May 2012
In Every Issue
Larry Richards has been appointed interim chancellor of IU East, university officials have announced. He will take over from Chancellor Nasser Paydar, who has led the campus since 2007 and who has taken a new leadership role at IUPUI.
The demolition of IU Northwest's Tamarack Hall left the Gary campus with a temporary vacancy in its physical appearance, but the legacy of the campus's first building lives on. Scores of IU Northwest dignitaries and friends filled the Moraine Student Center last week to commemorate the memory of Tamarack Hall, which was damaged by floodwater in 2008, and to open a 54-year-old time capsule.
Effective June 4, IU is retiring all LISTSERV software and related hardware. Administrators of IU's LISTSERVs are asked to migrate all mailing lists to IU List, based on the Sympa mailing list software, throughout this month. The migration will not be automatic and must be user-driven.
Kamnesh Pradhan will never forget the moment when a young patient's grandmother asked why they couldn't conduct a blood test rather than take another trip to the "scary machine." The IU School of Medicine assistant professor took the suggestion to heart: the study he launched is the first to receive funding from a pediatric regional collaborative grant program supported by five translational science institutes across the Midwest.
Today's feature
In honor of the IU class of 2012, IU Home Pages is featuring stories about students from each of Indiana University's campuses.
Miles Taylor officially graduated from IU Bloomington this month after working at the Department of Homeland Security for years. Carmanny Gonzalez, who completed her nursing degree this spring, was one of IUPUI's two student commencement speakers. IU East grad Ryan Lacey was awarded the campus's first biochemistry degree, while Ana Myers balanced family life with school, graduating from IPFW with a degree in graphic design. Three of IU Northwest's recent grads shared their experiences: Adam Brown, who worked and served as a deacon at church during his studies, still making the Dean's List each semester; Cheyla Camacho, who went from academic probation to the Chancellor's List and Sarah Jackson, a first-generation college graduate whose business administration degree inspired her sister to return to school. Mitch Kajzer and his family celebrated his bachelor's degree in psychology 25 years after receipt of his criminal justice degree. Two IU Kokomo grads shared their stories: Andrew Jones honed his photography and Web skills in the Department of New Media Communications and Sarah Tweed completed her degree after having a brain tumor removed. Finally, Nancy Sue Bartle graduated from IU Southeast with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics at age 70 -- the same year IU Southeast is celebrating its 70th anniversary as an IU campus.
In addition are commencement photos from each IU campus. We hope these stories and graduation photos are an inspiring reminder of the recent students who are tomorrow's leaders -- and are part of the IU family for life. More »
For recent IU grad Hana Slevin, one of the best parts about taking the namesake role on the Bloomington Playwrights Project's production of "Maggie Cassidy" is the chance to workshop a brand-new musical. The musical is based on the largely autobiographical novel written by Jack Kerouac -- the "Bard of the Beat Generation" -- just before his most well-known title, "On the Road."
Outreach
A group of 18 accomplished professionals from science, math and engineering career fields will transition to teaching math and science in Indiana schools as 2012 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows at IUPUI.
To help support the improved health of IU Bloomington's faculty and staff this summer, IU's Campus Recreational Sports division will host a free Step Into Fitness Program, kicking off Wednesday, May 23, at IU Auditorium.
Starting Sept. 10, passphrases for Central Authentication Service-authenticated sites at IU will automatically expire if they were created more than two years before that date. Users will still be able to authenticate to non-CAS services, such as workstations, email and VPN. To avoid losing access to important IU resources, it is recommended that all IU employees reset passwords immediately with the Service Passphrase Reset.
