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The Department of Sociology raised more than $1100 in support of the Indiana AIDS Walk &Ride on Sunday, October 14th. The Department raised more than any other participating school group and was recognized at the event. The AIDS Walk & Ride supports services and programs serving the 10,000+ Indiana residents with HIV/AIDS.
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In the News – May 2012
May 22 | News Categories: Centers | English | Grants | History | News | Research | 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.
Liberal Arts Research Receives $386,217 in External Grants and Contracts
A total of $386,217 in grants has been awarded to faculty members of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI by several government agencies and Indiana Humanities. The grants support a wide …
Liberal Arts Faculty Receive $209,000 in IU/IUPUI Research Grants
May 22 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Communication Studies | English | Grants | History | International | Museum Studies | News | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Research | World Languages and Cultures
Fourteen Liberal Arts faculty have received IU/IUPUI research grants in support of their research totaling $209,000. The faculty are appointed in the departments/programs of communication studies, philosophy, English, world languages and cultures, history, anthropology, museum studies, religious studies, philanthropic studies, and political science.
Information on the research projects follows in alphabetical order by faculty member:
Jennifer Bute, assistant professor of communication studies, received a $14,824 Developing Diverse Researchers with InVestigative Expertise (DRIVE) grant for her project "Managing Private Information about Miscarriage: Couples’ Perspective." The project will explore how couples manage private information about the experience of miscarriage, using in-depth interviews with …
Dr. Richard Curtis and Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis Honored with IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy Award
May 09 | News Categories: Communication Studies | Faculty and Staff | News | Philanthropic Studies
The School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI recognized Dr. Richard K. Curtis and his late wife, Mrs. M. Elizabeth Curtis, with the 2012 Spirit of Philanthropy Award. The Award honors donors and volunteers who have contributed to excellence at IUPUI.
The annual IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy luncheon and ceremony took place April 10, 2012, at the IUPUI Campus Center. The event was hosted by Chancellor Charles R. Bantz and was attended by more than 300 people including …
genesis, IUPUI literary journal, celebrates 40 years
April 23 | News Categories: English | News | Student Accomplishments
Two thousand-four hundred and thirty-three. That’s how many stories and poems have been published in genesis, IUPUI’s student literary journal, since its inception in 1972. For the casual reader, genesis-taken one issue at a time-is just a collection of student writing and artwork. But when considered as a collective whole, from its beginning to the just published Spring 2012 issue, genesis encapsulates a history of IUPUI students, from their hopes and dreams, their personal experiences, their wildest imaginings, their causes and concerns.
Perhaps no anecdote illustrated this better than a story told by Jim …
Leech Named William T. Grant Foundation Scholar
April 23 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News | Research | Sociology
The William T. Grant Foundation has long been interested in research that works to improve the lives of young people. The research interests of Dr. Tamara Leech, assistant professor of sociology in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, include adolescent health risk behavior in urban communities. Leech’s research project, "Pockets of Peace: Investigating Urban Neighborhoods Resilient to Adolescent Violence," has recently been recognized by the Foundation through an invitation to join their Scholars Program
Leech’s project explores why some low-income, high minority urban neighborhoods have extremely low rates of youth violence. Over the next five years, she …
Top Chinese finance official to deliver lecture on exchange rate at IUPUI, receive IU honorary degre
April 04 | News Categories: Economics | Faculty and Staff | News
INDIANAPOLIS—The Chinese official who serves as deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China and manages China’s $2.3 trillion of foreign currency reserves will present a lecture, "China’s Economy—Path of RMB Exchange Rate Converging to Equilibrium," on Wednesday, April 18, on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.
Immediately before the lecture, IU President Michael A. McRobbie will confer an honorary doctorate of humane letters upon Yi Gang, who served as assistant professor and associate professor of economics at IUPUI from 1986 to 1994. Several IU trustees and …
Exhibit Showcases Health Careers for Liberal Arts Students
April 03 | News Categories: Alumni Accomplishments | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | Geography | Individualized Major Program | Medical Humanities | News | Opportunities | Sociology | Student Accomplishments
The secret of a Liberal Arts degree is that it can be applied to many careers. Employers of all kinds, including those in health fields, need the strong communication and critical thinking skills that Liberal Arts students hone through their coursework.
To illustrate how Liberal Arts majors can translate these skills to health professions the Liberal Arts Career Development Office has created a special exhibit, “Exploring Skills & Passion: Liberal Arts and Health Careers,” which will open on April 5, 2012, and …
Tickets on Sale for Performances of ‘History of Cardenio,” Rarely Seen Shakespeare Play
March 08 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Event Announcements | English | Faculty and Staff | Geography | History | Individualized Major Program | International | Lectures and Seminars | Museum Studies | News | Opportunities | Philanthropic Studies | Philosophy | Political Science | Religious Studies | Sociology | Women's Studies | World Languages and Cultures
Tickets are now on sale at IUPUI for the April performances of The History of Cardenio, a “lost play” by William Shakespeare and his younger contemporary John Fletcher. The play is recreated and reimagined by Professor Gary Taylor, a prize-winning editor of both Shakespeare and Fletcher, and directed by IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI Associate Professor of English drama, Terri Bourus.
The world premiere of the reconstructed play is the result of 20 years of research by Taylor, who presented a public reading of his most advanced and refined iteration of the script at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London …
2012 Taylor Symposium to Explore The Campus for the Community
January 20 | News Categories: Campus News | General News | History | News
More than half a million students have graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis since the late 1960s when Indiana and Purdue universities joined their extension programs to create the 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 Campus for the Community" is the theme for the Joseph T. Taylor Symposium, hosted by …
Seven Appointed as New Liberal Arts Student Ambassadors
November 15 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | General News | News | Student Accomplishments
Seven Liberal Arts majors have been newly appointed as Student Ambassadors for 2011-2012. The students will represent the School at special events and functions and participate in student recruitment efforts as well as alumni and donor relations. Applicants for the program, now in its fifth year, must be nominated by a faculty or staff member, complete an application, and participate in an interview before being appointed by the dean.
The new Student Ambassadors are:
- Benjamin Campbell, Anthropology/Classics - Senior
- Jasmine McClure, Anthropology - Junior
- Samantha McManus, Religious Studies/Psychology - Junior
- Erin Miller, Political Science - …
Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity 2011 - Call for Nominations
October 21 | News Categories: Alumni Accomplishments | Campus News | Faculty and Staff | Front Page | General News | News
In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, this is a call for nominations and applications for the 12th annual IUPUI Excellence in Diversity Awards. The awards will be conferred by Chancellor Charles R. Bantz during the 23rd Annual Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on February 29, 2012. Award recipient(s) will be selected from nominations or applications submitted by faculty, staff or students in recognition of exemplary IUPUI individuals, academic and support programs, events, policies and activities that have led to one or more of the following:
- Institutional Leadership and …
IUPUI to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of First Undergraduate Classroom Building
September 19 | News Categories: Campus News | General News | News
Photo: Students and community leaders view model of first IUPUI campus "plan."
The IUPUI campus next week will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the opening of its first undergraduate classroom building.
An open house and reunion marking the opening of Robert E. Cavanaugh Hall will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at Cavanaugh Hall, 425 University Blvd. The event will also launch a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, which was created in 1972.
The anniversary …
Gibau Named Liberal Arts Associate Dean of Student Affairs
September 08 | News Categories: Anthropology | Faculty and Staff | Front Page | News
Dr. Gina Sanchez Gibau, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has been named Associate Dean of Student Affairs in the School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI) by Dean William Blomquist. The appointment will take effect December 1, 2011.
A member of the IUPUI faculty since 2000, Professor Gibau is also an adjunct associate professor of Africana Studies and a Senior Faculty member of the University College. The lead advisor for the Department of Anthropology from 2003 to date, she also served as acting chair from July - December 2010.
Extreme Heat Expert Compares Current Temps with Chicago’s 1995 Heat Wave, Gears Up Model to Predict
July 22 | News Categories: Campus News | General News | Geography | News | Research
With daily temperatures expected to run in the 97th-99th percentile of average highs through Saturday (July 23, 2011), local weather conditions are on par with those of the 1995 Chicago extreme heat wave that led to more than 700 heat-related deaths, says an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researcher who has studied the Chicago hot-weather disaster.
IUPUI Assistant Professor of Geography Daniel Johnson and his colleagues at the Institute for Research on Social Issues (IRSI) at IUPUI have developed a diagnostic tool they believe can accurately answer a fundamental question that cities and agencies ask as …
Bradbury Center Publications Provide New Insight into American Icon
March 30 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Centers | English | Institute for American Thought | News | Research
Ray Bradbury is best known as the author of Fahrenheit 451, a book found in high school English curriculums across the country. Among science fiction scholars and enthusiasts, Ray Bradbury is revered as nothing less than an American icon, an artist and master of the short story in his chosen genres, science fiction, fantasy and horror. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for his "deeply influential" contributions to these genres. As the first center of its kind in the United States, the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies in the IU School of Liberal Arts at …
IUPUI, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Sign First of Its Kind Agreement in Indiana
November 22 | News Categories: Civic Engagement | News | Religious Studies
In an historic event, IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz and the leaders of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians today signed a partnership agreement to develop educational and cultural preservation programs for the Indian nation.
The Tribal Chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Matt Wesaw, and Bantz signed a proclamation formalizing the relationship during a ceremony at IUPUI that was reminiscent of a treaty signing, including the Indian leaders draping a special Pokagon blanket around the shoulders of the chancellor.
In turn, Bantz presented the leaders of the Pokagon Band a photo of a large sculpture …
Slaves’ Service in Confederate Army Focus of 2010 Barlow Lecture
October 18 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Alumni Accomplishments | Event Announcements | History | Lectures and Seminars | News | Opportunities
Gettysburg College Professor and School of Liberal Arts alumnus Peter S. Carmichael will present the John D. Barlow Lecture in the Humanities on October 21 in the IUPUI Campus Center Room 450A at 5:30 pm.
The talk, "Imagining Slaves as Loyal Confederates: A Dangerous and Enduring Fantasy," will explore the idea of the devoted black slave during the Civil War and how the historical memory of this form of human bondage continues to shape contemporary politics today.
"The notion that slaves and whites served together in Confederate armies out of mutual fidelity resonates with large segments …
Carrie Foote (Sociology) Named to National Institutes of Health Advisory Council
July 06 | News Categories: Civic Engagement | Faculty and Staff | General News | News | Sociology
Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has named Carrie Foote, Associate Professor of Sociology in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory council that serves an important role in setting scientific priorities, enhancing collaboration, and ensuring that research dollars are invested in the highest priority areas of scientific opportunity that will lead to new tools in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. This appointment is recognition of Foote’s national leadership in the social scientific dimensions of HIV/AIDS.
In July …
In the News - May
June 04 | News Categories: Communication Studies Admin | Anthropology | Campus News | Communication Studies | Faculty and Staff | Museum Studies | News | Philanthropic Studies | Political Science | Student Accomplishments
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.
May 2010
Public Effort Averts Death for Mystical Place
newyorktimes.com, May 30, 2010
Retired IUPUI Liberal Arts Professor, Robert Dick (Communications and Theater) and his wife, Brenda Robinson, are volunteer coordinators for Red Rock State Park in Sedona, AZ. Read about their successful efforts to save …
In the News - April/May
May 07 | News Categories: Campus News | Faculty and Staff | News | Political Science | Religious Studies
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.
May 2010
Turnout light for midterm elections
washingtontimes.com, May 6, 2010
Brian Vargus, IUPUI political science professor, reflects on the lower than expected voter turnout in the recent Indiana Primary election. "I talked with the Republican chairman last night face to face and he …
Liberal Arts In the News
March 19 | News Categories: Books by Faculty | Centers | English | Faculty and Staff | News | 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.
March 2010
Pence: Not Enough Votes to Pass Healthcare
WIBC.com, March 15, 2010
Mike Pence addressed a crowd of 650 "Kill the Bill" healthcare protestors on the Statehouse lawn this week. Brian Vargus, IUPUI political science professor, takes a hard line against the grassroots Tea …
Curtis Tournament Winners Announced
March 02 | News Categories: Communication Studies | News | Student Accomplishments
The 3rd Annual Robert and Dana Curtis Memorial Oratorical Tournament took place on Saturday, February 6, 2010. The Tournament is sponsored by Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies Richard Curtis and Mrs. Beth Curtis and honors the lives of his brothers, Robert and Dana, both of whom were killed in wartime violence.
Participants in the Tournament showcase their commitment to peaceful resolution of conflict through scripted oration and compete as a part of the IUPUI Dominata Classic speech contest.
2010 winners are:
Forensics Division
- 1st place - Konye Obaji Ori, University of Indianapolis ("Conflict in the Congo") …
Need to post information for people to see?
February 22 | News Categories: News | Opportunities | Technology
The IU School of Liberal Arts is pleased to announce a ton of great options for spreading the word! But first, remember to identify your department and your school on your event fliers and news postings!
JagTV You have seen the flat screen TVs all over the campus, showing event announcements and displaying other information of interest to students, staff, faculty and visitors. JagTV announcements reach a wide audience and are available to us to use. Place your announcement using this form. To ensure placement, submit your event as early as possible.
School/Department/IUPUI Events Calendar This is SO EASY! Get your …
IUPUI Professor’s Debut Poetry Album in Running for Image Award
January 25 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | English | Faculty and Staff | News | World Languages and Cultures
An IUPUI professor’s debut "album" of published poetry is nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work-Poetry category.
IUPUI Assistant Professor Mitchell L.H. Douglas’ book, "Cooling Board: A Long-Playing Poem," is a collection of connected poems in which Douglas takes on the persona of the late soul musician, composer and singer Donny Hathaway, and his friends and family.
The 112-page paperback, published in Feb. 2009 by Red Hen Press, is an Image Award contender in the field that includes a collection of love poems by four-time Image Award winner and acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni.
"It’s a little . . . I …
Call for Poster Proposals - The Twenty-First Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium - “Voices in the City: Language, Literacy and Urban Life”
January 13 | News Categories: Campus News | Event Announcements | English | News | Sociology
Voices in the City: Language, Literacy, and Urban Life
Call for Poster Proposals - The Twenty-First Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium
The organizing committee of the Twenty-First Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium at the IU School of Liberal Arts invites all students, faculty members, and researchers to submit abstracts for poster presentation at the upcoming 21st annual Joseph Taylor Symposium on February 25, 2010. The Joseph Taylor Symposium honors Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, Professor of Sociology from 1965 to 1983 and the first Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, for his …
Spanish Resource Center Hosts Teacher-Training Workshop
December 18 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | General News | International | News | World Languages and Cultures
Spanish teachers and students from three states gathered at IUPUI on December 5, 2009, for a professional development workshop hosted by the Spanish Resource Center. The workshop focused on methodology and educational training in Spanish language and culture.
Workshop participants considered what makes a Spanish class more interesting to a 21st century student. They also learned how to integrate technology into the classroom, how to use traditional and alternative models of evaluation and how the American and Spanish systems of education compare.
The workshop is another example of the School of Liberal Art’s long-standing commitment to dynamic learning that results in practical application …
Dr. Nancy A. Newton Inducted into Sigma Delta Pi’s Order of the Discoverers
December 15 | News Categories: News
On December 13, 2009, Dr. Nancy A. Newton of the IU School of Liberal Arts’ Department of World Languages and Cultures was inducted into the Order of the Discoverers, one of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s highest honors. Professor Newton’s exceptional service to the profession and her loyal promotion to the ideals of Sigma Delta Pi have earned her this distinction. Past inductees include renowned literary figures such as Vanessa Montfort, Antonio Porpetta, Carmen Laforet and Carmen Conde, among others. A complete list of past honorees is available at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org. Established in 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley, Sigma Delta …
Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity 2010 Call for Nominations
December 04 | News Categories: Campus News | Event Announcements | Faculty and Staff | General News | News
In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, this is a call for nominations and applications for the 10th annual IUPUI Excellence in Diversity Awards. The awards will be conferred by Chancellor Charles R. Bantz during the 21st Annual Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on February 25, 2010. Award recipient(s) will be selected from nominations or applications submitted by faculty, staff or students in recognition of exemplary IUPUI individuals, academic and support programs, events, policies and activities that have led to one or more of …
University of Texas Austin Professor Earns Global Scholar Award
November 18 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Faculty and Staff | General News | News
University of Texas Austin Professor Earns Global Scholar Award
INDIANAPOLIS - A University of Texas Austin history professor is the recipient of an inaugural award acknowledging global scholarship.
Charles R. Bantz, chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) presented the Africana Studies Distinguished Global Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award to Toyin Falola, Ph.D., during the awards dinner of the 1st Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference on Globalization held recently at IUPUI.
The Global Scholar award recognizes an individual who can more accurately be described as the "quintessential scholar’s scholar," and someone whose scholarship has had a significant impact on the global academy.
The …
African Burial Ground Project Director Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
November 17 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Anthropology | Faculty and Staff | General News | History | News
INDIANAPOLIS - A The College of William and Mary anthropology professor is the recipient of an inaugural lifetime award acknowledging his public scholarship.
Charles R. Bantz, chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) presented the Africana Studies Distinguished Public Scholar Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael L. Blakey, Ph.D., at the awards dinner for the 1st Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference on Globalization held recently at IUPUI.
The lifetime achievement award honors Blakey, the National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology at William and Mary, for his scholarly work, particularly his 12-year role as scientific director of the New York African …
Paul Carlin Recognized by Economics Society of Australia
October 14 | News Categories: Economics | Faculty and Staff | News
Economics professor and Chair of the Economics Department Paul Carlin was awarded the prize for the best paper published in Economic Record in 2008. The prize, given by The Economics Society of Australia, recognized Carlin and two co-authors, who wrote "Experimenting with Affirmative Action: The Coate and Loury Model." The society selected the paper, among about 50 published in the year, for having made the best contribution to economics.
Genevieve Shaker Earns National Honors
October 12 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News | Research
Dr. Genevieve Shaker, Associate Director of Development and External Affairs of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, is the 2009 recipient of national Bobby Wright Dissertation of the Year Award. This is a prestigious annual competition of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. Dr. Shaker completed the dissertation as a HESA student in fall 2008. She will receive the award in November at the 2009 ASHE conference in Vancouver. The dissertation is entitled: Off the Track: The Full-time Nontenure-track Faculty Experience in English.
Additionally, she and colleagues Dr. Nancy Chism (School of Education) and Dr. Megan Palmer (School …
Julie Belz Wins Prestigious Paul Pimsleur Award
October 12 | News Categories: English | Faculty and Staff | News
Dr. Belz an Associate Professor of English in the School of Liberal Arts, has won the 2009 Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education for her article published in Language Learning & Technology (citation below). This award is given by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the Modern Language Journal to the author(s) of an outstanding contribution to research in foreign language or second language education, and is based on the quality of the research and its potential impact on foreign language learning or teaching. The selection committee is co-chaired by a member from …
Liberal Arts Centers and Geography Department Partner with new Center for Excellence
October 09 | News Categories: Centers | News
Researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute, with its world-renowned medical informatics research group and regional health information exchange, have been awarded a $4.8 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create the Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, one of only four such centers in the nation.
The five-year award builds upon the unique capabilities of the Indiana Network for Patient Care to securely exchange health information when and where needed for purposes of health care treatment. INPC, developed by Regenstrief physician-researchers, currently allows medical providers across the state to securely obtain patients’ medical …
Eastside Story: Portrait of a Neighborhood on the Suburban Frontier
September 25 | News Categories: Anthropology | Books by Faculty | News | Research
BOOK LAUNCH: Eastside Story: Portrait of a Neighborhood on the Suburban Frontier
Saturday, October 10th, 1:00-3:00, Arlington Heights Baptist Church, 5630 E. 16th St. (16th and Audubon)
For More Information Contact:
Susan B. Hyatt
Department of Anthropology, IU School of Liberal Arts at Indianapolis
(317) 278-4548
suhyatt@iupui.edu
"This project is not just about a neighborhood: it is about the people, businesses, schools, jobs, legends and tales that make a neighborhood a home."
Those are the reflections of Molly Dagon, one of 13 student-researchers, who set out this past spring to explore the neighborhood now known as Community Heights. Located on the east side …
Students from Mali Prepare for Graduate School at IUPUI Language Training Center
September 16 | News Categories: Civic Engagement | International | News
Four agricultural scientists from Mali knew just a little English when they arrived in Indianapolis in June to prepare for graduate studies. But thanks to help from the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC), a language, cultural research and training center in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, they hope to learn enough English to study agriculture at U.S. graduate schools, including Purdue University, next spring.
Their goal: to bring critical food production, processing, management and marketing skills back to their homeland when they return.
The four are part of the USAID Sorghum, Millet and Other Grains Collaborative Research Support …
International Scholars to Hold Africana Studies Conference on Globalization and Entrepreneurship, Keynote Speakers include Nigerian King
September 16 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Campus News | Economics | International | Lectures and Seminars | News
Scholars from around the world, including a Nigerian king and entrepreneur, will gather at IUPUI next month to address globalization and economic development in Indiana, the United States and other countries.
The first Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference will take place Oct. 29-31, 2009, at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel, 850 W. Michigan St., located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. The theme is “Rethinking Economic Development in the Context of Globalization: Entrepreneurship, the Knowledge Economy, and Sustainable Development.”
Conference events open to the general …
Peg Brand’s exhibit in the IUPUI Campus Center’s Cultural Art Gallery in CE 240
September 08 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | General News | News | Women's Studies
WOST is happy to share the following information about Peg Brand’s exhibit in the IUPUI Campus Center’s Cultural Art Gallery in CE 240. Please do share with your students and interested colleagues.
Dr. Brand will be holding an Artist’s Talk during the run with time and date TBA.
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August 28 - October 2
Pose in a painting.
Snap a photo.
Be part of a well-known masterpiece from the history of art.
Picture Yourself Here is a project that consists of a series of visual parodies of famous, recognizable paintings by artists such as Willem de Kooning …
Center Receives NEH Award
August 27 | News Categories: Centers | General News | News | Religious Studies
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture in the IU School of Liberal Arts, an IUPUI Signature Center, has been awarded $144,637 by the National Endowment of the Humanities to conduct a three-week summer institute for high school teachers on the role of religion in American history and life. Twenty-five teachers will be selected to participate in the institute in July, 2010, the goal of which will be to provide vital, embodied examples teachers can use to make religion’s role come alive in their classrooms alongside other important topics.
"It is not possible to understand American culture without understanding …
Goff to Become Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
August 11 | News Categories: Centers | Faculty and Staff | News | Religious Studies | Research
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Dr. Philip Goff, Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture (CSRAC), has been named Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the School of Liberal Arts. The appointment will take effect November 1, 2009.
Professor Goff has served as Director of the CSRAC since coming to IUPUI in 2000. Under his leadership, the Center has grown in national and international stature and become one of IUPUI’s Signature Centers. Over the past 9 years, Dr. Goff has also helped obtain nearly $3 million in …
Watch Liberal Arts on YouTube!
July 24 | News Categories: General News | Multimedia | News | Technology
The School of Liberal Arts has found its way to YouTube!
The School of Liberal Arts recently launched a site on the popular YouTube website.
Watch videos about a number of faculty, student studies in Liberal Arts, and that highlight projects and departments within School. There also are a selection of short American Sign Language lessons; use these to teach yourself some common phrases and greetings.
Check us out now at http://www.youtube.com/user/LiberalArtsIUPUI and return often for new videos to watch and share. To view longer Liberal Arts videos visit http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/media/videos/.
Second Annual Curtis Contest Winners Announced
February 24 | News Categories: Communication Studies | News | Student Accomplishments
Students from colleges in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois joined IUPUI students on campus on Saturday, February 7th, for the second annual Robert and Dana Curtis Memorial Oratorical Contest. Founded by Professor Emeritus Richard Curtis and his wife Beth to memorialize his brothers, the contest provides undergraduate students an opportunity to showcase their commitment to peaceful resolution of conflict through scripted oration. This event also celebrates the scholarship of student/competitors and furthers the notion that the building of a community requires the open and free exchange …
IUPUI Continues Sponsorship of Sarah Fisher Racing
February 16 | News Categories: News
Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) today announced a partnership with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) which would sponsor IndyCar Series driver and team owner, Sarah Fisher for the upcoming 2009 IndyCar Series season.
"It’s wonderful to have IUPUI back at SFR and to be a part of the educational platform to inject new engineering blood into open-wheel racing," said Fisher, who accepted the Spirit of Leadership Award last week from the Women’s Automotive Association International (WAAI). "We are really excited to see all the enthusiasm the students have that want to be a part of the program. As another returning partner of SFR, …
ASL Phrase of the Week Launched
December 12 | News Categories: English | News | Opportunities
As its gift to the World, the American Sign Language/English Interpreting Program offers handy phrases you might be able to use in every day life. A series of short phrases in American Sign Language, filmed by students enrolled in the M290 Video Production Workshop, under the direction of Mike Maitzen, is scheduled to air on JagTV as well as on the Liberal Arts web pages. Simply click on the signing hand on the left side of the page and you will be taken to this week’s phrase. Watch and learn! And if you …
Liberal Arts in the News
December 05 | News Categories: Anthropology | Centers | Faculty and Staff | Geography | History | News | Political Science | Religious Studies
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.
Neighborhood greenness has long team positive influence on kids’ health
Science Centric, October 29th, 2008-Jeffrey S. Wilson, associate professor of Geography, recently took part in a study that examined the impact of greenness in urban areas on the weight of children.
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Too soon to say Indiana has switched blue
93.1 WIBC FM, November 6th, …
Illg Recognized with Schultheis Outstanding Staff Award
December 01 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News
Merle Illg‘s hard work and sunny demeanor positively affect everyone around her. And as assistant to the dean in the IU School of Liberal Arts, that means she helps countless faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis—and always with a smile. Illg’s many contributions to the life of the School were recognized on November 14th at the Annual Staff Appreciation luncheon where she received the 2008 Don Schultheis Outstanding Staff Award.
Illg, who has been with IUPUI since 1995, began working as the dean’s assistant in 2005, overseeing scheduling, promotion and tenure, fulltime academic …
Liberal Arts in the News
October 31 | News Categories: Anthropology | Books by Faculty | Commencement | Economics | Faculty and Staff | History | News | Political Science | Religious Studies | Research | Women's Studies
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.
William Blomquist, Dean of Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science
Spending Priorities Show Indy Values Frugality and Small Government
Indianapolis Star, October 5, 2008 - Indianapolis’ spending choices underscore two core community values: thrift and an affinity for small government. "Our real value here is a desire to keep the cost of government low," says Bill Blomquist, …
Indiana University announces winners of “Celebrate IU” student video contest
October 23 | News Categories: Campus News | Communication Studies | News | Student Accomplishments
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—Indiana University students created more than 50 videos highlighting their favorite aspects of the university for a recent "Celebrate IU" student video contest.
The contest, now in its second year, is part of the university’s "Celebrate IU" festivities, a month of special events at all eight IU campuses that began Oct. 1. IU asked students to share their university spirit with the world by creating 60-second videos and uploading them to the popular video sharing Web site YouTube.
The winning video, viewable at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg1qP7iBiMQ, was produced by School of Liberal Arts …
New Faculty in Liberal Arts
September 12 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News
This fall, Liberal Arts welcomed faculty in 8 of the school’s 11 departments. From language acquisition and instruction to extreme heat events and high risk behavior among youth, the interests of these faculty span the humanities and social sciences.
- Janet Acevedo, Lecturer in English; Director, American Sign Language/English Interpreting
- Ryan Adams, Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology
- Marta Alfonso Durruty, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Andrew Baker, Lecturer in Geography
- Helena Bonejbar-Daerr, Visiting Lecturer in German
- Neale R. Chumbler, Professor of Sociology
- Johnny Flynn, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies; Director, American Indian Programs
- Jaime Hamilton, Visiting Lecturer in Communication Studies; Director, IUPUI Forensics
Liberal Arts in the News
August 26 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News | Student Accomplishments
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.
Dems Invite Religious Leaders to be Part of Convention
Indianapolis Star - August 24, 2008 - The inclusion of Islamic Society of North America president Ingrid Mattson and other religious leaders as participants in the Democratic National Convention is discussed in this article which quotes religious studies professor Philip Goff, director of the Center for the Study of Religion …
Liberal Arts Professor and Center on Philanthropy Director Named IU Foundation President
July 03 | News Categories: Campus News | Faculty and Staff | News | Philanthropic Studies
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced yesterday that he has chosen Eugene R. "Gene" Tempel to succeed Curtis R. Simic as president of the IU Foundation. Tempel will be the seventh leader of the nonprofit organization established in 1936 as Indiana University’s fundraising partner.
Tempel, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, which is part of the IU School of Liberal Arts and is headquartered on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis(IUPUI) with programs at IUPUI and IU Bloomington, is nationally known as an expert on philanthropy and nonprofit management. Listed by …
Blomquist Begins Deanship
July 01 | News Categories: Dean Search | News
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William Blomquist took office as the new dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI on July 1, 2008.
Blomquist, a Professor of Political Science in the School of Liberal Arts, served as Chair of the Political Science Department from 1995 to 2002. During that time he was instrumental in the development of the school’s certificate program in paralegal studies and the minor in legal studies, two programs which have grown steadily since their inception.
As co-chair of the Bulen Symposium in American Politics at IUPUI, Blomquist has brought …
Curtis Presents Research in Amman, Jordan
May 27 | News Categories: African American and African Diaspora Studies | Faculty and Staff | International | News
Ambassadors from Bangladesh, the Netherlands, and Jordan—and embassy officials from Russia and the United States—were recently on hand to see IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI faculty member Edward Curtis deliver a lecture to Jordan’s Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies and Royal Scientific Society in Amman on May 21, 2008.
Currently serving as resident director of IUPUI’s summer abroad program in Jordan, Curtis was invited to present his award-winning research on African American Muslim reactions to foreign Muslim missionaries in the 1950s and 1960s. The lecture drew extensive coverage in the Arabic language press, and was featured both in al-Rai …
Getting a Ph.D. in Giving - Nation’s First Ph.D.s in Philanthropic Studies Graduate
May 15 | News Categories: Commencement | News | Philanthropic Studies | Student Accomplishments
The first four people in the nation to earn a doctorate in Philanthropic Studies will soon graduate from Indiana University, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University officials announced today. The graduates are students in the Center’s Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies program. The Center on Philanthropy is a part of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, and the degrees will be the first Ph.D.s earned in both the degree program and from a program in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
Nonprofit organizations, donors and communities will be the beneficiaries. The graduates will educate future generations of nonprofit leaders, …
IUPUI and Sarah Fisher Racing Announce Partnership for Education
May 14 | News Categories: Campus News | News
Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) today announced a partnership with Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), an urban research and academic health sciences campus with 22 schools and academic units, that will sponsor Sarah Fisher’s No. 67 Honda powered Dallara for the upcoming Indianapolis 500.
"The group at IUPUI has become great friends of mine over the years," said Fisher, who will attempt to qualify for her seventh Indianapolis 500 this weekend. "I have spoken to their students many times and at one time, I too was a student at IUPUI. I’m honored to be associated with a university with such …
Liberal Arts in the News
February 19 | News Categories: News
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.
The Bible as Graphic Novel, With a Samurai Stranger Called Christ
New York Times - February 10, 2008
Peter J. Thuesen, associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, is quoted in this article which explores the work of Ajinbayo Akinsiku, author of "The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation."
Carson’s TV ad will debut today
Message from the Dean: New Website
January 09 | News Categories: News
Greetings,
We are proud to announce the soft release of the new Liberal Arts website!
As you already know, http://liberalarts.iupui.edu is now home to a new system of tools, resources, and databases as well as a new look and navigation system.
But, the transformation isn’t complete, yet. You will still find that some information can only be located by visiting the old blue pages, and that some links on the new site take you right back to where we were. Don’t be alarmed, you’ll be able to access the complete old page from the …
Lambda Pi Eta Spreads the Holiday Cheer
December 18 | News Categories: News | Student Accomplishments
Students in Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Studies academic society, raised more than $1000 for families in need this holiday season. The students raised money, purchased gifts, wrapped and delivered them to several Indianapolis families through the Martin Luther King Center’s Second Chance Program. Lambda advisor Ron Sandwina reports that the Adopt-a-Family initiative has become an annual activity for the group with increasing success each year.
Liberal Arts in the News
December 18 | News Categories: News
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.
December items
What Made Romney’s Big Speech So Mormon
Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 11, 2007 - Liberal Arts Professor Emeritus Jan Shipps writes about Romney’s speech: "When Mitt Romney gave his ‘Faith in America’ address last Thursday, observers wondered how ‘Mormon’ it would be. ‘Not very,’ is the understandable consensus. Mormonism 101 it was not, and he said very …
Nominations Open for 2008 Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Diversity
December 10 | News Categories: Campus News | News
IUPUI faculty, staff and students are invited to submit nominations/applications for the 2008 Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Awards for Excellence in Diversity.
In honor of Dr. Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, the award recognizes exemplary work by an individual, group or project that has promoted diversity on campus and/or in the community.
The deadline for submitting nominations and applications is Monday, January 14, 2008. Award recipients will be selected from nominations or applications submitted …
Blomquist Receives Fulbright Distinguished Chair
December 10 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | International | News
Political Science Professor William Blomquist has been awarded the Turin Chair in Environmental Policy, a Fulbright program Distinguished Chair. His time at Turin, Italy, (February through May) coincides with his sabbatical leave during the 2008 spring semester. Blomquist will teach a course on environmental policy while continuing his current research on water management in the European Union. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program, the U.S. government’s flagship academic exchange effort.
During his sabbatical year, Blomquist has also held a post as Visiting …
New Chapter of Anthropology Society Established
November 27 | News Categories: Anthropology | News
IUPUI is now home to a chapter of Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology. Founded at Wichita State University and with over 150 chapters, Lambda Alpha advances the research and scholarship of Anthropology and recognizes the scholarly achievements of its student and faculty members. One of six chapters in Indiana, the IUPUI Lamda Alpha chapter is the only one in the IU system. Students and faculty were initiated into the …
Hale and Frost Win Schultheis Outstanding Staff Awards
November 20 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | News
Carole Hale, Office Manager for the Miriam Z. Langsam Office of Student Affairs, and Kristine Walter Frost, Associate Editor of the Santayana Edition, are the recipients of the 2007 Don W. Schultheis Outstanding Staff Awards. Ms. Hale is, according to her nominator, "the heart of our operation, working with staff who have various problems, directing students with nonacademic emergencies to the right people and taking the time to follow-up with …
Lilly Endowment Grants $1.25 Million to Centers
October 16 | News Categories: Front Page | Grants | News
The Lilly Endowment Inc has awarded two School of Liberal Arts centers grants totalling $1.25 million.
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture received a five-year grant of more than $850,000 for its Young Scholars in Religion Program. The funding will allow the center to continue and expand the program that conducts annual seminars that help new religious studies professors across the country improve their teaching and research skills.
The Polis Center received a $400,000 Lilly Endowment grant to improve the annual Spirit and Place Festival. Spirit and Place officials say the Lilly grant will allow them …
NIH Continues Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research
October 16 | News Categories: Faculty and Staff | Grants | News
The National Institutes of Health have awarded $1 million over the next five years to support multidisciplinary research aimed at developing standardized criteria and methods for assessing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (and, thus, diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)).
The project was begun more than 10 years ago by Professor Richard E Ward (Anthropology) and then graduate student, Elizabeth Moore (BA Comm & Theatre, 1984; BA Anthropology, 1991; Ph.D. Anthropology, 1998). Moore is now a medical anthropologist at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis.
A key element of the project is the use of 3D facial imaging to make comparisons between babies/small children with …
Sociology Department Wins School Category for AIDS Walk
October 16 | News Categories: Front Page | News | Sociology
Liberal Arts Dean Announces Plan to Return to Faculty Role
August 16 | News Categories: News
Dean of the IU School of Liberal Arts, Robert W. White, announced on Wednesday, August 15th, that he will step down from the school’s deanship effective June 30, 2008. He will resume his faculty role as professor of sociology with the IUPUI school.
During his tenure, Dean White oversaw the first, comprehensive strategic planning process for the school, involving staff, faculty, alumni, and community members in the year-long activity. Shortly after the strategic plan was adopted, he appointed the Dean’s Research Advisory Council, composed of alumni and community volunteers dedicated to assisting the School …
Inmates and IUPUI Students Thrive in Exchange
August 03 | News Categories: News
This summer IUPUI students and inmates at the Plainfield Reentry Educational Facility (P.R.E.F.) came together to learn about social movements in a class held at the Westside facility. The course, taught by Professors Susan Brin Hyatt (Liberal Arts - Anthropology) and Roger Jarjoura (SPEA - Criminal Justice), was a first for Indiana and part of the”Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program,” a national, experiential learning model meant to bring university students together with inmates for courses taught behind prison walls. The students, all men and seven each from the inside and outside …
Tempel Receives National Award
July 13 | News Categories: News
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has named Dr. Eugene R. Tempel, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (and in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI), a winner of the 2007 James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished Service to Education. The Fisher Award is given for extraordinary service to education of national and/or international significance, beyond service to a single institution or state.
Tempel is a nationally recognized expert in the study and practice of philanthropy and nonprofit management. A professor of …
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