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The 23rd Joseph Taylor Symposium

The 23rd Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium
The Campus for the Community

Wednesday, February 29, 2012, IUPUI Campus Center

Presented by the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI in association with the Department of History

Dr. Joseph T. Taylor served as a Professor of Sociology from 1965 to 1983 and as the first Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI from 1967–1978. Dr. Taylor is remembered for his commitment to dialogue and diversity.

The Joseph Taylor Symposium honors Dr. Taylor for his many contributions to the university and the community by hosting informed discussion on issues of concern in urban America. The Twenty-Third Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium is offered in celebration of all Dr. Taylor stood for during his lifetime and stands as a lasting legacy to his vision and life work.

The Campus for the Community

Since the late 1960s when Indiana and Purdue universities joined their extension programs to create IUPUI, more than half a million graduates have emerged from this urban campus. How has IUPUI shaped Indianapolis? How has Indianapolis shaped IUPUI? In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, the 2012 Joseph T. Taylor Symposium considers the connections between the university and city and how they have created a campus for the community.

The 2011 Joseph Taylor Symposium is a part of the IndyTalks Series. IndyTalks is a citywide effort to foster a sense of community through respectful and creative civic dialogue. To be in “dialogue” with one another is to share ideas, information, experiences, and assumptions in the pursuit of learning. To do so civically is to open up oneself to new insights that inform the public good. IndyTalks is a catalyst for you to converse, connect, and create in this way. The 2012 series theme is “Indianapolis at the Crossroads.” To learn more about IndyTalks and upcoming events, visit: www.indytalks.info.