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June 27, 2002
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Giovanni Bellini (studio of) Madonna and Child with St. John Indianapolis Museum of Art, Clowes Fund Collection IUPUI PROFESSORS USE 21ST CENTURY TOOLS TO EXAMINE 15TH CENTURY ART Art and science have come together at IUPUI, with 21st century scientific tools employed to identify the materials used to create a painting attributed to the 15th century artist Giovanni Bellini and now held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA). [Complete Details]  Photo by Kristen Leep Disappearing Shelves - Going from row to row, a worker dismantles shelves in what was the library at the old law school building, 735 W. New York St. The building is to be renovated as the new home for the Herron School of Art. IUPUI has donated the shelving to libraries at the American League headquarters in Indianapolis, Taylor University, and public libraries in Marion and Tipton counties.The Indianapolis Marion County Public Libraries (MCPL) system will install about 600 sections of the donated shelving in three libraries currently under construction or remodeling, said Robert Halter of Purchasing Services at IUPUI. Utilizing the surplus shelving will save MCPL an estimated $200,000 that the system can spent on other needs, Halter said.
MEMORIAL SERVICE TO HONOR IUPUI ENGLISH PROFESSOR With words from literary giants Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau, the former students, colleagues and friends of a longtime IUPUI English professor will honor her memory during a campus memorial. [Complete details] THE STEAK N SHAKE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 400TH RESTAURANT OPENING; AS PART OF FESTIVITIES, COMPANY DONATES $50,000 TO THE NEW BUSINESS SCHOOL BUILDING AT IUPUI The Steak n Shake Company announced the opening of its 400th restaurant at 11665 Commercial Dr, Fishers, IN (116th Street in front of the Super Target along Interstate 69). The restaurant opened on Monday, June 24, 2002. [Complete Details] EITELJORG BENEFITS FROM IUPUI'S EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY The "path" that Native Americans in Indiana have traveled, carrying their culture from the past into the present, has been a long road. The newest gallery at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Mihtoheenskionk (The People's Place), educates the public on that journey with the help of IUPUI and The Polis Center. [Complete Details] |
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Blues guitarist B.B. King was among the musicians and singers who thrilled audiences during the fourth annual Indy Jazz Fest held at Military Park and on the IUPUI University Library lawn. The performance was a return engagement for King who was a star performer at the first Indy Jazz Fest in 1999. IUPUI CAMPAIGN UPDATE
In this century, it has become increasingly evident that the public and private universities that really succeed in their missions are those that have the support of their community, alumni and friends. While the Campaign for IUPUI will last only a few years, its impact on the campus and the community will endure for years to come. To find out more about the campaign, go to http://www.campaign.iupui.edu/. CHARITABLE GIVING REACHES $212 BILLION Americans gave an estimated $212 billion to charity in 2001, according to research findings in Giving USA. The report, released today by Leo P. Arnoult, CFRE, chair of the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy, answers some widely raised questions about how charitable giving fared in a year of recession and crisis. [Complete Details]  Photo by John Gentry Take Me Out to IUPUI Day - June 26 was IUPUI Day at Victory Park, home of the Indianapolis Indians. Children attending the game were able to learn more about IUPUI at a booth offering school pennants and other great souvenirs. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE'S UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM SEES RECORD ENROLLMENT One hundred thirty Indianapolis area students left June 16 for six weeks at Indiana University's Bloomington campus to participate in the Upward Bound Program. Upward Bound is housed in IUPUI's University College, along with several other pre-College Initiatives. [Complete Details] UITS EMPLOYEE BECOMES PUBLISHED AUTHOR Did you know IUPUI has another published author among its staff? -- Becky Thacker, author of the "Amazon Girls Handbook." [Complete Details] PEOPLE MOVER CONSTRUCTION TO CLOSE STREETS TO NIGHTTIME TRAFFIC Sections of 10th Street and University Boulevard will be closed at night during the next few weeks for overhead construction of the Clarian Health People Mover. [Complete Details] 
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