Events this week

April 13, 2009

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening April 13-19 at the West Lafayette campus.

Monday, April 13

-- Purdue Cancer Center Challenge Day at Puccini's. Puccini’s will donate 20 percent of its receipts for that day to the center. More information is available at www.purduecancercenter.com/Purdue5K/index.php.

-- President's Forum. President Córdova on fiscal matters; deans Jamieson and Reed on strategic plans for Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, respectively. 1-2 p.m. South Ballroom, PMU.

-- "The Rap Canterbury Tales." Hip-hop artist Baba Brinkman. Department of English, others. 5:30 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. More including information on student rap-writing workshop at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090326MaloRap.html.

-- All Campus & Community Chorale Concert. Purdue Musical Organizations. 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1700 State Road 26 West (1/4 mile west of McCormick Road).

Tuesday, April 14

-- Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. This week's seminar is canceled.

-- Faculty & Staff Appreciation Brunch. Purdue Greek Week Team. All-you-can-eat brunch featuring pancakes, sausage links, orange juice and coffee. Catering by Chris Cakes. Open only to first 500 faculty and staff members to arrive. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Purdue Armory.

-- Violet Haas Award reception. Honoring 2009 winner Berenice Carroll, women's studies and political science. Council on the Status of Women. 4 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/090408_HaasAward-Carroll.html.

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

-- Cognitive Literary Studies lecture. Merlin Donald, Case Western Reserve Univ. "What We Were, What We are Becoming: Cognitive Evolution." Center for Cognitive Literary Studies, others also in the College of Liberal Arts. 5 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090331LeverageDarwin.html.

-- Mariza. Contemporary treatment of Portuguese fado music. Convocations, World Stage. 7:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse. Tickets: $26-$19. More at www.convocations.org.

Wednesday, April 15

-- Phi Zeta Research Day: Infectious Diseases & Public Health Symposium. Part of School of Veterinary Medicine 50th anniversary celebration. Program in Room 1136, Lynn Hall. Welcome at 8:15 a.m., then three lectures: 1) 8:30 a.m. Max Essex, Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, "Multiple Uses of Antiretroviral Drugs in Africa: Progress and Problems." 2) 9:30 a.m. Guy Palmer, School for Global Animal Health, Washington State Univ., "Global Health and the Human-Animal Interface." 3) 10:30 a.m. Thijs Kuiken, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, "Avian H5N1 Influenza: Breaking the Rules." More about 50-year celebration at www.vet.purdue.edu/50thanniversary/index.html.

-- Reservation deadline for Purdue Alumni Club of Tippecanoe County Annual Scholarship Dinner. Includes dinner, silent auction, music by Purdue Black Voices of Inspiration. 6 p.m.: Social. 6:30 p.m.: Dinner, then program. Cost: Purdue Alumni Association member, $15; nonmember, $25. To make a reservation, go to http://tracking.des01.com/t/8892443/184005384/51287026/0/.

-- Spring Jewelry Sale: Three-day sale Wednesday-Friday (April 15-17) by Purdue Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing Association (PAJAMA). Items handmade by members of PAJAMA. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. In front of Stewart Center. For more information, smmassey@purdue.edu or 49-43067.

-- Special international lunch option. John Purdue Room, Stone Hall. Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Special meal is: Chef Kevin's red bean gumbo (soup); entrée choice of chicken and sausage jamabalaya, shrimp po' boy with Cajun fries, or blackened catfish with Creole rice and Cajun fried okra (each served with cornbread and strawberry butter); dessert choice of Mississippi mud pie or bread pudding with pecan liqueur crème anglaise; beverage of raspberry-peach tea. $13.95. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845 or e-mail camposm@purdue.edu with choices of entrée and dessert. For more on regular and weekly special offerings at the John Purdue Room, see Ongoing events below.

-- Biomedical Ethics/ Research Genetics. Graduate School. Two events with Jason Eberl, IUPUI. 1) Ethics and Science: informal seminar/discussion. Noon-1 p.m. Room 129, Burton Morgan Center. For signup and article proposed for discussion, go to www.purdue.edu/bioethics and click "Schedule." 2) Bioethics Seminar Series: public lecture. "History of Research with Human Subjects: Ethical Steps Forward and Back." 5:30-7 p.m. Room 1001, Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering.

-- Jewish Studies Noon Lecture Series. Richard Moss, graduate student, history. "The American Jewish Tercentenary and the Roots of a New Ethnic Paradigm." 12:30 p.m. Room 1245, Beering Hall. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.

-- Softball vs. Ball State. 4 p.m. Varsity Softball Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- Steer Lecture Series presents "Aging, Hearing Loss and Speech Recognition." Presented by Judy R. Dubno, professor from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery from the Medical University of South Carolina. 4 p.m. reception. 4:30 p.m. lecture. Room 310, Stewart Center.

-- Literary Awards Banquet. Department of English, Purdue Libraries, Black Cultural Center. Banquet includes dinner, awards ceremony and remarks from Rita Dove about the creative process. 4:30 p.m.: Pre-dinner reception, Anniversary Drawing Room, PMU. 5:30 p.m.: Banquet, North Ballroom, PMU. Tickets needed/good for both parts: adults, $25; students, $15; on sale in Room 324, Heavilon Hall, or at 49-43740.

-- Literary Awards special appearance and reading. Rita Dove, former U.S. poet laureate. Department of English, Purdue Libraries, Black Cultural Center. 8 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

Thursday, April 16

-- Introductory Composition at Purdue (ICaP) Showcase of Student Work. Writing, research and digital media productions from English 106 and 108; also displays about innovative teaching practices from ICaP instructors. With Exhibitors Fair by showcase sponsors. Display of projects: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Awards ceremony: 2:30 p.m. Rooms 218 and 204, STEW. More about ICaP at www.digitalparlor.org/icap/. For more about showcase, Samantha Blackmon at blackmos@purdue.edu or Tom Sura at tsura@purdue.edu.

-- RCHE Spring 2009 Research Solutions Conference: National Priorities and Goals. Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering. Keynote: Harvey V. Fineberg, president, Institute of Medicine. More including registration at www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/rche/events/conferences/2009/spring/index.php.

-- Council for Manager Development graduating class presentations. Purdue professional development program; teams create proposals for real projects. 10 a.m.-noon. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- Amelia Earhart sculpture dedication. Office of Special Events. Noon. Earhart Hall. RSVP requested at www.purdue.edu/eventrsvp or 49-40900.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Alexander Pines, Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "Some recent developments in unconventional NMR and MRI." 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.

-- Corporate Citizenship and Ethics lecture. Harvey Pitt, CEO of Kalorama Partners and former chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Krannert School of Management, James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship in the College of Education. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- CFS lecture on green trends in retailing ("greentailing"). Willard Ander, retail consultant and author. Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing. 7 p.m. Room 210 Matthews Hall. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090402HarmonAnder.html.

-- Purdue Brass Choir concert. Purdue Bands. 8 p.m. University Church, 320 North St.

April 16-25

-- Purdue Theatre. "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare; directed by Gordon McCall. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. April 16-18, 22-24; 3 p.m. April 19, 25. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10 (April 16 preview, $6).

Friday, April 17

-- Felker Leadership Series. College of Consumer and Family Sciences. Theme: "Going Global." 9 a.m. registration. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. program. Room 302, STEW. Keynote: C. Perry Yeatman, Kraft Foods. More on program and speakers at www.cfs.purdue.edu/news/events/felker_series.html. Cost: program only, $30; program plus lunch (if seats remain available), $40; program free to students. Questions or registration: 49-47890 or cfsalums@purdue.edu.

-- Curriculum and Instruction Research Seminar: Career and Technical Education. Alister McLeod, graduate student. "Identifying Factors that Affect the Implementation of Lean Manufacturing." Noon-1 p.m. Room 1255, Beering Hall.

-- James C. Snyder Memorial Lecture in agricultural economics. Brian Wright, Univ. of California, Berkeley. "Grain Price Gyrations: Recent Research and Its Policy Implications." Department of Agricultural Economics. 3:45-4:45 p.m. Room 202, STEW. More at http://www.ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=9&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eag%2Epurdue%2Eedu%2Fagecon%2FPages%2Fdefault%2Easpx.

-- Baseball vs. Ohio State. 4 p.m. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2. (Also Saturday and Sunday.)

-- Indiana Classical Conference. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature and Department of History. 7:30 p.m. Friday through 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Friday session in Room 210, Matthews Hall. Saturday session in Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. Information: Nicholas Rauh at 49-66079.

April 17-19

-- Gala Weekend. Purdue Alumni Association. More at www.purduealum.org or http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090324BurnsGala.html.

Saturday, April 18

-- Men's golf two-day event, Saturday and Sunday. Boilermaker Invitational. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.

-- Track and field (men and women). Dave Rankin Invitational. Rankin Track and Field. Admission: public, $5; students, $2.

-- Purdue Cancer Center Challenge. 8:30-10 a.m. 5K run/walk. More at www.purduecancercenter.com.

-- Spring Fest. Many events from units throughout campus. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090408KirkpatrickSpringfest.html and www.extension.purdue.edu/sfest/. (Also Sunday.)

-- Pappy’s Sweet Shop renovation celebration. Office of Special Events. Made possible due to the generosity of the Class of 1955. 11 a.m. Ground floor, PMU. RSVP requested at www.purdue.edu/eventrsvp or 49-40900.

-- Women's tennis vs. Iowa. Noon. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Baseball vs. Ohio State. Noon. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2. (Also Sunday.)

-- Spring football Gold and Black Game. 1 p.m. Ross-Ade Stadium. [Related events to be announced.]

-- Día de la Familia (Day of the Family). Latino Cultural Center. Also celebrating six years of LCC with food, live music, activities. 12:30-2:30 p.m. LCC.

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

-- South Campus Plaza dedication. Office of Special Events. Made possible due to the generosity of the Classes of 1956 and 1957. 4 p.m. Pao Hall. RSVP requested at www.purdue.edu/eventrsvp or 49-40900.

-- Purduettes Spring Spectacular. Purdue Musical Organizations. 7:30-9 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette. Tickets: public, $15; students, $10; call PMO at 49-43941.

Sunday, April 19

-- Spring Fest. Many events from units throughout campus. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090408KirkpatrickSpringfest.html and www.extension.purdue.edu/sfest/.

-- Women's tennis vs. Minnesota. Noon. Schwartz Tennis Center.

-- Baseball vs. Ohio State. Noon. Lambert Field. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

-- Purdue Grand Prix Community Day. A day to see the track, meet the drivers and participate in other fun activities. Noon-3:30 p.m. Track is west of the athletic complex at Cherry Lane and McCormick Road.

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

-- Purdue Percussion Theater: "Taking It to the Max." Purdue Bands. 2:30 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Technology Week. College of Technology. Includes presence at Spring Fest. Information and schedule at www.purdue.edu/techweek.

-- "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

-- 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. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. West Gallery: Onur Yazicigil Graduate Exhibition (artist's talk at noon Wednesday); East Gallery: Hao Hua and R. Strick. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through Friday (April 17).

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are tortilla (soup) and chicken tamales (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.

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