November 8, 2005

University Residences programs recognized

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Three programs of Purdue University Residences have been recognized for their benefit to students and residents.

The Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls named student-developed programs at Wiley and Hillenbrand halls and Purdue Village as among the best in the region.

A luau at Wiley Hall was named the Social Program of the Month for September. The event, attended by more than 500 people, included six live bands, traditional fire dancers and drummers, and games. The event also included a traditional luau feast including two hogs that had been roasted all day. Resident assistant Steuart Martens, a senior in the Krannert School of Management from North Bethesda, Md., organized the event.

A Hillenbrand Hall-sponsored Diabetes Walk was named the Community Service Program of the month for September. The 21 participants of the walk raised $800 for the American Diabetes Foundation, and information booths and games were available for participants at the start of the walk. Resident assistant Stephanie Gumz, a senior in the Krannert School of Management from Star City, Ind., organized the program.

An after-school program for children living in Purdue Village was named Social Program of the Month for August. The program was designed to offer 5- to 12-year-olds living in Purdue Village regular weekly activities when they got home from school, including games and educational activities. The program drew 54 children to the first session, and is one of the first in several years at Purdue Village to focus on children of those ages. Albert Faulkinbury, a senior in the School of Chemical Engineering from West Lafayette, Ind., organized the program.

The organization's awards recognize programs at all member colleges and universities throughout the region. Students and professional staff nominate one Purdue entry in each category each month, and a group of student leaders from throughout the Midwest choose the best program.

This marks the fourth time Purdue has been recognized in recent months. A program at Young Hall designed to help residents understand credit and personal finances was recognized as May's top educational program.

Writer: Matt Holsapple, (765) 494-2073, mholsapple@purdue.edu

Source: Tom Paczolt, University Residences director of residential life, (765) 494-1000, tpaczolt@purdue.edu

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