The planned December 17th opening of the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in the Campus Center has been delayed. Stay tuned for a new opening date. The Cavanaugh Bookstore will remain a stand-by “open” store until further notice.

Service-Learning/Leadership New Trustee: Robert G. Bringle, Chancellor’s Professor of Psychology, Philanthropic Studies and University College, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership. IPSL offers service learning programs around the world and in the Lakota Nation of South Dakota. Since 1982, students from more than 400 U.S. institutions of higher education and 25 other nations have participated in IPSL programs. The IPSL will co-sponsor the 3rd Annual Conference on International Service Learning Feb. 29 – March 1, 2008, at IUPUI.

Nominations Open for 2008 Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Diversity

IUPUI faculty, staff and students are invited to submit nominations/applications for the 2008 Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Excellence in Diversity.

In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, the award recognizes exemplary work by an individual, group or project that has promoted diversity on campus and/or in the community.

IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz will confer the awards during the 2008 Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on Feb. 29, 2008.
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Walk Like a Penguin to Improve Safety on Ice and Snow

The Department of Environmental Health and Safety urges IUPUI faculty, staff and students to be proactive in preventing slips and falls during the upcoming winter season. Walking to and from parking lots and on sidewalks and steps around campus during the winter requires special attention to avoid slipping and falling. Slips and falls are one of the most frequent types of injuries at IUPUI—especially during the winter months.
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IUPUI Police Offers Citizens Police Academy, Rape Aggression Defense Training

The citizens police academy consists of a 12 week training session that meets once a week to increase understanding of the duties and responsibilities of University Police Officers which can foster cooperative problem solving between the campus community and the University Police.
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Quest for the White House: IUPUI Experts Weigh In On The Issues

IUPUI experts weigh in on issues facing presidential candidates in their quest for the White House, including religion, campaign financing, African-American voters and polling.
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Serial Killers May Kill More Victims Than We Think

Serial killers might be responsible for up to 10 times as many U.S. deaths as previously estimated, according to an analysis by a criminologist at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Kenna Quinet, associate professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI, makes the case for the higher death figures in an article titled, "The Missing Missing: Toward a Quantification of Serial Murder Victimization in the United States." It was published recently in the journal Homicide Studies.
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Dr. Murtadha Resigns Post; To Spend Spring Semester on Sabbatical

Dr. Khaula Murtadha, executive associate dean of the IU School of Education on the IUPUI campus, has resigned her position, effective December 31, 2007. She will spend the spring 2008 semester on sabbatical leave.

Dr. Christine H. Leland, professor of language education and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Education at IUPUI, has agreed to serve as interim executive associate dean during Murtadha's sabbatical.

In a message to colleagues, Dr. Murtadha cited complex reporting lines with accountability to three different administrators making decision making complicated, time consuming and far less efficient. "The main reason for this decision is the structure between Indianapolis and Bloomington. In its current state administrative responsibilities are untenable, particularly given the growth of the School of Education here in Indianapolis."

Gerardo Gonzalez, dean of the Indiana University School of Education and IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz, both praised the work and accomplishments of Dr. Murtadha.

The IU School of Education has experienced remarkable growth and prosperity on the IUPUI campus during Murtadha's administration, Gonzales said. "Under Khaula’s leadership, the Indianapolis program has been able to recruit excellent new faculty and achieve national distinction as a premiere urban education program."

As chief administrator of the IU School of Education program on the IUPUI campus since 2001, Murtadha has played a significant role in advancing IUPUI's mission and extending the reach of the campus into the community, Bantz said. "The passion of Dr. Murtadha for IUPUI, the future of education and for identifying the significant role that urban schools play in shaping the scholars of the future is truly outstanding." The Chancellor acknowledged the complexity of working in the two campus structure and stated that action will be taken to facilitate the relationships between the campuses.

The School of Education at IUPUI received the 2006 American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education's Best Practice Award in Support of Diversity, he noted. In the last five years, the School increased its degree productivity from 173 baccalaureate and 115 masters degrees to 243 and 180 respectively, making it the sixth largest program among the 18 degree-granting academic units at IUPUI, he added.

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