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News for August 2011

IUPUI Professor Brings Unique Expertise To Bear in Book on Ray Bradbury

August 29 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Centers | English | Research

A new book, "Becoming Ray Bradbury,"offers a unique look into the mind of  an iconic writer who  has been called America’s "prose poet for the space age."

"It’s sort of a biography of his mind," says Jonathan R. Eller, author of the book and co-founder  of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies, senior textual editor of the Institute for American Thought and a professor of English in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. "I always wanted to write about how he learned, how he read, and how he became a writer."

The official release date for "Becoming Ray Bradbury," …

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Cavanaugh Hall Celebrates 40 Years of Impact - September 23rd

August 29 | News Categories: Africana Studies | Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | Economics | English | General News | Geography | History | Institute for American Thought | Medical Humanities | Museum Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures

Liberal Arts 40th AnniversaryCavanaugh Hall will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an open house and reunion on Friday, September 23, 2011, 4:30-6:30 pm. The event will feature a special six-story exhibit, "Cavanaugh Hall: 40 Years of Impact," exploring the building’s history, a reception, and comments from Dean William Blomquist at 6:00 pm.

Originally conceived to be 9-stories tall with windows all around, Cavanaugh, the Lecture Center (now Lecture Hall) and the Library (now Taylor Hall) were the first undergraduate buildings on what became the IUPUI campus. Named in honor of Robert E. …

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2011 Spirit & Place Festival to Celebrate The Body”

August 22 | News Categories: Centers | Civic Engagement | Event Announcements

Dance Theater of Harlem EnsembleWhat do tattoos, funeral practices, folk dance, and healthy eating have in common? They are among dozens of topics that will be explored from Nov. 4-13, 2011, when the annual Spirit & Place Festival celebrates "The Body."

Now in its 16th year, the Spirit and Place Festival is a collaborative community project managed by The Polis Center, a unit of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.

From choreography to cadavers and calories to culture, 2011 Spirit and Place Festival programs will reveal the body itself as art, explore how …

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Professor Karen Kovacik Receives NEA Literature Translation Fellowship

August 11 | News Categories: English | International | Research | Women's Studies

IUPUI Professor Karen KovacikThe National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded IUPUI Professor Karen Kovacik a $12,500 NEA Literature Translation Fellowship. The fellowship will support Kovacik’s translation into English of the work of Polish poet Agnieszka Kuciak.

Kovacik is professor of English and director of creative writing in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She is translating a 120-page selection of Kuciak’s work, drawing from two of the Polish poet’s books and also including some previously uncollected poems.

Polish poet and critic Bronislaw Maj characterized Kuciak’s debut as …

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New Administrative Appointments in the School of Liberal Arts

August 10 | News Categories: Centers | Communication Studies | English | Individualized Major Program | International | Political Science | World Languages and Cultures

This summer several faculty members have undertaken new administrative roles in the School of Liberal Arts. New appointments for 2011 include:

  • Martina Dalinghaus, Lecturer in Classical Studies, will direct the Classical Studies Program in the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
  • Jonathan Eller, Professor of English; Senior Textual Editor, Institute for American Thought; Textual Editor, Peirce Edition Project and Santayana Edition, becomes the Director of the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies.
  • Margaret Robertson Ferguson, Associate Professor of Political Science; Chair of the Department of Political Science, will serve as Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs through December 31, 2011.
  • Bessie House-Soremekun, Public …

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Liberal Arts Ambassadors Program: Nominations/Applications

August 10 | News Categories: General News | Opportunities

Now in its fifth year, the Liberal Arts Student Ambassadors Program provides students with the chance to network with faculty and community members, and gain invaluable experience and exposure outside the classroom by being goodwill ambassadors for the School. Ambassadors represent Liberal Arts on campus and off, assisting with student recruitment as well as participating in alumni, donor, and community relations.

If you are a student and interested in learning how you can expand your horizons and network, visit the Student Ambassadors website at http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/index.php/ambassadors for information and to download an application form.

If you are a faculty or staff member and know of …

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Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference - Registration Now Open

August 10 | News Categories: Centers | Civic Engagement | Opportunities | Philanthropic Studies

Hosted by SAVI (a part of the Polis Center in the School of Liberal Arts) and the IUPUI Solution Center,the Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference is the state’s premier nonprofit and community leadership conference. During the annual, one-day conference, nonprofit and community leaders will network, share best practices, and learn from experts and peers.

The conference will be held on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the IUPUI Campus Center. Invited participants include executives, program staff, and consultants in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, neighborhood and civic leaders, planners, evaluators, board members, and grant writers. The Indiana Achievement Awards (IAA) Ceremony …

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In the News - July 2011

August 09 | News Categories: Centers | Communication Studies | English | History | International | Philanthropic Studies | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology

Experts from Liberal Arts departments and centers are regularly cited in the local, national, and international media. A selection from online sources provides a sampling of the types of issues and kinds of research Liberal Arts faculty are called upon to talk about in the public sphere. Also included is general Liberal Arts news covered by the media.

After 2-year dip, gifts to charities up in 2010
Columbus Dispatch June 23, 2011
Charitable giving grew last year for the first time since 2007, but American generosity still has a long way to go to catch up to pre-recession levels, experts say. …

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