PURDUE NEWS SUMMARY FOR WEEK OF SEPT. 1- SEPT. 8
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1. Purdue among best universities: Business, engineering rank high
2. Innovation 101 puts engineering and business on the same team
3. Purdue features sculpture, rally at Sept. 22-24 Homecoming
4. Alums' support sets pace for $20 million chemical engineering expansion
5. Doing anything this weekend? Why not get an MBA?
6. Lectures focus on environmental cleanup
7. Famous physicist to discuss levitation, natural wonders
8. Purdue Notebook
9. Purdue agricultural economists travel state to give farming outlook
10. Families can learn about Farming at Farm Fest 2000
11. Purdue musical organizations presents 'concert on the hill'
12. Life-sized bronze animals take center stage at Purdue vet school
13. Convos brings hot-blooded guitar playing to Loeb
14. Purdue police arrest another student on child pornography charge
15. Student questioned in car theft case
16. Purdue calendar
17. Agriculture calendar
18. Best Bets for Journalists
19. Inside Purdue and Perspective
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RESEARCH NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS
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1. PURDUE AMONG BEST UNIVERSITIES: BUSINESS, ENGINEERING RANK HIGH
Purdue University's undergraduate programs in engineering and business are
among the best in the country, according to the latest rankings compiled by
U.S. News & World Report magazine. Purdue's Schools of Engineering rank
ninth, up from 11th last year, and its Krannert School of Management ranks
13th in the nation, up from 14th. When compared only to other public
universities, Purdue's engineering programs rank fifth and its business
programs rank ninth. The magazine bases those rankings on ratings by deans
and senior faculty in those disciplines at peer institutions. Overall, the
magazine ranks Purdue 20th in the nation among the top public universities.
2. INNOVATION 101 PUTS ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS ON THE SAME TEAM
Purdue University and the National Science Foundation are putting
engineering and management students together to produce graduates who have
the skills to transform academic research into marketable products.
It's called the Innovation Realization Laboratory: Integrating Science and
Engineering with Economics and Management. Purdue and the NSF are combining
their efforts to the tune of more than $4 million in what aims to be the
most rigorous and long-term science/engineering-business collaborative
education program in the nation. The project puts doctoral candidates in
engineering and the sciences who are in the thesis stage of their academic
careers into teams with master's degree management students for two years.
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GENERAL INTEREST NEWS
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3. PURDUE FEATURES SCULPTURE, RALLY AT SEPT. 22-24 HOMECOMING
The dedication of a 45-foot sculpture will be part of the numerous
activities planned at Purdue University's 2000 Homecoming, Sept. 22-24.
The weekend includes breakfasts and brunches, receptions and open houses,
lunches and tailgate parties, and a pep rally, all revolving around the
football game against Big Ten rival Minnesota. Kickoff is scheduled for
11:10 a.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.
4. ALUMS' SUPPORT SETS PACE FOR $20 MILLION CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXPANSION
Support from two Purdue University chemical engineering graduates is paving
the way for the school's largest expansion and renovation in more than 60
years. A pledge from 1947 chemical engineering graduates Robert and Marilyn
Forney of Uniontown, Pa., will cover the engineering and design fees and a
major portion of the estimated $20 million-plus enhancement costs. The
expansion will add 67,000-square-feet - a 60 percent increase - to the
existing chemical engineering building, as well as renovations throughout
the 1940 structure. Funding for the improvements will come from private
gifts through the school's ''ChE: Champions of Excellence'' campaign.
5. DOING ANYTHING THIS WEEKEND? WHY NOT GET AN MBA?
''In some circles of the job market today, the MBA is the price of
admission, the way you get in the door,'' says Eddie H. Midha, who will
finish his executive master of science in management degree at Purdue
University in December. ''The educational bar has gone up.''
Midha is already in the door at Caterpillar, Inc. For the past two-plus
years, he has spent most of his Saturdays at the Krannert Center at Purdue
with his 30 classmates working on a degree through Purdue's Weekend
Executive Master of Science in Management Program. The students are in class
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., taking one class in the morning and one in the
afternoon.
6. LECTURES FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
Purdue University is holding a series of lectures focusing on issues and
technologies critical to environmental cleanup. The Monsanto Lecture Series
in Environmental Sciences and Engineering features specialists from
government, universities and the private sector. The lectures, which are
free and open to the public, are held each Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20
p.m. in Room 3153 of the Civil Engineering Building on Purdue's West
Lafayette campus.
7. FAMOUS PHYSICIST TO DISCUSS LEVITATION, NATURAL WONDERS
Sir Michael V. Berry, a theoretical physicist whose work has gained him
international fame for delving into subjects ranging from levitation and
quantum mechanics to the optics of rainbows, will give two talks next week
at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus. Berry, the Royal Society
Research Professor at Bristol University in Great Britain, will deliver the
Purdue Physics Department's annual Special Physics Colloquium talk
entitled,''Levitation without Meditation,'' at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.
13, in Room 223 of the Physics Building. At 4 p.m. on Thursday in the same
location, he will deliver the 12th annual Hubert M. James Lecture with a
talk entitled, ''Seven Wonders of Physics,'' which will be more geared for a
general audience than his Wednesday talk.
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NEWS ABOUT PURDUE PEOPLE
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8. PURDUE NOTEBOOK
- Erik Props, a Krannert School undergraduate academic advisor, has been
named the 2000 Advisor of the Year by the National Academic Advising
Association. He will be recognized at the Special Awards Presentation at the
NACADA National Convention at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando,
Fla., on Oct. 7.
- Raghu Rau and Michael Cooper, both assistant professors of at the Krannert
School of Management, received The Barclay's Global Investor Award for the
Best Paper at the European Finance Association Meetings. The paper, ''A
Rose.Com by Any Other Name,'' investigated stock price reaction to firms
that change their names to dotcom names. The prize money was 3000 pounds.
- Philip Nelson, head of the Department of Food Science, has begun his one
year term as president-elect of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
Founded in 1939, IFT is a non-profit scientific society with 29,000 members
working in food science, technology and related professions in industry,
academia and government. Nelson will assume the presidency in September
2001.
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AGRICULTURAL NEWS
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9. PURDUE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS TRAVEL STATE TO GIVE FARMING OUTLOOK
Indiana farm incomes are expected to increase this year despite the fact
that farmers may receive the lowest price for their grain in 30 years while
also paying higher fuel bills. That message will be delivered during 31
agricultural outlook meetings to be presented by Purdue University
Agricultural economists around the state in September. ''The improvement in
farm incomes this year is related to sharply higher yields, to strong
livestock prices and to continued support from government payments,'' said
Chris Hurt, professor of agricultural economics. Hurt said farmers have some
major management decisions to make this fall.''The biggest immediate
concerns for farmers are deciding how to handle, market and price this
year's record corn and soybean crops,'' he said.
10. FAMILIES CAN LEARN ABOUT FARMING AT FARM FEST 2000
More than 5,000 people are expected to visit five farms south of
Indianapolis during Farm Fest 2000 on September 17.
Sponsored by Purdue Extension and the Johnson County Extension Board, Farm
Fest ''is an opportunity for nonfarming families to see how their food is
raised,'' said Linda Souchon, Extension director and educator for Johnson
County. Between noon and 5 p.m., families of all ages are welcome to visit
the farms, all located in Johnson County. Because it is a self-driven tour,
visitors can start at whichever farm they want and spend as much time as
they like at each farm. The event is free. Blue and white signs will lead to
the farms.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS
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11. PURDUE MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTS 'CONCERT ON THE HILL'
Bring your picnic basket and blanket along to Purdue Musical Organizations'
''Concert on the Hill'' Sunday, Sept. 17, at Slayter Center of Performing
Arts. The 3 p.m. outdoor performance will feature the combined voices of the
Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes, University Choir, PMO Express and the
Purdue Bell Choir.
12. LIFE-SIZED BRONZE ANIMALS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT PURDUE VET SCHOOL
The School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University will unveil and
dedicate a 45-foot-long bronze sculpture depicting the history of the
human-animal bond on Homecoming Weekend, Saturday, Sept. 23.
The dedication ceremony for the sculpture, named ''Continuum,'' will begin
at 9 a.m. in front of Lynn Hall. ''We are excited to have the opportunity to
share this new Purdue landmark with alumni and all others who cherish the
human-animal bond,'' Rebar said. ''Society's appreciation of the importance
of the relationship between man and animals has reached unprecedented
levels. This sculpture also truly captures the spirit of Purdue's School of
Veterinary Medicine. Our faculty, staff, students and alumni have forged a
living ''Continuum'' of teaching and service in just the span of a few
decades, and this piece reflects both our history and our future.''
13. CONVOS BRINGS HOT-BLOODED GUITAR PLAYING TO LOEB
Purdue Convocations presents the dynamic musical interplay of the Los
Angeles Guitar Quartet on Sunday, Oct. 1, at Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center.
The 3 p.m. concert is part of Purdue Convocations' Loeb Music Collection.
Tickets are $26 for the public and $17 for Purdue students with a valid
student identification card. They are available at the Purdue box offices,
all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at (765) 494-3933 or
1-800-914-SHOW. Recognized as one of America's premier instrumental
ensembles, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's transcriptions of concert
masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their
interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms
continually break new ground.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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14. PURDUE POLICE ARREST ANOTHER STUDENT ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE
Purdue University police arrested a student today (9/1) on a preliminary
charge of possession of child pornography. It's the second such arrest this
week, but the cases are not related, said Capt. Ron Fosnaugh. He said a
complaint led police to Hillenbrand Residence Hall and a computer with child
pornographic images in it. Police arrested Nicholas A. Bonic, 20, from St.
John, Ind., who lives in Room 403, Hillenbrand Hall. He is a junior majoring
in education.
15. STUDENT QUESTIONED IN CAR THEFT CASE
A Purdue University student was questioned in connection with a Tuesday
(9/5) evening auto theft on campus. Police continue their investigation. The
student admitted taking the car, and then was given an emergency committal
to Wabash Valley Hospital after an examination at Home Hospital. Capt. Ron
Fosnaugh said a local pizza delivery driver had parked the vehicle with its
engine running on Northwestern Avenue near the Physics Building about 7:30
p.m. Tuesday to deliver a pizza. The unlocked car allegedly was driven away
by the suspect before the owner returned.
The car subsequently was spotted blocking an alley near a West Lafayette
apartment.
16. PURDUE CALENDAR
This calendar lists entertainment events, lectures and meetings involving
Purdue people during the next month. An online calendar of Purdue events is
at http://www.purdue.edu/calendar/
17. AGRICULTURE CALENDAR
This calendar lists Purdue Agriculture events during the next two weeks.
18. BEST BETS FOR JOURNALISTS
-- 45-foot bronze sculpture of the human-animal bond installed at Purduešs
vet school
19. INSIDE PURDUE AND PERSPECTIVE
Check the online versions of Inside Purdue, the faculty/staff newspaper, and
Perspective, a quarterly publication for alumni, parents of students,
faculty and staff, for other news about Purdue, at
http://www.purdue.edu/PER/Periodicals.html.
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