Teaching for Civic Engagement Curriculum Grants Awarded

As part of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis' Commitment to Excellence, Teaching for Civic Engagement Curriculum Development Grants are awarded for faculty to create a new, or modify an existing course into a service-learning course. Faculty and the projects awarded $10,000 grants...
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IUPUI Project Will Make Government More Responsive to Citizens

The quality of life in a community is profoundly affected by many government services—schools, roads, public transportation, public health, water, sewer, police, and fire services, to name a few. Since the purpose of these services is to serve the community, they need to be responsive to the needs and opinions of citizens.

As part of its focus on strategies that enhance the quality of life in Central Indiana, the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment is initiating a Quality of Life (QL) Dialogue Web site to gather citizen input about government services.

The director of QL Dialogue is Alfred Ho, faculty scholar at the Center and associate professor at the IUPUI School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Before joining IUPUI...
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Health Care Experts to Discuss Urban Health Crisis at IUPUI Symposium

A widely-published expert on the patterns and causes of disparities in health care will present the luncheon address for the 17th annual Joseph Taylor Symposium on Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

This year's theme for the annual symposium is “The Crisis in Urban Health Care.” The symposium will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. February 22 at the University Place Conference Center, 850 W. Michigan St. Conference registration begins at 8:15 a.m...
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Giving For Hurricane Relief Exceeds 9/11 Contributions, $2.96 Billion Sets Record for Disaster Relief Giving

Charitable giving to aid victims of Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma has now reached more than $2.96 billion, setting what is believed to be a record for U.S. private philanthropic giving for a single disaster relief and recovery effort, according to the Center on Philanthropy.

Total giving in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, reached just over $2.8 billion...
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Astronaut Mae Jemison
to Deliver IUPUI King Dinner Keynote Address

Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to go into space, will deliver the keynote address during the 2006 IUPUI Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner.

The 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner will take place at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at the Indianapolis Marriott Ballroom, 350 W. Maryland St. This year's theme is “His Vision Lives.”

After earning a chemical engineering degree from Stanford University and a medical degree from Cornell University, Dr. Jemison served as a medical officer with the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone and Liberia. She also practiced medicine in California before joining NASA in 1987. Jemison entered history books as the first African American woman astronaut...
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Liberal Arts Appoints New Dean of Student Affairs

The IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has named Professor Marianne S. Wokeck as the new associate dean of academic affairs, effective January 1, 2006. Wokeck is general editor and director of the Santayana Edition project, one of three editorial programs in the School of Liberal Arts’ Institute for American Thought.

Wokeck, professor of history and director of American studies, will replace Catherine Souch who is leaving IUPUI to assume a position at Kings College University of London.

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