Annual Dinner Meeting

• Wednesday, May 29, 6-8:30 pm
• Giammarco’s
• 6030 Chandler Ct., Westerville, OH 43082
• Cost: $25/person

Family-Style Italian Dinner Menu

Dinner salad, penne pusateri (pasta with marinara, mushrooms/onions/peppers, and mozzarella), fettucine alfredo, and chicken piccata

The Club will provide appetizers of fried mushrooms and mozzarella garlic bread.

Nonalcholic beverages are included; a cash bar will be available.

Guest Speakers

A high school football player may take anywhere from 200 to 1800 hits to the head during the course of a single season. Now Purdue Professors Eric Nauman, Thomas Talavage and Larry Leverenz are leading a team of neurotrauma researchers who are asking whether these impacts might impair the brain, even if a player shows no clinical signs of a concussion. They are using MRI technology to locate biomarkers indicating brain damage or a predisposition to brain disease.

Findings could aid efforts to develop safety guidelines that stipulate the number of hits a high school player should receive and may help determine techniques that coaches and players might use to reduce the severity of blows to the head. The work has also led to the development of new shock-absorbing materials for football and military helmets.

We’ll hear about their findings and potential applications and impacts at all levels of play – Dr. Leverenz was recently named the head of the NFL’s new Head Health Initiative medical advisory panel.

To RSVP and pay via PayPal, please go here. Please respond no later than Thursday, May 23.

Student Welcome Picnic

It’s almost that time – to bring new and returning students together, and send them off for another great school year. This is a great event for student and alumni families of all ages.

• Sunday, July 28, 5:30-8:30 pm
• Sycamore Shelter at Blendon Woods Metro Park
• 4265 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Westerville, OH 43081
• Cost: FREE for Purdue students, $5/child under 12, $8/adult

We’ll have BBQ and assorted sides and desserts, as well as the usual picnic games, trivia, raffles, and more! Please join us for one last summer hurrah.

To RSVP and pay via PayPal, please go here.

Other Coming Events

Networking Happy Hour

Join us for a casual networking event. Bring business cards if you are interested in making career contacts or finding new opportunities; even if you aren’t looking to network, join us to socialize with other alumni as we enjoy happy hour at a Purdue-alumnus-owned venue.

• Wednesday, May 1, 6-8 pm
• House Wine
• 644 N. High St., Old Worthington

Bus Trip to Purdue v Cincinnati Football Game

We’re all excited for a new coach and the start of a new era in Purdue football. We’re still in the planning stages, but look for more details soon on a package deal on Saturday, August 31, including bus ride from Columbus to Cincinnati, ticket to the game, and the official Purdue Alumni Association pregame tailgate!

• Men’s Basketball vs Penn State
• Sunday, January 13 @ noon
• private room at Liberty Tavern
• 50 S. Liberty Street, #104, Powell, Ohio 43065

For our next watch party, we will once again be joining up with the local Michigan State alumni club for a little friendly rivalry and to see who can bring the most nonperishable/canned goods for the Westerville Area Resource Ministry. Please bring at least 2 items per person to help out!

• Joint Game Watch Party and Canned Food Drive for Michigan State Game
• Saturday, Feb 9 @ 7 pm
• back/pool table area at Gallo’s Tap Room
• 5019 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214

We hope to see you at one or both of these events to cheer on our Boilermakers!

• Sept 8 @ Notre Dame, 3:30 pm
• Sept 15 vs Eastern Michigan, noon
• Oct 27 @ Minnesota, TBA
• Nov 17 @ Illinois, TBA

We will have our own room with TVs at Gresso’s near the Brewery District, starting about 30 min before kickoff. The regular menu and bar offerings will be available. The restaurant  has a parking lot in back, and there is plentiful free street parking. Location info:

• Gresso’s Pub & Grill (please note their Web site autoplays music)
• 961 S High St., Columbus, OH 43206
• 614-444-0131

We hope to see you at one or all of the watch parties to cheer on the Boilermakers!

Purdue vs OSU Football Tickets and Pre-Game Breakfast Club

If you’d also like the chance to see Purdue football in person, there are still tickets available in our block for the OSU game on Oct 20. Get more information and register for our game ticket, bus ride to campus, and Breakfast Club event at Winking Lizard package here.

Boiler Up!

• What: Purdue vs Michigan State basketball watch party with MSU Club
• When: Saturday, January 21, 2012
• Time: 11:30 am-2:30 pm (tipoff at noon)
• Where: Gallo’s Tap Room in Columbus (Bethel + Olentangy River)

Canned Food Drive 

Let’s turn this into a little friendly competition to see which club can bring in more canned and dry goods for the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM). We are asking that everyone bring at least 2 items as the “cost of admission”.

Most needed items:

• Hot Chocolate
• Canned Meat, Stews, Soups
• Pancake Mix, Syrup
• Canned Fruit
• Pasta
• Juices
• Peanut Butter
• Laundry Soap, Shampoo, Paper Towels

Please note that registration is NOT required to attend this event. We just like to make sure we’ve reserved enough space, so appreciate you letting us know if you think you’ll be stopping by.