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October 2, 2003
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IUPUI Events, Lectures Celebrate Coming Out Week Art Project, MTV “Real World” Visit Among Highlights An art project, an MTV “Real World” chat and video presentation, and a variety of educational forums will round out events planned for Coming Out Week at IUPUI. The festivities, which are open to the public and geared to celebrate the diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and the transgendered (GLBT) community, will be held Friday, Oct. 3 through Friday, Oct. 10. [Complete details] IUPUI Professor Nationally Recognized for IT Concepts in Course Management An IUPUI professor has received national recognition for introducing new teaching and learning software concepts that may change how the next generation of students and faculty manage their workloads. [Complete details] IU, Purdue To Join Supercomputer Grid Indiana University and Purdue University will join a national program to build the world's fastest computer for open scientific research. [Complete details] Lance Armstrong, IU Doctors To Promote Cancer Research At Conseco Fieldhouse As Part Of Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Cancer survivor and five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will speak to testicular cancer survivors and the general public on Oct. 16 in Indianapolis as part of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope™, to increase awareness of the importance of clinical cancer research. [Complete details] IUPUI Rocks with Health and Fitness Mentoring Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana has developed a partnership specifically tailored to the IUPUI schedule called, Monthly Mentors - Health and Fitness. This collaboration of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana and IUPUI is creating opportunities for adult volunteers to be matched with children who would benefit by relationships with caring adults and share an interest in IUPUI/athletic events. [Complete details] Got Art of Your Life? IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery Wants to Hang It The IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery, in conjunction with the Herron School of Art, is seeking entries for an art show in which each artist’s work incorporates an historical event or person in the artist’s own life. [Complete details] |
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Suicide Second Lead Cause of Death Among College Students Approximately 1.5 million college students across the country have experienced depression, according to GOAL! “Go On And Live,” a campaign sponsored by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA). What’s more, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students who suffer from severe depression. [Complete details] Client-focused Procedures Improve In-Home Care, Study Shows In-home care for the elderly and those with disabilities improved when case managers used computerized, client-focused strategies to select and evaluate services provided, according to a study co-authored by IUPUI researchers. [Complete details] Herron Students Contribute Empty Bowls to Benefit Ronald McDonald House Fund-raiser to Raise Awareness of World Hunger As part of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and Empty Bowls Project, IUPUI Herron School of Art students are creating ceramic bowls to do two things: benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana and raise awareness about world hunger. [Complete details] IUPUI/United Way “Chili for Charity” Approaches Spice up your day at the 9th Annual IUPUI/United Way “Chili for Charity” Tuesday, Oct. 7. [Complete details] IU Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Memory of Hit-and-Run Victim Friends of IUPUI graduate student Yale Pratt have established a scholarship fund in his name. [Complete details] "Jean and Jerry Bepko Beautify IUPUI" Spruced Up Campus for Explore IUPUI Seventy-five people participated in the Jean and Jerry Bepko Beautify IUPUI event September 12, donning gardening gloves and gold Beautify IUPUI T-shirts to clean the campus. Bob Martin, vice chancellor for administration and finance, and Emily Wren, assistant vice chancellor for facilities, noted the purpose of the event was to underscore the importance of keeping the campus clean and beautiful for everyone. The event also helped to put the finishing touches on the campus grounds for the following day's event, Explore IUPUI. Announcements ... All-campus Diversity Workshop Scheduled [Details] Geography Educators' Network Workshop [Details] Latino/a Research Symposium [Details] Upcoming Office for Professional Development Workshops [Details] |
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