PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF APRIL 2-6 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. Board of Trustees 2. Virus studies reunite two families of major insect-borne viruses 3. Purdue to award 15 honorary doctorates 4. How to be a good boss in bad times: laying off employees 5. Purdue helps communities make wise land-use decisions 6. Technology goes the distance in Purdue's School of Education 7. Purdue agricultural alumnus picked for No. 2 job at USDA 8. Purdue distinguished alum selected for USDA undersecretary 9. 'Toolbox' offers workplace fixes for farmers with disabilities 10. Commercial vegetable grower guide available 11. Northern Indiana farmers encouraged to think about rootworm 12. Early planting has its benefits, weather permitting 13. Purdue faculty, staff recognized at honors convocation 14. Outstanding seniors, leaders honored at convocation 15. Alumni activities and reunions fill Gala Week 16. President Jischke is grand marshal for Grand Prix race 17. Purdue Student Union Board presents 'Grand Slam' 18. Student groups to appear on 'Prairie Home Companion' 19. Child actors sought for Purdue Theatre production 20. Purdue asks public to visit Web site to ID students 21. Purdue offers rewards for help in convicting vandals 22. Purdue tallies damage, will discipline vandals 23. Purdue expels 1, 8 others called for hearings, more to come 24. Purdue calendar 25. Best Bets for Journalists 26. Inside Purdue and Perspective 1. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The board was meeting Friday (4/6). Because the board had not yet taken action when this digest was compiled, a summary of its actions was not available. The following stories about the board's actions will be available late Friday afternoon at the News Service Web site. New advancement building, renovations being considered Trustees consider emerita status, faculty promotions http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.BOT.Things.2001.html ------------------------------------- RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS ------------------------------------- 2. VIRUS STUDIES REUNITE TWO FAMILIES OF MAJOR INSECT-BORNE VIRUSES Two families of viruses, which were previously thought to be related and later were considered unrelated, are celebrating a scientific family reunion of sorts. In a study published in today's (Friday, 4/6) issue of the scientific journal Cell, scientists at Purdue show that a protein structure on the outside surface of an alphavirus is related to a protein found on the surface of a family of viruses called flaviviruses. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010406.Kuhn.alphavirus.html ------------------------ GENERAL INTEREST NEWS ------------------------ 3. PURDUE TO AWARD 15 HONORARY DOCTORATES Purdue will award 15 honorary doctoral degrees during May commencement ceremonies around the state. ''We are honoring individuals who not only have reached unparalleled heights in their professional lives, but have also been enormously generous in their contributions to Purdue,'' said President Martin C. Jischke. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010402.Hondeg.long.html 4. HOW TO BE A GOOD BOSS IN BAD TIMES: LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES Push comes to shove for good managers when orders drop 50 percent or the economy slides into a recession, and downsizing becomes unavoidable, says a Purdue professor. ''There's a difference between being a good boss and being popular,'' says John E. Lillich, professor emeritus of organizational leadership and supervision. ''In fact, managers who do things to be popular are likely to find reduced efficiency, and it doesn't make them popular, either.'' http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010406.Lillich.badtimes.html 5. PURDUE HELPS COMMUNITIES MAKE WISE LAND-USE DECISIONS Many communities will have events to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. To maintain that dedication to our land and water resources every day, Purdue has a program to help put some power in plans to protect the environment. Planning with POWER ‹ which stands for Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources ‹ is a statewide effort that links environmental planning with local land-use decision making. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.McCormick.power.html 6. TECHNOLOGY GOES THE DISTANCE IN PURDUE'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Future educators from the Purdue School of Education are using Internet videoconferencing to connect campus classrooms with school children across the state, and potentially the country. The distance learning initiative partners four teacher-education classes with four K-12 classrooms each semester. The primary goal of these partnerships is to engage teacher candidates with distance education technology in at least one of their many field experiences. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010406.Phillion.distance.html -------------------- AGRICULTURAL NEWS -------------------- 7. PURDUE AGRICULTURAL ALUMNUS PICKED FOR NO. 2 JOB AT USDA James R. Moseley of Clarks Hill, Ind., a Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumnus and former director of agricultural services and regulations in Purdue's School of Agriculture, on Tuesday (4/3) was nominated to be deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/010403.Moseley.usda.html 8. Purdue distinguished alum selected for USDA undersecretary A Purdue distinguished alumnus from the School of Agriculture was nominated for an undersecretary post in the United States Department of Agriculture. J.B. Penn was named to be the undersecretary of agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Penn.usda.html 9. 'TOOLBOX' OFFERS WORKPLACE FIXES FOR FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES Farming is physically demanding enough for an able-bodied person. Imagine what it's like for a farmer with a severe disability, such as an amputation, paralysis or a visual impairment. Those images stirred Purdue's Breaking New Ground Resource Center to action. The result was ''The Toolbox,'' a resource manual for farmers with disabilities. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Jones.toolbox.html 10. COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE GROWER GUIDE AVAILABLE Purdue has released the ''Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers 2001.'' The annual guide contains information such as herbicide effectiveness, insect management strategies and recommendations for individual vegetable varieties. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Foster.vegetable.html 11. NORTHERN INDIANA FARMERS ENCOURAGED TO THINK ABOUT ROOTWORM Purdue experts estimate northwest counties in Indiana will have a high risk of first-year corn rootworm damage again this year. Larry Bledsoe, pest management research assistant, said over the past several years, Indiana corn acreage following soybeans, known as first-year corn, has shown increased numbers of corn rootworm beetles. Northwest counties, where the majority of Indiana corn is grown, have been hit the hardest. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Bledsoe.rootworm.html 12. EARLY PLANTING HAS ITS BENEFITS, WEATHER PERMITTING In the spring, a farmer's heart turns to planting. The ground below him may have other ideas, however. While the calendar heralds winter's recent end, the first days of spring are often iffy for field work. Farmers should realize the pluses and minuses of planting corn early, said Bob Nielsen, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service corn specialist. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Nielsen.corn.html --------------------------- NEWS ABOUT PURDUE PEOPLE --------------------------- 13. PURDUE FACULTY, STAFF RECOGNIZED AT HONORS CONVOCATION Outstanding teaching during the 2000-2001 academic year will be recognized Sunday (4/8) at the University Honors Convocation. The annual awards ceremony in Elliott Hall of Music honors outstanding faculty members universitywide and in each of the undergraduate schools. Winners of year-end student and staff awards, and dean's list or semester honors students also will be recognized. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Faculty.honors.html 14. OUTSTANDING SENIORS, LEADERS HONORED AT CONVOCATION Purdue students will be recognized for their academic achievements and leadership Sunday (4/8) during the annual University Honors Convocation. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.StudenHonors.2001.html ------------------------------- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ------------------------------- 15. ALUMNI ACTIVITIES AND REUNIONS FILL GALA WEEK http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.GalaWeek.2001.html The Purdue Alumni Association has planned reunions, entertainment and activities for alumni returning to campus for Gala Week, April 20-22. For registration and ticket information, call (800) 414-1541 or (765) 494-5175. Events are listed online at the Alumni Gala Week site at http://www.purdue.edu/PAA. 16. PRESIDENT JISCHKE IS GRAND MARSHAL FOR GRAND PRIX RACE Thirty-three Purdue students, including two former winners, will participate in the ''Greatest Spectacle in College Racing'' during the 44th annual Grand Prix kart race Saturday, April 21. Events associated with the race are scheduled to start about 1:15 p.m., and the featured race is set to begin at approximately 3 p.m. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.GrandPrix.2001.html 17. PURDUE STUDENT UNION BOARD PRESENTS 'GRAND SLAM' Area bands will battle it out for cash prizes during the third annual Grand Slam Battle of the Bands from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Friday, April 20, on the Purdue Memorial Union front lawn. The event, sponsored by the Student Union Board and the Grand Alternative, is free and open to the public. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Wallace.GrandSlam.html 18. STUDENT GROUPS TO APPEAR ON 'PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION' Two Purdue student ensembles have been selected to be guests on ''A Prairie Home Companion,'' which will be broadcast live from Elliott Hall of Music at 4:45 p.m. Saturday (4/7). The Shaker Chimes Ensemble and the Varsity Glee Club will appear on the popular radio broadcast. Both groups are a part of Purdue Musical Organizations. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Sommers.prairie.html 19. CHILD ACTORS SOUGHT FOR PURDUE THEATRE PRODUCTION Purdue Theatre will hold auditions to find two children to play roles in a September production of Tennessee Williams¹ ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.'' The auditions will be 4:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, in Room G77A, Stewart Center. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Sparger.cataudition.html ---------------------- MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ---------------------- 20. PURDUE ASKS PUBLIC TO VISIT WEB SITE TO ID STUDENTS Purdue on Thursday (4/5) posted about 100 images on the Internet of people videotaped and photographed during the disturbance that began Sunday night (4/1) after the women's NCAA title basketball game. ''We are asking anyone who can help us identify any of these people to contact police,'' said Purdue Police Chief Linda J. Stump. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010405.Hawkins.video.html 21. PURDUE OFFERS REWARDS FOR HELP IN CONVICTING VANDALS Purdue on Wednesday (4/4) offered rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for vandalism in and around the West Lafayette campus Sunday night. ''We intend to do all we can to track down those responsible for these actions,'' said Purdue Police Chief Linda Stump. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010404.Coghill.reward.html 22. PURDUE EXPELS 1, 8 OTHERS CALLED FOR HEARINGS, MORE TO COME Purdue on Tuesday (4/3) expelled one student and issued summons for eight others to appear for disciplinary hearings in connection with vandalism, disruptive behavior and threatening conduct on the West Lafayette campus last Sunday night. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010403.Akers.expelled.html 23. PURDUE TALLIES DAMAGE, WILL DISCIPLINE VANDALS Purdue on Monday (4/2) vowed to take disciplinary action against any students known to have been involved in acts of vandalism Sunday night. The pockets of disturbances in and around campus came in the wake of the Purdue basketball team's 68-66 loss to the University of Notre Dame Sunday night in the women's NCAA championship title game. http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010402.Jischke.vandals.html 24. PURDUE CALENDAR http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.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/ 25. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS -- Career Day set for female students -- Gala Week begins April 20 -- Battle of the Bands takes place April 20 -- Purdue Grand Prix revs up April 21 http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/010406.Best.Bets.html 26. 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