Coaching with Your Shoes Off
Sports Illustrated On Campus.Com, Jan. 18, 2008 - "Our New Favorite Coach is Ron Hunter at IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis). During the Jaguars game against Oakland (Mich.) on Jan. 24, Hunter will coach in his bare feet to raise awareness of people around the world without shoes."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/01/16/campus.clicks0116/index.html
IUPUI Coach to Go Barefoot to Raise Awareness
Sports.Yahoo.com, Jan. 15, 2008 - Ron Hunter wants to do something that has never been done before. So on Jan. 24 Hunter, head coach at IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis), will coach against Oakland (Mich.) in his bare feet. No socks, no shoes, just his bare feet.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=uwire-shoelessroniupuicoachtogob&prov=uwire&type=lgns
Justice Often Delayed in Death Penalty Cases
WISH TV, Jan. 15, 2008 - Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Joel Schumm discusses reasons for delay in getting death penalty cases tried in court.
http://www.wishtv.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=2100705&h1=Justice%20often%20delayed%20
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IUPUI Alum to Return to Space
The Tribune-Star (Terre Haute), Jan. 14, 2008 - IUPUI alum Dave Wolf, will return to space aboard the shuttle mission set to visit the International Space Station in March 2009.
http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_014234758.html
A Second Life for Higher Ed
U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 10, 2008 - – IU School of Social Work Professor Robert Vernon is quoted in U.S. News and World Report on an article about "Second Life for Higher Ed."
http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/e-learning/2008/01/10/a-second-life-for-higher-ed.html
Photo ID Voting Requirement under Scrutiny
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Jan. 9, 2008 - Michael J. Pitts, associate professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, says the Supreme Court decision on Indiana’s voter ID law could go either way.
http://www.diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_10465.shtml
Supreme Court Case Analysis
93.1 WIBC FM It’s a New Day, Jan. 9, 2008 - IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Michael Jude Pitts' analyzes oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Indiana’s Voter ID Law.
http://wibc.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=82497
Voting ID Law
Election Law @ Moritz, (Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University) Jan. 8, 2008 - IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Michael Pitts is asked to share his perspective on the Indiana voter ID case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/archives.php?archive=2006&month=10
Views on Voter ID Law Often Partisan
WISH-TV, Jan. 8, 2008 - IUPUI law professor, Mike Pitts says it's no surprise the Supreme Court decided to take on Indiana's Voter ID law. He says the case has national implications.
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?s=7595441
Teachers for Tomorrow
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Dec. 27, 2007 - Lilly Endowment and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation announce that 80 qualified candidates who agree to teach in high-need schools will receive a $30,000 stipend to complete a master's degree program at Ball State University, Purdue University, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis or the University of Indianapolis.
http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071227/EDIT07/712270357
IUPUI Unveils New Aid for Needy
Indianapolis Star, Dec. 18, 2007 - Even with free tuition, many low-income college students struggle to find enough money to remain enrolled in college and so drop out. IUPUI hopes to reverse that trend with a $2.1 million initiative announced Monday to help Pell Grant and 21st Century Scholar students pay for expenses such as housing, books and transportation -- necessities not covered by those grants.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712180382
From the IUPUI News Room
Indy Law Student Takes On "Who Wants To Be Millionaire"
IUPUI News Room, Jan. 17, 2008 - On Jan. 21, a national TV audience will watch as a 23-year-old student from IUPUI goes for the big bucks.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3412.html
IUPUI Center Provides Staff for Government Reform Commission
IUPUI News Room, Jan. 16, 2008 - Gov. Mitch Daniels knew where to turn when he wanted to find professional help for the Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform, which he appointed last summer. He asked the Indiana University Center for Urban Policy and the Environment at IUPUI. And the center delivered – receiving praises from commission co-chair Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3411.html
Social Work Professor Wins Praise from Judge
IUPUI News Room, Jan. 16, 2008 - Marion Juvenile Court Judge Marilyn Moores bestowed the title of "Champion for Children" on Bill Barton, a professor at the Indiana University School of Social Work at IUPUI, for his contributions to reforms at the Marion County Juvenile Center in Indianapolis.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3408.html
Many IUPUI Grads Land Job Within Four Weeks
IUPUI News Room, Jan. 15, 2008 - Nearly half of the IUPUI undergraduate students who received their degrees in 2005-06 found a job just four weeks after graduating, according to alumni who responded to a campus survey.
http://info.iupui.edu/news/page/normal/3404.html