News for faculty, staff
CSSAC hears reports on state budget, Spring Fling
The Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee held its monthly meeting on Nov. 10.
MoreInternationalization Task Force focuses on discovery with delivery, meeting global challenges
Purdue's Internationalization Task Force, established by the Provost in late 2008, has been working this past year to review, benchmark, catalog, implement, and update the different facets of University life and operation that define a truly global university.
MorePurdue United Way Campaign raises more than $767,000
Purdue faculty, staff and students rose to the challenge this year, helping Purdue raise more than $767,000 for the United Way Campaign.
MoreFinal seasonal flu shot appointments announced
There is one final opportunity for seasonal flu shot appointments on the West Lafayette campus, provided by WorkLife Programs. The vendor for these events is Maxim Health Systems.
MoreEarhart Hall staff contribute to Purdue United Way Campaign
MoreHoliday photo backdrop available at Visitor Information Center
A Boilermaker-themed scene will be available for holiday photos at the Visitor Information Center again this year.
MoreInternationalization Task Force provides update on work
Purdue's Internationalization Task Force, established by the Provost in late 2008, has been working this past year to review, benchmark, catalog, implement, and update the different facets of University life and operation that define a truly global university.
MoreThis week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients
"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done. MoreFinal wellness screening dates for fall semester
Additional dates and times are now available for wellness screening appointments with the School of Nursing. MorePurdue receives 400 doses of H1N1 vaccine
The Purdue Student Health Center has received 400 doses of H1N1 vaccine through the Tippecanoe County Health Department.The Health Center also reported that the supply of seasonal flu vaccine has been exhausted and that no additional supplies are expected to be available this year.
MoreSessions to focus on Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA Amendments Act
The Office of Institutional Equity at Purdue will offer several sessions from the 2009-2010 ADA Audio Conference, Legal Issues Webinar, and Accessible Technology Webinar Series presented by the Great Lakes ADA Center.
MoreHeroes' Tree on display at Hicks Undergraduate Library
Hicks Undergraduate Library is one of the more than 70 Indiana libraries honoring veterans and members of U.S. armed forces by participating in the Veterans Day Our Heroes' Tree program.
MorePurdue Web site honors student-veterans
Purdue University is profiling five student-veterans on a special Web site being launched Wednesday (Nov. 11) for Veterans Day.Located at http://www.purdue.edu/fivestudents, the site was created by Purdue Marketing and Media staff to honor the university's tradition of military service and to recognize a new generation of veterans at Purdue. The site features photos of the five students, along with biographical information about their military service and how they came to be at Purdue.
MoreNominations sought for PACADA awards
The Purdue Academic Advising Association (PACADA) is seeking nominations for its two annual awards -- Outstanding Advisor and Outstanding New Professional.
MorePurdue awaits more H1N1 vaccine
The Purdue Student Health Center had vaccinated 937 members of the campus community when supplies ran out Friday (Nov. 6). MoreWeekly tally of students with flulike illness at 239
The number of students with flulike illnesses seen at the Purdue Student Health Center reached 239 for the week of Sunday (Nov. 8) through Saturday (Nov. 14), down slightly from the previous week.
Since Aug. 30, 1,249 have reported being ill, about 3 percent of the total student body on the West Lafayette campus.
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Purdue Research Foundation recognized 32 faculty and staff entrepreneurs, inventors
Thirty-two Purdue University faculty and staff were recognized at the Purdue Research Foundation's seventh annual Inventors Recognition Dinner on Thursday (Nov. 5) in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom.The event highlighted the accomplishments of university faculty and staff whose discoveries already have, or may soon, result in commercial applications taken to the marketplace.
MorePurdue-IU led team wins global entrepreneurship competition
GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured the 2009 Global Idea to Product Competition and claimed the $10,000 top prize, beating 14 other teams that qualified by winning local competitions.The Global I2P entrepreneurship event, held Oct. 30 and 31 in Austin, Texas, featured teams from 19 universities and eight countries - Great Britain, Portugal, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Ireland and Brazil, and U.S. competitors from Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Colorado and New Hampshire.
MoreFinal wellness screening dates for fall semester
Additional dates and times are now available for wellness screening appointments with the School of Nursing.
MoreForbes named head of Department of Ag Communication
Beth Forbes, a 21-year communications and public relations specialist at Purdue University, has been named the head of the College of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Communication.Jay Akridge, Purdue's Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, announced the appointment Monday (Nov. 2).
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