November 9, 2009

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Nov. 9-15 at the West Lafayette campus.

Monday, Nov. 9

-- History Department colloquium. "1989-2009: 20 years after the Fall." Two parts: (1) Speakers. 3-6 p.m. Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. (2) Film screening: "A Kis Utazas (The Short Trip)." (2000, comedy/drama/romance, 100 min., in Hungarian). 8 p.m. Krannert Auditorium, Krannert Building.

-- ADVANCE-Purdue open house. 4-6 p.m. Room 214 C-D, STEW. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/091102_AdvancePurdueOpen.html.

-- Men's basketball vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition). 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $11.

-- Old Masters Meet and Greet reception. Open to Purdue faculty, staff and students. Includes introduction of the 10 Old Masters for 2009 and a performance by Purdue Varsity Glee Club from Purdue Musical Organizations. 7:30-10 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

-- College Teaching Workshop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. "Are Your Students Cheating? Identification, Prevention, and Response." For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. 9-10:30 a.m. Weekly workshop 10 of 10 for this semester. Registration required: www.cie.purdue.edu. Questions: 49-66422 or CIE@purdue.edu.

-- ADVANCE-Purdue Gender & Science Seminar Series event. Londa Schiebinger, history of science, Stanford Univ. "Has Feminism Changed Science?" Center for Faculty Success with Women's Studies Program. Noon-12:45 p.m. (Q&A until 1:15). Room 1142, Lawson Computer Science Building. More at www.purdue.edu/dp/advance/.

-- Literature talk. "Shakespeare's 'Pericles': Authorship, the Just Gods, and Experimental Drama." Dharani dhar Sahu, Berhampur Univ., India. Comparative Literature Program. 4:30 p.m. Anniversary Drawing Room, PMU.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

-- Veterans Day observance. Purdue Student Union Board. Featuring the Purduettes from Purdue Musical Organizations; also speakers. 11 a.m. Great Hall, PMU. A 21-gun salute will occur about 11:30 a.m. Refreshments, display to  follow in Room 118.

-- Native American Heritage Month documentary viewing. Native American Educational and Cultural Center. "Tecumseh's Vision" episode of PBS documentary "We Shall Remain." Discussion to follow, moderated by Dawn Marsh, history. 1-3:30 p.m. Deans Auditorium (Room 241), Pfendler Hall. More about the center at www.purdue.edu/naecc/.

-- World Film Forum. "The Blue Angel" (2006, Russian with English subtitles, 85 min.). Dept. of of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Presenter: Fritz Cohen, emeritus, FLL. 4:30 p.m. West Lafayette Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St.

-- "Hip Hop Summit Action Network -- Dr. Benjamin Chavis." Black Cultural Center. HSAN is a nonprofit coalition dedicated to education and empowerment of youth. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. More at www.purdue.edu/UNS/x/2009b/091027ThomasChavis.html.

Thursday, Nov. 12

-- Office of Supplier Diversity Development's "Relationships to Partnerships Session." Networking/information event. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Stewart Center. Registration: $25 for luncheon only; $35 for day including luncheon. More including link to registration and contacts at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091019MooreSupplier.html.

-- Science Journalism Laureates Program's Public Town Hall meeting. "Science Journalism in the Age of Twitter." Discussion by 12 of Purdue's science journalism laureates, including the 2009 appointees. 9:30-11 a.m. Foyer, Lawson Computer Science Building. More at www.purdue.edu/sjl.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. David Stork, Ricoh Innovations and Stanford Univ. "Did Early Renaissance Masters 'Cheat' Using Optics? Computer Science, Physics, and Art History Address a Bold Theory." 4 p.m.: Fowler Hall, STEW. More at www.physics.purdue.edu/colloq.

-- Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) lecture. "The Philosophy of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance in the Global Economy." Muhammad Amin Ali Qattan, director of Islamic Economics Unit, Kuwait Univ. 5-6:30 p.m. Room 124, Krannert Center (just west of Krannert Building). Reception following in Weiler Lounge.

Friday, Nov. 13

-- Limited ticket sales open for Lady Gaga in the Monster Ball Tour  with special guests Kid Cudi and Jason DeRulo. Tickets, at $36.50 
(limit 6), go on sale to Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students, and Purdue faculty, staff, and retirees with a current identification 
card. 10 a.m. Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box offices; phone 49-43933. [General public sales through Ticketmaster begin at  10 a.m. on Saturday at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com, or at campus box offices beginning Monday (Nov.  16); phone 49-43933.] Event is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in Elliott Hall of Music, presented by the Student Concert Committee in association  with Purdue Convocations. More at www.convocations.org.

-- LA Influentials weekly speaker. College of Liberal Arts. Dale Pupillo, alumnus, special agent in the U.S. Secret Service. 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Room 2290, Beering Hall. Class meeting; seating for others as available.

-- Garnet Peck Symposium. School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; a 125th anniversary event. Theme: "Emerging Trends in Health Care." 1-5:15 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. More at www.ipph.purdue.edu/peck/ or 49-41361.

-- Men's swimming and diving vs. Carthage. 6 p.m. Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

-- Purdue on BTN. Big Ten Network. "The Danny Hope Show." 6:30 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

-- Men's basketball vs. Cal State Northridge. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $22.

-- "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen. Purdue Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $19-$12. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 18-21; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21-22.

-- Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Convocations, Dance. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. With Experience+. Tickets: $26-$19. More at www.convocations.org.

Saturday, Nov. 14

-- Game Day Concerts. Purdue Bands & Orchestras. Marching Band “Thrill on the Hill.” 10 a.m. Slayter Center. Post-game: Marching Band marches from stadium to Purdue Mall for concert.

-- Football vs. Michigan State. Noon. Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets: public, $46; student, $26.

-- "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen. Purdue Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $19-$12. Performances also at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18-21; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21-22.

Sunday, Nov. 15

-- Women's basketball vs. Western Illinois. 1 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: adult, $12; ages 3 to college, $5.

-- PSUB presents Starbucks Acoustic Series. Featuring Jake Fernandez. 5-6 p.m. Union Commons, ground floor, PMU.

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.

-- 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: Student works inspired by poetry of Donald Hall, former U.S. poet laureate (see also poetry reading under Thursday above). Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Through Friday (Nov. 13).

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