The chancellor's newsletter is mailed to more than 3,000 business, education, and community leaders in the Indianapolis region to describe IUPUI events and activities of interest to people outside the university. For more than 25 years, the Chancellor's newsletter has reported on IUPUI's programs, potential, and progress. In October 1996, the letters began appearing on IUPUI's web site and are available in the online archive. Back issues of the printed newsletter are available at the IUPUI University Library, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives.
The first chancellor's newsletter was mailed in December 1976 during the administration of IUPUI Chancellor Glenn W. Irwin, Jr. It has appeared regularly ever since, generally on a monthly basis. In the opening paragraphs of the December 1976 letter, Chancellor Irwin wrote:
When the next generation of historians writes about our city, I think they will describe the development of this campus as one of the events . . . as one of the critical events . . . which gave Indianapolis its distinctive quality of life. I can already see the shape of this future in our present. And I want you to know about our campus.
The newsletter today remains true to its purpose.
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2008 (Chancellor Bantz)
April:
"The Campus Center makes IUPUI a “sticky” campus by being a destination for engaging learning, social networking, and collaboration. It is a place where people will congregate and interact because it is both fun and useful."
February:
Welcome to 2008 — Men's Basketball — Coach Hunter — Campus Center Opening — Gov. Mitch Daniels and IUPUI — Urban Center for the Advancement of STEM Education (UCASE)
2007 (Chancellor Bantz)
December:
Happy Holidays — blue-ribbon Commission on Local Government Reform — Indiana University Workgroup on Health Care Reform
November:
Translating Research into Practice (TRiP)
September:
Traditional Students — Medical Animatics — Harlon Wilson — “Thinking Locally, Acting Globally” — Center for Urban Policy and the Environment — John Krauss — Yingzi (Eliza) Du — Loren Field — Ghassan Kassab — Celebrate IU Week
March:
IU’s President-Elect Michael McRobbie — Health Information and Translational Sciences Building Opening — Translating Research into Practice (TRIP Initiative)
January:
Although the calendar new year falls in the middle of our academic year, January still signals a time to turn over a new leaf, particularly in the original 16th century sense of turning to a new page of a book. (Signature Centers)
2006 (Chancellor Bantz)
November:
In this season of giving and thanks-giving, IUPUI has much to be grateful for and much to be proud of.
October:
“Saviors of Our Cities: Twenty Five Urban Colleges Noted for Positive Economic and Social Benefit to Their Communities.” It sounded like important news. I opened it and was stunned!
August:
If necessity was the mother of invention for the Industrial Age, imagination is the mother of invention for the Age of the Life Sciences.
March:
New Responsibilities — Executive Vice Chancellor News — New Mission Statement — Report to the Community
2005 (Chancellor Bantz)
August:
Commencement 2005 — Eskenazi Hall Dedication — Summer Construction on Campus — New Kelley School of Business Dean Named
March:
Center on Urban Policy Receives Lilly Endowment Grant — $2.65 Million Grant Helps Faith-Based Services Network — 2005 IUPUI Solutions Conference, March 15 — Inaugural Seminar in the Humanities, April 7-9
January:
Life Sciences Week — Crime Lab Symposium — Conference on Music Education for Young Children
2004 (Chancellor Bantz)
December:
Huntington Program — Fulbright Scholars — Herron Becomes Herron School of Art and Design — In This Season of Giving
September:
Campaign for IUPUI — IUPUI Solution Center Opens for Business — Explore IUPUI
June:
IUPUI Performance Report — Lilly Endowment Gift Strengthens Philanthropy Center — SPEA Programs at IUPUI among Top 10 in Country — Kelley School of Business Celebrates 30th Birthday
— Charles Sanders Peirce Monument Dedicated — IUPUI Freshman Chosen Indy 500 Princess
April:
IU School of Nursing celebrates 90th anniversary — New Deans of Liberal Arts and Science Named — Campus Housing Dedicated to Community Heroes — IUPUI Conducts Archaeological Dig at Arsenal Tech — Lance Armstrong's Physician Wins Oncology Award
February:
State of Diversity — IUPUI Grad in Cover Photo of TIME's Person of the Year — 21st Century Fund Awards Announced — IUPUI Researchers Study Urban Trails — IUPUI's Jaguars - A Giant Killer on the Prowl?
2003 (Chancellor Bantz)
December: Installation Ceremony — IUPUI to Share in Lilly Endowment's Brain Drain Effort — "The Herron Chronicle" Details Art School's History — IU Medical School, Merck Vaccinating Kenyan Children — In This Season of Giving . . .
November: Yet Another Record Fall Enrollment at IUPUI — IUPUI a Founding Institution for First-Year Excellence — Nonprofits Are Major Economic Force in Indiana — Civic Engagement in U.S. - Deep Roots, Big Dividends — University Library Kicks Off 10th Anniversary with Gift — IUPUI - The Making of An Urban University Published
July: New Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies to Be Offered at IUPUI — New Geography Resource Puts Indiana Life on the Map — School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: A Restructuring — Paul Weiss Collection Arrives at University Library
2003 (Acting Chancellor Plater)
May: IU's New Emerging Technologies Center Dedicated in Indianapolis — Indiana General Assembly Also Fuels Momentum of the Life Sciences Initiative — And a Special Thanks to You . . .
March: IU and IUPUI Have Record Spring Enrollment — Central Indiana Life Sciences Initiative Celebrates First Anniversary — President Bush Nominates Law Grad for Transportation Board Chair — IU Bloomington and IUPUI Recognized for Excellent Faculty Development Programs — Gifts from Fed Ex and UPS Help Enhance Teaching and Learning — University Library at IUPUI Preserves Indianapolis Foundation Records — IUPUI and Bologna to Develop Master of International Studies in Philanthropy — High School Students See Molecular Medicine in Action — 2002 IUPUI Performance Report.
January: Charles R. Bantz Named Chancellor of IUPUI — Chief Deputy Mayor Teaches Class at IUPUI — Noted Scientist To Lead Stark Neurosciences Research Institute — IUPUI Honors King's Legacy with a "Day On" Not a "Day Off" of Service — Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving Created at the Center on Philanthropy
2002 (Chancellor Bepko)
October: IUPUI among U.S. News & World Report's "Programs That Really Work" — IUPUI Recognized for First-Year Excellence — IUPUI Earns $25,000 USA TODAY-NCAA Academic Achievement Award — Center for Earth and Environmental Science Recognized for Environmental Work — Spirit & Place Festival Breaks the Silence — IU Medicine and Business Faculty Receive Grant to Increase Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates — Distinguished Professor to Lead Alcohol Research Institute
September: "Explore IUPUI" at our Campus Open House, October 12 — Herron Art School Celebrates Centennial, New Home — IUPUI, Indianapolis to Host 2004 Research Conference — Third-World Vehicle Design to Be Featured in Popular Mechanics — IUPUI Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month — Medical Students Participate in White Coat Ceremony — IU Offers Combined Degrees in Medicine and Business — Fall Enrollment, Credit Hours at All-Time High
June: New Indiana State Museum Displays Ransom Place Archaeology Artifacts — New Facility at IUPUI Offers High-Tech Learning to Dentists — Thirty Indiana University Medical Faculty Listed in America's Top Doctors — It's a Hot Time in the Old Town and IUPUI Is the Place to Be — Report to the Community 2002
> Report to the Community (PDF)
May: IUPUI's Class of 2002 — Governor Visits Center for Regenerative Biology — IUPUI Program to Help Ease Science Teacher Shortage — IU's Advanced Research and Technology Institute Has New President — Nation's Only Health Outreach Mapping Center Established at IUPUI — Medical Students Make "House Calls" — Nursing Professor Develops Video Game to Help Girls Resist Smoking — Students Earn Prestigious Government Internships in Nation's Capital — IUPUI's Math Assistance Center Helps Students Confront Math Anxiety — William A. Spencer
March: Central Indiana Life Sciences Initiative Announced — IU School of Medicine To Offer Graduate-Level Biotechnology Program — Indiana Alzheimer's Disease Research Rewarded with $7.7 Million NIH Grant Renewal — IUPUI Program to Enhance Student Retention Wins National Recognition — Congratulations to Our Students! — IUPUI Honors Outstanding Alumni with Maynard K. Hine Medal — Jaguars Auction Raises $34,000 for Scholarships and Jaguars Play Finals in Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball
January: IUPUI Among Those Receiving Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Award — IUPUI Celebrates Martin Luther King Day with One of Little Rock Nine — "Seeing Through Black American Eyes" on Display — IU and GE Launch REWARDS Institute for Digital Radiology Imaging — IUPUI Law Students Help Free Convicted Man — Seventh Annual Bridge Design Competition & Technology Expo — AUL Supports Herron Art School in Campaign to Move to IUPUI Campus — IU Alumni Association Has New President
2001 (Chancellor Bepko)
December: Law School Graduates, Students, Faculty, Guests Attend Dedication of Inlow Hall — New Technology Complex Breaks Ground — Teacher's Resource Center Provides Ready-Made Hands-On Math and Science Kits — Campus Child Care Center Receives Federal Funds to Help Low-Income Families — Federal Grant Approved to Establish Indiana's First Area Health Education Center — New Weekend Format for Master's Degree in Community Health Nursing — Sixth Annual Spirit & Place Festival Explores "Crossing Boundaries" — Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce to Visit IUPUI — IUPUI Study Examines Tourists' Expectations of Indianapolis
October: IUPUI Graduate Students Survive Pentagon Attack — IUPUI Sets Record Enrollment — Comprehensive Campaign for IUPUI Launched — IU Center on Philanthropy Students Receive American Humanics Scholarships — Penn State to Put Courses Online Using Software Developed at IUPUI — Mini Med School Explores Hot Topics in Research and Treatment — First Annual Postsecondary Hispanic Education Seminar to be Held at IUPUI
September: IUPUI Graduate Students Survive Pentagon Attack — IUPUI Sets Record Enrollment — Comprehensive Campaign for IUPUI Launched — IU Center on Philanthropy Students Receive American Humanics Scholarships — Penn State to Put Courses Online Using Software Developed at IUPUI — Mini Med School Explores Hot Topics in Research and Treatment — First Annual Postsecondary Hispanic Education Seminar to be Held at IUPUI
July: IUPUI Faculty and Administrators Attend "Summer School" — IUPUI Students Are Younger and Taking More Classes Than Ever Before — Future Campus Construction Sites Provide Experience for Archaeology Students — Donation Will Support Studies of Indiana's German American Heritage — Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Announces Scholarship Program
June: Building IUPUI with Public and Private Support (1986-2002) — IU, Purdue Team Up to Offer Distance Master's Degrees to GM
May: IUPUI's Commencement Is a Highlight of Many a Mother's Day — Masarachia Scholarship Winners Meet Benefactor — New Associate Deans in Key Community-Oriented Programs — French Professor Didier Bertrand Named Carnegie Scholar — Med Students Make Spring "House Calls" While Engineers-to-Be Build "Green House" — Online Clinical Laboratory Equipment Technology Certificate Expanded — Largest Spirit of Philanthropy Celebration Ever Honors Sam Jones and Others
> IUPUI 2000 Performance Report (PDF) and Report to the Community (PDF)
March: Our Greetings to New Senior Officers at IU and Purdue — "Sound Medicine" Debuts on WFYI Public Radio — "Great Coral Reef Adventure" Introduces Students to the Science of Wetland Ecosystems — State Grant Enables Expansion of Program To Aid Juvenile Offenders — Geriatric Nursing Emerging As a Critical Area of Study — Report to the Community Urges Investment in Education for Indiana's Future
> Report to the Community (PDF)
February: First Director of Center for Bioethics at School of Medicine Appointed — IU Faculty Member and Alum Named New State Commissioner of Health — IUPUI Named to Greater Expectations Consortium on Quality Education — IUPUI Techwizards Help Area Youth Organizations — High School Students Explore the World of DNA with IU Medical School Faculty — “Virtual” Patients Help Nursing Students Learn How to Do EKGs and Give Medications — Creating Community in a Diverse Urban Society — IUPUI Jaguars Hold Benefit Auction
2000 (Chancellor Bepko)
December: Largest Ever Lilly Endowment Grant Creates Indiana Genomics Initiative — $2.7 million Gift to IU and Purdue Aids Joint Spinal Cord Injury Research — Purdue and IU Schools at IUPUI Offer Computer Information Systems Major Jointly — Relief for Highway Construction Project Management Coming down the Pike — Engineering Students Modify Toy Jeep to Accommodate Boy’s Special Needs — Long Lost Vietnam-Era Works by Combat Artist on Display at Indianapolis Art Center — Christmas Cheer and Cheers at IUPUI
October: Lilly ARBOR Project: Answers for Restoring the Bank of the River — “Graffiti” Becomes “Aerosol Art” at The Caring Place — Indiana University Center for Excellence in Regenerative Biology and Medicine — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center of Indiana — Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication Makes Grand Prix Guests Welcome — New Division of Community Dentistry — Congratulations to Indiana Health Industry Forum’s World of Difference Award Winners
September:IUPUI Sets a Fall Enrollment Record — New Dean for IUPUI’s University Library — “The Jazz Age in Paris” Exhibit — Second Annual Women’s Health Month in Indiana — Grand Opening: IUPUI Community Learning Network Site in Hamilton County — E-Learning Software Developed by IUPUI Faculty Free to Educators — Yamaha Keyboards and Music Faculty Team Up for Music Education — Eighth Annual Nursing Gala — August Busy at IUPUI with Tennis, Olympics, and More
July: Experiential Learning Means Well-Rounded Graduates — Scientist’s Apprentice Camp 2000 — IUPUI Alumna Receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching — IUPUI Archaeological Dig at Ransom Place Uncovers Cracker Jack Collectible — “Better Together” Pairs Future Nurses, Educators, and Social Workers with IPS Schools — Key Dean Appointments in the IU Schools of Medicine, Social Work, Public and Environmental Affairs
May: New Home for Herron Named — “Brain Gain”: Internships Are Key — IUPUI Commencement — Indianapolis Public Schools and IU School of Education Share Honors from International Reading Association — New Communications Technology Complex Sited — Indianapolis - Best for Nonprofits — Overseas Human Rights Interns Go Abroad — Cory Elson Scholarship Awarded — Indianapolis Project SEED Scholarship Program — 1999 IUPUI Performance Report — Spirit of Philanthropy Celebration
March: National Community Foundations Institute — PROGENI (Parkinson's Research: The Organized Genetic Initiative) — Noninvasive Treatment for Lung Cancer — Center for Enhancing the Quality of Life in Chronic Illness — Wind Chill - A Hoax? — A.I.M.-ing to Help Juvenile Offenders Stay Straight — IUPUI's State of Diversity
February: Masarachia Scholarships Program — Dental Health Fair for Kids — Law School Students Offer Free Tax Assistance — Frontiers in Science Conference Explores the Wild Wild Web — Philanthropy on a Global Scale — “Emerging Leaders Program 2000,” Sponsored by the National Congress for Community Economic Development — Herron School of Art’s New Sculpture and Ceramics Facility — Diversity, Urban Policy: Themes of Major Colloquia
