Events this week

December 7, 2009

Events this week

Here is a list of events happening Dec. 7-13 at the West Lafayette campus.

Monday, Dec. 7

-- Christmas tree arrives in Great Hall, PMU. Around noon. Purdue Student Union Board. To be on display until Dec. 21. Decorating by PSUB this evening. Gingerbread house by PMU Dining Services also on display.

-- Matt Painter Radio Show. With host Larry Clisby. 6-7 p.m. From Puccini's on the Levee; with questions from live audience and callers. Carried on Purdue Sports Network stations; flagship station is WHSP-95.7 FM in Lafayette, and list of stations is at www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/m-bball-radio-network.html. More about the coach's radio show and television show is on that page also.

-- Sharon Versyp Radio Show. With host Tim Newton. 7:10 p.m. From Puccini's on the Levee; with questions from live audience and callers. Carried on WBPE-95.3 FM in Lafayette. More about the coach's radio show and television show (normally at noon Saturday on WLFI) is at www.purduesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/pur-w-baskbl-body.html; under Sport Links on right, click "Radio and TV Information."

Tuesday, Dec. 8

-- Christmas tree lighting by President Córdova. Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. 11:15 a.m. Great Hall, PMU. Followed by live music from local and campus performers until 1:30 p.m.

-- Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series. Enrico Martinez, University of Tamaulipas (Mexico). "Anionically Polymerized Elastomers: Synthesis, Structure and Applications – State of the Art." 3 p.m. reception, Atrium, Forney Hall. 3:30-4:30 p.m. lecture, Room G140, Forney Hall.

-- Purdue on BTN. Big Ten Network. "The Matt Painter Show." 5:30 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.

-- Web 2.0 technologies student showcase. ITaP. Presenting ways instructors can integrate such technologies into their teaching methods. Nearly 300 first- and second-year students in EDCI 27000, Introduction to Educational Technology. Course professor Tim Newby, curriculum and instruction, received ITaP’s 2009 Summer Faculty Scholar Award to expand this Web 2.0 investigative project. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Room 218, STEW.

-- Values and Ethics Lecture. Delta Gamma with Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance. Herman Boone, football coach whose story is told in the film "Remember the Titans." 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

Wednesday, Dec. 9

-- Live holiday music by local and campus performers. Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Great Hall, PMU. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091202TuckerHolidays.html.

-- Holidays Around the World. Purdue Student Union Board. 3-7 p.m. South Ballroom, PMU. Food, music, crafts, etc., associated with holidays from many cultures and traditions. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/091202TuckerHolidays.html.

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

Thursday, Dec. 10

-- Purdue campus programming on BTN. Big Ten Network. 10 a.m.: "Boiler Bytes 5"; 10:30 a.m.: Vet School Diaries: Large Animal Hospital"; 4 p.m.: "Boiler Bytes 5"; 4:30 p.m.: "Discovery With Delivery." Summary of Big Ten athletics and Purdue-produced campus programming on BTN is at www.bigtennetwork.com/schedule/Big-Ten-Network-Purdue-programming.asp.

-- Physics Department General Colloquium. Gregory Tarlé, Univ. of Michigan. "Grappling with Dark Energy: The Dark Energy Survey." 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.

-- Purdue on BTN. Big Ten Network. "The Sharon Versyp 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.

Friday, Dec. 11

Workshop on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The Birck Nanotechnology Center will host a two-day on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy on Dec. 10-11. Instructor: Dmitry Zemlyanov, Surface Science Application Scientist at the BNC. $700 for individuals and $250 for students. For complete information and registration: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/nanotechnology/XPS/.

-- Open forum with candidate for associate dean for distance learning, Continuing Education and Conferences. David Klenosky. 8-9 a.m. Room 218AB, STEW. Open to faculty, staff and students. (Second of 3; other candidate presentations: Dec. 18.)

-- Tuba Christmas/ Holiday Cheer & All That Jazz. Purdue Bands & Orchestras. Tuba tunes at 7 p.m. in Stewart Center west lobby. Purdue Jazz Bands' annual holiday concert at 8 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

-- Winter Dance Works. Purdue Repertory Dance Company; presented by the Division of Dance in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $12-$6. Performances also at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Saturday, Dec. 12

-- Breakfast with Santa. Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. 8-10:30 a.m. Great Hall, PMU. Cost: $2.50 for three pancakes, two sausage links and juice or milk. Also available for $1: coffee, tea and hot chocolate.

-- Holiday Crafts. Holidays at the Union. Purdue Student Union Board. Free hands-on event for children. 9 a.m.-noon. Room 118, PMU (next to Great Hall).

-- 76th Annual Purdue Christmas Show: "The Spirit of the Season." Purdue Musical Organizations. Noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. The 8 p.m. performance will have sign language interpretation. Tickets: $26-$12. Performance also at 2 p.m. Sunday.

-- Winter Dance Works. Purdue Repertory Dance Company; presented by the Division of Dance in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: $12-$6.

Sunday, Dec. 13

-- 76th Annual Purdue Christmas Show: "The Spirit of the Season." Purdue Musical Organizations. 2 p.m. Elliott Hall of Music. Tickets: $26-$12.

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

-- John Purdue Room. This week, the regular menu is being offered, but there are no featured specials due to the imminent end of classes. Friday (Dec. 11) is the last open day for this semester. 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.