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Liberal Arts Faculty Receive $209,000 in IU/IUPUI Research Grants

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 …

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House-Soremekun Honored For Distinguished Public Service

(Far Left) Dr. Ann Albuyeh, Presenter of the Award, (Center) Dr. Toyin Falola, Conference Convener, (Far Right) Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun, Recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award

Dr. Bessie House-Soremekun was recently honored for her exemplary public service activities and presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award by Dr. Ann Albuyeh during the annual Africa Conference, held on March 30-April 2, 2012 at the University of Texas at Austin.

According to the conference organizers, the Distinguished Public Service award "is for scholars with considerable managerial and administrative skills whose decisions have impacted the way we all do our …

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Four Liberal Arts students selected as 2012 Plater Civic Engagement Recipients

The 2012 William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion awardees have been announced by the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning.

This year’s Plater Civic Engagement Medallion recipients represent a broad variety of backgrounds, majors, and types of engagement that have had a major impact both on the IUPUI campus and within the Indianapolis community. Four of the twenty recipients are Liberal Arts majors: Danielle Davis (Spanish), Mary Kate Dugan (Sociology), Ryan Logan (Anthropology), and Taylor Rhodes (International Studies).

The William M. Plater Civic Engagement Medallion is designed to honor IUPUI students that are most dedicated to civic engagement. This engagement could …

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The History of Cardenio Ticket Prices Reduced

Alys Dickerson is Violenta in Cardenio

Ticket prices for the performances of The History of Cardenio this month at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis have been reduced.

Cardenio, a “lost play” by William Shakespeare and his younger contemporary John Fletcher, is the inaugural performance in the new IUPUI Campus Center Theater. Florida State University professor Gary Taylor has recreated and reimagined the script for the play, directed by IUPUI associate professor Terri Bourus, who teaches in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.

Tickets are now $10 for students, $20 for general admission, and $15 for groups of …

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Tickets on Sale for Performances of ‘History of Cardenio,” Rarely Seen Shakespeare Play

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 …

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Cavanaugh 40th Anniversary Photos, Exhibit, Remarks Now Online

Liberal Arts 40th Anniversary Relive the fun of the Cavanaugh Hall 40th Anniversary Open House and Reunion by viewing photos from the event, seeing the exhibit online, and reading the remarks from the post-event dinner. The events, held on September 23rd, 2011, commemorated the dedication of one of the three original IUPUI buildings and those who have made their home in the building during the last 4 decades.

Photo Gallery

Online Exhibit

Remarks

By William Blomquist, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts
By William Plater, Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Emeritus, …

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Liberal Arts Welcomes New Faculty

This fall, Liberal Arts welcomed new full and part-time faculty across its departments and programs. The new full-time teaching faculty and those faculty accepting new appointments are listed below. Please click on the faculty member’s name to learn more about their interestsand background.

Michael Brodrick, Visiting Assistant Professor in American Studies
Jennifer Bute, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
Charmayne Champion-Shaw, Visiting Lecturer in Communication Studies/Office of American Indian Programs
Tracy Donhardt, Visiting Lecturer in English
Stephan Kory, Visiting Lecturer in Religious Studies
Stephen A. LeBeau, Jr., Lecturer/Director of Public Speaking
Amy Lynelle, Visiting Assistant Professor in French
Jennifer Mahoney, Visiting Lecturer …

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Cavanaugh Hall Celebrates 40 Years of Impact - September 23rd

Liberal Arts 40th Anniversary Cavanaugh 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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New Administrative Appointments in the School of Liberal Arts

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 Faculty/Staff Break Campus Campaign Record!

133 Liberal Arts faculty and staff members contributed to the 2011 Liberal Arts IMPACT IUPUI Faculty and Staff Campaign raising $55,702.19 for scholarships, research, departmental and school initiatives, and events! Across campus 856 faculty and staff donors have given $340,898 during the campaign that ran from February 28th to May 31st. Thanks to the generosity and commitment of the faculty and staff it was a record-setting year of support for the School of Liberal Arts. Liberal Arts faculty and staff giving also broke a campus record, collectively giving more than any unit in the campaign’s recorded history.

A record number of faculty …

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