Photo by Chris Meyer
Stained glass adorns one of the corridors of Springwood Hall on the
IU East campus.
Today's Feature
Student success
In today's special section about IU East, Chancellor David Fulton discusses the definition of "student success." Meet some students that fit the bill perfectly, catch up on the Campaign for Community initiative and learn about two new degree programs approved by the IU Board of Trustees.
A six-story building near the campus and canal in downtown Indianapolis will serve as a strategic component in the development of the life sciences initiative in Indiana. The building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2008.
Two IU graduate students spent last summer in Mobile, Ala., as part of a survey group assessing the risk factors for adolescents living in inner-city, high-poverty neighborhoods.
Mary Shaw-Perry, co-director of IU's Center for Minority Health, served as their mentor.
Grads of another stripe
The
university-wide Management Training Series recently graduated its 15th class, and
Leadership Bloomington Monroe County has bid farewell to its 23rd. Both leadership initiatives are getting ready to recruit their 2006-2007 classes.
IU Northwest communication professor Taylor Lake talks about the Gary campus' new Web-streaming radio station and the radio-TV production courses that are encouraging community engagement between students and their audiences.
Be sure to check back for our May 26 edition of
IU Home Pages for a look at the images photographer Chris Meyer captured on the IU commencement circuit.
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