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Dixie Heighway was the first, part-time director of the IU Foundation, which was established in 1936. Already IU’s alumni director, Heighway was nationally known for his innovative work in alumni programming, and he founded the Indiana Alumni Magazine.
April is National Occupational Therapy Month. Occupational therapy is the health and rehabilitation profession that focuses on maximizing a person's ability to participate in life independently. With occupational therapy, children and adults facing physical, cognitive, or psycho-social challenges can improve skills that help them perform daily tasks at home, at school, at work, and at play. IU has a long history of educating OT students, graduating its first baccalaureate class in 1960. Currently, the IU Department of Occupational Therapy offers an entry-level master’s degree program on the Indianapolis campus.
http://www.shrs.iupui.edu
Nearly 60 years ago, war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed on the Pacific island of Ie Shima near the end of World War II. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his wartime columns in 1944 and was 44 at the time of his death on April 18, 1945.
The IU School of Journalism in Bloomington, which is housed at Ernie Pyle Hall, has a Web site containing selected columns from the famous Hoosier journalist. The columns also are read aloud by J-school professor Owen Johnson:
http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/news/erniepyle/
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