December 9, 2008

Today's events

Tuesday, Dec. 9

-- Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. Start of "Guess the Lights" contest (through Dec. 21). Start of construction of gingerbread house. Community and Purdue musicians from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Great Hall, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201TuckerPMU.html.

-- Presentation by candidate for dean of Purdue agriculture. Jay Akridge, interim dean. 9-10 a.m. Deans of Agriculture Auditorium, Pfendler Hall. Also available via Internet streaming. Candidate vitae and links for streaming are at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/dean_search. Other information about the search is at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081106ReedSearch.html. (Other presentations are Dec. 11 and Dec. 15.)

ONGOING EVENTS

-- "Preserving Memories, Making History." Local history exhibits prepared by Purdue students with owners of materials as projects in Archival Theory and Practice course taught by professors Susan Curtis and Kristina Bross. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. Library hours at www.wlaf.lib.in.us/; roll over "About the Library." Dec. 13 through Jan. 9. ----- Also related workshops on Dec. 13 about personal archiving. See http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202CurtisMuseum.html.

-- 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.

-- Boiler Care-and-Share collection of non-food items. Dec. 8 through Jan. 14 leading to Purdue's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance, others. More about collection and other events in celebration at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201RollockBoiler.html. Lists of collection points and recommended items to donate at www.purdue.edu/mlk2009.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are gazpacho (soup) and seared pork with pineapple salsa (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.