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Wilmont, Calloway, Give Kelvin Sampson First Win at Indiana. Behind strong play from senior guards Earl Calloway and Roderick Wilmont, the Indiana Hoosiers started the Kelvin Sampson Era off with a 91-66 victory over Lafayette on Monday, Nov. 13, at the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Season Tip-Off. Read more about this win at: http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111406aaa.html
The Indiana University African American Arts Institute's mission is to promote and preserve African American culture. The AAAI was founded in 1974 by Herman Hudson, former director of the institute and founder of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Indiana University. Recognizing that a reservoir of student talent and interest in performance could be developed as a vital part of an academic course, Hudson established the IU Soul Revue in 1971. The Revue provided a foundation for the establishment of the African American Dance Company in 1974. Along with developing performance courses, Hudson initiated research activities within the community of African American scholars on the Bloomington campus. The combination of research activities and the two ensembles provided a platform for establishing the Institute that same year under Hudson's directorship. In 1975, the African American Choral Ensemble was founded, thus completing the academic/performance component of the Institute, as it exists today. Since its beginning, the Institute has stood as one of the few arts programs in a college or university based in African American performance traditions, with ensembles offered for academic credit. Today, the director of the institute is Charles E. Sykes. The AAAI's ensembles are available for concerts, festivals, ceremonies, workshops, and lecture-demonstrations from October through April. For more information, contact Joii Byrd, performance manager, at 812-855-3676. For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~aaai/
