February 26, 2009 Today's eventsHere is a list of events happening Thursday, Feb. 26, at the West Lafayette campus.Thursday, Feb. 26 -- College Teaching Workshop Series 2: Expanding Your Teaching Toolkit. "Generations in the Classroom: Reaching Them and Teaching Them." Pete Bill, basic medical science; Pam Horne, assistant vice president for enrollment management. For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 1:30-3 p.m. Workshop 5 of 5 in semester series. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu. -- Men's tennis vs. Ohio State. 3 p.m. Schwartz Tennis Center. -- School of Engineering Education (ENE) Seminar. Yvonna Lincoln, Texas A&M Univ. "Qualitative Research and Engineering Education. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room B071, Neil Armstrong Hall. More at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/AboutUs/Seminars/.
-- Books and Coffee. Beth Burnett, director of undergraduate academic advising for engineering education, on Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" (student-voted selection for 2009). Department of English and Purdue Student Union Board. 4-4:30 p.m.: Coffee, tea, baked goods. 4:30-5 p.m.: Talk. Rooms 302-206, STEW. Series weekly Feb. 5-26. Prize drawing at each event available to those present. Podcast to be available after each event at www.cla.purdue.edu/english/bookscoffee. -- Black History Month panel. Department of History. "Electing the Dream: Barack Obama, Civil Rights and African Americans' Voting Past." Panelists include Vernon E. Smith, journalist and former Newsweek bureau chief, and faculty members. 7 p.m. Room 206, STEW. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090212BynumSpeaker.html. -- Literary talk. Nami Mun, author of "Miles from Nowhere." Department of English and Sycamore Review. 7:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090209MehrSycamore.html. -- "The Drowsy Chaperone." Convocations, Lively Arts. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $45-$20. More at www.convocations.org. Feb. 26-28 -- Swimming and diving. Men's Big Ten Championships. Noon each day. Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Feb. 26 - March 8 -- Purdue Theatre. "Dracula" by Bram Stoker; guest-directed by Gregg Brevoort. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26-28, March 4-7; 3 p.m. March 8. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10 (Feb. 26 preview, $6). ONGOING EVENTS -- Project Respect. Annual series. Events are listed normally by date and identified as part of Project Respect. For an overview of the schedule and all sponsors, go to www.purdue.edu/projectrespect. All week -- 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-Wednesday -- Project Respect exhibition "To Know My Mother's Name." African American Studies and Research Center, Black Cultural Center. Portraits by Delita Martin, graduate student in visual and performing arts. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. through Feb. 25. Lounge, BCC. Monday-Friday -- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are cream of mushroom (soup) and salmon cakes (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. -- Rueff Galleries: West Gallery. Photography exhibition by Andrea Dailey, M.F.A. student. Brown bag lecture at noon Tuesday (Feb. 24). Reception at 6-8 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 25). Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Friday (Feb. 27). TICKETS
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