Signature Center Proposals Pour In

Sixty-eight proposals to create signature centers at IUPUI have been submitted, exceeding expectations, says Uday Sukhatme, IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties.

“I had figured on getting about 30 or 40 if there was interest,” he noted. “It is wonderful to see the extremely high level of faculty enthusiasm in enhancing IUPUI’s research profile"...
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Big Man On Campus

College athletes often get teased about being the "big man on campus" but for IUPUI basketball standout George Hill, there's a grain of truth to that nickname.

A larger-than-life image of Hill palming two basketballs, arms outstretched, graces the skywalk that links the Education/Social Work Building with the Natatorium, home of "The Jungle" and the Jaguars' men's and women's basketball programs.

Both teams will tip off the 2006-07 season this weekend with exhibition games. The men's team will battle the University of Windsor Saturday at 2 p.m., while the women's team will host the Ohio Legend Sunday at
2 p.m. Both games will take place in The Jungle.

Campus Center Town Hall Meeting

Come discover the plans for the IUPUI Campus Center during a Town Hall Meeting Monday, Nov. 6.
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Consumers Can Write Their Own Rx for Keeping Accurate Health Records

As more Americans are eating better, exercising more and taking steps to improve their overall lifestyles, it’s vital they also maintain up-to-date accurate personal health records.

That’s the advice Ruth Walker wants to share with all Hoosier adults. Walker, an instructor with the Health Information Administration Program at the School of Informatics at IUPUI, is leading a statewide initiative...
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Andrew Barth Appointed Faculty Fellow

The office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew P. Barth, Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, as a Faculty Fellow in the office of Academic Affairs.

Barth has a long career of teaching and research on various geological aspects of plate tectonics and related studies of the earth's crust. He is the author of numerous...
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Graduate Music Recital to Feature Live, Virtual Performances

An upcoming multi-media recital at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) features original works by graduate music students, including those earning degrees without ever setting foot on the campus.

IU School of Music at IUPUI will present its “Music Graduate Recital” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, in Room 152 of the IT Building located at 535 W. Michigan St...
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Law Students to Present Author of “Dead Man Walking”

Law Students Against Capital Punishment will present Sister Helen Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking,” in a lecture at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in the Wynne Courtroom of the IU School of Law-Indianapolis, 530 W. New York St. The event is free and open to the public.

A reception and book signing will follow the lecture at 5 p.m. in the law school’s Conour Atrium.

Sister Helen Prejean began her prison ministry in 1981 when she dedicated her life to the poor of New Orleans. While living in the St. Thomas housing project, she became pen pals with Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers, sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison.

For additional information, contact Kyle Galster at 317-274-1916 or kgalster@iupui.edu.
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IUPUI Police Help Keep Dance Marathon Bike Riders Safe

When a group of IU Little 500 Bike riders departed Riley’s Children Hospital today to raise awareness and help raise funds for the IU Dance Marathon, they were given a protective escort by IUPUI Police.

The annual Dance Marathon at IUB raises money for the Kids at Riley’s Hospital. It begins at 6 p.m. today and continues through 8 a.m. Sunday.

About 50 riders were expected to make the trek from the hospital to the Bloomington campus. IUPUI police escorted the riders through Indianapolis traffic as they made their way toward Johnson County, where they could proceed safely on their own to the Monroe County line. IUB police were to meet them at the county line and escort them into Bloomington.

IUPUI Family Invited to Autograph Top Beam of New Campus Center

Construction of the IUPUI Campus Center is history in the making. IUPUI students, staff and faculty forever can be a part of that history by signing the building’s “topping-off beam.”

Traditionally a “topping-off” ceremony is held to mark the placing of the last beam in the construction of a new building. In honor of that tradition, Campus Center officials are inviting members of the IUPUI community to signtheir names to a beam that will be among the last steel structures added to the Campus Center.

“This is a chance to be a part of history and to celebrate a milestone in the construction of the building...
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English Professor Runs in Chicago Marathon

English Professor Steve Wolcott recently completed his 17th Marathon, finishing 330th out of 34,698 in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 22, 2006. He is shown during a previous Marathon held in Madison, Wisconsin.

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