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May 21, 2004
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(left) A graduate shares a tender moment with a youngster before graduation. (right) A graduate smiles during IUPUI’s 2004 Commencement Ceremony. |
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Showered with confetti, IUPUI degree candidates celebrate their accomplishments at the close of the 2004 commencement ceremony. About 4,936 graduating students were honored May 9 at the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome.
Photos by John Gentry |
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In their first season under new Head Coach Andrea Lord, the IUPUI women’s tennis team won its second consecutive Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Championship. Team members celebrated a winning season during a recent luncheon. Shown are Michelle Cunningham, junior (left to right); Brookley Crews, junior; Head Coach Andrea Lord; Alyssa Halcomb, sophomore; Mallory Stemle, sophomore; and Madison Reasoner, freshman. |
| The Jaguars finished the spring season 16-6. The season ended with a 4-0 loss to Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. | ||
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Airport Investments Yield Uncertain Returns
Indianapolis is about to embark on a gargantuan public works project—the $974 million Midfield Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport. But will this investment pay off for the city? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is uncertain. In an effort to predict the success of the airport investment for Central Indiana, Sam Nunn, research director and senior scholar at the IUPUI Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, analyzed the effects of aviation investments in Indianapolis and eight comparison regions. [Complete details] Austin to Receive National Nursing Science Award Dr. Joan K. Austin, a distinguished professor of nursing at the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) in Indianapolis, will receive the Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Science award from the American Nurses Foundation during the American Nurses Association annual conference next month. Austin is nationally recognized for her research on family adaptation to childhood epilepsy and asthma. [Complete details] New Technology Courses at IUPUI Empower Computer Users Four new technology courses at IUPUI will offer novice and more skilled computer users a chance to sharpen their computer technology skills. The full-semester courses will be offered next fall through the Department of Computer Information Technology within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. The classes are available to non-majors and no prerequisites are required. [Complete details] Guidant Foundation Gift to Boost Biomedical Engineering at IUPUI A $1.7 million gift from Guidant Foundation will act like a time machine for biomedical engineering at IUPUI. [Complete details] |
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Georgia University Appoints IUPUI Administrator as Vice President IUPUI Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Life and Diversity Kevin Rome is the newly appointed vice president of campus life at Clayton College & State University located in Morrow, Ga. [Complete details] Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Releases Annual Survey Report Indiana officeholders say that the most important issues for action in Indiana are the economy, unemployment, healthcare costs, drug abuse, and roads, according to a survey conducted by the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. [Complete details] Herron School of Art & Design Gifts for Month of May Top $350 K Within the first three weeks of May, the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI has received $350,000 to benefit its future home, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hall, located at 735 West New York Street. National City Bank, The Indianapolis Foundation, Frank Basile, Katrina Pickard, Wayne Zink and Randy Deer are among the donors. [Complete details] |
Announcements ...
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Faculty Learning Communities Call for Applications – Extended Deadline
[Details] Herron Offers Summer Art Programs [Details] Interested in Graphics or Want to Learn XHTML? [Details] National Art Museum of Sport plans open house for “Greatest Generation” [Details] |
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On the Prowl Now Online!
[Details] Dad's Day 5K to Support Prostate Cancer Research [Details] Summer Event Volunteers Needed [Details] Upcoming IT Workshops [Details] |
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