IU News 040102
Jan. 4, 2002

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GET WIRED TO IU:

YOUNGSTER STUDYING AT SCHOOL OF MUSIC AIMS TO TOOT HIS OWN HORN - Julian
Bliss has played the clarinet several times for English royalty, appeared
more than a dozen times on British television, performed in famous music
halls, studied for more than a year at IU's renowned School of Music, and
signed a contract with management firm IMG. And he won't even be a
teenager until June 3. Read the Indiana Alumni Magazine feature and enjoy
a performance by Bliss.
        http://www.indiana.edu/~alumni/magtalk/jan-feb02/bliss.html

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

QUALITY:

IU KOKOMO RECOGNIZED FOR SUPPORTING FACULTY ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - In a
survey conducted by the National Wildlife Foundation, in partnership with
Princeton Survey Research Associates, IU Kokomo was recognized as one of
the top 21 schools in the nation in supporting faculty environmental
research. With the dedication of the new science building in September,
IUK's faculty has access to a facility with state-of-the-art technology to
aid their classroom instruction and facilitate their research.
        http://www.iuk.edu/campus_news/prfiles/12142001/nwf-award.htm
(Full story)
        http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/stateofthecampusenvironment/index.html
(Read the report)

IU SOUTHEAST PROFESSOR'S STUDY OF INSECT SONGS EARNS HIM TWO NATIONAL
GRANTS - Randy Hunt, assistant professor of biology at IU Southeast,
studies the mating signals of treehopper and leafhopper insects. Hunt and
his research colleagues have been awarded a grant by the National Science
Foundation to begin studies of treehopper communication.
        http://www.ius.edu/publicrelations/campusnews/insectgrant.stm

ARTS AND CULTURE:

ACCLAIMED SWEDISH PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE TO PLAY AT IU - The Swedish
percussion ensemble Kroumata will give a guest recital on Jan. 24 at 8
p.m. in Auer Concert Hall. The group will make its New York debut in Alice
Tully Hall on Jan. 19, playing a piece by IU School of Music faculty
member Sven-David Sandstrom, among other composers. For more information
on Kroumata, visit their Web site.
        www.kroumata.rikskonserter.se/en/index2.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 a new state-of-the-art home for theater
performances, for the education of theater scholars and artists, and for
African American cultural and arts centers. The dedication of the
Department of Theatre and Drama Center and the Marcellus Neal and Frances
Marshall Black Culture Center will feature a joint keynote address by
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, noted authors, actors and activists. The
dedication ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the building's Ruth N. Halls
Theatre. You are also invited to a theatre workshop in the morning and a
free program that evening.
        http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/127.html

WINTLEY AUGUSTUS PHIPPS TO PERFORM AT IPFW'S ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING
CELEBRATION - The program on Jan. 15 promises to be exciting with Wintley
Augustus Phipps, preacher, world-renowned vocal artist and innovative
initiator of special projects. Phipps is the founder and president of the
U.S. Dream Academy Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
an online values-based, interactive, tutorial and remedial education
program targeted to at-risk children and youth through community Family
Learning Centers. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Williams
Theatre.
        http://www.ipfw.edu/news/newslinks/campusnews.htm#mlk

IU BLOOMINGTON TO MARK KING DAY WITH MUSIC - The IU School of Music and
the African American Arts Institute will present the Bloomington campus'
annual Martin Luther King Celebration Concert on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. in the
school's Auer Hall. Founded in 1974, the African American Arts Institute
is a unique arts program based in African American performance traditions.
        http://www.indiana.edu/~aaai/home.html

PARTNERSHIPS:

IUPUI RECEIVES $1 MILLION GIFT TO ADVANCE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
STUDIES - A former traveling book salesman whose work took him across
Europe and Africa, and a retired IUPUI lecturer who once taught English in
Malaysia, have generously donated funds to support intercultural
communications studies at IUPUI. Karl Zimmer and his wife, Barbara,
recently donated $1 million to the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI to
advance the linguistic-based programs of the Indiana Center for
Intercultural Communication.
        http://www.iupui.edu/news/sla_zimmerchair_pr.htm

SPORTS:

IUPUI JAGUARS END THE YEAR WITH THE BIGGEST WIN IN THEIR HISTORY - Brian
Buchanan and Josh Mullins picked one of the best games on the Jags'
schedule to unleash some of their best play of the season. Each turned in
career highs as IUPUI stormed past the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 98-92,
at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta on Dec. 29 in front of nearly
8,000 Tech fans. The Jaguars then opened Mid-Continent League play
Thursday (Jan. 3) with a win over Southern Utah.
        http://www.iupui.edu/~jagsport/mbasketball/home.html#

RESOURCES:

BROADCAST.IU.EDU - http://broadcast.iu.edu/index.htm
IU HOME PAGE - http://www.indiana.edu/
LILLY LIBRARY EXHIBIT OF U.S. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS -
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eliblilly/history/history.html
IU ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS - http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eiuam/exhibitions.html
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