2008 News

Indiana's population to become increasingly more diverse by 2030
October 9, 2008
Indiana's population is expected to become increasingly diverse over the next 20 years, when the number of state residents with Latino or Hispanic roots will double and the number of African Americans will exhibit the largest numerical growth.

IU establishes new Asian American Studies Program
October 2, 2008
As part of a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Indiana University's Asian Culture Center, the university has announced that it has approved the establishment of an Asian American Studies Program.

Politics and Presidents Highlighted in October
October 1, 2008
Exhibitions occur throughout the month. For more information go to: www.indiana.edu/~libevent/08

Faculty: Time to submit or renew your software requests
September 30, 2008
If you plan to use departmentally sponsored software in the UITS Student Technology Centers (STCs) during the spring semester, please submit your requests for software by October 15.

2008 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership Awards announced
September 25, 2008
Jeanne Sept, Dean of the Faculties and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership Award, given in support and recognition of a collaborative research program (intra- or interdepartmental) intended to add to knowledge about learning and teaching on the IU Bloomington campus.

IU's Foster Living Learning Center celebrates 25 years
September 25, 2008
Foster International Living Learning Center, the second such center at IU and one of seven at Indiana University, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Adaptive technologies for reading, writing, and research
September 24, 2008
Students, faculty, and staff: If you have vision impairment (blindness and low vision), mobility impairment, learning issues (dyslexia, ADHD, and others), or hearing loss, you can get specialized help from the UITS Adaptive Technology Centers (ATC) at IU Bloomington.

Indiana University to hire sustainability director, extend campus initiatives
September 18, 2008
Indiana University will hire a full-time director of campus sustainability and take other steps to continue the momentum developed by a sustainability task force for the Bloomington campus.

Labs, classrooms, and instructional resources
September 17, 2008
The Student Technology Centers (STCs) at IUB are student computing facilities located mostly in classroom buildings on campus. Instructors can also reserve certain STCs for classes.

IU Bloomington now offering bachelor's degree in American Studies
September 11, 2008
After a "soft launch" a year ago, Indiana University Bloomington has begun offering students the opportunity to choose an undergraduate major in American Studies.

Student communications internship with UITS
September 10, 2008
Every year, UITS offers a number of internships to qualified students. One such internship offers the chance to assist with communications that build student awareness of IUs IT services, and to research new and expanded ways for reaching students.

Students' guide to sustainable living released
September 4, 2008
"The Indiana Sustainable Student" features a range of issues, from water and energy conservation to alternative transportation and sustainable food.

Find your class schedule, courses, W2, and more
September 3, 2008
Whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, the Services section of OneStart will fill in the details you need to know.

60 National Merit Scholars among IU Bloomington's 2008 incoming freshmen
August 28, 2008
Sixty National Merit Scholars representing nine states begin their collegiate careers at IU this fall.

Preparing STEM graduate students for academic careers: Summary of the CIRTL Forum 2008
August 28, 2008
Indiana University was represented at the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Forum 2008: Aligning the Preparation of Graduate Students for STEM Early Faculty Careers, held June 16 and 17, 2008, in Madison, Wisconsin.

IU students receive 33 Fulbright grants this year
August 21, 2008
Thirty-three Indiana University students have been awarded 2008-2009 Fulbright grants--a 65 percent increase over last year.

Original Oncourse retirement
August 20, 2008
Instructors: If you have materials in original Oncourse that you would like to keep, you will need to export those materials before September 15.

IU awarded $150,000 grant to improve graduate students' teaching skills
August 14, 2008
Four Indiana University Bloomington faculty members have been awarded a $150,000 grant to develop a model interdisciplinary approach that prepares graduate students to be reflective practitioners who base teaching on appropriate learning theory and revise it based on evidence of student learning.

Fall STEPS workshop schedule available
August 13, 2008
Check out the new fall STEPS workshop schedule online. Offerings include new workshops in Photoshop, Flash, and Excel, as well as a new STEPS Certificate Series for advanced Excel users.

Informatics student awarded fellowship from NASA
August 7, 2008
Tonya Thompson-Stroman, a Ph.D. student in the Indiana University School of Informatics human-computer interaction design program, has been awarded a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program fellowship for her proposal "Technology Aided Environmental Stress Reduction for Long Duration Space Missions."

IU GLBTAA awards two scholarships
July 31, 2008
The Indiana University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association (GLBTAA) has awarded its 2008-09 academic scholarships to Sarah Rondot of Bloomington and Radley Alcantara of Portage, Ind. Both attend IU Bloomington.

Teaching and Learning Arabic: Conference presentations by graduate students
July 31, 2008
Graduate students in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures presented their investigations about teaching and learning Arabic at the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages annual conference, April 23-25, 2008, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Continuing Studies awarded Osher scholarship program for adults
July 24, 2008
Indiana University Bloomington Continuing Studies announced has been awarded a grant by the Bernard Osher Foundation supporting scholarship assistance for adults 25 and older who are pursuing a bachelor's degree at IU.

IU Informatics graduates win Microsoft's prestigious Imagine Cup competition
July 17, 2008
Creators of Web site used in the IU Energy Challenge nab first place in the interface design category at Microsoft's Imagine Cup finals in Paris.

Kelley students share virtual classroom with cohorts at NC State
July 10, 2008
Students from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business worked in synch--virtually--with cohorts at North Carolina State University's Jenkins Graduate School of Management this past spring to learn about service innovation without ever leaving their campuses.

Indiana History Site Launches
July 3, 2008
More than a century's worth of scholarship on Indiana is now available on a free, searchable Web site launched today by the Indiana University Digital Library Program and the "Indiana Magazine of History."

New updates and additions to the IU Scholarship Web site
July 2, 2008
The recently revamped IU Scholarship Web site (http://www.scholarships.indiana.edu/) features new tools and resources to keep incoming freshmen and parents informed about scholarship opportunities and initiatives.

Software for managing references and citations
July 2, 2008
IU faculty, staff, and students currently have free access to three bibliographic software packages: EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager. UITS and the Libraries support these packages with classes and reference help.

Building Communities of Practice: The SOTL Poster Sessions
June 30, 2008
For the sixth year running the Office of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties of Indiana University sponsored a springtime event that offered faculty, graduate students, and staff a chance to come together and share their teaching and learning scholarship.

Kelley Scholars announced
June 26, 2008
Eleven Kelley Scholars, all incoming freshmen this fall who intend to major in business at IU Bloomington, will receive full tuition and fees, a stipend for living expenses and funding for academic activities such as overseas study.

Indiana University podcast innovators announced
June 19, 2008
The Indiana University Faculty Podcasting Initiative will support over 60 innovative faculty members as they explore the potential of podcasting in higher education and student learning.

Oncourse CL upgrade
June 18, 2008
UITS is upgrading Oncourse CL to version 2.5, which features many enhancements.

Scholarship for student leaders honors IU Foundation President Curt Simic
June 13, 2008
A new $1.3 million scholarship endowment for student leaders at Indiana University Bloomington honors Curt Simic, president of the IU Foundation.

Sustainability task force announces summer internship program
June 5, 2008
As part of a rapidly expanding initiative to advance environmental sustainability at its Bloomington campus, Indiana University's Sustainability Task Force has appointed 18 undergraduate interns and graduate fellows to its second Summer Program in Sustainability.

IUCAT Links to Google Digitized Books
June 5, 2008
The electronic catalog that describes the millions of books contained within the IUB Libraries now links to Google Book Search, making previews and tables of contentsand in some cases full textavailable for selected items.

IU's History Learning Project highlighted in Journal of American History
May 30, 2008
Three history professors and an educational developer, members of the History Learning Project (HLP), detail their efforts at better understanding students' difficulties mastering historical thinking in the March 2008 issue of the Journal of American History.

IU student awarded doctoral dissertation fellowship
May 29, 2008
Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, a doctoral student in history at Indiana University Bloomington, has been named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow for the 2008-09 academic year.

A new course allows IU students to debate immigration issues in Spain this summer
May 15, 2008
A group of 13 Indiana University Bloomington undergraduate students will be leaving May 17 for Spain, where they will study Spanish history, culture and language, and compare the country's immigration issues to those in the United States.

Six IU Bloomington students win prestigious scholarships
May 8, 2008
Six Indiana University Bloomington undergraduates are the recent recipients of prestigious scholarships. All six students are enrolled within IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences.

IU Latino Studies graduates its first cohort of students
May 1, 2008
The first cohort of undergraduate students enrolled in the Latino Studies minor at Indiana University Bloomington are set to graduate on May 3. The program's 15-credit hour minor was launched in fall 2006, and it now has 22 students with a declared minor.

Faculty: Be sure to review the STC software retirement list
April 30, 2008
Each spring, the UITS Student Technology Centers (STCs) review their list of software to determine which applications to deploy for the upcoming academic year. Department and faculty software sponsors have submitted their requests, and UITS has assembled a list of applications not yet requested for fall.

Associate Instructor Preparation at IU: Reflections and Proposals
April 28, 2008
On April 11, 2008, 40 faculty members explored their successes and challenges in preparing graduate students for current teaching responsibilities and future academic careers at the annual Breakfast and Discussion about Associate Instructor Preparation at IU. Sponsored by the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and coordinated by Campus Instructional Consulting, this event acknowledges the work of IU faculty in preparing graduate students to teach, shares best practices, encourages critical reflection, and connects departments to resources.

Chancellor's professors and Sonneborn award recipients announced
April 24, 2008
Indiana University's Meredith West, graduate adviser, ombudsman and professor of psychological and brain sciences, and Eliot R. Smith, professor of psychology and cognitive science in the College of Arts and Sciences, along with John Mikesell, director of the Master of Public Affairs Program and professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, have been named Chancellor's Professors.

Winners of the Sam Burgess Award Announced
April 23, 2008
The IUB Libraries are pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Sam Burgess Undergraduate Library Research Award.

History faculty and Campus Instructional Consulting receive grant to improve student learning
April 17, 2008
Four Indiana University Bloomington faculty members have been awarded an $80,000 foundation grant for a three-year project to document and improve student learning in history.

Timely Events and Teachable Moments: The release of the movie Dark Matter
April 15, 2008
Sometimes events outside the classroom are on everyone's minds. The shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, the 9/11 attacks, a student's suicide, or even the resignation of a coach can turn attention away from classroom instruction. The pending release of the movie Dark Matter, was a timely opportunity for members of the IU teaching community to share strategies for managing difficult classroom situations and for turning these external events into relevant teachable moments.

School of Education's serious game designers get an edge with Vicious Cycle software
April 10, 2008
The Indiana University School of Education has signed a contract with Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Vicious Cycle Software Inc. to provide access to its game design software solution, called Vicious Engine, for students working on computer game design. Vicious Engine is a middleware solution, which allows designers to tie together software components and applications to develop games.

New Federal Government Reference Service Launches
April 9, 2008
The IUB Libraries are one of only 20 public, academic, and state libraries nationwide to provide online reference service to the American public through a new federal service launched by the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Faculty: Time to submit your STC software requests for fall
April 8, 2008
If you sponsor or use departmentally sponsored software in the STCs, please submit your requests for software by April 15. If your request comes in after that date, we can't be sure of delivering it on time.

Six honored with IU Bloomington Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
April 3, 2008
The award, presented annually by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties, as well as the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, enables faculty to enhance their research and recognizes junior faculty members who have devoted considerable time to the teaching, research and service missions of IU.

Students compete to conserve energy and water in "IU Energy Challenge"
March 27, 2008
Students at Indiana University Bloomington will participate in the campus's first "IU Energy Challenge," a dormitory energy and water conservation competition. Combining student residential life, graduate research and campus operations, the competition integrates numerous aspects of campus life to promote greater environmental sustainability on campus.

Be recognized for innovative teaching with Oncourse CL
March 26, 2008
Faculty: Have you engaged your students in new ways using Oncourse CL? Share your story by applying for the Teaching with Oncourse CL Innovation Award, offered by Sakai and IBM.

IU SIFE chapter partners with local non-profit organizations to present area events
March 20, 2008
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), an Indiana University student group advocating service-based learning, has partnered its Fair Trade Bloomington project with several Bloomington-area non-profit organizations to present two upcoming events during March's Women's History Month.

Informatics to develop hands-on computing outreach initiative
March 13, 2008
School of Informatics faculty researchers have received an Academic Alliance Seed Fund grant from the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) to enhance the school's "Just Be" outreach program.

AI Preparation for Teaching summary report available
March 13, 2008
Each department faces unique challenges in its preparation of associate instructors for teaching. The Office of the Dean of the Faculties is pleased to announce a summary report, Associate Instructor Preparation for Teaching at Indiana University 2008, to share successful associate instructor preparation strategies and resources across campus.

Find the Career That's Right for You
March 12, 2008
Partnership results in additional online career resources for the campus community.

2008 ISSOTL conference presentation grants
March 7, 2008
The Indiana University Bloomington Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program announces a competition for presentation grants to be awarded for participation in the 2008 ISSOTL Conference. The application deadline for the ISSOTL conference is March 17, 2008. The application deadline for a presentation grant is May 10, 2008.

Jacobs School of Music partnership encourages children to become composers
March 6, 2008
Kids Compose!--co-sponsored by the Bloomington Community Arts Commission, IU Jacobs School of Music and the Community Chamber Music Association--allows hundreds of schoolchildren between second and sixth grades from Monroe County to use their imagination to compose melodies.

Get help producing podcasts
March 5, 2008
Departments and faculty: Need help creating high-quality, professional audio and video podcasts? UITS can help.

SPEA offers graduate concentration in sustainable development
February 28, 2008
Students in the Master of Public Affairs degree program at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs can now pursue an academic concentration in sustainable development.

Call for proposals: Faculty Podcasting
February 27, 2008
As part of the new Faculty Podcasting Initiative, UITS welcomes proposals for developing and examining podcasts to enhance student learning.

School of HPER honors D. Jeannine Butler, Jerry D. Wilkerson
February 21, 2008
D. Jeannine Butler and Jerry D. Wilkerson, both long-time leaders in girls' and women's athletics on the high school and collegiate levels, were honored Feb. 17 on National Girls and Women in Sport Day by the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the IU Alumni Association and the IU Office of Women's Affairs.

SOTL grant proposal deadline Mar. 7
February 18, 2008
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant applications are due March 7, and proposals for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership Award are due May 23.

IU senior is the winner of the 2008 Young Stage Manager Award
February 14, 2008
A hectic schedule has paid off for Indiana University Bloomington senior Claire Diedrich, winner of the 2008 Young Stage Manager Award from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).

Bad weather? Check the campus emergency web site
February 13, 2008
Did you know that IUB has an emergency web site to keep you informed about campus closures, weather conditions, and other emergencies that might impact you?

IU professor and researcher Margaret Dolinsky honored as outstanding educator
February 7, 2008
IU digital artist Margaret Dolinsky is the 2008 Outstanding Educator in Science, Technology, and Engineering. Given by the organization Women and Hi Tech, the award acknowledges the tremendous impact educators have on their students, and the role they play in creating opportunities for growth and development.

New podcast portal delivers IU news on the go
February 6, 2008
IU's new podcast gateway web site brings together video and audio podcasts from contributors across the IU community.

IU Bloomington back on top 25 list for Peace Corps Volunteers
January 31, 2008
Indiana University Bloomington moved up to 14th on this year's Peace Corps' list of the top 25 large schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers.

Instructional Support Services grant proposal deadline Feb. 15
January 25, 2008
February 15 is the deadline for submitting proposals for Instructional Support Services grants: Active Learning Grants, Summer Writing-Teaching Grants, and Service-Learning Fellow Awards. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grants applications are due March 7, and proposals for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership Award are due May 23.

Jenna Sherry named Marshall Scholar
January 24, 2008
Jenna Sherry, a senior in the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, has been selected as a Marshall Scholar for 2008 by the British government.

National impact of IU School of Education professor George Kuh recognized
January 17, 2008
The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) will present to George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the Indiana University School of Education, its 2008 Outstanding Contribution to Higher Education award.

Apply Now for Undergraduate Research Award
January 17, 2008
Applications are now being accepted for the Sam Burgess Undergraduate Research Award. The award recognizes two students who incorporate extraordinary skill and creativity in the application of services and collections of the IUB Libraries.

Oncourse CL for projects
January 16, 2008
Instructors can use Oncourse CL for collaborative projects such as writing grant proposals, conducting research, and facilitating committee work. Students can request a project site (with faculty sponsor) to collaborate on class projects and other projects.

IU Archives Moves to Wells Library
January 15, 2008
IU Archives relocates from cramped quarters in Bryan Hall to a larger and newly renovated space in Wells Library.

Task force posts report on campus sustainability
January 10, 2008
A "Campus Sustainability Report" for Indiana University Bloomington charts a course for IU Bloomington to become a leader in the study and practice of environmental sustainability.

Search with a guide to find the best results more efficiently
January 9, 2008
Do you have trouble finding relevant items among wide-ranging search results? The ChaCha-powered IU Search engine has a new "Search with a Guide" feature that helps you optimize your searches.

Informatics dean leading national initiative on importance of computing education
January 3, 2008
A high-level committee of acclaimed computer scientists and educators--chaired by Bobby Schnabel, dean of the Indiana University School of Informatics--is delivering the message at federal and state levels that if the United States is to remain competitive in a global economy, computer science must be a critical component of U.S. education policy.

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