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February 1, 2002 |
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(First row left) Zebadiah Badgett -- The I Have A Dream Award (First row right) David Fredricks -- The Advocate of the Dream Award (Second row left) Willie Frank Middlebrook -- The Drum Major Instinct Award (Second row right) Abiodun Taborah Mafolasire -- The Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Academic Award (Below) Minnijean Brown-Trickey -- Guest Speaker 
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DINNER During the 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner, The IUPUI Black Student Union presented five awards acknowledging campus and community leaders who have personified King’s legacy. Guest speaker Minnijean Brown-Trickey, who as a teenager was among the first nine African American students to attend previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, was the guest speaker. SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS OFFERS NEW PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAILOR-MAKE MAJORS A new program in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI allows undergraduate students - with faculty supervision - to design their own majors in various topics and fields of study. [Complete details] IUPUI WINS MAYOR'S CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AWARD Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson presented IUPUI and six local businesses and organizations with the first annual Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Award. [Complete details] WORLD-RENOWNED SCULPTOR TO SPEAK AT HERRON SCHOOL OF ART An accomplished sculptor whose works are held in many of the United States' most famous museums will visit Herron School of Art at IUPUI next week as part of the school's Visiting Artist Series. [Complete details]
IUPUI SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECTS GAIN NATIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE Two IUPUI research projects - one by an IUPUI science professor and a second by a doctoral science student and a faculty advisor - recently made headlines in national publications. [Complete details] PUBLICATIONS THAT COOK: MAKING CREATIVITY THE MAIN INGREDIENT A publications workshop February 20 at IUPUI will explore ways to recharge creative energy when publications threaten to go stale. Participants will do creativity exercises, see samples of one another's work (and of other publications that are inspiring), and share success stories. Bring publications from your office to discuss. [Complete details] HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR SUPERVISORS, STAFF, AND OTHERS The IUPUI Human Resources Administration is offering numerous training opportunities for supervisors, staff and other interested individuals this spring. Offerings include topics on human resource issues, management, and professional staff development, as well as HRA's traditional Fundamentals of Supervision series. [Complete details] |
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 Attendees to “Evening in the Jungle” can bid on items like the ones above from last year’s auction. IUPUI ATHLETICS AUCTION TO FEATURE AUTOGRAPHED GUITARS, SPORTS MEMORABILIA AND MORE Own a guitar signed by Reba McEntire, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and other Country and Western music stars. [Complete details] [Auction Items]  Photo by John Gentry As part of University Library’s “Basketball & Books” program, freshman women’s basketball player Jessica James talked to students at George Washington Community School about the importance of reading last week. LIBRARY'S BASKETBALL & BOOKS PROJECT SUPPORTS LOCAL SCHOOL University Library will hold a Scholastic Book Fair in support of George Washington Community School Feb. 4-7 as part of the library’s “Basketball & Books” project. Patrons will be able to purchase books at the fair for the school’s library, or for personal use with a portion of the sales donated to the school. [Complete details] RADIOLOGY SCIENCES PROGRAM RECEIVES KOMEN GRANT The Indianapolis affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recently awarded the IU Radiologic Sciences Program and the IU Radiology Associates a grant that will enable them to offer Initial Mammography Training for radiologic technologists in Central Indiana. Part of the grant will also be used to provide 10 scholarships for technologists to attend the mammography seminar. For more information about these scholarships, please visit the IU Radiologic Sciences webpage at http://www.indyrad.iupui.edu/iuradsci/ or call Linda Cox at (317) 274-5188. TAYLOR SYMPOSIUM TO HONOR DIVERSITY EFFORTS OF CAMPUS PERSONNEL AND PROGRAMS Several individuals and campus programs that have promoted diversity on the IUPUI campus will receive special recognition during this year's Joseph Taylor Symposium on Monday, Feb. 18. [Complete details] FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TOPS $600 MILLION The comprehensive fundraising Campaign for IUPUI has passed the $600 million mark, with $606,173,360. That represents 86.6 percent of the $700 million campaign goal. Some $356.5 million is from private support, $204.9 million from non-government grants and $44.6 million is from the Riley Memorial Association. The campaign continues through 2004. The IUPUI family has been very supportive of the campaign priority to ensure exceptional faculty by donating many of the endowed faculty chairs and professorships in this campaign. As an example, the School of Liberal Arts gained three new chairs through generous gifts from IUPUI faculty, staff and administration.  Announcements ... Social Anxiety Disorder Study [Details] Investing in Your Career [Details] Joseph T. Taylor Symposium [Details] Sports Wellness Series [Details] |
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