Thailand Connections: IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz (second from left) is shown greeting Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, president of the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) of Bangkok, Thailand. Thamrongthanyawong and two NIDA Graduate School of Business administrators, Narumon Saardchom (left), and Aekkachai Nittayagasetwat, (second from right), met with IUPUI officials recently. IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Uday Sukhatme (right) also participated in the meeting.

Thamrongthanyawong spent a semester at IUPUI as a SPEA faculty member about a decade ago. He and other NIDA faculty are engaged in the work of re-writing the Constitution of Thailand in anticipation of national elections in December and the restoration of civilian government following the coup by the military last summer.

Indiana University helped found NIDA 40 years ago. IUPUI has maintained strong ties with NIDA since 1987 when then IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor Howard Schaller, a member of Ford Foundation at the time it funded NIDA's creation, led a delegation to Thailand.

Liberal Arts Dean Announces Plan to Return to Faculty Role

Dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts, Robert W. White, on Wednesday (August 15, 2007) announced that he will step down from the school's deanship effective June 30, 2008. He will resume his faculty role as professor of sociology with the school, located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus.
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Fang Appointed Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science

School of Science Interim Dean William F. Bosron has appointed Shiaofen Fang, Ph.D., as chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science.

"Shiaofen's record of excellence in computer science research and education and his work to integrate computer science techniques with the health and life sciences makes him an ideal leader for the department," said Bosron. "His dedication to promoting interdisciplinary study will take the department to the forefront of research and academic activity."
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U.S. News' College Rankings Report Cites Three IUPUI Programs

The 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges lists IUPUI as having outstanding examples of three academic programs that are commonly linked to student success.

The magazine, with the help of education experts, including staff members of the Association of American colleges and Universities, identified eight such programs.
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IUPUI Police Offer Rape Aggression Defense Training

For Women Only! Can you effectively defend yourself if attacked?

The IUPUI police department provides Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) training for female students, faculty and staff at IUPUI. The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques.
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New Faces, New Roles

As the campus prepares to begin another academic year, IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz notes changes that have occurred on campus during the summer months. These changes include:

Darrell L. Bailey has stepped down as executive associate dean of the IU School of Informatics at IUPUI, effective August 1. In making the announcement, Dean Bobby Schnabel explained that Bailey is taking on new responsibilities in community and international relations for the School, and will retain his appointment as professor of informatics.
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National Search for SPEA Dean

IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has announced a national search for the Dean of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The search committee, chaired by Lauren Robel, Dean of the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, will convene the committee this fall with the intention of hiring a Dean by the summer of 2008. Additional information will be available as soon as the search committee is convened.
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> Fidelity Counselor on Campus August 21

> Chartwells Announces Fall 2007 Semester Hours of Operation

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