Family Day 2008 Visits & Tours

College of Agriculture – Jay Akridge, interim dean

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Staff and faculty members will be present to visit with families and students in the following majors as a group in the Pfendler Second Floor Gallery:

  • Agricultural Communications
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Entomology
  • Food Science
  • Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Interdisciplinary Agriculture
  • Preveterinary Medicine

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Interim Dean Jay Akridge will address families and students in the Pfendler Auditorium

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Optional Departmental Tours

The following Departments will host their own events as listed:

  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering
    Room 106, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building
  • Agronomy & Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
    Room 2-425, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
  • Animal Sciences
    Front Lobby, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
  • Biochemistry
    Room 101, Biochemistry Building
  • Botany and Plant Pathology
    Room 1-410, Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
  • Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
    Horticulture Greenhouse and Gardens

Contact Name: Shelly Dunk
Phone Number: (765)494-8481
Email address: sdunk@purdue.edu


College of Consumer and Family Sciences – Dennis Savaiano, dean

9:30 a.m.
A reception will be held for families, students, and faculty on Founders Park Mall, northwest of Stone Hall.  In case of rain, the reception will be held in the HTM Café, Stone Hall.  Representatives will be present from the Dean’s Office; Child Development and Family Studies; Consumer Sciences and Retailing; Foods and Nutrition; Hospitality and Tourism Management; Consumer and Family Sciences Education; and the CFS Student Services Office.

Contact Name: Teresa Eloff
Phone Number: (765)494-8533
Email Address: eloff@purdue.edu


College of EducationKevin R. Kelly, interim dean

9:00 a.m.
The College of Education will host a Continental Breakfast/Information Fair in STEW 214 A-D.  Representatives from the College of Education will provide remarks and present the 2008-2009 Scholarship Recipient Awards.

Contact Name: Georgia Leavitt
Phone Number: (765)494-7962
Email Address: gleavitt@purdue.edu


College of Engineering – Leah H. Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The schools within the College of Engineering will provide opportunities for parents and students to meet the Purdue Engineering family, including faculty, staff and students representing each school.  Representatives from the Minority Engineering program (MEP), Office of Professional Practice program, Women in Engineering program (WIEP), and the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) will also be available.  This is an excellent opportunity for undecided engineering students to also learn more about the variety of engineering disciplines offered at Purdue University.  Tours of selected buildings and labs will be available.

Please visit the following schools under the College of Engineering tent at the east end of the Purdue Mall*:

  • Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Education (including First-Year Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs)
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering - Building tours available from ME Room 140
  • Minority Engineering Program (MEP)
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Office of Professional Practice
  • Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
  • Women in Engineering Program (WIEP)

*Rain location inside the MSEE Atrium.

Contact Name: Cele Flanary
Phone number: (765)494-2373
Email Address: cflanary@purdue.edu


College of Liberal Arts - John J. Contreni, Justin S. Morrill Dean of Liberal Arts

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Speed Networking for CLA Parents

You are invited to participate in a lively interactive networking opportunity with CLA department heads, academic advisors, Liberal Arts alumni, and other CLA representatives in STEW 206.

Have your questions answered, learn about processes and expectations, discover ideas about job/internship searches, study abroad opportunities, the Liberal Arts Honors Program, and much more.   Students are welcome to attend too!  Light refreshments will be served.  To register, please send the names of all attending, a phone or e-mail, and your student’s name to CLAevents@purdue.edu or 800-991-1194 by September 12th.

Contact Name: Chris Sharp
Phone number: (765)494-7884
Email Address: ctsharp@purdue.edu


Krannert School of Management - Richard A. Cosier, dean

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
We will host an open house for families to visit with Krannert advisors, other families, and students.

Students will provide tours of the Krannert Building and Rawls Hall at 9:30 a.m.

The event, which includes a continental breakfast, will be held in the Krannert Drawing Room.

Contact Name: Melissa Evens
Phone Number: (765) 494-4392
Email Address: mevens@purdue.edu


College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences – Craig K. Svensson, dean 

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

10:00 a.m.
Presentation and recognition of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Scholarship winners and academic achievements in RHPH 172.  An informal reception and open house for families and students will be held prior to the recognition event in the RHPH Foyer at 9:00 a.m.

Contact Name: Tiffany Mousel
Phone Number: (765)496-3314
Email Address:  tmousel@pharmacy.purdue.edu


School of Nursing

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The School of Nursing will be hosting a reception for families in the Center for Nursing Education (JNSN 108).  Faculty and staff will be available to meet families and students.

Contact Name: Roxanne Martin
Phone Number: (765)494-4003
Email Address: martinrj@purdue.edu


School of Health Sciences - George Sandison, head

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
The school will host a reception in the Office of Student Services, Room 1163, Civil Engineering Building. Faculty and staff will be available to meet with families and students.

Contact Name: Bob Walkup
Phone Number: (765)496-2848
Email Address: rcwalkup@purdue.edu


College of ScienceJeffrey S. Vitter, dean

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
The College of Science will host an interactive panel discussion with Department Heads, Academic Advisors, and student representatives.  The panel will discuss academic options, scholarship opportunities, and answer questions.  Light refreshments will be served afterward.  Please RSVP to John Fisher at jrfisher@purdue.edu.

Contact Name: John Fisher
Phone Number: (765) 494-0586
Email address:  jrfisher@purdue.edu


College of Technology – Dennis R. Depew, Dean

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
An informal reception for students and their families will be held in the lobby of Knoy Hall.  Come and visit with faculty, academic advisors, and student representatives from the college.  Aviation Technology will host an open house in Room 115 of the Aviation Technology Building.

Contact Name: Jacqueline Brown
Phone Number: (765)496-3659
Email Address: brown160@purdue.edu


Undergraduate Studies Program - Susan K. Aufderheide, director

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
An informal open house for families and students will be held in Young Hall, Room 809. The USP academic advisors look forward to visiting with students and their families! Light refreshments will be served.

Contact Name: Teresa Miller
Phone number: (765)494-0843
Email Address: tlmiller@purdue.edu