Web site maintenance disrupts PARP online course

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Purdue University's E-Courses Web site will be shut down for maintenance Monday (12/26) through Jan. 3, 2006. The Web site contains the Private Applicator Recertification Program (PARP) course.

Those already registered for the PARP online training need to complete the course by Monday, said Cheri Janssen, program specialist for Purdue Pesticide Programs.

"Only those private applicators who register with Purdue's Media Distribution Center for the online pesticide program during the period of Dec. 26 to Dec. 30 will be given an extended deadline to complete the online pesticide program," Janssen said. "They will have until Jan. 10, 2006 to complete the online pesticide program."

To register for PARP, contact the Media Distribution Center toll-free at (888) 398-4636 (EXT-INFO). For additional information about pesticides and PARP, contact Purdue Pesticide Programs at (765) 496-7499 or visit the program Web site at http://www.btny.purdue.edu/PPP/ .