School. Steven Wilson, professor of communication. 2-3:15 p.m. Room 313, STEW. Other candidate presentations are on Dec. 3 and Dec. 11; more at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2008/081121_GradDean.html.

-- Chemical Engineering Dow Graduate Seminar Series. Johannes Schwank, Univ. of Michigan. "On-Board Fuel Reforming for SOFC-based Auxiliary Power Units." 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

-- Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- Men's basketball vs. Duke. 9 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: Sold out. ----- NOTE: The Boilermaker Athletic Council will conduct a food drive at this game. Nonperishable items packaged in cans, boxes or plastic will be accepted, as will monetary donations. The drive will support Food Finders Food Bank, which serves the local area and a total of 16 Indiana counties.

Wednesday, Dec. 3

-- Presentation by internal candidate for dean of the Graduate School. Thomas Farris, professor and head of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2-3:15 p.m. Room 214D, STEW. Other candidate presentations are on Dec. 2 and Dec. 11; more at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2008/081121_GradDean.html.

-- "Town Hall Forum for Cultural Diversity." Purdue police Diversity Team. Open to anyone in Purdue community. 7 p.m. Black Cultural Center. Reception following. Questions: 49-49927.

--  Spanish Conversation Tables. For those who know basic Spanish but want to practice their conversational skills in a friendly group atmosphere. All levels of speakers are welcome. 3-4 p.m., Latino Cultural Center (LCC), 600 N. Russell St. More information: 49-42530. NOTE: This will be the last meeting for the fall semester. Tables will resume on Jan. 28, 2009.

Thursday, Dec. 4

-- Preview of spring hydrogen symposium. Energy Center, Physics Department. Four events from noon-5 p.m. Details on events and speakers at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081117KoltickHydrogen.html.

-- Women's basketball vs. Maryland. ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 6:30 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets (special Operation Sellout price to help Purdue pack the house for a top-tier opponent): public, $7; student, $3.

-- Empire Brass, "An Empire Brass Holiday." Convocations, Classics. 7:30 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $26-$16. More at www.convocations.org.

-- Purdue Bands’ Chamber Music Recital. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

Friday, Dec. 5

-- Public forum by candidate for dean of the School of Education. Jonathan Plucker, director of the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University. 8:30-9:30 a.m. Room 310, STEW. Presentation of 15 minutes followed by Q-and-A. Other candidate presentations are on Dec. 8, 10 and 15; more at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202DepewCandidates.html.

-- Ecological Sciences and Engineering Symposium. Theme: "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature for a Sustainable World." Center for the Environment with ESE graduate program. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. STEW, PMU. More at www.purdue.edu/dp/ese/symposium/index.php.

-- Women's volleyball. NCAA Tournament opening round. Middle Tennessee State vs. Miami (Ohio) at 4 p.m.; Purdue vs. Louisville at 6:30 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Winners of the two contests will play at 5 p.m. Saturday. All-session tickets: $14 (prime) and $12 (main); single session (on sale at 9 a.m. Friday): $9 adult and $6 student.

-- BCC Cultural Arts Festival. Featuring Black Cultural Center performing arts ensembles. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Admission: public, $7; Purdue students, $5.

Dec. 5-6

-- Flicks at Fowler monthly film series. "Burn After Reading." Purdue Student Union Board. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Admission: public, $4; Purdue student ID, $2. Films subject to change. 49-48976.

Saturday, Dec. 6

-- La Polilla Cafe. Bilingual book discussion. "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario. 10 a.m. Latino Cultural Center.

-- Men's basketball vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. 8 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $20.

Sunday, Dec. 7

-- Survivor Party sponsored by Colleges Against Cancer. This will be a time to gather with fellow cancer survivors, decorate ornaments, and get involved with American Cancer Society's Colleges Against Cancer. 1-3 p.m. WorkLife Programs office in Purdue West. For more information, contact Katie Napier at knapier@purdue.edu.

-- Lafayette Christmas Parade with “All-American” Marching Band. Purdue Bands. 2 p.m. Downtown Lafayette. See www.LafayetteWestLafayetteChristmasParade.com.

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. Through Sunday (Dec. 7).

-- Season of Sharing. Boiler Volunteer Network. Step 1: Visit BVN in Room G4, STEW, and pick an ornament with the name of an area child or family in need (ornaments come from YWCA women's shelter, Salvation Army, Community and Family Resource Center, and American Red Cross). Step 2: Purchase gifts accordingly. Step 3: In week of Dec. 15-19, take gifts unwrapped to BVN for distribution. Questions: BVN at 49-62450 or bvn@purdue.edu.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are French onion (soup) and garlic and shrimp over linguini (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.

TICKETS

Events are free unless noted (except that conference registrations may be omitted here). Ticket prices are for single events, not any series or discount offers. An exception to the following will be noted in the listing.

For varsity athletics tickets, call the Athletic Ticket Office, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT [497-7678]; or visit the office in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. The office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events at IAF, Mackey Arena and Ross-Ade Stadium. For ticketed sports events at other Purdue venues, tickets will be on sale before the event at the venue.

For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others, go to ticket offices in Elliott Hall (lower level, northeast end by Hovde Hall) or Stewart Center (west lobby), or call (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW [914-7469]. The Elliott Hall box office is open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and before ticketed events there.

Purdue Theatre tickets are sold also at the Pao Hall box office. It is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and before Purdue Theatre performances there.