A new survey of Indiana superintendents, principals and school counselors finds that a majority see virtual learning as a way to enhance academic offerings in public education. Sixty percent of respondents to the "2009 Survey of Virtual Learning in Indiana," conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at the Indiana University School of Education, said they are offering or may offer online courses in six different areas, including alternative education, gifted and talented education, and instruction for homebound students. But just half the respondents indicated their school would pay for virtual instruction and cited instructional cost as a barrier to offering more online courses.

Supplemental National Science Foundation funding will expand the already successful Robert Noyce Scholarship program at the IU School of Education at IUPUI to establish the Noyce Teaching Fellowship. Three Noyce Scholars will be named Noyce Fellows and will receive additional scholarship money to complete work toward an M.S. degree in secondary education.

Lori Collins of Russiaville, Ind., has received the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies Alumni Association.

Indiana University High School's graduating seniors showed a strong edge over their peers in this year's ACT and SAT tests, surpassing both the state and national averages in all categories. IUHS is offered by the IU School of Continuing Studies.

The Indiana University School of Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has received a $65,000 grant for Project Impact, a project in which it will partner with 11 Indianapolis neighborhood centers to help them support academic learning and child development, particularly in the areas of science and mathematics.

Indiana University High School teacher Rebecca Elkins was selected as one of 121 Indiana educators to receive a 2008 Teacher Creativity Fellowship from the Lilly Endowment. The fellowship will help her study in France this summer.

Indiana University will host its Second Annual School of Continuing Studies Day at the Statehouse on March 28.

Indiana University will host its Second Annual School of Continuing Studies Day at the Statehouse on March 28.

Mini University, a nationally recognized learning vacation for adults, will be held June 17-22 at Indiana University Bloomington. The week-long program gives participants the chance to study exciting topics and interact with world-class faculty while enjoying the beauty of the Bloomington campus.

Indiana University President Adam W. Herbert today announced that Daniel Callison, a professor and executive associate dean of the School of Library and Information Science in Indianapolis, has accepted appointment as dean of the IU School of Continuing Studies. Subject to confirmation by the Board of Trustees at their Nov. 3 meeting, Callison will assume his new duties on Jan. 1.

Indiana University Bloomington Continuing Studies was awarded $45,000 as part of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Strategic Skills Initiative, a workforce development program introduced last year. The funds will allow 50 students to complete IU Bloomington Continuing Studies' Managing in the Life Sciences certificate program over the next two years.

An Indiana University Bloomington Continuing Studies' certificate program, Managing in the Life Sciences Industry, has been granted the 2006 Program of the Year award by the Indiana Council for Continuing Education, the statewide organization for continuing education professionals.

Indiana University Bloomington Continuing Studies plugged in to podcasting with the release of a Mini University podcast on Feb. 7. The 30-minute broadcast, a project developed in conjunction with the IU Alumni Association and produced by IU Bloomington Continuing Studies, features interviews with IU faculty who will be presenting sessions at this summer's 35th annual Mini University.

December's tips offer information on quitting smoking, returning to school as an adult, eating before exercise, and accessing local health care information online.

Indiana University's online master of science degree program in adult education is recognized as a "Best Buy" by GetEducated.com LLC, a national clearinghouse of accredited online degree programs.

A new Indiana University life sciences certificate program, created with the help of key players in the state's life sciences industry, will help students and area professionals improve their management skills in this vital industry. IU Bloomington's Division of Continuing Studies will begin offering the Managing in the Life Sciences Industry certificate program, which involves five courses, this fall.

For decades, nontraditional students and businessmen and women have turned to Indiana University's School of Continuing Studies and its campus partners for the education needed to get good jobs, better business opportunities and stronger companies. IU is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the school today (July 18) and Tuesday at the 2005 Richey Symposium, held at the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis. The event kicks off a yearlong celebration of the school's achievements.

Current events and millennia-old remains. British royalty and religious liberty. Bothersome germs and beautiful jazz. At Mini University, Indiana University's nationally recognized learning vacation, adults of all ages can learn about these and many other topics.

International students needing to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to gain admission to a U.S. college or university can ready themselves with Preparing for the TOEFL Written Essay, an online, noncredit course offered by the IU School of Continuing Studies (SCS).

A cooperative program with a Chicago-area community college will enable students at that school to stay at their home campus for an additional year of study and then complete 30 credit hours through distance education to earn an Indiana University bachelor's degree.

Eighteen-year-old Mark Popham of Louisville, Ky., has become the first Indiana University High School student selected as a finalist in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program.