October 20, 2009
Today's events
Here is a list of events happening Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the West Lafayette campus.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
-- Pre-enrollment benefits information session with CIGNA. HRS Staff Benefits. Presentation of 20-30 minutes by CIGNA (Purdue's 2010 medical plan administrator) followed by Q&A. 9-11 a.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. More including list of all pre-enrollment session times at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/091002_CIGNASessions.html.
-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Micro-Teaching: Practice Your Teaching" (special registration required). For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 7 of 10 through Nov. 10. Registration required: send e-mail to jvelasqu@purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.
-- Writing Lab haiku event and open house. For National Day on Writing. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Write a haiku, post it on wall at Writing Lab. Noon-1:30 p.m.: open house. Room 226, Heavilon Hall. More about the Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/. More about the national day at www.ncte.org/dayonwriting.
-- Open Access Week information table. Purdue University Libraries. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. West lobby, STEW. See also display case in Stewart Center main hallway. More about Purdue's observance of International Open Access Week at www.lib.purdue.edu/info/oaday.
-- Darden Series: Executives in the Classroom. Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Judy Thomas, director of convention events, Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association. 10:30 a.m. Room 114, Physics Building. Series information at www.cfs.purdue.edu/HTM/industry/Darden.shtml.
-- Jewish Studies Noon Series Lecture. Alon Kantor, foreign languages and literatures (Hebrew). "Teaching Hebrew at Purdue." Noon. Room 320, STEW. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.
-- Safety symposium: "Slips, Trips, and Falls: Best Practices and Standards." Sessions from virtual symposium, hosted at Purdue by Radiological and Environmental Management: Noon-1 p.m.: "Surefooted Safety: Training Strategies for Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls." 2-3 p.m.: "When Slips, Trips, and Falls Aren’t Accidental." Room 1179, Physical Facilities Service Building. Free to those at Purdue. Sessions also Wednesday and Thursday. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/091016_SlipsTripsFalls.html.
-- Open Access Week panel. "Scholarship and Open Access: Purdue Perspectives." Purdue University Libraries. 1-2:30 p.m. Room 206, STEW. Names of participants and topics and more about Purdue's observance of International Open Access Week at www.lib.purdue.edu/info/oaday.
-- OIE workshop for National Disability Employment Awareness Month: "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Audio Conference." Office of Institutional Equity. 2-3:30 p.m. Room 1057, Young Hall. To reserve a space, for more information, or to request a reasonable accommodation: OIE at 49-47253 (voice), 49-61343 (tty), or equity@purdue.edu.
-- Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. Timothy Anderson, Univ. of Florida. "Light In and Light Out: Solid-state Lighting and Thin Film Photovoltaics." 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.
-- Diwali Cultural Night. Housing and Food Services occasional series Cultural Journeys through Food, Music, and Crafts. 5-7 p.m. Earhart Dining Court. Also opportunities to interact with volunteers. Dinner: meal plan or $9.97 per adult at the door. Questions: 49-40922 or wcruz@purdue.edu, or go to www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HRMultiCultural.htm.
-- Larry Axel Memorial Lecture.
Marjorie Suchocki, Claremont School of Theology. "The Promise of Incorporating the Art of Film into Theological Reflection." Religious Studies and Jewish Studies programs. 8 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. An Experience Liberal Arts event.
ONGOING EVENTS
All week
-- Exhibition: Rotating Selections from the Permanent Collection. Purdue University Galleries. Current: "Shrouds, Masks, and the Floating World." Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. More about Galleries is at www.purdue.edu/galleries.
Monday-Friday
-- Art education exhibition: "Envision/Revisit." Works by students and alumni in art education major. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Through Oct. 30. In conjunction with exhibition: (1) Hands-on printmaking workshop "Two-Toned Relief Print" led by Buffy Rogers, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday (Oct. 24) in Pao Hall, requiring advance registration and a small materials fee (to register, contact Sue Uhlig, exhibition organizer, at 49-43973 or uhlig@purdue.edu); (2) Lecture by alumni artist Michal Lile on "Artmaking and Teaching: A Symbiosis," 7:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in Room 1197, Pao Hall.
-- Exhibition: "Purdue's Place in Space: From the Midwest to the Moon." Libraries Archives and Special Collections. Includes items from Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan and other Purdue astronaut alumni in celebration of 40 years since the first moon landing. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, fourth floor, STEW. Through Oct. 30. More at www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol. For a group tour, call 49-42839. Digitized images of exhibition items are now at www.lib.purdue.edu/moon/.
-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are salmon chowder (soup) and farfalle with wild mushrooms (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 two hours before ticketed events there. The Stewart Center box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and two hours 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 two hours before ticketed events there.
More about box offices and venues is at www.housing.purdue.edu/HTML/HallOfMusic.