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November 8, 2002
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IUPUI staff are shown loading donations onto the Jaguars shuttle bus during the 2001 "Jam the Jaguars Bus" food drive. Collections are now underway for this year's drive. |
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IUPUI 'JAM THE JAGUARS BUS' FOOD DRIVE TO HELP MEET LOCAL HUNGER NEEDS With the lagging economy resulting in more layoffs of workers in Central Indiana, local food suppliers are recognizing a growing need for more non-perishable goods. [Complete Details]  |
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 Kevin Fitzpatrick, online editor of The Sagamore
NEWSPAPER HONORED NATIONALLY The American Collegiate Press has selected the online version of The Sagamore as one of 21 finalists for the Pacemaker award, a national recognition of outstanding college newspaper Web sites. [Complete Details] FACULTY INNOVATORS RECEIVE AMERITECH FELLOW AWARDS Five IUPUI faculty members are among 17 faculty members from Indiana University campuses who have been chosen to receive Ameritech Fellow Awards for innovation in the application of information technology (IT) to teaching and learning. The 17 awards totaled $235,637 and included projects as diverse as: a template for online flash cards, digitalization of the eminent Ars Femina Library of music by women composers, Web-based tools for studying the Andromeda galaxy, a virtual optometry clinic, and a Web- and telephone-based Spanish course for health care workers. The IUPUI winners are: • David Canal, "Development of a Web-based Assessment Portfolio for Medical Students and Residents," $15,000, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine. • Mark S. Frank, "Application of a New Education Technology to Create a Web-centric Core Curriculum in Diagnostic Radiology for Fourth-year Medical Students at Indiana University School of Medicine," $14,400, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine. • Lawrence P. Garetto, "Development of a Web-based Discovery Tool for Enhancement of Dental Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Programs," $15,000, School of Dentistry. • Joyce MacKinnon, "Certificate in Therapeutic Outcomes Evaluation," $12, 325, School of Allied Health Sciences. • Jiang Yu Zheng, "Acquiring and Representing Visual Data to Enhance Learning and Exploration," $12,800, Department of Computer and Information Science, School of Science. IU established the Ameritech Fellows Program in the fall of 1999, with a gift of $1,000,000 from SBC Ameritech to support a five-year program of innovation in teaching and learning with technology. For more information about the program, visit http://amfellow.iu.edu or email fellows@iu.edu. |
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 Tiffany Kyser KYSER NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE IN MID-CON PRESEASON POLL IUPUI senior women's basketball player Tiffany Kyser was named to the Mid-Continent Conference's preseason All-Conference first team in a vote of the conference coaches and media. [Complete Details] NEW STUDY SHOWS BOOST IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING BY HOTELS; BUSINESS CUSTOMERS REAP HIGH TECH BENEFITS A study of companies owning multiple hotels discovered sharp increases in spending on information technology, with plans to spend even more during the next two years. [Complete details] IUPUI AUTUMN POW WOW CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE - November is Native American Heritage Month In celebrating Native American Heritage Month, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the Eiteljorg Museum will host the IUPUI Autumn Pow Wow, noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9 on the University College Courtyard, 815 W. Michigan St. [Complete Details] Announcements ... Hotel Festival to Spotlight New Sales Director, and New Chef's Creations [Details] Multicultural Job Fair scheduled Nov. 15 [Details] IU doctors available in all IU Health Plans in 2003 [Details] Eiteljorg Museum Harvest Celebration Family Day [Details] |
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