The University College building -- in name -- is no more.

The 815 W. Michigan Street structure, which houses the University College program and the Multi-Cultural Center, has been renamed Joseph T. Taylor Hall, in honor of Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Taylor's widow, Hertha Taylor, and other family members were special guests during the official renaming ceremony held May 19 in the courtyard in front of the building.

Hertha Taylor (right, seated) is greeted during the re-naming of the University College building in honor of her late husband, Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. Other family members attending the ceremony included Taylor’s son, Hussain Taylor; and daughter, Judy Taylor.

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Excerpts from prepared speeches for the ceremony follow:

"Dr. Joseph Thomas Taylor, an instrumental founding father of IUPUI, was a man of deep conviction, an educator who served his colleagues, his community, his people, and his country with distinction. We are now honoring his legacy and family with deep respect."

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IUPUI and Sarah Fisher Racing: A mechanic works on Sarah Fisher’s No. 67 car earlier this week. Fisher will start on the inside of the seventh row in Sunday’s 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.

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Ian McIntosh (left), and agronomist Genik Movesesyan turn the soil in a major planting near the ancient monastery of Khor Virap in the Mt. Ararat foothills.

An IUPUI administrator's novel scheme for replenishing forests in the Republic of Armenia while simultaneously fighting poverty in the former Soviet Union, is one of the world's best environmental projects.

The Backyard Nursery Project, designed and initiated in Armenia by Ian McIntosh, Ph.D., is the recipient of a national ENERGY GLOBE Award for Sustainability. The award-winning project involves the creation of micro-businesses - backyard tree nurseries - to meet reforestation needs, combat deforestation by reducing reliance on trees for fuel, and boost income among some of Armenia's poorest citizens.

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All traffic lanes on Michigan Street are now open, the orange construction fence is down, and crews have finished installing the "Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center" sign on the new patient care building.

In August 2008, the IU Simon Cancer Center, in partnership with IU School of Medicine and Clarian Health, will open the first phase of the $150 million, 405,000-square-foot integrated outpatient and inpatient building on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.

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Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli has added another job to her to-do list: contributing author to an upcoming book showcasing prominent women social workers from around the world.

Queiro-Tajalli, the executive director of undergraduate education and interim executive director of labor studies at the IU School of Social Work, got involved with writing a chapter for the book following a call from an editor needing help.

Could she recommend social workers from around the world that fit the profile of women they hoped to portray? The idea for the book is to showcase practicing social workers, excluding those whose contributions were primarily academic. The name of the proposed book says it all: "Women in Social Work Who Are Changing the World."

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