April 6, 2009

Events this week

Monday, April 6

-- Priester National Extension Health Conference. First of three days. Theme: "Healthy Transitions in a Changing World." Cooperative Extension Service. Hyatt Regency, 1 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090318ZotzHealth.html.

-- Research Review at Birck Technology Center. Short overview lectures plus poster session. 1-5:30 p.m. Room 121, Burton Morgan Center. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/090403_birck-researchreview.html.

Tuesday, April 7

-- CANCELED. Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. Darsh Wasan, Illinois Institute of Technology. "New Vistas in Dispersion Science and Engineering." 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

-- Baseball vs. Ball State. 4 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- PEFCU annual meeting and Membership Benefits Fair. Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union. Meeting, including yearly review and election of board members, at 4:45 p.m. in Room 311, PMU (candidate statements at www.purdueefcu.com). Fair at 5:30 p.m. in East and West Faculty Lounges, PMU.

Wednesday, April 8

-- Stopping Child Abuse Summit. Community and Family Resource Center; leadership by several Purdue professors. Theme: "Connections Count." 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Christ United Methodist Church, County Road 350 South and South 18th Street, Lafayette. Registration: $25 before March 31, and $35 after. More including registration link at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090325WilsonSummit.html.

-- "Difficult Dialogues" series. Monthly conversation about race and issues that intersect race. Black Cultural Center and American Studies program. Topic: "Race and the Media." 2 p.m. Multipurpose Room 1, BCC.

-- Baseball vs. Illinois State. 4 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- Cultural Nights @ Windsor: Cultural Journeys through Food, Music, and Crafts. Housing and Food Services. In observance of April’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. 5-7 p.m. Windsor Dining Court. Meal, unless on meal plan: $9.50.

-- Bandana Project awareness event. Concern about sexual violence against farmworker women. Latino Cultural Center and MESA: Multicultural Efforts to end Sexual Assault. 7 p.m. LCC. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090326NicolettiBandana.html.

April 8-11

-- Purdue Theatre. "The Shape of Things" by Neil Labute; directed by Kristine Holtvedt. Horizon Series; showcase for undergraduate actors. 7:30 p.m. April 8-11. Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $10.50; students, $8.50.

Thursday, April 9

-- OIE/HR workshop: "The Essentials of Staff Recruitment and Selection." Staff Recruitment and Selection Series by Office of Institutional Equity and Human Resource Services Employment. Workshop's focus is on role of hiring supervisors and committees in entire process of hiring staff. 2-4 p.m. Room 318, STEW. To register online, go to http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/090128_AAOsessions.html and click on appropriate title by date.  For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact AAO at 49-47253 (voice), 49-61343 (tty), or aao@purdue.edu.

-- Multimedia and research presentation: "Not Simply a Moment in History: Notes on the Enduring Politics and Memory of Post Katrina New Orleans." Black Thought Collective, the scholarly ensemble of the Black Cultural Center. 3-5 p.m. Multipurpose Room 1, BCC.

-- Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. Uma Chowdhry, DuPont Experimental Station. "A New Era of Innovation for Sustainability. 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

-- "Open Access: Perspectives from the Purdue Libraries and the Purdue University Press." A School of Engineering Education seminar.  From Libraries: Beth McNeil, associate dean for information resources and scholarly communications; and Mark Newton, digital collections librarian. From Purdue University Press: Bryan Shaffer, acting director. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Room B071, Neil Armstrong Hall. More about ENE seminars is at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/AboutUs/Seminars/.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Jay Melosh, Univ. of Arizona. "Our Catastrophic Solar System: Impacts and the Latest Revolution in Earth Science." 3:30 p.m.: Refreshments in Room 242, Physics Building. 4 p.m.: Talk in Room 203, Physics Building. More at www.physics.purdue.edu/colloq.

April 9-11

-- Purdue Fleet Sale. Opportunity to inspect the more than 25 vehicles available, including flex-fuel Impalas, two hybrids and a Ford E150. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 9-10 and 8-11 a.m. April 11. Transportation Service, 1175 Harrison St., West Lafayette. Sealed bids accepted until 2 p.m. April 13. 

Friday, April 10

-- Avanelle Kirksey Lecture. Barry M. Popkin, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "The World is Fat: The Trends, Policies and Products That are Fattening the Human Race." Department of Foods and Nutrition. 10:30 a.m. Auditorium (Room 241), Pfendler Hall. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090320BuhrmesterKirksey.html.

-- Curriculum and Instruction Research Seminar: Career and Technical Education. Minchi Kim, C&I. "School-based Research on Scaffolding Scientific Inquiry in Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments: Issues, Lessons, and Implications." Noon-1 p.m. Room 1255, Beering Hall.

-- Haraka Fest: "Through My Eyes: Stories of Lives Never Lived," directed by Khari Bowden. Haraka Writers, the literary ensemble of the Black Cultural Center. Poetry, prose and stories performed. 7 p.m. Multipurpose Room 1, BCC.

Saturday, April 11

-- Women's golf. Ladies Midwest Shootout. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

-- Men's tennis vs. Michigan State. Noon. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Softball vs. Iowa. 2 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame induction. See renovated hall, enjoy foods, attend induction. 6:30 p.m. NCAA Hall of Champions, 700 W. Washington St., Indianapolis. Tickets: $50, available through the John Purdue Club at 49-43248. Suggestion parking option: Garage along Washington Street between NCAA and Indiana State Museum.

-- Vasantotsav 2009. Celebration of contemporary Indian arts and culture. Asha for Education, Purdue Chapter and the India Classical Music Association of Purdue. 1:30-7:30 p.m. Room 210, Matthews Hall. More information at www.purdue.edu/icmap.

-- Boilermaker Huddle in Heels Football Clinic. Comprehensive overview of football basics designed especially for women but men are also welcome to attend. John Purdue Club and Purdue football. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kissell Center of Ross-Ade Stadium. To sign up for the clinic, contact the John Purdue Club by phone at 49-43248 or (800) 213-2239, or by e-mail at jpc@purdue.edu. More information is at www.purduesports.com/genrel/040609aab.html.

Sunday, April 12

-- Men's tennis vs. Michigan. Noon. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Softball vs. Iowa. 2 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- "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.

-- "Tippecanus Rex." Purdue University Galleries co-sponsoring with Tippecanoe Arts Federation. Works and participation from 14-county region. A whimsical celebration of the unnatural, even mythical, history of Tippecanoe County. Through May 10 at TAF, 638 North St., Lafayette. Gallery hours through April are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. More at www.purdue.edu/galleries/pages/exhibitions/ex_tippecanusrex.shtml.

-- "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

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are senate bean (soup) and Irish pork (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.

-- 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.

-- Exhibitions: Rueff Galleries. Graduate exhibitions. Delita Martin (West); Hai Ri Han / Nien Hsieh (East). Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Friday (April 10).

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.