Reporters' Calendar: Purdue Events for Journalists

JOURNALISTS: Here is a list of upcoming events at Purdue that reporters may want to consider covering.

July 14, 2008

PURDUE EVENTS

* July 14 to Aug. 2 - Chinese students to learn about American culture during exchange

* Through July 18 - Industry pros to be on hand during Purdue Guitar Workshop

* Through July 30 - Memorial Union to sponsor Summer Concert Series

* July 16 - Purdue president to host ice cream social

* July 27 - Academic boot camp students to race remote-controlled cars

Chinese students to learn about American culture during exchange

July 14 to Aug. 2. Various campus and community locations. A group of 26 Chinese college students will learn about American life and culture during a three-week program organized by International Students and Scholars. Program topics will include politics, recreational activities, education, popular culture, food, families and fine arts. The students will participate in discussions or lectures during the mornings and then take field trips to community and state locations. Students also will take part in informal activities, such as dance lessons, meals and shopping trips.

CONTACT: Christy Jones, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu

Industry pros to be on hand during Purdue Guitar Workshop

July 14-18. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Knoy Hall, Room 106, and Michael Golden Labs, rooms 1208 and B217. Music aficionados will learn from industry professionals how to craft, engineer and customize their own solid-body electric guitar at the second Purdue Guitar Workshop. Instructors will include Tim Shaw, principal engineer at Fender Guitars, and Kevin Beller, vice president of Seymour Duncan, as well as Purdue professors. A related news release is available at http://www.purdue.edu/uns/x/2008a/080205FrenchGuitar.html

CONTACT: Kim Medaris, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu

Memorial Union to sponsor Summer Concert Series

July 16, 23 and 30. 5:30-8 p.m. Purdue Memorial Union front lawn (in case of rain, Union ballrooms). The Summer Concert series pairs a different musical performance with a menu from one of the Union Commons restaurants: Flatbreads, Urban Market, Lemongrass and LaSalsa. The 6:30 p.m. concert is free, and the 5:30 p.m. dinner is $11. Children under 10 eat free. Entertainers include Michael Kelsey, WT Feaster Band, Baaro and The PMG.

CONTACT: Jim Schenke, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-6998, jschenke@purdue.edu

Purdue president to host ice cream social

July 16. 3-5 p.m. Engineering Mall, outside Hovde Hall. Purdue University President France A. Córdova will host an ice cream social for faculty and staff to celebrate her one-year anniversary at Purdue.

CONTACT: Tanya Brown, Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2079, tanyabrown@purdue.edu

Academic boot camp students to race remote-controlled cars

July 27. 2-5 p.m. Grand Prix race track. Newly enrolled engineering students will conduct experiments on a remote-controlled on-road car as part of Purdue's third annual Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Boot Camp. Students will examine the cars' emissions, braking distance and handling to improve overall vehicle performance. They also will compete for the best overall performance, handling and speed. The camp, founded by the Minority Engineering Program, is designed to help 42 incoming freshmen in the colleges of Technology, Science and Engineering adjust personally, socially and academically to campus life.

CONTACT: Marydell Forbes, Purdue News Service, (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu