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October 26, 2009 |
Inside IUPUI Events and AnnouncementsPatients and Staff at IU and Riley Hospitals Need Your Help During Flu SeasonClarian Health -- along with other local hospital systems -- recently announced visitor restrictions to its downtown hospitals in response to the 2009 H1N1 virus outbreak (also known as swine flu). See the Frequently Asked Questions. By reducing the number of visitors to the hospitals, Clarian is protecting the health of its patients and their families, as well as the staff members who serve them. Students can support this effort, and protect their own health, by restricting their time in the hospitals to classes and work related to clinical activities. Clarian Health is asking IUPUI faculty, staff and students to protect their and others’ health, by not passing through hospitals to other campus locations and avoid using hospital cafeterias and food services. |
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Deadline for Submitting Taylor Symposium Posters ApproachingProposals for poster presentations for the 21st Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium are due Dec. 1, 2009. All students, faculty members and researchers are invited to submit abstracts for poster presentation at the Taylor Symposium that will take place Feb. 25, 2010. With the theme of “Voices in the City: Language, Literacy, and Urban Life,” the symposium will explore questions about the importance of language in shaping culture. Symposium discussions will focus on how local writers shape their identities and respond to the culture through spoken word poetry and showcase new approaches to working with language in multilingual, multicultural Indianapolis. To complement symposium discussions, students, faculty members and researchers are invited to present information from research and reflection on issues surrounding language use and literacy practices in contemporary urban culture. For additional information, and to submit a poster, go to: http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/news/index.php/call_for_poster_proposals_the_twenty_first_annual_joseph_taylor_symposium_v . |
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Free Health Screenings for All IUPUI StudentsIUPUI students are invited to have their cholesterol, glucose or blood pressure checked during free health screenings. The Campus Center Clinic (CCC) is available to all students and will offer free health screenings every Monday, beginning Nov. 2, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room CE305; and Tuesdays, beginning Oct. 27, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room CE307. (Rooms may change.) Walk-ins are welcomed. For additional information, please contact Brittany, wellness assistant, at 317-274-0605 or bveal@iupui.edu. |
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Free Workshop on Preventing Back Pain and Other Motion-Related DisordersBack pain is the most common medical problem, affecting eight out of 10 people at some point in their lives. Left unattended, it can lead to further problems and disability. Attend a free Work/Life-sponsored workshop and learn about proper layout of your desk area (ergonomics), proper posture and methods of lifting/dressing that protect your back, stretches to do during your work day and exercises to help prevent back pain. The “Oh, My Aching Back” workshop will take place from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m., Nov. 12, in UN 024. Staff, faculty and students are welcome. To register, go to http://www.hra.iupui.edu/hra/worklife; click on “Oh, My Aching Back.” |
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Street, Sidewalk Closings in Effect for ConstructionMedical Drive is closed to through traffic between West Drive and Clinical Drive due to the Glick Eye Institute construction. South Drive and Clinical Drive will remain open to traffic during construction but many sidewalks will be closed due to fencing. The sidewalks along Medical Drive are closed. The sidewalk along the north side of Michigan Street is closed between West Drive and Barnhill Drive. The sidewalk along the east side of West Drive is closed. This closure will run from Michigan Street north to the west side of Coleman. However, pedestrians should be able to use this sidewalk from the Riley Outpatient Center/garage to walk south and still access the west entry of Coleman. |
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Survey Says Diversity is Campus Top Issue, Second Survey to Follow UpAccording to the results of a spring semester survey designed to measure student priorities on campus, “intercultural communications and diversity on campus” is the most important issue among IUPUI students. In a follow-up effort, the fall 2009 IUPUI Student Pulse Survey will seek to learn just what students feel about diversity issues at IUPUI. The web survey is expected to go out to a random sample of students this week. Survey answers remain anonymous and will be reported as summarized group data only. The fall Pulse survey is being conducted by the IUPUI administration in cooperation with the IUPUI Multicultural Center. Students are encouraged to respond to the survey as administrators will use the results to inform strategic planning on the campus. The costs of parking, textbook exchange issues, the cost of campus food services and the quality of campus food services, were respectively, the second to fifth most important of 12 issues ranked in the spring 2009 IUPUI student opinion poll. The list of issues was compiled by student government groups. |
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Update on H1N1 VaccinationsIUPUI Health Services will be holding H1N1 Vaccine clinics as soon as adequate supplies of the vaccine arrive. The H1N1 vaccine is not being distributed as quickly as previously expected. When scheduled, the times and locations of these clinics will be announced via JagNews, JagTV, Inside IUPUI and other campus communication channels. Information regarding these clinics will be updated daily on the IUPUI Health Services website: http://www.health.iupui.edu. The flu clinics will provide free H1N1 vaccinations for IUPUI faculty, staff and students who belong to the CDC priority groups of individuals who should receive vaccinations. For a list of the priority groups, go to: http://www.iupui.edu/h1n1/. |
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