October 26, 2009

Events this week

Monday, Oct. 26

-- Start of Fall Harvest Food Drive. Boiler Volunteer Network. Benefit for Food Finders Food Bank. Continues through Nov. 21. To participate as a campus office or unit, get registration forms at BVN office, Room G-4, STEW. Questions:
BVN office in person or at 49-62450 or bvn@purdue.edu.

-- C.W. Distinguished Lovell Lecture. School of Civil Engineering. Delwyn G. Fredlund, Univ. of Saskatchewan (retired) and geotechnical engineering specialist and consultant worldwide. "Paradigm Shifts that Facilitate the Practice of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics." 4:30 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. More at https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/Academics/Groups/Geotechnical/Details/seminar/Lovell/2009LovellLecture.html.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Tools and Techniques for Constructing Objective Tests." For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 8 of 10 through Nov. 10. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

-- Darden Series: Executives in the Classroom. Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Bill Whiting, director, Banfi Vintners.10:30 a.m. Room 114, Physics Building. Series information at www.cfs.purdue.edu/HTM/industry/Darden.shtml.

-- Classical history lecture. "The Athenian Revolution: What Kind of Revolution Was It?" Huang Yang, Peking Univ., China. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Classical Studies. 7-9:30  p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building. An Experience Liberal Arts month event.

-- Poetry reading. "Cadaver, Speak: Poems from the Dissection Lab." Works by Marianne Boruch, professor of English, read by students from IU School of Medicine-Lafayette and Purdue's MFA in Creative Writing Program. Office of the Provost, Faculty Fellowship for Study in a Second Discipline. 7 p.m. Room 210, Matthews Hall. Reception following.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

-- Soccer (women's) vs. Loyola Chicago. 3:30 p.m. Varsity Soccer Complex. Tickets: adult, $5; student, $2; groups of 15 or more, $1 each (on day of match, tickets are sold only at site).

-- Bioethics Seminar Series event.  Tom Beauchamp, philosophy, Georgetown Univ. "When Hastened Death is Neither Killing Nor Letting Die." 5:30-7 p.m. Room 121, Burton Morgan Center. More on series at http://www.purdue.edu/bioethics/index.php?page=article&art=1. An Experience Liberal Arts month event.

-- World Film Forum. "Piter FM" (2006, Russian with English subtitles, 85 min.). Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Presenter: Zina Breschinsky, FLL. 4:30 p.m. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St. An Experience Liberal Arts month event. More at www.cla.purdue.edu/experience/events/?e=20090012.

-- Women's Studies Film Festival. Theme: "Iraq and Afghanistan: Women and the War on Terror." Women's Studies Program, others. Event 4 of 4 weekly events: "Enemies of Happiness" (2006, documentary, 59 min.). About Afghan woman seeking seat in parliament. Presented by Michelle Carreon, graduate student in American Studies. 7 p.m. Room 303, University Hall. An Experience Liberal Arts month event. More at www.cla.purdue.edu/experience/events/?e=20090025.

Thursday, Oct. 29

-- College of Agriculture Townsend Debate. Student teams on topic of whether organic food is consumers' best choice. Preliminary rounds start at 8 a.m.; final is at 7 p.m. Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091014FedererTownsend.html.

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN. Big Ten Network. 10 a.m.: "Boiler Bytes 4" (debut). 4:30 p.m.: "Boiler Bytes 4." Summary of Big Ten athletics and Purdue-produced campus programming on BTN is at www.bigtennetwork.com/schedule/Big-Ten-Network-Purdue-programming.asp.

-- Heisman Trophy on display with Leroy Keyes. Fundraiser for Purdue Center for Cancer Research. 2-4 p.m. Kendrick Nissan auto dealership, Creasy Lane at State Road 26 East, Lafayette. Purdue football All-American Leroy Keyes finished second in the 1968 Heisman balloting. This event is a chance to meet him and have one's picture taken with the trophy for a contribution to the Purdue Center for Cancer Research. More about the center at www.cancerresearch.purdue.edu.

-- OIE workshop for National Disability Employment Awareness Month: "Interacting with People with Disabilities." Office of Institutional Equity. 3-5 p.m. Room 313, STEW.  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.

-- President's Forum. Open to all faculty and staff. 3:30-4:30 p.m. South Ballroom, PMU. Remarks by President France A. Córdova. Spotlights from deans Dennis Savaiano (Consumer and Family Sciences) and Richard Cosier (Management).

-- Videotaping of Purdue's "Fast Track TV News." Audience will be included. 3:30 p.m. Room B-22, STEW. Program airs on Comcast Channel 5 and Boiler TV Channel 13. An Experience Liberal Arts month event.

-- Philosophy Colloquium. Tom Beauchamp, Georgetown Univ. "From Morality to Common Morality." 4:30 p.m. Room 1268, Beering Hall. An Experience Liberal Arts month event.

-- Exhibition talk and opening reception. For "Hard Rain: The Late Works of Mary Hambleton" (see listing below under "Ongoing Events" and "All Week" ). Talk by Ken Buhler, the artist's husband. Purdue University Galleries. 6 p.m. Room 310, STEW. Followed by reception in Stewart Center Gallery.

-- Corporate Citizenship and Ethics lecture. Blake Mycoskie, founder, TOMS Shoes. Krannert School of Management and College of Education. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. More at www.krannert.purdue.edu/events/ethics/home.asp.

-- Art education lecture. Alumni artist Michal Lile. "Artmaking and Teaching: A Symbiosis." In conjunction with exhibition "Envision/Revisit" (see below under "Ongoing Events" for Monday-Friday). 7:30-8:30 p.m. Room 1197, Pao Hall.

-- "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani. Purdue Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $13-$9.50. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30-31; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

Friday, Oct. 30

-- Recycling "set out" day for old telephone directories. Pickup by Purdue recycling crews will be Saturday. Place books, boxed or bundled, on loading docks or next to outdoor green recycling carts. Covering the books against the weather is quite helpful.

-- "Computer Security." Presentations for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. ITaP and SecurePurdue. John McCumber, Symantec Corp., on computer security threats in industry; Scott Ksander, Purdue's chief information security officer, on computer security threats in universities. 9-11 a.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Session will conclude with door prizes and security-themed Halloween costume contest. More about computer security at www.purdue.edu/securepurdue/training.

-- LA Influentials weekly speaker. College of Liberal Arts. France A. Córdova, Purdue president. 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Room 2290, Beering Hall. An Experience Liberal Arts month event. More at www.cla.purdue.edu/experience/events/?e=20090008.

-- "Explore Italian Renaissance Art": Symposium by Art History program. Speakers, Italian delicatessen and Renaissance music. 3:30-6:30 p.m. Room 1255, Beering Hall. An Explore Liberal Arts month event. More at www.cla.purdue.edu/vpa/arthistory/events/Explore_Italian_Renaissance_Art.html.

-- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Distinguished Alumni Lecture. A 125th anniversary event. Ron Dollens, former president and CEO, Guidant Corp. "Health Policy's Impact on Innovation: Why a Pharmacy Education is Relevant." 4 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

-- Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Latino Cultural Center. 4-7 p.m. YWCA Greater Lafayette, 605 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.

-- Men's swimming and diving vs. Miami University. 5 p.m. Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

-- Purdue on BTN. Big Ten Network. "The Danny Hope Show." 5 p.m. Summary of Big Ten athletics and Purdue-produced campus programming on BTN is at www.bigtennetwork.com/schedule/Big-Ten-Network-Purdue-programming.asp.

-- Volleyball (women's) vs. Northwestern. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

-- "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani. Purdue Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $13-$9.50. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

-- O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) rock concert. Student Concert Committee in conjunction with Convocations. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $30. More at www.convocations.org.

-- Registration deadline to attend Eva Goble Lecture. College of Consumer and Family Sciences. (Registration free but required.) Lecture is Nov. 5: Brian Barber, Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville. "Making Sense and No Sense of War: Issues of Meaning and Identity in Youths' Experiences with Political Conflict." 7:30 p.m. Room 218, STEW. More at www.cfs.purdue.edu/news/events/eva_goble.html.

-- PSUB presents "Rocky Horror Picture Show." Purdue Student Union Board. Film showing. Doors open at 11 p.m.; seating is first-come, first-served. Show begins at midnight. South Ballroom, PMU. Admission: public, $8; students with PUID, $4. Survival kits, $5.

Saturday, Oct. 31

-- Chemistry Show: "The Alchemist."  10:30-11:30 a.m. Room 200, Wetherill Laboratory.

-- "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani. Purdue Theatre. 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $13-$9.50. Performances also at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1.

-- Volleyball (women's) vs. Illinois. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Sunday, Nov. 1

-- "Almost, Maine" by John Cariani. Purdue Theatre. Final performance. 2:30 p.m. Carole and Gordon Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $13-$9.50.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

--Exhibition: "Hard Rain: The Late Works of Mary Hambleton." Purdue University Galleries. Paintings chronicling artist's journey of living with cancer; exhibition in collaboration with Purdue Oncological Sciences Center's annual "Cancer, Culture and Community" events. Stewart Center Gallery. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus until 8 p.m. Thursday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Through Dec. 6. More about Galleries is at www.purdue.edu/galleries. … … Opening reception: Talk by Ken Buhler, the artist's husband, at 6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 29) in Room 310, STEW. Followed by reception in the gallery.

-- 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

-- 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 Friday (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/.

-- 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 Friday (Oct. 30). … In conjunction with exhibition: 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.

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