Chancellor Announces Selection of Vice Chancellor for Research

IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz today announced the selection of Dr. Kody Varahramyan as the Vice Chancellor for Research at IUPUI, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. Varahramyan is currently the Director of the Institute for Micromanufacturing and the Entergy Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.

Kody Varahramyan will assume his new duties on July 1, 2008. He brings 15 years of academic experience at Louisiana Tech and 10 years of industrial experience at IBM Corporation. Varahramyan's academic experience includes appointments as Chair of the Electrical Engineering ...
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Governor Selects Patchner to Lead State Commission

Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner will help launch a year-long investigation Monday into why there is a disproportionate number of minorities in the juvenile justice, child welfare, mental health and educational services.

The investigation will be carried out by the Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services, of which Patchner is chair. Angela Green of the Indiana Department of Child Services will assist Dean Patchner with the work of the commission.
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Barefoot Coach Scores 100,000 Pairs of Shoes for Samaritan's Feet

On a night when a basketball game became an avenue for a charitable contribution that will benefit kids on the other side of the world, the IUPUI basketball program turned the evening into an unqualified success. Head coach Ron Hunter, who roamed the sidelines in his bare feet as part of his commitment to Samaritan's Feet helped the organization raise over 100,000 pairs of shoes.

His original goal was 40,000.

On the court, the Jaguars (14-5, 6-2 Summit) turned in their second-best shooting night in the program's Division I history to roll to an 82-69 victory over the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (9-10, 4-4). The Jaguars hit 33-of-51 (64.7 percent) from the floor, falling just shy of the program's D1 record of 64.8, set against Oakland in 2003.
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Grant to Provide Incentive in Field of Gerontology

The Indiana University School of Social Work has been awarded a $75,000 Practicum Partnership Program grant that will serve as an incentive to attract graduate students to the field of geriatrics and gerontology.

For the first time, graduate students in the school's Master of Social Work program interested in practicum placements with agencies that care for the aged will be eligible for a $2,500 stipend.

"It will provide an incentive to not only do a practicum in the field of aging, but perhaps also go on to work in the field of aging," said Robert E. Weiler, Senior Coordinator for the MSW Field Program and principal investigator ...
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Accrediting Commission Invites Comment on Nursing Programs

Indiana University School of Nursing on the Indianapolis, Columbus, and Bloomington campuses will be undergoing a National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) site visit on February 12, 13, and 14, 2008 for the purposes ...
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Law Professor Named Chair-Elect for Association of Law Schools Section

During its annual conference held in January in New York, the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) appointed IU School of Law-Indianapolis Associate Professor Lloyd T. "Tom" Wilson chair-elect of the AALS Real Estate Transactions Section.

Wilson teaches real estate transfer; finance and development; land use and zoning; and ...
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Black History Month Kick-Off set for January 31

Student Life will kickoff the 2008 celebration of Black History Month during a reception from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in the IUPUI Campus Center, Room 148.

Students, staff and faculty are all invited to attend this informal event to discuss upcoming events and programs.

The calendar of events for Black History Month includes:

• Marching Toward Justice, January 18 - February 29
• Dr. Milton Katz Lecture, February 5
• Musical Performance w/ Derrick Carpenter, February 6
• Images in Black, February 7
• Soul Cinema - "Claudine," February 12
• and more...

IUPUI Pedestrian Safety Campaign

IUPUI has started a campaign to increase awareness of pedestrian safety.

To kick off the campaign the campus has refurbished painted crosswalks, installed crosswalk warning signs and flashing yellow lights at several crosswalks on the IUPUI campus including ones on New York and Michigan Streets to help alert motorists and increase awareness of pedestrian safety.
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> IUPUI Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award 2008 Nominations Open

> Faculty Invited to Promote Letter to the Editor Contest

> Spring Staff Seminar to Address Multi-Generational Workplace Issues

> Weekly Lunches Feature Talks with IUPUI Coaches Hunt and Hart

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