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IUPUI Among Universities Selected by Carnegie for New Elective Community Engagement ClassificationThe Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected 76 U.S. colleges and universities for its new Community Engagement Classification. Unlike the Foundation's other classifications that rely on national data, this is an "elective" classification—institutions elected to participate by submitting required documentation describing the nature and extent of their engagement with the community, be it local or beyond. This approach enabled the Foundation to address elements of institutional mission and distinctiveness that are not represented in the national data on colleges and universities. "The Community Engagement Classification is an exciting move in Carnegie's work to extend and refine... | Residents Give Indianapolis High Marks Overall; Downtown Safety Gets Lower ResultsIndianapolis residents who participated in a survey conducted by the IUPUI Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management gave their health, lifestyle, and the city, overall, high marks. Downtown Indianapolis, however, received lower ratings in certain areas, including how safe residents felt there after dark. A total of 955 Indianapolis residents were surveyed during a three week period in October, 2006. The quality of life survey included questions... | |||||
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Ken Wendeln was efficient, effective and got things done when he worked as a senior level executive for international and U.S. companies. Since retiring as a business manager and turning to education, his job title has changed to Clinical Associate Professor in the IU Kelley School of Business. But he continues to focus on being efficient, effective and getting things done – for students... |
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IUPUI Announces Inaugural Statewide Poetry Contest for High School StudentsIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) is pleased to announce the inaugural statewide IUPUI Poetry Contest for high school students. The Office of Academic Affairs and the IU School of Liberal Arts have organized this competition to foster interest in reading and writing poetry and to provide a forum for students to showcase their talents. The contest was initiated by Uday P. Sukhatme, IUPUI Executive Vice-Chancellor, based on ones he initiated at the University of Illinois at Chicago and SUNY Buffalo, where the contests have proven to be very successful... |
IU Podcasts to be Available Through Apple’s iTunes U ServiceIndiana University has signed an agreement with Apple Computer, Inc. to make online content available through iTunes U. This service, to be available during spring semester 2007, will allow students and others to easily subscribe to and download podcasts of audio, video and graphic content to their iPods and other supported portable devices or personal computers for listening or viewing anytime and anywhere. "This agreement provides another way to distribute IU content 24 hours a day and 7 days a week," said Elizabeth Van Gordon of University Information Technology Services (UITS)... |
Center on Philanthropy Board Elects New Members, OfficersFundraising consultant Bob Hartsook, Indianapolis community leader Karen Lake Buttrey and Uday Sukhatme, executive vice chancellor and dean of the faculties at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), have been elected members of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University’s Board of Visitors... Crime Alert!ARMED ROBBERY On January 5, 2007 at 3:00 AM, a visitor to Riley Hospital reported to IUPUI Police that he was approached by two black males on the fifth floor of the Wilson Street Garage. He informed the officer that they asked him for a light for their cigarette. When he handed them the lighter, one of the subjects displayed two handguns in his waist band and demanded the victim's wallet. The Victim was not injured. Suspect #1 Suspect #2 Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Turley at 274-2059 or any IUPUI Police Officer at 274-7911. |
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Can androids shine light into the murky world of autism and enable scientists to treat it and other psychiatric disorders? What can mechanical beings reveal about how we relate to one another as flesh-and-blood creations? And as these humanlike stand-ins continue to evolve, will they form relationships with us and lay claim to certain moral and legal rights? These and other subjects are probed in December's Connection Science (Vol. 18, No. 4), a special issue co-edited by Karl F. MacDorman, associate professor at the School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; and Hiroshi Ishiguro, director of the Intelligent Robotics Lab at Osaka University MacDorman, who teaches the psychology of human-computer interaction and research design... |
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