December 10, 2008

Today's events

Wednesday, Dec. 10

-- Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. Community and Purdue musicians from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Great Hall, PMU. Holidays Around the World, with traditions of many cultures including music, dance, food, fashion and martial arts, from 1 to 5 p.m. in South Ballroom, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081201TuckerPMU.html.

-- Public forum by candidate for dean of the School of Education. Maryann Santos de Barona, senior associate dean for academic programs and personnel at Arizona State Univ. 2-3 p.m. Room 202, STEW. Presentation of 15 minutes followed by Q-and-A. Other candidate presentations on Dec. 5, 8 and 15; more at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081202DepewCandidates.html.

-- Financial aid presentation for high school students and their parents. Overview of financial aid basics and about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process. Presented by Purdue's Division of Financial Aid and Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette financial aid office. Sponsored by Indiana Student Financial Aid Association.. 6:30 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College Auditorium, 3101 S. Creasy Lane. Information: David Reseigh at 49-45056 or dlreseigh@purdue.edu.

-- "Inside the White House and Hollywood … Getting to the Top With Character." Steve Ford, son of former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, speaking about the tools of his success in Hollywood and the success of his parents. Sponsored by Delta Gamma sorority; funded through the Dorothy Garrett Martin Lectureship in Values and Ethics. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

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.