IUPUI Celebrates King Holiday

IUPUI faculty, staff and students celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 15; and the annual Day of Service on Jan. 16.

Community guests attending the dinner, which sold out at 720 tickets, included poet and 2002 Grammy nominee Mari Evans (shown with IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculties, William M. Plater).

Members of the African Community International Inc. honored dinner keynote speaker Dr. Mae C. Jemison with a gift of sculpture. The presentation recognized Jemison, the first African American woman astronaut, for her contributions to health care in West Africa.

More than 450 volunteers attended the Day of Service Celebration Breakfast at Hope Education Center prior to reporting to work at local service agencies. Volunteers performed various services throughout the community including sorting donated clothing at Horizon House.

IU President Adam Herbert was a scheduled speaker at Washington Community School's Peace in the Street, Stop Hatin', Start Celebratin' 13th Annual MLK Youth Breakfast.

“Top 100” Students to Be Recognized, Nominations Due Feb. 2

The IUPUI Alumni Council and the Student Organization for Alumni Relations are accepting nomination forms for the 2006 IUPUI Top 100 Student Recognition Awards.

IUPUI will honor its “100 Outstanding Students” during an awards banquet on Friday, April 7, 2006, at the Westin Hotel Indianapolis

The banquet includes the naming of the most outstanding female...
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National Cultural Guru, $25,000 Prize to Highlight Cultural Tourism Conference

A “national cultural guru” will headline an inaugural conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on advancing cultural tourism in Indiana.

Richard Florida, widely regarded as one of the most influential scholars on the rise of the creative class and the impact of cultural tourism on a city's economy, will headline the Cultural Tourism Conference, to be held May 12, 2006...
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Latino Population Boom Impacts Central Indiana

The Latino population in Indianapolis is booming—bringing both benefits and challenges to the community.

Researchers at the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment have completed a study of Latinos in Central Indiana that documents the population boom and explores the needs and characteristics of the local Latino population. The Center conducted the study in partnership with...
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UITS Helps State Boost Security, Emergency Management, and Planning

University Information Technology Services, with offices on the IUPUI and IU Bloomington campuses, is helping the state of Indiana take a bold step forward with the Statewide Digital Orthophotography Program.

This unprecedented program provides seamless, high resolution, color aerial photography for all of Indiana 's 92 counties. Counties will use the imagery to support homeland security, emergency management, and other business and government applications. The goal is to create – through an integrated, complementary and interoperable geographical information system – a current, accurate, statewide, seamless map at significantly reduced costs over county-by-county data collection...
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Nominations Open for Staff Council Recognition Awards

The IUPUI Staff Council is now accepting nominations for two awards honoring outstanding campus staff.

As part of the observance of March as Staff Council Awareness Month, IUPUI faculty, staff and students are invited to submit nominations for...
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IUPUI United Way Goal Within Reach

IUPUI is just $5,000 from reaching its 2005 United Way campaign goal of $335,000.

More than 1,050 IUPUI employees have committed pledges to the IUPUI United Way Campaign. As part of an IUPUI FINAL PUSH CAMPAIGN, campaign organizers are challenging 500 people to make pledges of $10 each. Pledges can be made online at http://www.iupui.edu/ ~uwaycamp or pledge cards can be sent to: United Way campaign, AO 126.

All gifts make a difference through United Way’s outcome focused approach to local human needs in the community.

For questions or additional information, contact Mary Kate Myers at myersmk@iupui.edu.

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