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March 14, 2002
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 "Curiosity, Confidence and Challenge!" - A Conference for Girls on Careers in Math, Science and Technology. |
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Lutheran High School freshman Molly Meiners, 15 (above left), conducts a test using alcohol and water during a daylong conference held March 9 at IUPUI. More than 300 sixth- through eighth-grade girls explored careers in math, science and technology during interactive classes sponsored by the Purdue Schools of Science, and Engineering and Technology, Dow AgroSciences, the Dow Chemical Company Foundation and Sycamore School. The girls participated in hands-on experiments in two dozen workshops on various career fields, including computer animation, biotechnology, botany, archaeology, architecture, criminology, pediatric medicine and zoology/marine biology. Mark Booth (above right) is shown with a great horned owl during the "Take Flight! Birds of Prey" workshop designed to teach the girls about the ancient art of falconry. 
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Chancellor Bepko announced Monday that he will retire in June 2003 at the end of the 2002-2003 academic year after 17 years of service in that role. [Complete details]  Students from Springmill Elementary School created their own version of the painting "Watson and the Shark" by Copley. EXHIBIT AND DISCUSSION TO EXPLORE THE ART OF TEACHING ART How do you teach children to respond to art? That's the focus of a unique exhibit entitled "Learning to See: The Art of Art Education" opening at Herron Gallery on March 20. [Complete details] STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AWARD PROFESSOR OF YEAR AWARD TO IUPUI SPANISH PROFESSOR An IUPUI Spanish professor has received Professor of the Year awards from two statewide professional associations. [Complete details] WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES ADDRESS VIOLENCE, SAFETY, IMAGE AND MORE Student Life and Diversity Programs at IUPUI will host a number of events and activities in celebration of March as Women's History Month. [Complete details]  CULTURAL ARTS GALLERY PRESENTS ARTIST ARTURO SANDOVAL'S 'REBIRTH' An exhibit - including a book cover made of hair - that features the work of internationally recognized artist Arturo Alonzo Sandoval will go on display Wednesday, March 6 at the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery. [Complete details] CIVIL WAR LETTERS FROM NURSES AND DOCTORS TO FAMILIES OF PATIENTS ARE SUBJECT OF LUNCHTIME SEMINAR AT IUPUI In times of war, letters sent home from the battlefield can promote support for the war effort, while providing a measure of solace to civilian family members. The correspondence of Civil War nurses and surgeons who wrote to the families of the diseased and wounded soldiers in their care is the subject of a lunchtime seminar on Tuesday, March 19 at IUPUI. [Complete details] TECHNOLOGY CONCEPT PAPER INVITES COMMENTS Faculty, staff, deans, and community members met in October to discuss how IUPUI can use its investments in technology to enhance student achievement (especially undergraduate retention) and reduce costs. As a result of this meeting, a concept paper was developed and is available for campuswide discussion and comment at http://online.iupui.edu. To read about how the paper came to be, visit http://online.iupui.edu/history.html. TOP 100 STUDENTS ANNOUNCED The Alumni Relations Office has announced the Top 100 Students of IUPUI. A selection committee of faculty, staff and alumni selected the Top 100 from 220 nominated students. The Top 10 Male and Top 10 Female students, as well as the Most Outstanding Individual Male and Female, will be named at the Top 100 Award dinner on April 5 at the Marriott Downtown. All 100 students will be recognized at the dinner. Secretary of State and IUPUI alumna Sue Anne Gilroy will be the keynote speaker. This annual recognition is sponsored by the Student Organization for Alumni Relations, the IUPUI Alumni Advisory Council and the Office of Alumni Relations. [List of Top 100 Students] |
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ROTARY PARTNERS WITH IUPUI TO BRING BACK THE TREES
What do you get when you mix community leaders and university students with a little dirt and water? An urban forest. [Complete details] MEDICAL FACULTY CITED AS "HEALTH CARE HEROES" BY MAGAZINE Four School of Medicine faculty and staff members have been recognized for their medical and research contributions by the 2002 Health Care Heroes program, sponsored annually by the Indianapolis Business Journal. [Complete details]
An IUPUI history professor is the winner of a national award honoring authors of distinguished scholarly work dealing with Italian history. [Complete details]
The dental school will host their annual research day on April 1 featuring a keynote address from the director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and research projects by dental school faculty, students and staff. [Complete details] STUDENT SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCE TO OPEN WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON BLACK PANTHER PARTY Wearing black leather jackets and carrying loaded weapons, they marched into the California state capitol in a demonstration some labeled an "invasion" of "evil black desperados." [Complete details] TERRORISM EXPERT TO SPEAK AT IUPUI; DOUBTS AMERICA CAN WIN WAR ON TERRORISM Will America win the war against terrorism? That's questionable, given the history and underlying politics of terrorism, says an expert who will present a historic perspective of the phenomenon during a March 21 lecture at IUPUI. [Complete details] RACE FOR THE CURE ENTRIES DUE MARCH 27 Lace up your sneakers for Race for the Cure. IUPUI invites all faculty, staff, students, and friends to Race for the Cure on April 20. Participants can run or walk in the 5K event or join the one-mile Family Fun Walk. Proceeds from Race for the Cure fund research efforts and local breast health and breast cancer outreach programs. For more information or to download the entry application, go to http://www.iupui.edu/~extaff/prom/cure.htm. STAFF COUNCIL AWARENESS MONTH March is Staff Council Awareness Month. Staff Council acts as a resource and conduit for employees by identifying their needs and communicating these needs to the administration and faculty. Please visit http://www.iupui.edu/~scouncil to learn more about Staff Council and to enter the "History of Staff Council" contest. Prizes for the contest include tickets to Six Flags-Kentucky, tickets to the Indianapolis Children's Museum, T-shirts, and much more.  Announcements ... Experience Virtual Reality at Advanced Visualization Lab Open House [Details] Opening for Associate Dean for International Programs [Details] Industrial/Organizational Psychology Colloquium [Details] Labor in America Film Series [Details] Network Management Topic of UITS IT Seminar [Details] |
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