April 23, 2009
Today's events
Here is a list of events happening Thursday, April 23, at the West Lafayette campus.
Thursday, April 23
-- OIE/HR workshops. Choose any or all of three workshops in Staff Recruitment and Selection Series by Office of Institutional Equity and Human Resource Services Employment. To register online, go to http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/090421_OIE-HRS-training.html and click on the appropriate workshop title by date. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact OIE at 49-47253 (voice), 49-61343 (tty), or equity@purdue.edu.
"Conducting Quality Interviews." Workshop's focus is on role of supervisors and the tools and practices that will help them. 9-9:50 a.m. Room 318, STEW.
"A Guide to Reference Checking." Workshop's focus is on the who, what, when, how, and why of reference checking. 10-10:50 a.m. Room 318, STEW.
"Diversity in Employment." Workshop's focus is conversation with ten suggestions for recruiting and retaining. 11-11:50 a.m. Room 318, STEW.
-- Open forum for the proposed Global Public Policy Institute. 1-2:30 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU.
-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Sid Nagel, Univ. of Chicago. "The Life and Death of a Drop: Topological Transitions and Singularities in Fluids." 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
-- U.S. Student Fulbright Program information session. For both undergraduate and graduate students. University Honors Program. 6-7 p.m. Room 307, STEW. More about the program at http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html. Questions: Cristy Cornell at ccornell@purdue.edu or 49-41727.
-- Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching banquet. Committee for the Education of Teaching Assistants, Office of the Provost, others. 6:30 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU. Dinner reservations were due April 17. More including a link to the list of honorees is at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/090415_gradstudent-banquet.html
-- Purdue Theatre. "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare; directed by Gordon McCall. Marquee Series. 7:30 p.m. April 23-24; 3 p.m. April 25. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10 (April 16 preview, $6).
-- "Ain't Misbehavin'," The Fats Waller Broadway Musical starring Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis. Convocations, Lively Arts. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $45-$20. More at www.convocations.org
ONGOING EVENTS
All week
-- Grand Alternative. Substance-free activities for students during Grand Prix week; open to the public. Office of the Dean of Students, Wesley Foundation, Student Wellness Office and the Division of Recreational Sports. Individual activities sponsored by dozens of organizations. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009a/090415BenDaviesGrand.html
-- "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. Ends this Sunday (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 French onion (soup) and garlic and shrimp over linguini (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 "Portrait of a Founder: John Purdue and Purdue University." Purdue University Libraries. Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center. Fourth floor, STEW. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Through July 16. More about Archives and Special Collections at www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol
-- Exhibitions: Rueff Galleries. Fine Art Senior Exhibition. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Pao Hall. 49-62958. Through May 1.
-- 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. Ends this Friday (April 24). Lounge, BCC.
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