ACADEMIC DATES & DEADLINES

December 8, 2014

Classes End Saturday December 13

Final Exams Week Monday through Saturday, December 15-20
Semester Ends Saturday, December 20
COMMENCEMENT Division 1 Sunday, December 21, 9:30 am
COMMENCEMENT Division 2 Sunday, December 21, 2:30 pm

New Course Announcement: LA490, Accelerated Foundational Design and Communication: Summer
sessions 1 & 2 The LA 490 will substitute for LA 116 (fall offering) and LA 216, allowing students
interested in a CODO to be considered for admission into the professional program at the sophomore level.
This course will focus on seeing and interpreting the world with exercises in form, texture, color, emotion,
expression, and experience through drawing, model building, and abstraction. Classes will be a
combination of discussion based lecture, studio lab time, and field exercises. Landscape architects use
science, art, and technology to analyze, plan, design and manage the natural and built environment. The
Purdue Landscape Architecture program is consistently ranked among the top 10 LA programs nationally.
New Course Announcement: ENTM 295 Coming Spring 2015, a new 1 credit/8 week course, Arthropod
Pets: Care and Biology will be available. Meeting Monday and Wednesday at 10:30 am, this is an
exploratory class for freshman and sophomores who want to learn more about Entomology. Please see
the flyer for more information. Questions can be directed to Professor Neal at jneal@purdue.edu.
Course Announcement: HIST 38001 Every spring, Professor Hurt offers a History of US Agriculture course,
which many of Agriculture undergrads take. Please see the syllabus for the spring 2015 offering for more
information. The course is scheduled for MWF, 9:30 10:20 am in UNIV 201.
Course Announcements: The undergraduate Certificate in Collaborative Leadership (CCL) is open to
students campus-wide and consists of 3-credit bearing courses:
EDPS 31500 Collaborative Leadership: Listeningmeets the Oral Communication (OC) foundational
learning outcome of the core curriculum
EDPS 31600 Collaborative Leadership: Cross-Culturalmeets the Human Cultures: Behavioral Social
Sciences (BBS) foundational learning outcome

EDPS 31700 Collaborative Leadership: Mentoringis a service-learning course within which

students serve as mentors to high need students on campus

Below is the link to the website about the certificateand it offers more detailed information about each
course. http://www.edst.purdue.edu/certincollaborativeleadership/index.html. All three courses are in
the course schedule for this spring and the current plan is for all three to be offered each semester in the
future.

CLUB EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

MANRRS Purdue is hosting a clothing drive to benefit the YWCA. For the next few weeks we will be
collecting clothes that will help people who need them. We are teaming up with NSBE and MTE to collect
as many clothes as we can. If you are interested in donating, there is a box in the Agriculture
Administration building right outside Room 106. Donation deadline is Friday, December 12. Please see the
flyer for more information.
Ag Alumni Grant Calling any club in the CoA! The Ag Alumni Association is excited to announce that it will
again be offering grant opportunities for agriculturally-related organizations. Check out the grant guidelines
and application to see how these funds can benefit your organization. The Ag Alumni Grant is awarded on a
rolling basis, meaning that there is no set deadline that the application is due. Questions may be directed
to sethcharden@gmail.com.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES

Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry Get a head start on networking with fellow Purdue Ag supporters and
friends! Join us on Saturday, February 7th, 2015 for this annual event celebrating all things Purdue
Agriculture, featuring our keynote speaker, Dr. W. Dwight Armstrong, CEO of National FFA
Organization. Heres how:
You can serve! Join the team of 150 College of Ag Students that proudly serve the meal to our Fish
Fry guests. Its a great chance to meet alumni, legislators, and friends of the college. A free ticket
and transportation are provided, as well as a meal. Consider this for yourself and as an activity for
your student organization/group. Click here and register as a Fish Fry worker.
You can exhibit! Purdue Agriculture Avenue is an exhibit area open to Fish Fry attendees for 90
minutes before and after the program. This is a great chance to visit with our guests, network, and
raise awareness of your organization. For each exhibit, you will received two complimentary tickets
and either bus transportation or a parking permit. Click here to register as an exhibitor.
You can attend! Feel free to join us as a guest! Enjoy the program, bring your family and friends,
and celebrate Purdue Agriculture. Tickets are $25 each. Click here to purchase tickets.
Please contact Danica Kirkpatrick at danica@purdue.edu with any questions. Thanks! Hope to see you
there!

Libraries Hours Marianne Bracke from Libraries will have office hours from 9:00 11:00 am on Tuesdays
in the Agricultural Administration Building. Appointments can also be made by contacting Marianne Bracke
at mbracke@purdue.edu.

PURDUE EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES

ATTENTION DECEMBER 2014 GRADUATES: HERE IS YOUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. Please take a few
minutes to complete the 1st Destination Survey found
at: www.cco.purdue.edu/asp/aspnet/GradSurvey/. This information is important to your academic
department, for current and prospective students, and for potential employers. Let us know where your
next stop on your journey will begin! Thanks!

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Formula Five: A Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Competition The Produce for Better Health Foundation is
sponsoring a marketing competition to motivate Americans to eat more fruit and vegetables to improve
public health. Your teams innovative idea can offer great opportunities:
Real-life work experience with real products for real people
Present your innovative marketing idea in front of hundreds of organizations
Network with marketing leaders to unveil opportunities and cultivate partnerships
Make an impact with a marketing idea that influences eating habits and improves public health!
3-5 proposals will be selected to be presented during PBHs 2015 Annual Conference: The Consumer
Connection, March 16-18 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The majority of the 200+ attendees are key marketers
and decision makers within their organizations organizations such as Campbells, Dole, Del Monte Fresh,
Green Giant, Del Monte Foods, Sun-Maid and Disney. The submission deadline is February 13, 2015. All
inquiries can be sent to MarketingComp@PBHFoundation.org. Please see the flyer for more information
and the competitions guidelines.
Sustainable Bioenergy Summer 2015 Research Experience If you would like a challenging and fun
summer research experience in Sustainable Bioenergy please see the message below and the attached
file. We have openings in Agriculture Economics, Agronomy, Biological and Agricultural Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Grain Science and Industry, and Sociology.
Kansas State University is now accepting applications for the summer 2015 Research Experience for
Undergraduates program May 26, 2015 July 31, 2015. The application deadline is February 15,
2015.

The Kansas State University Center for Sustainable Energy seeks applications for its summer 2015
REU program in sustainable bioenergy funded by the National Science Foundation. Accepted
students will be paid $4,500.00 for the 10 week program, room and board provided, and travel to
and from Manhattan, KS (up to $400.00). Total value of this program is $7,600.00 per student.

Eligibility: We accept students from all science, agricultural, and engineering majors and class years.
Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents. First-generation college students,
members of ethnic minority groups, females in STEM disciplines, and other under-represented
groups are especially encouraged to apply. No previous laboratory or research experience is
required.
Program Overview: The research you will receive in this program under the guidance of faculty
mentors will advance your state of knowledge in sustainable energy. You will participate in handson experiences with processing agricultural biomass, experiencing the physical environment of
industrial-scale biomass processing with all its limitations and opportunities. Students will also meet
people that actually perform the work to produce renewable energy in the communities where they
live.
Program website: http://cse.ksu.edu/REU. Please see the flyer for more information.
Application link (deadline: February 15, 2015): https://cse.engg.ksu.edu/REU/app

CAREER SERVICES

CoA SPRING 2015 CAREER FAIR Mark your calendars!!! Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 9:00 am to 2:00
pm, in PMU North and South Ballrooms, and the East Student Lounge. Check this website for additional
information: https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/career/pages/student_career_fairs_main.aspx. Resume Blitz will
be held on Tuesday, February 10th, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in AGAD 121 Student Commons. The fair is
open to all Purdue and Ivy Tech students. Plan to attend!!!! Any questions, contact Sherre Meyer, Career
Services Coordinator, at 765-494-8482, or meyer10@purdue.edu.
Permanent Jobs & Internships: For more information go to the job position/internship posting webpage.
AgCareers: 32 Things You Already Know from AgCareers.com.
CCO Workshop: All workshops can be found at https://www.cco.purdue.edu.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines:

National Corn Growers Association NCGA William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture
Scholarship Program application due by December 12, 2014. (National Scholarship)
Mid America CropLife Scholarship application due by noon, January 30, 2015. (National Scholarship)
Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship deadline January 31, 2015. (Indiana Scholarship)
See AG Scholarship Website for details for these
scholarships: https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/Pages/scholarships.aspx.
SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, & SCHOLARSHIPS Purdue and Agriculture Common Scholarship online
application opens on Monday, December 15th. Only one application to be completed to be considered for
Purdue Scholarships, the College of Agriculture Scholarships, and AG Department Scholarships. The
departments of Animal Science, Biochemistry, and Entomology require an additional separate
application. Complete the common application as well! Mark your calendar to go online

at: https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/Pages/scholarships.aspx. Check under Scholarship Timeline for Scholarship

Application. Deadline to apply is FEBRUARY 1, 2015. Make good use of your time over the Winter
Break. APPLY!!! Any questions??? Contact Sherre Meyer, Scholarship Coordinator, at 765-494-8482, or
meyer10@purdue.edu.

STUDY ABROAD

2014-2015 Study Abroad Opportunities Brochure

Spring Break course:
Multifaceted and Cultural Dimensions of Cartagena, Colombia Please contact Dr. Pam Morris at
pmorris@purdue.edu or Myron McClure at mdmclure@purdue.edu for more information. Please
see the flyer for more information.
Maymester course:
Belgium & The Netherlands: Choices-Past, Present, & Future Please contact Dr. John Patterson
at jpatters@purdue.edu or Sherry Fulk-Bringman at sherryfb@purdue.edu with any
questions. Please see the flyer for more information.
China: Globalization, Agriculture, and the Environment Please contact Dr. Steve Hallett at
halletts@purdue.edu or David Umulis at dumulis@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more
information.
China: Cultural, Economic & Business Interactions with US Please contact Dr. Holly Wang at
wanghong@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more information.
Colombia: Food Security & Sustainable Development Please contact Dr. Adriela Fernandez at
afernan@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more information.
Czech Republic & Slovakia: Global Sustainability Issues Please contact Dr. Eva Haviarova at
ehaviar@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more information.
An Italian Food Experience: Production, Preparation, Marketing Please contact Dr. Scott Downey
at downeyws@purdue.edu.
Romania: Animals & Hunger Food Security Service Learning Please contact Dr. Paul Ebner at
pebner@purdue.edu or Dr. Mark Russell at mrussell@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more
information.
Spain: Agriculture, Food Production, and Culture Please contact Dr. Andrea Liceaga at
aliceaga@purdue.edu or Dr. Fernanda San Martin-Gonzalez at fsanmartin@purdue.edu. Please
see the flyer for more information.
Sweden & Norway: International Natural Resources Please contact Dr. Tomas Hook at
thook@purdue.edu or Dr. John Dunning at jdunning@purdue.edu. Please see the flyer for more
information.
Zambia: Kafakumba Training Center
Semester Exchange Programs - Fall 2015 Semester: Application deadline is March 1st. Visit AGAD 26 if
interested.
Summer course - 8 week courses, 6 credits, $2000 scholarship available
Brazil 8 weeks conducting research
France - 4 weeks on campus, 4 week internship/farm experience
Taiwan 4 week research experience, 4 weeks on campus

Scholarships: Semester=$3000, 6 weeks=$2000, less than 6 weeks=$1000

Agriculture Study Abroad Office: website - AGAD 26 - AgAbroad@purdue.edu
Study Abroad Colombia, Maymester 2015 (May 18 June 4) Food Security and Sustainable
Development
Cost: $ 2100 [Estimate] Includes all Expenses Spanish Fluency is NOT Required
All Students accepted are eligible for the $ 1000 scholarship from Purdue
All College of Engineering students and ABE Students receive $500 after the $1000 from Purdue
This is a bilingual, technology intensive course; it provides an international and multidisciplinary
perspective on food security and resources. Focus will be case studies that represent different regions of
the world with special emphasis on food security and the changing conditions for tropical agriculture. The
case studies, discussed in the context of the Millennium Development Goals, will help students gain
knowledge and understanding of regional variations of food security and resources, sustainable
development and socio-economic and political growth throughout the world.
This 3-credit, three-week course, offers units on social and demographic changes, changes on
the physical environment, global climate change, economic systems, and global trade. Purdue
will partner with the University of Caldas, UC, and the Technological University of Pereira, UTP.
The first week will be in Pereira at the UTP, second week is in Manizales at the UC. During these
two weeks Purdue Students will have access to the course material: PPT slides with classs
notes, course program, and reading materials in English while their instruction will be in English
and Spanish.

The third week will be back at Purdue with Colombian students and faculty for Teams
presentations; this will be shown via video-conference to other students and Instructors, in
Colombia. There will be an extra week for finishing the courses written paper, in English for Purdue
students.

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