In the spotlight

Game Starters:
Tom Schott

Before the team takes the field and the referee calls for kickoff, Purdue staff members play their part in making football games successful. Each Friday before a home game, as Ross-Ade Stadium waits to come alive with cheering Boilermakers, a staff member who is integral to game day will be featured in Purdue Today's Game Starters series. This week's Game Starter is Tom Schott, associate athletics director-communications. Read more...

* The Boiler Bridge Walk will start at 5:40 p.m. today (Oct. 7) at the fountain on the West Lafayette side of the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge. Read more...

* The Purdue football team takes on Minnesota at noon Saturday (Oct. 8). Ticket information is at www.purduesports.com.

* Before the game, Purdue Bands & Orchestras will present the "Thrill on the Hill" at 10 a.m. at Slayter Center.

Featured News for Employees

Workshops offered for faculty considering course redesign

Two workshops, Oct. 20 and 27, remain in a series aimed at faculty members interested in Purdue's IMPACT program, an effort to redesign courses using research findings on sound student-centered teaching and learning practices, with the goal of improving student course completion rates, retention and success. Instructors of any undergraduate class may qualify for the redesign program. Read more...

Leading expert to talk course redesign Wednesday

A national expert on transforming traditional lecture courses to student-centered, active-learning courses will speak from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 12) in Krannert Auditorium. The presenter, John Squires, is a scholar at the National Center for Academic Transformation. Read more...

FBI agents to address cyber priorities during Cybersecurity Awareness Month

ITaP will host its sixth annual celebration of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, during which FBI agents will discuss the cyber threats they deal with daily. The event, which is is free and open to the public, will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 20 in Fowler Hall at Stewart Center. Read more...

Purdue obituaries

A list of obituaries of recent and retired Purdue faculty and staff is available as a PDF file here.

General News

College celebrating fifth Experience Liberal Arts month

Politics, religion, diversity and relationships are some of the topics featured during October's Experience Liberal Arts month at Purdue. The celebration, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, highlights the college's research and teaching in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Read more...

Purdue Sports

Soccer team to wear red, white and blue; military and ROTC members get in free

For its annual special jerseys benefit game, Purdue women's soccer will be donning red, white and blue uniforms Sunday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Ohio State. All military and ROTC members with valid identification will receive free admission. Read more...

For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.

Events

• This week's events
• Events for the next four weeks

• October seminar to present MATLAB tutorial for both new and experienced users

• Purdue to celebrate National Coming Out Day

• Purdue to host Deming Institute conference