November 18, 2009
Today's events
Here is a list of events happening Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the West Lafayette campus.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
-- Fall Jewelry Sale: Three-day sale Wednesday-Friday (Nov. 18-20) by Purdue Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing Association (PAJAMA). Items handmade by members of PAJAMA. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. West lobby, STEW.
-- A Day in the Life brown bag lunch talk. Discussion of student experiences and identities. Office of the Dean of Students with others. Noon-1:30 p.m. on alternate Wednesdays. This week: students who identify as religious minorities. Room G066, Haas Hall. Program schedule and information at www.purdue.edu/odos/aboutodos/odosdiversitydayinthelifeseriesschedule.php.
-- Jewish Studies Noon Series Lecture. Rabbi Daniel Aldrich, political science. "Is an Alternative Capitalism Possible? Hints from Jewish and Japanese Thought." 12:30 p.m. Room 1255, Beering Hall. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu or www.cla.purdue.edu/jewish-studies/.
-- Bagels-and-books discussion. Book: "Finding Darwin's God" by Kenneth Miller. Religious Studies program and the Purdue Religion and Science Group. Discussion leader: Tom Ryba, continuing lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Room 1284, Beering Hall. Part of a series related to this book; more at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/insidepurdue/2009/091013_ReligBookDarwin.html.
-- Accessible Technology Webinar. "Tips and Tricks for Efficient, Accessible Web Design." Office of Institutional Equity. 2-3:30 p.m. Room 1057, Young Hall. Online registration for this workshop is at www.purdue.edu/ethics/oie/events.shtml; select event title and date; more description is in following online pages. For more information, for registration assistance or to request a reasonable accommodation: OIE at 49-47253 (voice), 49-61343 (tty), or equity@purdue.edu.
-- OIE/HR Staff Recruitment and Selection Series workshop: "The Essentials of Staff Recruitment and Selection." Office of Institutional Equity and Human Resource Services Employment. Workshop's focus is on role of hiring supervisors and committees in entire process of hiring staff. 2-4 p.m. Room 314, STEW. To register online, go to www.purdue.edu/ethics/oie/events.shtml 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.
-- "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. 19-21; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21-22.
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. 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: "The Hole World" photographic pinhole exhibition. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Through Nov. 24. Reception at 4:30-6 pm. Nov. 19.
-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are senate bean (soup) and Irish pork (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.