Meet the Author

Author Lydia Minatoya will speak from noon to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 2 in the Lilly Auditorium in University Library. This talk, part of the BookMarks series, is free and open to the public, and will include a discussion of Minatoya's novel The Strangeness of Beauty.

For additional information, call (317) 278-4291 or e-mail bookmark@iupui.edu.

BookMarks is sponsored by University College, University Library and Campus & Community Life. The BookMarks schedule is available at http://bookmarks.uc.iupui.edu.

Etiquette Luncheon Taking Reservations

Mark your calendar!!

Reservations are now being accepted for the IUPUI Business Etiquette Luncheon to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27, 2004 at the University Place Hotel University Ballroom. The program will include a meal, tips for dining and general business etiquette from a professional corporate trainer.

Who should attend? Anyone who may need to eat a meal at an interview, while entertaining clients, or while at a professional function.

Cost is $12. Tickets may be purchased at the Career Center, BS2010 or by phone with a credit card at (317) 274-2554. Reservations are required and will be accepted through Feb. 20 or until the event is sold out.

IUPUI is Making IT Happen!

What: "Making IT Happen!" Information Technology Fair
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24
Where: University College, UC115 and Lower Level

Meet UITS service providers and IU's technology partners in an event that features student showcases highlighting the use of information technology in academics. Hear presentations about OneStart, Cybersecurity and Web accessibility, and learn about wireless access, IT-related academic programs and IT services, tools, resources, and innovations at IUPUI.

Visit http://www.indiana.edu/~mith/iupui/index.html for additional details and a schedule of presentations and student showcases.

Upcoming Office of Professional Development Opportunities

You are invited to the following workshop:

 • Preparing for Promotion and Tenure: What Should I Know?, 9 a.m. - noon, Friday, Feb. 27, University Library, Lilly Auditorium. This workshop addresses the major processes entailed in promotion and tenure deliberations. It focuses on dossier preparation and review and includes a mock committee meeting designed to demystify the review process.

Other classes scheduled include:

 • Why Do I Need to Know This? Motivating Students in Gateway Courses, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, University Library, Room 1126.

 • Faculty Portfolio, Part Two: Putting it All Together, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23, University Library, Room 1140P.

 • Learning Environments Town Hall Meeting, 4 - 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25, University College, Room 115.

For additional information about these and other OPD workshops, please call (317) 278-6221 or visit the OPD web site at http://www.opd.iupui.edu/events.asp?unit=OPD.

Your Staff Council at Work for YOU!

Staff Council Awareness Month is coming March 2004! We will be promoting the IUPUI Staff Council…who we are…what we are doing…how we can better serve staff employees campuswide.

We will also recognize staff who "Make a Difference" here at IUPUI and award the Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award for that special staff person who exemplifies the spirit of IUPUI.

Please visit http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/spirit1.html for more information and nomination forms for the Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award.

Visit http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil/Development/make-difference.doc to fill out the form to recognize yourself or someone you know as a person who makes a difference.

Applications for both awards are due by March 12, 2004.