IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz reaffirmed IUPUI's commitment to doubling its achievements in teaching and learning; in research, scholarship and creative activity; and in civic engagement during his first Report to the Community. In a speech that called that commitment "IUPUI's contribution to the 21st Century Indiana," Bantz cited parallels between the accomplishments and challenges of IUPUI and those of the city of Indianapolis.
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Amy Conrad Warner
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Warner Named Interim Vice Chancellor for External Affairs at IUPUI
IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has appointed Amy Conrad Warner as interim vice chancellor for external affairs at IUPUI.
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IUPUI Named Co-host for Local NCAA Events
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced that beginning in 2011, IUPUI will serve as co-host of all NCAA championship basketball events that will be held in Indianapolis.
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IUPUI Women’s Basketball Game to Support Race for the Cure
IUPUI Jaguars fans, cancer survivors and friends are encouraged to support the fight against breast cancer, at the IUPUI Women’s Basketball game scheduled 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 23 at the IUPUI Gymnasium, located in the IU Natatorium, 902 W. New York St.
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Founders Day to Recognize Outstanding Faculty, Students
Indiana University will honor its outstanding faculty members and students at the annual Founders Day celebration, to be held Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. in Assembly Hall on the Bloomington campus.
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Creighton Goebel (left) of Phi Mu was crowned IUPUI Snow Queen and George Davis of Alpha Phi Omega was named IUPUI Snow King during the Feb. 11 Jaguars game. Goebel and Davis won their crowns in a fund-raiser sponsored by the IUPUI Student Foundation's Dance Marathon committee. The contest raised $1,192 for Riley Hospital for Children as part of the upcoming Dance Marathon to be held March 5 and 6. Visit http://www.iupui.edu/~sf/dance for additional information about the marathon.
Ninety Years Young, IU School of Nursing Continues to Shape Profession
In today’s ever-changing health care environment, opportunities for nurses abound. Their scope of practice includes caring for newborns and the acutely ill in hospitals; the elderly in homes and extended care facilities; and the underprivileged in community clinics and schools. Nurses can also be found working in health care administration, higher education and research institutions, in a vocation to improve health care delivery.
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Software Development Venture Launches 19-University Partnership
The Sakai Project (an educational software development venture that includes Indiana University, the University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University as university partners) announces the launch of the Sakai Educational Partner’s Program (SEPP) with a $300,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Engineering Week at IUPUI to Highlight Racing Careers, Lecture Panel, Chili, Movies
The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI will celebrate Engineering Week Feb. 22-28, with a variety of activities that will engage participants in the field of engineering.
A talk on racing careers, a chili bowl, a panel discussion, movies and other career-oriented activities will round out the week’s festivities.
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