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IU News 110102
Jan. 11, 2002 Welcome to IU News. Please feel free to pass this along to other alumni and friends of IU. GET WIRED TO IU: HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT IU? - The January/February issue of the Indiana Alumni Magazine contains a quiz about IU. Try the online version. Those who send in the most correct answers by noon on Jan. 15 will have their names entered in a drawing for a prize. The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate from the IUAA merchandise department. http://www.indiana.edu/~alumni/magtalk/jan-feb02/quiztest.cgi?indianahoosiertrivia ALUMNI: SHOULDERS NAMED TO IU BOARD OF TRUSTEES - Evansville attorney Patrick Shoulders has been chosen to succeed John Walda on the IU Board of Trustees. Shoulders, immediate past chairman of the IU Alumni Association, received a bachelor of arts degree from IU in 1975 and a law degree from the IU School of Law-Indianapolis in 1978. "Pat has worked tirelessly on behalf of IU for many years and has demonstrated an exceptional passion for our great institution. I welcome Pat's appointment and expect that he will be a very fine addition to our board," said IU President Myles Brand. http://www.idsnews.com/story.php?id=7525 (IDS article) IU MINI UNIVERSITY HONORED - IU's Mini University program that is presented each June is featured in Frommer's travel magazine as among the nine best in the nation. The current issue of the magazine has a feature story on America's nine best campus learning vacations. The cited programs combine opportunities for those enrolled to learn in a relaxed atmosphere and at a reasonable cost for a week-long vacation. This year's Mini University will be June 16-21. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/190.html QUALITY: PHOTOJOURNALISM STUDENTS LOOK AT RITUALS OF RAMADAN - J444 photojournalism students Deirdre Finzer, Laurie Matanich and Heather Seager reported on the Muslim holiday month of Ramadan at the Islamic Center of Bloomington. Their images of the mosque, including Ramadan prayers and the ritual "breaking of the fast" at sunset, bring to life Islam's holiest period of sacrifice and piety. Take a look at their photos. http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/gallery/student/J444/fall01/index.html SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE JOINS SELECT GROUP IN OFFERING DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM - What do Duke University, the University of Southern California, Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Illinois-Chicago and the IU School of Allied Health Sciences on the IUPUI campus have in common? A doctor of physical therapy degree program. The IUPUI school has joined a select group of 39 schools in the United States offering the degree. Among Big 10 universities, IUPUI is only the third campus to offer the degree. http://www.iupui.edu/news/physicaltherapy.htm INDIANA ALZHEIMER DISEASE RESEARCH REWARDED WITH $7.7 MILLION NIH GRANT RENEWAL - After more than 10 years of exploring the science and treating patients with some of the most mystifying and debilitating brain diseases, the Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center will continue its work with a $7.7 million National Institutes of Health core grant. The funding was first awarded to the IU School of Medicine faculty in 1991 to establish a center focusing on dementing illnesses, including Alzheimer disease. http://www.medicine.indiana.edu/news_releases/archive_02/alzheimers_grant02.html ARTS AND CULTURE: SHAKESPEARE AND MILLER PLAYS TO INAUGURATE NEW THEATRES AT IU BLOOMINGTON - William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" will be the first production in the new Wells-Metz Theatre in IU's new Theatre/Neal-Marshall building, a dazzling structure of limestone, wood and glass. Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" will inaugurate the building's new Ruth N. Halls Theatre. For tickets, contact the IU Auditorium Box Office at 812-855-1103. http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/iuthtr.html TWO STAGE LEGENDS AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS TO HELP DEDICATE THEATRE/NEAL-MARSHALL BUILDING - You are invited to attend on Jan. 18 when IU will formally open the Department of Theatre and Drama Center and the Marcellus Neal and Frances Marshall Black Culture Center. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, noted authors, actors and activists, will present the keynote address as well as a theatre workshop and a lecture. All events are free and open to the public. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/127.html (More information) http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ethtr/ntdc/newthtr02.html (Halls Theatre) http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ethtr/ntdc/newthtr03.html (Wells-Metz Theatre) SPORTS: DINARDO NAMED HOOSIERS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH - The selection of Gerry DiNardo as the new head football coach of the Indiana Hoosiers was announced at a Tuesday (Jan. 8) news conference at Memorial Stadium. In five seasons at Louisiana State University, DiNardo's teams compiled a 32-24-1 record, including three bowl victories. Previously, DiNardo had served as the head coach at Vanderbilt University for four years. DiNardo, 48, was an All-American offensive lineman during his playing career at Notre Dame. http://www.indiana.edu/~athlweb/graphic/sports/football.html (Full story) http://video.indiana.edu:8080/ramgen/ip/athmedia/dinardopress.rm (Video) RANDLE EL AND WILLIAMS TO PLAY IN ALL-STAR GAMES - IU Quarterback Antwaan Randle El and running back Levron Williams, both of whom have been awarded All-America honors, will participate in all-star games prior to their NFL careers. Randle El will play in Saturday's (Jan. 12) East-West Shrine Game at San Francisco (1:30 p.m. EST, ESPN2) and the Senior Bowl on Jan. 26 (5 p.m., ESPN). He will then join Williams at the Hula Bowl on Feb. 2 (6 p.m., ESPN). http://www.indiana.edu/~athlweb/graphic/sports/football/fbpress/01-02/fb01-07-02.html RESOURCES: BROADCAST.IU.EDU - http://broadcast.iu.edu/index.htm IU HOME PAGE - http://www.indiana.edu/ SUBSCRIBE TO IU NEWS - http://www.indiana.edu/~iuinfo/iunews/ CAMPUS WEB SITES: IU BLOOMINGTON - http://www.iub.edu/ IUPUI - http://www.iupui.edu/ IU EAST - http://www.iue.indiana.edu/ IPFW - http://www.ipfw.edu/ IU KOKOMO - http://www.iuk.edu/ IU NORTHWEST - http://www.iun.edu/ IU SOUTH BEND - http://www.iusb.edu/ IU SOUTHEAST - http://www.ius.edu/ Prepared By: Office of Communications and Marketing INDIANA UNIVERSITY Quality Education. Lifetime Opportunities. IMPORTANT NOTE: This newsletter contains some long URLs that may not show up in your e-mail as a complete link. You may need to copy and paste them into your browser. 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