Front Page News at Indiana University
September 21, 2010
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IU Bloomington to celebrate Postdoctoral Appreciation Day
Brio Pop Society puts new spin on IU's annual Live From Bloomington CD
Law professor testified as ethics expert in judicial impeachment
IU Health & Wellness
Joseph Bonanno named dean of IU School of Optometry
Manhattan Short Film Festival to stop at IU Sept. 30-Oct. 2
Planning grant paves way for open source Variations on Video project at IU Libraries
IU Organ professor to commence 'Seasons of Sebastian,' a three-year Bach performance cycle
U.S. Navy, Indiana University team up for fitness initiative
New committee aims for greater efficiency at IU regional campuses
IU Department of Theatre and Drama opens 2010-11 season with rock opera 'Rent'
College of Arts & Sciences to honor Ostrom, three alumni
IU Bloomington Scoreboard
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IU Bloomington to celebrate Postdoctoral Appreciation Day
Indiana University Bloomington will mark its first Postdoctoral Appreciation Day on Tuesday (Sept. 21), calling attention to the importance of postdoctoral scholars to the research and teaching missions of the institution. The event will feature a talk by Stacy Gelhaus, chair of the board of directors of the National Postdoctoral Association, along with activities geared to faculty mentors and current and prospective postdoctoral scholars. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in the University Graduate School at IU is organizing the activities. Read the complete story.
Brio Pop Society puts new spin on IU's annual Live From Bloomington CD
Musicians and songwriters from the Indiana University and Bloomington communities may now submit original songs and lyrics to Live From Bloomington, a Union Board committee, for the opportunity to collaborate with student arrangers from IU's Jacobs School of Music. The collaboration will be fostered through the newly formed Brio Pop Society, a group that seeks to blend contemporary music with classic and everything in between. Read the complete story.
Law professor testified as ethics expert in judicial impeachment
A Senate committee that is presiding over the impeachment trial of U.S. District Judge Thomas G. Porteous called Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Charles G. Geyh to testify as a witness on Sept. 15. Geyh, the John F. Kimberling Professor of Law, testified as an expert witness in the Senate Impeachment Trial Committee's proceedings on four articles of impeachment against the U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Read the complete story.
IU Health & Wellness
Is time not always on your side? Frederick said that anyone can manage their time, but they need to decide what method works best for them. "Students cannot only manage time they must learn to manage themselves and that, at least in part, means learning to make choices that result in productive behaviors and positive outcomes," Frederick said. He offers the following suggestions. Read the complete story.
Joseph Bonanno named dean of IU School of Optometry
IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz today announced the selection of Indiana University School of Optometry Associate Dean and Professor Dr. Joseph A. Bonanno as dean of that school, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. Bonanno will succeed, Dr. P. Sarita Soni, vice provost for research at Indiana University, who has been serving as interim dean of the optometry school. Read the complete story.
Manhattan Short Film Festival to stop at IU Sept. 30-Oct. 2
Bloomington is one of the stops on the 203-city, six continent tour of the 12th-annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, brought to Indiana University by Union Board. Over the course of one week, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 3, more than 100,000 people from around the world will screen and vote upon the 10 films that have been selected as finalists from an initial pool of 440 entries from 43 countries. Read the complete story.
Planning grant paves way for open source Variations on Video project at IU Libraries
A $49,504 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services will enable the Indiana University Libraries to plan the next phase of development for its Variations digital music library system. Variations is an open-source system providing online access to selected recordings. It was developed at IU and is now used by multiple college and university libraries. Read the complete story.
IU Organ professor to commence 'Seasons of Sebastian,' a three-year Bach performance cycle
In the world of organ music, everything eventually comes back to Bach. "Every single student who crosses my path -- from the beginning of my teaching them to the last day -- the one common denominator we have in the repertoire we work with is Bach," said Janette Fishell, chair of the Organ Department at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Read the complete story.
U.S. Navy, Indiana University team up for fitness initiative
The U.S. Navy and Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation have teamed up again to provide specialized fitness programs for Navy active duty personnel who are 40 or older. The fitness specialists -- some of whom are HPER grads who have left private sector jobs -- have promising statistics to show for their work, but the stats deal with health improvements, not sales figures, as often expected in the private sector. Read the complete story.
New committee aims for greater efficiency at IU regional campuses
A newly formed committee has begun work on increasing efficiency at Indiana University's regional campuses, IU President Michael A. McRobbie announced today (Sept.. 21). Indiana University's regional campuses allow us to offer educational opportunities to nearly every corner of the state and contribute heavily to economic development in the areas we serve," McRobbie said. Read the complete story.
IU Department of Theatre and Drama opens 2010-11 season with rock opera 'Rent'
The Indiana University Department of Theatre and Drama opens its 2010-2011 season Oct. 8 with Jonathan Larson's rock opera Rent, the official opening production of this year's Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center season. Read the complete story.
College of Arts & Sciences to honor Ostrom, three alumni
The Indiana University College of Arts & Sciences will honor Nobel Prize laureate Elinor Ostrom as its 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award recipient at its annual recognition banquet on Friday, Oct. 15. Three alumni will also be honored: Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Angelo Pizzo and Paul J. Caine; and Outstanding Young Alumna Award recipient Erika Wadler. Read the complete story.
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Indiana University Bloomington Scoreboard
Results for Scheduled for September 17:
Men's & Women's Cross Country: Indiana cross country passed its first real test of the 2010 season, winning the men's and women's championships at the Indiana Intercollegiate with first- and second-place finishes in both races. Read the complete game notes.
Men's Soccer: A pair of second-half goals, including one with under eight minutes to play, gave Brown a 2-1 win over No. 24 Indiana Friday night in Providence, R.I. Read the match notes.
Women's Soccer: Sophomore forward Orianica Velasquez scored less than two minutes in for Indiana but Kent State found the equalizer in the second half to force a 1-1 tie at Armstrong Stadium on Friday night. Indiana outshot Kent State, 17-6 in the game but could not break through with the go-ahead goal. Read the match notes.
Men's Tennis: Indiana men's tennis opened the fall season on Friday at the Indiana Invitational and the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. The Hoosiers lost just three doubles matches on the day and went 6-0 in singles action at both tournaments. Read the match notes.
Men's Golf: The Indiana University men's golf team finished in 13th place at the 2010 Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, carding a three-round total of 878. Read the complete results.
Women's Golf: Indiana finds itself in 15th place after two rounds of the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational on the University of New Mexico Championship Course in Albuquerque, N.M. Read the complete results.
Results for September 18:
Women's Volleyball: The Indiana University volleyball team (11-0) played their first four-set match of the season, topping DePaul (1-10) by scores of 25-22, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20. Entering Saturday's action, the Hoosiers were one of just 10 teams in the country to remain unbeaten. Read the match notes.
Football: Ben Chappell passed for a career-high 366 yards as Indiana defeated Western Kentucky 38-21 on Saturday, giving the Hoosiers a 2-0 start for the seventh straight season. Read the complete results.
Women's Volleyball: The Indiana University volleyball team entered Saturday night's road contest at Miami (OH) (5-8) as one of 10 undefeated teams left in the country, and they departed Oxford, Ohio remaining amongst the nation's unbeaten class. Indiana concludes the nonconference schedule with a perfect 12-0 record, dropping just five sets along the way. Read the match notes.
Men's Tennis: Freshman Dimitrije Tasic advanced to the final of the top flight at the Indiana Invitational and Jeremy Langer and Isade Juneau combined for an impressive win at the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. Read the match notes.
Women's Rowing: Indiana Varsity 8 ties Nationally Ranked Louisville, Varsity 4's Finish Second and Third. Read the complete results.
Women's Golf: A steady final round, with all five players scoring in the 70s, gave the Indiana women's golf team a 15th-place finish in the 17-team field at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M. Read the complete results.
Men's Tennis: Indiana men's tennis continued the fall season on Saturday at the Indiana Invitational and the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. Freshman Dimitrije Tasic advanced to the final of the top flight at the Indiana Invitational and Jeremy Langer and Isade Juneau combined for an impressive win at the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. Read the match notes.
Results for September 19:
Field Hockey: The Indiana field hockey team scored three goals in the first half and netted a fourth goal in the second half to power past Missouri State with a 4-1 win. Read the game notes.
Men's Soccer: Goals from Will Bruin and Andy Adlard and some lucky bounces in the Hoosiers' favor resulted in a 2-1 road win for No. 24 Indiana at UMass on Sunday afternoon. Read the match notes.
Women's Soccer: The top two goal scorers for the Indiana women's soccer team, Orianica Velasquez and Carly Samp, both added to their totals on Sunday in a 2-1 victory over Central Michigan (3-3-1) at Armstrong Stadium. Read the match notes.
Men's Tennis: Indiana men's tennis closed out the opening weekend of the fall season on Sunday at the Indiana Invitational and the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. Freshman Dimitrije Tasic took second place in the top flight at the Indiana Invitational and Jeremy Langer and Isade Juneau each finished seventh at the Duke Fab 4 Invitational. Read the matchnotes.
Scheduled for September 22:
Women's Volleyball: Purdue, 7 p.m., Bloomington, Ind. (University Gym)
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IU in the news
Committed to keeping IU costs low, value high
By IU President McRobbie
The Indianapolis Star, Sept. 20 -- Tough economic times continue to constrain our state revenues, and it remains critically important for all institutions receiving public funds to operate as efficiently as possible. Indiana University has been vigilant in implementing strategies in recent years to ensure that we return maximum value to Indiana taxpayers for the support they give us. Full story.
Indiana University sets statewide enrollment mark
WTHR.com, Sept. 14 -- Fall semester enrollment at Indiana University's campuses across the state has set a record for the second straight year. The university says its main campus in Bloomington has a record 42,464 students, which is slightly higher than last fall. Full story.
Indiana University surgeon gets grant for heart pump work
The Indianapolis Star, Sept. 18 -- An Indiana University heart surgeon is getting a $2.1 million federal grant for work on a new heart pump intended to combat a congenital heart defect that kills many children in their first year of life. Mark Rodefeld, an IU School of Medicine associate professor, will use the grant to further develop the pump. Full story.
Business school expands investment theme for students; Grant will give Indiana University undergrads a shot at managing real money
Indianapolis Business Journal, Sept. 18 -- Its one thing to read college textbooks about consequences of investment decisions, but quite another to experience the results using real money. With that premise in mind, two well-known wealth managers in Indianapolis have donated $100,000 to Indiana University to help undergraduate finance majors see the impact of their choices. Dave Knall and Jeff Cohen, managing directors of the East 96th Street office of St. Louis-based Stifel Nicolas and both IU graduates and boosters, wanted to extend to undergraduates an opportunity long enjoyed by some of the university's elite MBA students. Full story.
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