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Interdisciplinary Academics
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French Food Culture
Callout Wed. Nov. 4, 4:30-5:30 in Duhme Living Room
This maymester, in Dr. Becky Brown's French Food Culture program, learn about French language and culture through a course located in rural France (outside Lyon) with additional May classes at Purdue. Join our callout to learn more about this exciting (and tasty) opportunity.
Open to students with a GPA of 3.0 and above. For more information, contact Dr. Brown at bbrown@purdue.edu.
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Explorations in Human Cultural Diversity: Humans & Animals in Peru
Callout Thur. Nov. 5, 4:30-5:30pm in Duhme Living Room
During Spring Break join Dr. Liz Brite, an anthropologist, and Dr. Mark Russell, an animal scientist, as they journey to Peru to learn how different people interact with animals and how our relationship with animals has shaped societies. From Peru's capital, Lima, the program will make its way from the coastal plains to high up in the Andes Mountains, to explore the diverse ways that humans interact with animals in different cultural and environmental contexts.
Open to students with a GPA of 3.0 and above. For more information, contact Dr. Brite at britee@purdue.edu.
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Design Garage: Places & People 1
Sat. Nov. 14, 10am-1pm in FPRD 204
How does sound define a place? Build a contact microphone and simple amplification devices and record audio vibrations through contact with solid objects. We will use this audio to create an online library.
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NISO Sophomore Workshop
Sat. Nov. 21, 9am-12pm in Third Street Suites
It's time to focus in and think through your academic and extra-curricular trajectories, including how competitive scholarships and grants fit into the plan. Activities and discussions on building relationships with faculty, leadership, and creating long-term goals are the goals. Open to sophomores with a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Food provided.
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Community & Global Experiences
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Honors Homecoming Tent
Sat. Nov. 7, 9-11am in Stadium Mall
Learn more about the honors solar team working to improve the lives of thousands of people in Nigeria. Stadium Mall is located between the Engineering Mall and the Gateway to the Future arch. |
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Honors Lunch with
the Old Masters
Mon. Nov. 9, 1:30-2:30pm in the Ford Dining Court (second floor)
Guests will include The Honorable Capricia Penavic Marshall, previous Chief of Protocol of the United States, and Mr. Bill Moreau, Partner in the Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. offices of Barnes and Thornburg. |
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HHH Winterization
Sat. Nov. 14, 7:30am-12:30pm
Join Honors Helping Hands and your fellow Boilermakers on Saturday, November 14th, 2015 to help rake leaves, clean gutters, trim hedges, wash windows, and winterize homes for those in our community who are otherwise unable to do so. Breakfast and lunch provided. Sign up below.
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Upcoming Events
| Torch Tuesday: Lunch with Honors College faculty and staff |
12-1pm | Wiley Dining Court
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| Nov. 4: French Food Culture Callout |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Duhme Living Room |
| Nov. 5: Humans & Animals in Peru Callout |
| 4:30-5:30pm | Duhme Living Room |
| Nov. 6: Tracks to Success: Honors Alumni Panel |
| 6-8pm | Armstrong Hall B061 |
| Nov. 7: Homecoming Tent |
| 9-11am | Stadium Mall |
| Nov. 7: HCRPC Masquerade Ball |
8-10pm | Third Street Multipurpose Room
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| Nov. 9: Honors Lunch with the Old Masters |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Ford Dining Court |
| Nov. 10: NISO Astronaut Scholarship Application and Essay Writing Workshop |
5:30-7pm | ME 1012 | RSVP
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| Nov. 14: HHH Winterization |
7:30am-12:30pm | TBA | RSVP
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| Nov. 14: Design Garage |
10am-1pm | FPRD 204 | RSVP
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| Nov. 20: HHH Friday Night Lights |
6:30-7:30pm | TBA
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| Nov. 20: Academic Adventures: Theatre Night - As You Like It |
7-9pm | Shreve Hall Lobby | RSVP
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| Nov. 21: NISO Sophomore Workshop |
9am-12pm | Third Street Suites | RSVP
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Other opportunities
Vote for Homecoming Queen
Use Boilerlink to vote by Nov. 4 The Purdue Honors College is pleased to announce that Honors Mentor and previous Honors Leadership Council representative Justine Weatherman is a candidate for Purdue's 2015 Homecoming Queen. |
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Research Roundtable
Tues. Nov. 10, 9am-4pm in PMU Ballrooms
The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers and Tau Beta Pi, along with four participating colleges, are sponsoring the 5th annual Research Roundtable. The event aims to connect Purdue undergraduate students with Purdue faculty, research groups, and even other outside companies/research affiliates, and will take place on November 10th, 2015 from 9AM to 4PM. The event is broken up into two sessions: 9:00AM - 12:15PM & 12:45PM - 4:00PM.
If you have any questions about the event, feel free to contact the event organizers listed below or Vicki Leavitt in the SURF office, surf@purdue.edu.
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Chemical Weapons Ban lecture
Wed. Nov. 11, 7pm in Krannert Auditorium
Krannert is combining with the College of Agriculture and College of Science to bring scientist Will Carpenter to campus for a 7 p.m. talk at Krannert Auditorium. He was credited at Monsanto for developing RoundUp and other pesticides; his talk will center on the work he did to help bring about the chemical weapons test ban treaty.
Read more here. |
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Connect With Us:
Contact Info:
Purdue University Honors College
Duhme Hall, Room 134
205 North Russell Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906-4238
Phone: (765) 494-2929
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