Coach Hunter Wins Top Minority Business and Professional Achievers Award

IUPUI head men's basketball Coach Ron Hunter will be a top honoree at the 29th Annual Minority Business and Professional Achievers Recognition Awards Dinner, presented by the Center for Leadership Development.

Hunter, will receive the "Accomplished Achievement Award," the top award presented to a man, during the recognition ceremony at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2009, in the Sagamore Ballroom of the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.

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Facebook Adds New International Twist as Professor Teaches Social Problems Course One last Time

David Ford, Professor and Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Programs in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, has added a new twist to a sociology course he is teaching one last time before he retires in the fall.

To engage students through technology and add an international element to the class that examines social problems, Ford turned to Facebook, a social networking website, as a platform to connect his students in Indianapolis with students in Mexico, China and Kenya.

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Hodges Promoted to Director of Electronic Media at IUPUI

Steve Hodges has been promoted to director of electronic media at IUPUI, a role in which he will serve as executive producer for multimedia produced by the campus, including its websites, videos and other electronic media, announced Troy Brown, Executive Director of the Office of Communications and Marketing.

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Dwyer to Receive Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography

The Association of American Geographers (AAG) will present its 2008 AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography to Owen J. Dwyer, an associate professor in the IU School of Liberal Arts’ Department of Geography, and his co-author, Derek H. Alderman, East Carolina University, March 27.

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Mathematical Sciences Associate Professor Jeffrey X. Watt Named Distinguished University Teacher

The Indiana Section of the Mathematical Association of America has awarded Jeffrey X. Watt with the 2009 Distinguished University Teaching of Mathematics Award, the organization's highest honor for a math educator. The designation recognizes Watt's stellar record of teaching excellence and his contributions to promoting mathematics teaching and learning at IUPUI and across the state.

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Psychology Professor Among 12 Teams of Indiana Scientists to Receive Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Grants

IUPUI Psychology Professor Charles Goodlett and William P. Hetrick, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at IU-Bloomington, are among 12 teams of Indiana scientists who have been awarded the first grants from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). The title of their project is "Translational Evaluation of Secretin's Effects on Cerebellar Function."

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American English Intonation Seminar

Artisans Boutique Coffee to Open at University Place

Diversity Trainer to Discuss Anatomy of Prejudice

Edward C. Moore Symposium on Teaching Excellence Set for April 2

Help Stop the Violence!

New Items Available at IUPUI Campus Dining

Sex and God in the City of Angels: The Kidnapping of Aimee Semple McPherson

Art on the Move

View local news coverage of the March 22, 2009, delivery via helicopter of the newest public art on loan to the IUPUI campus. Campus, city and museum workers collaborated on the flight that brought the 24' x 40' x 30' "East Gate West Gate" sculpture by artist Sasson Soffer sculpture from the Indianapolis Museum of Art to IUPUI.

WISH-TV, Channel 8: "Monumental move for oversized art"
WTHR-TV, Channel 13: "Sculpture takes flight over downtown"

IUPUI Math Department Hosts State's Largest Mathematics Meeting

Indiana's largest meeting of mathematicians and mathematics professionals was hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences on the IUPUI campus March 20-21, 2009. Researchers and math educators from across the state presented talks on a range of topics, including biological modeling, inquiry-based, interactive mathematics and the intersection of mathematics, computer science and art.

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IUPUI Police Reports Thefts from Vehicles Down 50%

The IUPUI Police investigated approximately 40 thefts from vehicles January through mid March 2008. This increase prompted the department to adjust patrols and issue a crime alert warning the community of the increase and encouraging people to secure their vehicles and keep valuables out of public view.

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