BNC News

week of July 20, 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

KUDOS: Professor Suresh Garimella receives the annual Distance Faculty Award. Each year the Division of Engineering Professional Education recognizes outstanding contributions of faculty in the distance education program. The recipient is determined by distance students who nominate faculty and support those nominations through comments and evaluations.

Purchasing News: University Stores Catalog to Removed from ePlus on 07/14/09. Purchasing Services is advising requisitioners that after 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, University Stores’ catalog will no longer be available in ePlus. In addition, beginning Wednesday, July 15, requisitioners who order from any of the Purdue University Store rooms must click the “Internal Goods and Services” in SRM to create a shopping cart. [More]

Main Stairwell CLOSED: The main stairwell at Birck is getting a facelift. On Tuesday July 28th and Wednesday July 29th from 5:00AM - 10:00AM we will be closing the main stairwell to refinish. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but remember that both elevators and both side stairwells will be open for your use. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Housekeeping: Please be sure that monitors in any of the conference rooms are turned off after use. The custodial staff has reported that the monitor in BRK 1290 has been left on over night several times. Help us maintain the life of our equipment. Thanks for your cooperation.

TOURS/VISITORS

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Wednesday, 07.22.09, 3:55PM: Hank Dunn, Chancellor, Kathy Lee, Vice Chancellor for Academics, and Tom Darling, Workforce and Economic Development, Ivy Tech Community College, with TBD.

Friday, 07.24.09, 1:00-4:30PM: University of Louisville visitors: Dr. Kevin Walsh, Director of Micro/Nano Technology Center; Dr. Larry Owsley, Vice President for Business Affairs; Dr. George Pack, Associate Vice President for Research, Chair, Department of Chemistry; Dr. Thomas Starr, Associate Dean for Research for Engineering; Dr. Robert Buchanan, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies for A&S; Mark Crain, Cleanroom Manager, Ana Kieswetter, Engineering Research Coordinator. Visit to include meetings with Dr. Richard Buckius, Tim Sands, and Tim Peoples and will include tours of Birck and Bindley by Monica Allain and Charles Buck.

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

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Please Save the Date for the 2nd Annual Indiana Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute Retreat [More]

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Post doctoral position for joint appointment at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for multilayer thin film research [More]

ATTENION FACULY: need an undergraduate or graduate student to work in your lab and have funding? Please contact Monica Allain; she receives many calls from interested students.

MISCELLANEOUS

Workplace Violence Awareness Workshop: To Register Now Click This Link: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/registration/?offeringid=3696 or cut and paste to your browser window.

WHEN: Thursday August 13th 2009 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Purdue University – Lawson Hall of Computer Science (Corner of 3rd & University Streets) Convenient parking across the street in the University St. Parking Garage.
WHO: Open to all of Purdue University including Faculty, Staff, and Students.
COST: Your time. You can’t afford to miss it, so it is FREE.

SAVE THE DATE: 09.09.09 [DATE CHANGE], IHIF Healthcare Reform Summit; University Place Conference Center, IUPUI; 850 W Michigan Street; Indianapolis, IN 46202. This year we will have limited space and registrations. We have 1 table left to get an exhibitor. If your department is interested please let me know immediately. Additional tables will cost your department $150 (www.ihif.org) I have a pdf file to send for you with instructions. IHIF space is limited to 30 tables. Also we will have limited registrations and we are able to pay $25 for any extra people who want to attend. [More]

Submit items for memo of July 27, 2009 by ****12 NOON**** on THURSDAY, 07.24.09, to Deborah Starewich dstarewi@purdue.edu