[cid:image001.jpg@01CEC01C.7F915010] OFFICE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAMS (OIGP) TO: Deans, Department and Program Heads, and Graduate Chairs FROM: Dr. Jon A. Story, Senior Associate Dean Dr. Colleen L Gabauer, Director of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs RE: Fifth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Reception We write to invite you to join the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) for a reception in celebration of interdisciplinary graduate student research. Please encourage your students and faculty to attend. Students are invited to submit poster and award applications. _______________________________________ Wednesday, April 2, 2014 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (brief program will begin at 3:00, including keynote and awards presentation) North and South Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union Refreshments will be served. RSVP: oigp@purdue.edu<mailto:oigp@purdue.edu> or 496-1016 For Poster and Award Applications, please visit: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/oigp/calendar/reception.cfm _____________________________________________ The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Reception will feature multiple student research posters from each of our interdisciplinary graduate programs. Through the OIGP, the Graduate School supports and enhances interdisciplinary academic programs that mirror the ever-evolving world of contemporary research. These programs include: American Studies Gerontology Biomedical Sciences Information Security Comparative Literature Ingestive Behavior Computational Life Sciences Life Sciences Computational Science and Engineering Linguistics Ecological Sciences and Engineering Nutrition Food Science Philosophy and Literature Women's Studies We also encourage poster submissions from graduate students that are conducting interdisciplinary research that are not formally affiliated with the programs listed above. We hope to see you and your students and faculty in attendance at the fifth annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Reception!