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Glass strengthens academic and student development services staff

Fred Glass Over the summer, Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass continued his reorganization of the department by strengthening its academic unit with the promotion of Kelly Noonan to the role of assistant athletic director for academic and student development services, and the hiring of Amanda Fark, Ed Sears and Michael Greene to athletics academic adviser positions.  Full Story

Freshman basketball players pass first test

Bobby Capobianco

There are few college sports programs that can boast an equal level of tradition, success and passionate fan support to Indiana basketball. As a result, playing basketball at IU provides a student-athlete with a unique set of opportunities and challenges, including dealing with media. In mid-August, IU freshmen held their first media availability as players at Indiana and more than met that challenge.

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Kirlew named finalist for CLASS Award

Jammie Kirlew

Indiana senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew is one of 30 NCAA football student-athletes tabbed as a candidate for the 2009 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior in the Football Bowl Subdivision and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence -- classroom, character, community and competition.

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Fall sports off to strong start

Eric Alexander

Fall sports programs at Indiana University are off to a remarkable start in 2009. Currently, there are three Indiana teams ranked in the nation's top 25 and the department has a combined record of 24-6-1 through Thursday, Sept. 17. Several student-athletes have won weekly accolades from the Big Ten and various national publications.

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Athletics offers IU faculty and staff free admission to Olympic sporting events

Jamie Braun

All members of the faculty and staff at Indiana University Bloomington will receive free admission to all regular season IU Olympic sporting events. The effort is designed to further integrate the Department of Athletics and the university, to reward faculty and staff for their support of Indiana athletics, and to encourage attendance at these events.

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New experiences improve game day atmosphere

North End Zone Construction

The Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has developed several new experiences and promotions designed to enhance the game day experience at Memorial Stadium for home football games. New experiences such as Knothole Park, Red Light Specials and Kicks-for-Keeps will make game days more fun for everyone.

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Calhoun to receive NACWAA Administrator of the Year Award

Grace Calhoun

This year, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) will honor Indiana University's Grace Calhoun with its Nell Jackson Award. The award is given annually in honor of women's track and field pioneer Nell Jackson, to an athletics administrator who demonstrates qualities such as courage, conviction and perseverance, and who is an advocate for gender equity and diversity.

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