March 25, 2009

Today's events

Wednesday, March 25

-- Advanced Manufacturing Summit. Theme: "The Economic and Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing." Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Technical Assistance Program, others. 8 a.m.: Registration. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Program. Stewart Center. More at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/amap.

-- Collaboration with Community Partners. Workshop on service learning. Center for Instructional Excellence. Presented by 2008-09 Community of Service-Learning Faculty Fellows. 1-2:30 p.m. Room 313, STEW. More at www.cie.purdue.edu/workshop/register/.

-- Talkin' and Testifyin' Series. "You Can Have Success with a Career or a Man, but Not Both: Exploring the Black Lady Image in Popular Television and Film." Cerise Glenn, postdoctoral fellow, communication. African American Studies and Research Center. 3-4:30 p.m. Room 313, STEW. Questions: Matilda Stokes at mstokes@purdue.edu or 49-45680.

-- Women's History Month keynote speaker. Julie Cain Burkhard will speak on women leadership and mentoring. 8 p.m. Room 206, STEW. Burkhard's talk is sponsored by the Women's Resource Office and Discovery Park's Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence.

-- INTERSECTIONS, the 2009 Student Conference on Diversity. Diversity Resource Office/DiversiKey and the Office of the Dean of Students.  Open to students, faculty and staff. Full conference schedule and registration information: www.purdue.edu/diversikey/intersections.shtml.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Exhibition "Urban Legends and Rural Myths." Purdue University Galleries. With invited entries for a national exhibition of contemporary art that inspires NEW myths, imagined histories and tall tales. 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. Through April 26. More also at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090224MartinLegends.html.

-- Exhibition "Shrouds, Masks, and the Floating World: Selections from the Permanent Collection." Purdue University Galleries. 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

-- Exhibition "Rock, Rhythm & Soul: The Black Roots of Popular Music." Black Cultural Center. The exhibition was produced by the Indiana University Archives of African-American Music and consists of topical banners on various themes and genres of African-American music, including soul, funk, gospel, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday through April 24. Lounge, BCC.

-- John Purdue Room Lunch. 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. More at www.purduesports.com.
 
For Purdue Convocations and Purdue Theatre events and some others as announced, 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.
 
More about box offices and venues is at www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic/Welcome.html.