PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF MARCH 12-16 This digest contains summaries of the following stories from Purdue News Service and Agricultural Communication Service. All these stories, and more, are available on the World Wide Web at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/html3month/3month.html (Instructions for retrieving stories and photographs via the Internet are at the end of this document.) 1. Senior vice president for advancement candidate to visit campus 2. Robots, road rage, gas tax, land use among road school topics 3. National Rube Goldberg contest slated for April 7 4. Purdue Bug Bowl draws folks like flies to honey 5. University Residences starts phase two of food service master plan 6. Purdue sponsors UniDiversity Week 7. Purdue Extension provides safety, disaster info on the Web 8. ENvision program helps kids take a new look at engineering 9. Ackerman Center sponsors Holocaust program 10. Former Aryan Nations leader to speak on Indiana hate groups 11. Lecture series examines Israeli-Palestinian relations 12. Purdue offers 'mini MBA' technical management programs 13. Public forums set for five Purdue Calumet chancellor finalists 14. Lecture explores biology of gender differences 15. Career day set for future women engineers 16. School's in session for dairy producers, employees 17. Purdue forestry and natural resources research to be showcased 18. Learn biotech basics online from Purdue 19. Traditions and heritage preserved in BCC storytelling program 20. Black arts in America featured in film, discussion series 21. Purdue Convocations announces Neal McCoy concert 22. Purdue calendar 23. Agriculture calendar 24. Best Bets for Journalists 25. Inside Purdue and Perspective ------------------------ GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ------------------------ 1. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT CANDIDATE TO VISIT CAMPUS The Purdue community is invited on Tuesday (3/20) to meet a finalist for the position of senior vice president for advancement. Murray Blackwelder, vice president for external affairs at Iowa State University, is a candidate for the new job, which will oversee fund raising, communications and marketing for Purdue. President Martin C. Jischke invited him to campus following a national search and review by an advisory board of 17 faculty, staff, students and alumni. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010314.Blackwelder.visit.html 2. ROBOTS, ROAD RAGE, GAS TAX, LAND USE AMONG ROAD SCHOOL TOPICS Transportation issues ranging from robots to road rage and the gasoline tax to "intelligent transportation systems" will be explored at this year's Purdue Road School. The 87th annual event, scheduled for Tuesday (3/20) and Wednesday (3/21), attracts more than 1,200 state and local government officials, traffic experts and engineers. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010314.Roadschool.2001.html 3. NATIONAL RUBE GOLDBERG CONTEST SLATED FOR APRIL 7 Purdue's student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers will represent the "home team" during the National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at West Lafayette High School. SME's machine, a tribute to New York City, took top honors in Purdue's local contest on Feb. 10 by successfully completing this year's task: to select, clean and peel an apple. All entries are required to finish the job using at least 20 steps and within a time limit. SME's machine uses more than 40 steps. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Rubenat.2001.html 4. PURDUE BUG BOWL DRAWS FOLKS LIKE FLIES TO HONEY It takes talent to spit anything more than 30 feet. It takes fortitude to spit what was once a living, chirping cricket that far. Cricket spitting is just one of the many activities during Purdue's annual Bug Bowl, April 7-8. An insect petting zoo, bug crafts, butterfly exhibit and face-painting are just a sample of other activities available to the more than 10,000 people expected to attend. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010316.Turpin.race.html 5. UNIVERSITY RESIDENCES STARTS PHASE TWO OF FOOD SERVICE MASTER PLAN As University Residences' Food Services prepares to enter the second phase of its construction and renovation master plan, campus dining halls will begin to serve up new meal options this month. When students return from spring break, Food Services will begin a pilot program of specialty all-you-care-to-eat meal offerings at Windsor and Wiley halls. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Johnson.foodservice.html 6. PURDUE SPONSORS UNIDIVERSITY WEEK Purdue's Diversity Resource Office is sponsoring UniDiversity Week on March 26-30. The week's theme will be "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of Many, One). Events include film screenings, brown bag discussions, a diversity workshop, an international dance event and a diversity assessment seminar. All events are free and open to the public. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Taylor.UniDiversity.html 7. PURDUE EXTENSION PROVIDES SAFETY, DISASTER INFO ON THE WEB Spring officially starts next week, and the more frequent sound of sirens will return as local emergency management personnel watch for potentially damaging storms and tornadoes. "There are steps that people can take to protect themselves and their families both before and after weather-related disasters," said Steve Cain, Purdue Extension specialist. Information on weather-related safety and disasters is available at a new Extension Web site at http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/disasters. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Cain.disaster.html 8. ENVISION PROGRAM HELPS KIDS TAKE A NEW LOOK AT ENGINEERING Purdue engineering students hope to help youngsters, their parents and community members "envision" engineering in a new way. Purdue's first ENvision program, sponsored by the Engineering Student Council, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, at Purdue¹s Engineering Mall. The event is free and open to the public. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Lawton.envision.html 9. ACKERMAN CENTER SPONSORS HOLOCAUST PROGRAM Purdue's James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship is sponsoring the fifth Student Holocaust Program as part of the 20th annual Holocaust Remembrance Conference. The educational outreach program encourages support of Holocaust education in upper elementary and middle schools. Center staff have provided study questions and suggested activities and a list of resources to help local teachers educate students about the Holocaust. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Vanfossen.butterfly.html 10. FORMER ARYAN NATIONS LEADER TO SPEAK ON INDIANA HATE GROUPS A former national press secretary and chief spokesman for the Idaho-based Aryan Nations will share an insider's view of the racist movement during a free lecture at Purdue. Floyd Cochran, founder and director of the Education and Vigilance Network, will speak about active hate groups in Indiana and their recruiting methods. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Marshall.racist.html 11. LECTURE SERIES EXAMINES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN RELATIONS The 2001 Louis Martin Sears Lecture Series at Purdue will consist of three lectures and a panel discussion on the subject of ³Israel and Palestine: Perspectives on Peace and Justice.² The series, presented by the departments of Political Science and Convocations and Lectures, is free and open to the public. Each event will be in the Krannert Auditorium at the Krannert School of Management. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Sommers.Sears.html 12. PURDUE OFFERS 'MINI MBA' TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Purdue's Krannert School of Management is collaborating with the engineering and science schools to offer two short-course management programs ‹ "mini MBAs" ‹ for engineers and scientists in April and May. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010316.Sheahan.engmgmt.html 13. PUBLIC FORUMS SET FOR FIVE PURDUE CALUMET CHANCELLOR FINALISTS The search for a successor to retiring Purdue University Calumet Chancellor James Yackel has narrowed to five candidates ‹ all of whom will visit campus and engage in public forums between March 19 and April 10. http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/chanfinalists..htm 14. LECTURE EXPLORES BIOLOGY OF GENDER DIFFERENCES Purdue's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is sponsoring "Gender Difference and Gender Discrimination," a lecture by Deborah L. Rhode, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Room 206, Stewart Center. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Pak.Rhode.html 15. CAREER DAY SET FOR FUTURE WOMEN ENGINEERS The annual Women in Engineering Career Day for high school juniors will be Monday, April 9, at Purdue. The career day provides junior women with information about the Schools of Engineering as well as each student's specific area of interest. There also will be lectures or demonstrations by Purdue professors and students. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.WIE.2001.html -------------------- AGRICULTURAL NEWS -------------------- 16. SCHOOL'S IN SESSION FOR DAIRY PRODUCERS, EMPLOYEES Milking parlor workers and dairy producers have an opportunity to increase their understanding of the milking process at the 2001 Milk Quality Schools. "The schools will teach participants about the key principles of milk quality and help them evaluate the specific routine used on their own farms," said Mike Schutz, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service dairy specialist. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Schutz.dairy.html 17. PURDUE FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH TO BE SHOWCASED Researchers and forestry professionals are invited to attend the Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium on March 30 to learn more about studies underway in those areas. "One of the objectives of the event is to encourage an exchange of information between scientists and professionals in the field," said Dennis C. Le Master, head of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.LeMaster.forestry.html 18. LEARN BIOTECH BASICS ONLINE FROM PURDUE People looking for information on agricultural biotechnology can log onto a Purdue Web site that takes them step-by-step through the basic science and fundamental issues surrounding biotechnology. "There is a lot of confusion about agricultural biotechnology, and we thought we could help by trying to explain the basics of the science in accessible terms," says horticulture professor Peter Goldsbrough, a member of the team that created the Web site. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/001201.Goldsbrough.biotech.html ------------------------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ------------------------------- 19. TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE PRESERVED IN BCC STORYTELLING PROGRAM Purdue's Black Cultural Center Library will present "Telling Stories: Preserving Our Heritage Through the African Tradition of Storytelling." "The program will help promote an understanding of culture," said Dorothy Ann Washington, BCC librarian. "It will also provide an opportunity to hear stories, which have been passed down from generation to generation, that tell of African-American folkways, legends and myths, as well as history and achievements." http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Washington.stories.html 20. BLACK ARTS IN AMERICA FEATURED IN FILM, DISCUSSION SERIES Purdue's Black Cultural Center Library's film series, "Black Arts in America: Reality of Revolution," will generate discussions about unflattering stereotypes of minstrel shows, the Civil Rights movement and the hip-hop generation's cultural impact. The screenings and discussions, set for Saturday, March 24, through Friday, April 27, will be in the BCC Student Lounge. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Washington.films.html 21. PURDUE CONVOCATIONS ANNOUNCES NEAL MCCOY CONCERT Singer Neal McCoy will headline a country music concert at Purdue that also will feature Ty Herndon and newcomer Chris Cagle. The concert will be at 8 p.m., Friday, March 30, in the Elliott Hall of Music. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Sommers.McCoy.html ---------------------- MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ---------------------- 22. PURDUE CALENDAR http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Calendar.html This calendar lists entertainment events, lectures and meetings involving Purdue people during the next month. An online calendar of Purdue events is at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/ 23. AGRICULTURE CALENDAR This calendar lists Purdue Agriculture events during the next four weeks. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Ag.cal.html 24. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS -- Ameritech Foundation announces gift -- Purdue celebrates Ag Day at statehouse -- Experts trek to 87th Purdue Road School -- News conference: Pig parts repair human parts -- 20th annual Holocaust conference March 24-25 -- Soybean contest creates plastic, heating oil -- Former racist leader to speak on hate groups http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010316.Best.bets.html 25. INSIDE PURDUE AND PERSPECTIVE Check the online versions of Inside Purdue, the faculty/staff newspaper, and Perspective, a quarterly publication for alumni, parents of students, faculty and staff, for other news about Purdue, at http://www.purdue.edu/PER/Periodicals.html. HOW TO RETRIEVE STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS ELECTRONICALLY Releases, publication-quality photographs, and a searchable database of Purdue and Big 10 experts are available at the PurdueNews Web site at http://news.uns.purdue.edu. Faculty and staff may register as experts at the Web site. 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