January 22, 2009

Today's events

Thursday, Jan. 22

-- Green Building Faculty Workshop. Energy Center. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Room 234, Potter Engineering Center. Registration was requested by Jan. 16.

-- "Cuba and Her Revolution: 50 Years in Review." Faculty panel discussion. Latin American and Latino Studies program. Panel led by Antonio Tillis, program director. 3 p.m. Black Cultural Center. More including names of panelists at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090114TillisEvents.html and www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/idis/latin-american/events/.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. George Crabtree, Argonne National Laboratory. "The Sustainable Energy Challenge." 4 p.m. Room 203, Physics Building.

-- Video presentation: "Environmental Racism." An event in the University celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance, others. 7 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090108RollockMLK.html or www.purdue.edu/mlk2009.

-- Women's basketball vs. Minnesota. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $12; student, $5.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Purdue University Galleries. "Kristy Deetz: 'Earth Texts.'" Wood relief sculptures based on words and characteristics associated with books. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Feb. 22.

-- Purdue University Galleries. "Shrouds, Masks, and the Floating World: Selections from the Permanent Collection."  This is the first exhibition in a new annual format allowing more extensively researched presentation of works contributed by donors, as well as dedicated use of a gallery for this purpose. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition through Dec. 6.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are butternut squash (soup) and cod baked in sour cream (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.

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