Cast Elected to Head IU Board of Trustees

William R. Cast, M.D., has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Indiana University Board of Trustees. Cast, a Fort Wayne physician and surgeon, succeeds Stephen L. Ferguson, who steps down after serving two consecutive two-year terms as president.

The board elected officers for 2009-11 during its business meeting today (Aug. 14) at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Campus Center. It elected Trustee Patrick A. Shoulders vice president, Robin Roy Gress secretary, Dorothy Frapwell assistant secretary, MaryFrances McCourt treasurer and Stewart T. Cobine assistant treasurer.

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Reception for IUPUI Honors College Set August 27

A reception celebrating the founding of the IUPUI Honors College will be held August 27 in Scholars Hall at University Place Conference Center.

For the record books, August 27 will be the official opening day of the college.

The reception begins at 4 p.m. It will feature remarks from IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz¸ Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty Uday Sukhatme, Honors College Founding Dean Jane Luzar, and Undergraduate Student Government President Brady Harman.

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SPEA Policy Brief Addresses Challenges in Health Reform

Congress may approve health reform legislation this year, but it remains to be seen whether the changes will stem the rising tide of health-care costs that is threatening the U.S. economy, an Indiana University expert writes in a new policy brief.

Eric Wright, director of the IU Center on Health Policy and professor and associate dean of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, writes about health reform in the August 2009 issue of SPEA Insights.

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English Program for Japanese Women Focuses on Leadership Skills

Twenty-six university students from Tokyo arrived in Indianapolis August 1 to be part of an intensive English and American culture program at IUPUI. The women will spend three weeks here honing their English skills and learning what it takes to be a leader.

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Cutting Edge Lecture Series

IUPUI is pleased to present the Cutting Edge Lecture Series. Top university professors will engage the community in discussions about rapidly changing fields of inquiry. Lectures begin at 4:30 p.m. in the University Library Lilly Auditorium.

September 9: Noir Logics of New Media
Richard L. Edwards, New Media Informatics
September 23: Can we Rescue Civic Literacy?
Sheila Kennedy, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
October 7: Field Nutrition Research in Kenya
Judith Ernst, Nutrition and Dietetics
October 21: A Clean Mouth for a Healthy Body?
Michael Kowolik, Dentistry
October 28: The Constructed Journey: Fine Art, Photography and Video
Linda Adele Goodine, Herron School of Art and Design
November 11: CSI Run Amok: The Future of Forensic Science
Jay Siegel, Forensic Science

Lectures are free and open to all. Complimentary parking is available in the North Street Garage.

For more information, visit www.iupui.edu/administration/acad_affairs.

Athletics All Sports Pass Available

Farmer's Showcase - IUPUI Campus Center Food Court

Inaugural IUPUI Regatta Set for Sept. 19

Jag Jaunt "A Walkathon to Support Women's Scholarships"

Race Celebrates Diversity and Raises Scholarship Fund for IPS

School of Science Announces New Physics Chair

The School of Science announced Dr. Andrew D. Gavrin will serve as the new Chair of the Department of Physics beginning August 1, 2009 for a four year term. Dr. Gavrin is well known for his efforts in physics education and research on the physics of nanostructured magnetic materials.

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Play Golf and Help an Elephant

Fundraisers at golf courses are par for the course in terms of organizations trying to raise money for a good cause. But how often do you get a chance to play golf and help elephants?

Through the work of people like Janice Smith, a Master of Social Work student at the Indiana University School of Social Work at IUPUI, residents of central Indiana will get such a chance on Aug. 22nd.

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Law Professor Lectures on History of Human Rights and International Trade

George E. Edwards

On July 23 and 24, 2009, IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor George E. Edwards participated in an international conference in Taipei, Taiwan sponsored by the Asian Centre for the World Trade Organization and International Health Law and Policy. The WTO Centre is part of New Taiwan University, the premier university in Taiwan.

At the Taipei conference, Professor Edwards delivered a paper entitled "Human Rights and International Trade: From the 17th Century Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to Hurricane Katrina, the World Trade Organization (WTO), Human Trafficking and the Right to Health."

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