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Swimming to London UIndy swimmer Dalton Herendeen earned a berth in September’s Paralympic Games in London. Also: Major Emerson Barker’s plane was lost in 1943. He was honored in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery—68 years later.

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s4President’s forumDr. Rob Manuel, ninth president of the University of Indianapolis, began his tenure in July. Here’s his official “hello.”

5Civic leadership institute gaining broad support Two major gifts announced recently, from the Lilly Endowment and the Fairbanks Foundation, mean another $2.5 million of funding for the Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives.

6A chat with President Manuel The University’s president explains what drew him to UIndy, how the institution will continue to be relevant in the face of today’s chal-lenges, and the mission of a 21st-century university.

10Scholarly pursuitsOur faculty are, as always, furiously researching, writing, reporting, leading, and teaching. Here’s a small sample of their activities. Also, several new academic programs debut this fall.

18Arts at UIndy: too good to miss Central Indiana residents, admit it: every year you consider the incredible variety of cultural events on campus and resolve to take advantage of the opportunities. Here are a few highlights of what’s on tap. Make this the year!

20Making a splashA good many of us spent half of August riveted to our TV sets, soaking up Olympic Games action. Here’s one Greyhound from the UIndy swim team who’s not content to watch.

22A very different sort of service tripIt’s not unusual for UIndy students to devote time to service. It’s not unusual for them to travel to Athens, the site of a UIndy campus. A trip that serves both Afghan refugees and wounded turtles—now that’s unusual.

24Slam!Adam Henze is a master of the slam. Slam poetry, that is. He’s performed in more than 100 such events around the country. And now he’s bringing his skills (and a master’s degree in teaching) to bear as a UIndy prof.

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On the coverUIndy sophomore freestyle/backstroke swimmer Dalton Herendeen, whose lower left leg was amputated for medical reasons when he was an infant, secured a spot on the U.S. men’s team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Page 20.

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It’s never too late: full military honors accorded WWII pilot Major Emerson Barker’s plane disappeared from the skies over Guadalcanal on a training run one day in June 1944, and no trace was ever found of either plane or crew. Almost exactly 68 years later, the 1941 Indiana Central graduate’s sacrifice was remembered in a moving ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Page 26.

Alumni Association Board of Directors 2012–13 Stephen Arthur ’76Amy Johnson Burton ’94,

President-Elect Wendy Walker Grant ’96Nikki Grotenhuis Reed ’07Andy Hammond ’06Tim Harris ’02Dawn Hay ’10Kent Holaday ’92Philip Jackson ’94 Fenrick James ’04Mike Kenworthy ’09 Wendy Pitts Knapp ’00Clance LaTurner ’01 David Myers ’95Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99, PresidentAnita Kolkmeier Samuel ’98Ryan Scott ’01 Greg Seiter ’89 Tom Shively ’01Michael Shurn ’71Mike Solari ’07Amber Harrison Stearns ’95Mary Massing Sturm ’84 ’90Mary Surma ’13, Student Alumni

Association PresidentKelly Thompson ’02Nick Williams ’10

Nondiscriminatory PoliciesThe University of Indianapolis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression irrespective of whether the status is legally protected. The University complies with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This policy applies to applicants and employees and to all aspects of employment.

Please send correspondence and address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, alumni@uindy.edu.

The magazine of the University of Indianapolis

R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84, Editor & Director, Publications

Jeannine Allen ’10 Art Director

Jennifer L. Huber ’07 Asst. Director, Publications

Natalie Cummings Director, Alumni Relations

Alison Hernandez ’09 Asst. Director, Alumni Relations

Mary Atteberry ’07 Exec. Director, Communications

Scott Hall Director, Media Relations

Jenny Pettit ’11 Brittney Gilsdorf ’13 Ashley Keihn ’13 Hannah Greig ’16 Contributors, Class Notes

26Student. Hero. Emerson Barker ’41 was a typical college student, singing in the glee club, peeling potatoes in the dining hall. Three short years later, he was a decor-ated Army Air Force pilot.

28Greyhound updateUIndy Athletics earns a fifth-place showing in the Directors Cup and scores a conference All-Sports crown.

30Alumni newsMeet the new assistant director of alumni relations, and participate in the alumni directory project.

32Homecoming 2012It’s Saturday, October 6! And be sure to contribute your story to the Alumni History Project. Because your story is our story!

34ConversationsMengjie Du ’12, who came to UIndy from China, chats about her experience here. Plus, the daughter of alumni parents recognizes the motivation for their support of the University.

36Class notesNews of your fellow alumni. And (p. 42) a glimpse of UIndy by the numbers.

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It is a great honor to have been chosen to serve as ninth president of the University of Indianapolis. With every campus meeting I have, I am more aware of how the University has been growing in terms of both numbers and impact. I want to thank Dr. Beverley Pitts for her leadership over the past seven years. The quality of our faculty, the passion of our students, and the engagement with our community make our University a unique place to live and study.

The traditions of service, academic excellence, and student-faculty engagement—the bedrock of our work at the University—are inspirational to me. And we have so many examples of how we live out those traditions. We’ve named our first Distinguished Professor of Service Learning, and faculty in both education and music have recently earned statewide teaching awards. The School of Occupational Therapy just celebrated a quarter-century of operations. We are putting the finishing touches on a new residence facility, Roberts Hall, as well as the Athletics & Recreation Center.

A number of new degree programs will launch this year to meet community needs—a doctor of nursing degree and Indiana’s only Neonatal Nurse Practitioner master’s degree; a master’s degree in Strategic Leadership and Design offered by our School for Adult Learning; and a master’s in Sport Management offered by our Kinesiology Department. The Krannert School of Physical Therapy has tripled the size of its Movement Science Lab, which greatly enhances research capabilities. The Art & Design Department and the School of Business are the most recent to earn the reaffirmation of accrediting agencies. We were granted $2 million from the Lilly Endowment toward our work on the Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives.

And soon we will welcome, in terms of their average GPA and cumulative college-preparatory background, the best-prepared class of freshmen ever to grace our campus.

Truly, our past milestones, both recent and distant, are literally too numerous to mention. But it is our work to meet the challenges in the upcoming decade that will define us. More than ever, UIndy is needed to engage our community, to rally our students, faculty, and alumni around the creation of new academic experiences that recognize the value in tradition, mission, and academic rigor, and connect it to the productivity required of our professional communities.

It is my hope that you will join me in our work, help me understand the enduring values that we must maintain in our community, and make UIndy a national model of comprehensive education.

I look forward to meeting you—see you at Homecoming!

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Major philanthropic organizations are getting behind UIndy’s plan to establish an Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives and make Indianapolis a global case study in urban revitalization.

A $2-million grant this summer from Lilly Endowment Inc. is the largest single contribution to date in the University’s $7.5-million capital campaign for the institute. In April, UIndy announced a $500,000 grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation.

The institute is being built upon the four-decade collection of city government archives entrusted to the University by former Indianapolis mayors Richard Lugar, William Hudnut, Stephen Goldsmith, and Bart Peterson, all of whom have served on UIndy’s Board of Trustees.

The vast collection includes documents, images, recordings, and other materials from an era of innovative leadership that included such developments as the formation of Unigov, the birth of White River State Park and Circle Centre Mall, the hosting of the 1987 Pan American Games, the construction of major sports venues, and the creation of BioCrossroads.

Once cataloged and digitized for easier access and review, the archives will be the centerpiece of the institute, envisioned as a hub for research, teaching, and special events, with resources for students, visiting scholars, planners, and community leaders to explore the issues facing today’s cities.

The Lilly Endowment grant provides the resources to begin that in-depth assessment of the archives, currently stored in hundreds of boxes at Krannert Memorial Library.

“We greatly appreciate this support from the Endowment, an organization that itself has played such a key role in the development of Indianapolis,” said UIndy President Robert Manuel, who took office in July.

“I’m also very grateful for the work of my predecessor, Beverley Pitts, who established the vision for this institute and remains committed to its success.”

In the coming years, UIndy hopes to acquire additional mayoral papers as well as materials from other entities that have been instrumental in the city’s ongoing progress.

“Lilly Endowment, which shares the University’s interest in the development of Indianapolis, is pleased to support this project,” said Sara B. Cobb, the Endowment’s vice president for education.

“The Endowment believes that the institute’s programming and research will enhance the University’s reputation and garner regional and national recognition for Indianapolis. We are also pleased that the institute will offer opportunities for shared programming and collaboration with other Indiana colleges and universities.”

The Fairbanks Foundation’s grant is specifically intended to endow an annual Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Leadership, to be hosted by the institute. Fairbanks Foundation chair and president Leonard Betley said the institute’s mission matches the foundation’s focus on challenges and opportunities facing the Indianapolis community.

“Our founder, Richard M. Fairbanks, was the third generation in a family that had long-standing ties to the development of Indianapolis, and he personally was involved in what happened in the city during the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s,” Betley said.

“The Foundation Board felt it would be appropriate to try to perpetuate the legacy of what he and his family and the great mayors accomplished. The Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives is an excellent way to do that.”

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Robert Manuel was planning to follow in his father’s footsteps as an attorney when life took a different turn.

“It wasn’t really until I had graduated from college, was accepted to a law school, and then couldn’t defend my reasons for wanting to be a lawyer that I said, ‘I think I’ll take some time off to figure this out,’” he says.

“I got lucky and got a job in admissions and found that this was more than just a stopover—I realized that there was a future in administering higher education.”

Thus began a fast-rising career marked by innovative industry partnerships, the use of data to inform decision making, and a belief in the mission of preparing students to be lifelong contributors to their communities.

After his initial work in admissions, Manuel held a series of positions at New York University and its School of Continuing and Professional Studies, including chief information and technology officer and later assistant dean and clinical associate professor.

His past six years were spent at Georgetown University as associate provost and dean of the School of Continuing Studies. While there he reorganized and rebranded the school, centralized its key administrative functions, designed a number of new degree programs, and increased annual revenue from $14 million to $39 million.

“It was at Georgetown that I developed a new way to design educational experiences,” he says. “I was charged with creating programs that were grounded in our mission but tethered to the problems various professions faced. Industry leaders were concerned about the long-term preparations their employees received as part of their education. They were very interested in working with us to address those shortcomings.”

Portico caught up with Manuel in August to talk about the experience and the insights he brings to his new position as president of the University of Indianapolis.

You’ve spoken of the need for higher education to demonstrate relevance. What do you mean by that?The criticism, right or wrong, of higher education is that we’re kind of disconnected, right? The term “academic” has become somewhat negative, and many public entities are questioning whether our programming is worth the tuition we charge. Being able to show the value we have in the devel-opment of our students’ lives and opportunities, and their ability to be meaningful citizens and employees, is the core of making higher ed relevant.

To me, it’s critical that higher education take some responsibility for addressing our country’s economic and workforce development questions. And while it is vital that we think about the liberal arts as the core to that, it’s also vital that we figure out how to attach what we learn in the liberal arts—critical thinking, synthesis, writing, reasoning, ethics—to how we would act as citizens, and how we would engage in the problems that the industries have out there.

The current conversation about the role of higher education sets up as an either/or proposition, with institutions pushed to define themselves as either liberal arts or professionally oriented. I think the “and” is the better model. How do you connect the traditional liberal arts with problems-based education and problems-based learning? That’s the answer to relevance.

I keep coming back to a fundamental sense that UIndy can engage this question better than anyone. We’re a comprehensive institution, and we understand and value both theoretical learn-ing and research and practical application. We embrace all of these qualities. We present students with opportunities along the entire spectrum, and so we have the opportunity to lead the conversation on a state and national level.

Does that address the concerns about the cost of college & higher ed’s return on investment?Our economy is increasingly complex and diversi- fied. Some researchers believe higher education

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will underperform the needs of our developing economy over the next 10 to 15 years. This suggests that, as a sector, we will not be able to produce enough graduates, or the type of graduates, needed to support the nation’s economic growth. This is a scary thought, and I believe higher education has the imperative to address those questions as we conceive what we will become in the future.

The challenge is to make these adjustments and connect them to the core traditions that have animated our University for more than 100 years. Building new opportunities from our core mission will ensure that we preserve the traits that make our experience truly unique.

Do you have an initial vision for UIndy?I fundamentally don’t think it’s right for one person to unilaterally define a vision for an institution. It is my job to come in and ask the questions, put the people at the table who can answer them, and then triangulate the responses in a way that shows direction and vision. But the vision is communally created; it’s not individually created. It is my job to create the conditions and processes necessary to have our community develop our vision for the University.

That said, there are areas of focus that will guide my work over these first six months. The first set of questions revolves around our understanding of the intellectual life at the University. We must understand what our educational experiences should be, how they should transform our students, and what we expect of our graduates. That conver- sation includes topics like faculty teaching loads, inclusion of our mission in our academic experi-ences, student-faculty research collaborations, industry engagement and funding, research oppor-tunities. The other areas I think we need to discuss as a community are, first, communications; second, technology and online education; and third, connecting budget and University planning.

How will you approach those areas?My first task is simply to be present in the con-versations around campus—understanding our history, traditions, and the other elements that must be part of our work in the future. That said,

many actions will be required as I take office. I hope to make those decisions by keeping in mind our mission and by creating an inclusive, engaged community that values questioning our approach to our work.

Any transition provides a community with a moment to step back and say, “What is it that we’ve become? How does that align to the mission we’ve pursued for 100 years, and then, what do we want to do to engage our mission in our contemporary context?” I’m not coming in with a full slate of what I expect to do. I think the right course of action, for a place that’s been successful, is to take stock of where it is, define what success looks like, and then figure out how you get there.

So what is the mission of a university in the 21st century?The way I think about education is that we have students for four or five years, but they’re really influenced by us two years before they come and 30 years after they leave. So we have to think of the whole spectrum of their lives. They’re not just learning skills that will go away in a week; they’re learning something that’s going to stay with them for their entire lives.

In various places I’ve worked throughout my career, I have seen “missions” infused into educational programming in different ways. Le Moyne College was a Jesuit school. Georgetown was a Jesuit school. They both had this rudder of making sure their education impacted the men and women so they would feel compelled to be of service to others. This was embedded in all they did, from who they hired to how they developed staff as professionals, to the students who were recruited, to the expectations of those students, even to the delivery of the courses themselves.

At NYU, the mission was more about access and equity and getting out into the community. At some point I said, “I would like to work in an institution that combines both a strong faith tradition that compels service and a devotion to making sure theory and practice are combined.” UIndy is that place, and I am very excited to see what is possible.

Robert L. Manuel, PhD

Age: 44

Hometown: North Adams, Mass.

Educat ion: Bachelor of arts degree in history and political science, Allegheny College

Master’s degree in higher education administration, Syracuse University

Doctorate in higher education administration, New York University

Prev iou s po s i t i on: Associate Provost, Dean of the School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown University

Famil y : Wife, Wilmara; daughters Sophia, 11; Alexandra (“Mimi”), 8; Margaux, 5

Hobbie s & in t e r e s t s : Music, photography, triathlons

Follow President Manuel: twitter.com/uindyprez or facebook.com/ UIndyPrez.

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How do our ‘Education for Service’ motto & connection with the United Methodist Church fit that picture?The conversations at Georgetown centered on understanding the role that a faith-based tradition has in students’ lives. There’s a concept called the “secularization thesis,” which basically argues that, as society progresses and becomes more techni-cally complex, the relevance of a church-based or church-affiliated institution decreases. I never fully bought that argument. I thought the institutions that best understood their faith traditions, and were able to use them to fuel any reinvention of academic programming, were much more able to engage their communities to solve difficult issues and talk about them and create new opportunities. My background exposed me to those various philosophies and approaches, and the thing I like about UIndy is that they all exist in one place.

What’s your key message for alumni?“I need your input.” The way we will understand whether our programs are meaningful, relevant, and tied to our mission is by deeply engaging our alumni, who can help construct that bridge between the University and the professions, and help us answer the questions being asked by the public.

We need our alumni to be the ears of the com- munity, the people who help us hear what’s really needed in the workplace. And that’s the compre-hensive institution’s job, right? We can prepare people to get PhDs in theoretical learning. We also can prepare people to go right into the workforce. We don’t have to choose; we can be both. And we have to have our alumni involved in that.

Have you had any surprises since arriving at UIndy?In July I went to the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. There were 50 of us representing all kinds of schools: community colleges, major research institutions, elite private institutions, com- prehensive institutions. Many of them said they had a lot of surprises about what the institution was really like when they got there. The universi-ties they were serving were, to varying degrees, different from what they learned in the interview

process. In my four weeks, I have not experienced those moments. This University is remarkable in that its presentation was consistent with reality.

UIndy is collaborative, interested in engaging change within our community, looking for ways to value the work that’s done to develop our students, to make sure that our faculty and our students are having the best experience that we can give them, and staying true to our mission. That, plus the hospitality component that everybody talks about Indiana having—it’s actually very true. They all stick out as not having any difference, from my very first conversation with the search committee in a hotel, to this conversation we’re having right now.

Not that you have much free time, but how do you like to spend yours?Well, I love photography. Most of our life revolves around our kids, so photography was a way to doc- ument their lives, but then it turned into something else. My father’s a lawyer, but he’s an artist as well. I think I grew up equally valuing the logical and the aesthetic, and that’s never gone away. So when photography presented itself, it seemed like a quick technical medium that I could grasp.

Also, I used to play in a band, and I still love to play music and listen to it. So if there’s any other down time, I spend it doing that. I’ve played piano my whole life, and clarinet and bass, and now I’m picking up guitar and banjo. I’m a big fan of bluegrass music—love Bela Fleck and music like that. And I also really enjoy classic jazz, artists like Oscar Peterson.

What about sports?I am an avid sports fan, and I’ve always worked at institutions that made me split my loyalties. I went to school at Syracuse but then I worked at Georgetown. I worked for 12 years in New York City, but I loved Boston baseball.

Now I suddenly have all new Greyhound teams to root for, and I love that they are not in conflict with any other loyalties. I will become fans of the Colts and Pacers, but I look forward to getting involved with all the teams at UIndy. —Scott Hall

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Maybe it was a sign that Robert Manuel had made the right decision.

Violent storms swept through the Washington, D.C., area this summer just as UIndy’s new president, his wife, and their three daughters were preparing to leave that familiar ground for their new home in the Midwest.

“The day before we left, a tree fell on our house—there was this big opening in the back of our house,” Manuel recalls with a wry smile. To avoid troubling the kids, “We just basically swept that under the rug and left.”

Fortunately, he and Wilmara, his spouse of 13 years, had planned ahead. They and their daughters spent a week making the trip to Indianapolis, stopping to visit friends and sample Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park. When they arrived, 11-year-old Sophia was already signed up for UIndy soccer camp. Eight-year-old Alexandra, nicknamed “Mimi,” was headed for ballet school in town. The youngest, 5-year-old Margaux, began exploring the city with her mom.

“They really are much more resilient than I thought they were going to be,” Manuel says. “None of this would have been possible without my wife. When I’m in the office from 7 in the morning until 7 at night, she has taken up the responsibility for getting the kids around town. So she’s the one who’s been scoping out the community.”

As followers of his Twitter and Facebook feeds can attest, he and his family have done their best to jump into UIndy and Circle City life, taking stock of campus landmarks and exploring local museums, restaurants, and other attractions.

Manuel, who tends to introduce himself simply as “Rob,” grew up one of four kids in the western Massachusetts town of North Adams. The family enjoyed the outdoors, camping and hiking. He swam and ran cross country, then picked up cycling and for a time competed in triathlons.

“I’m trying to make my big comeback,” he says. “I injured my hip, but I’ve been seeing one of our physical therapists— a wonderful opportunity to see how great our faculty are.”

Rob and Wil, as she is known to friends, met while on the staff of New York University, falling in with a group of young professionals who enjoyed the city together. He then began to pursue his doctoral degree full-time and took a night job managing tech support for an Internet service provider.

“I was the guy you called at 10 o’clock at night when you couldn’t get connected to the Internet,” he says.

When Wilmara also picked up some hours at the same ISP, he made a point of gallantly walking her home every night.

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“Immediately, I thought we were dating, and about six months later she said, ‘OK, I think we’re dating,’” Manuel recalls. “So I was going out with her six months before she was going out with me.”

A native of Haiti, Wilmara spoke no English when she came to the United States at age 13. But she quickly learned and, as an undergraduate majoring in broadcast journalism, even mastered the homogenized Midwestern accent favored by TV newscasters. (She also speaks French and Haitian Creole.) She earned a master’s degree in higher-ed admini-stration from NYU and worked in the field for some years before launching an event-planning business, Madly Stylish Events, which specializes in multicultural celebrations. She is also a consultant and media source on event planning.

“We’re pretty different,” Manuel says of his wife. “She’s far more adventurous. When we moved out here, we didn’t know anybody. She was the one who said, ‘We really should give this a shot.’ I kind of needed her to say that; that takes a lot of guts. She is very inventive with her life. She can fit in and adapt, and I think that’s where the kids get it. She has given up a lot for our family—but she has always been so good at balancing all of our family needs with her own professional passions.”

But surely—as Manuel has been asked many times by new acquaintances in Indy—the family must be in some culture shock after leaving the highbrow East Coast, right?

“Not so much,” Manuel says. “I grew up in a very small town, so in a lot of ways, this feels much more sympathetic to my tastes. In general, we can access more here. The kids can get involved with the campus community in ways we couldn’t before. So we’re not seeing this shock that everybody assumes we would have. I think part of the reason their transition is going so smoothly is because they have been welcomed into a place where they have access to most anything they’d want to do. New York was a wonderful place to live, and as singles and later a married couple without children, it offered incredible experiences. D.C. offered us a tremendous opportunity to expose our family to international culture. Now, Indianapolis offers us the opportunity to raise our children in a diverse, urban setting that is welcoming and accessible. We have been fortunate to have been in the right city at the right time throughout our lives.”

That being said, there is at least one thing the family is still looking for, Manuel says.

“We need babysitters.”

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A l ook a t UIndy fa cu l t y s cho l a r sh ip, fa cu l t y / s tudent r e s ea r ch co l l abora t ion s , in t e rnat iona l connec t i on s , and communit y impac t . For the mos t up - t o - da t e news about the Unive r s i t y , v i s i t www.uindy .edu /news /.

Art & Design

Cow t ippingDee Schaad had a one-person exhibition at the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery in Denver, Colorado, during July, entitled “Tipping the Sacred Cow.”

Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning

Promoting ear ly l earningCELL will host its annual Indiana Education Transformation conference November 13–14, 2012, at the Indiana Conven-tion Center. “Indiana’s Future: Advancing Change Through Action & Accountability” will bring the nation’s leading experts to Indiana to promote education transformation for increased student achievement. To learn more about CELL’s annual conference, visit cell.uindy.edu/indianasfuture2012.

In October more than 250 Indiana International Baccalaureate students will convene in Indianapolis for the second annual “IB Experience” conference. Co-hosted by CELL and the Indiana Department of Education, the event offers a unique chance for students to participate in a completely student-led, student-facilitated event promoting international education in K–12 schools.

CELL continues to grow the Early College High School model across Indiana, with seven schools beginning the implementation process this fall. This brings Indiana’s total to 26 schools transitioning to the Early College model, which helps first-generation college-goers, minorities, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students earn college credit concurrently with their high school diploma, thus bridging the gap between secondary and postsecondary education.

Communication

Plank Fel lowshipRebecca Deemer ’97 spent two weeks in July with Sprint at corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, as a Plank Fellow, a national fellowship for public relations educators. She worked directly with members of Sprint’s executive team, providing consultation and giving workshops. She also served as part of the day-to-day operations of Sprint’s internal and external communication efforts.

English

Perusing PeruElizabeth Weber traveled with Maribel Campoy (Modern Languages) and Jyotika Saksena (History & Political Science) on a spring term trip to Peru (above) to immerse students in a Spanish-speaking culture and to give students the opportunity to learn about the history and culture of a country other than their own. Peru’s Incas “have always fascinated me,” says Dr. Weber, who teaches Native American Literature. “I came away from my trip having learned, for example, that the Incas were engineering wizards. Walls that they built in the 14th century withstood an earthquake that happened in the 1950s whereas the Spanish colonial church built around those walls crumbled. And those walls were built without mortar and without iron tools.”

She took part in a panel, “Vampire by Vampire: Genre Writing and the Creative Writing Workshop,” at the 2012 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chicago in February. She also presented “The Dark Wheat Listens: The Midwest Speaking in James Wright’s Poetry” at the Society for the Study of Midwest Literature annual Symposium at Michigan State University in May. In June she attended the Writers’ Workshop at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and its Consequences at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

Etchings, UIndy’s literary and fine arts magazine, won an award for cover design (by student Staci Reafsnyder) of its 2011 issue in the annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association competition. The award was announced at the ICPA’s annual convention at Ball State University on Saturday, April 14.

Toni J. Morris published a 118-page entry on Walter Hilton, an English mystic of the middle ages, in Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism. She collected and selected appropriate scholarship as well as writing an introduction,

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in Persons with Chronic Stroke: A Preliminary Study” published in Disability and Rehabilitation in June. Julie Gahimer ’85 was named UIndy’s 2012 Teacher of the Year. She specializes in the rehabilitation of adults with neurological injury and disease, but she also is known for her broad contributions to the University and her community health work. She also coauthored a chapter, “Community Health Promotion: Evolving Opportunities for Physical Therapists” in the third edition of the Handbook of Teaching and Learning for Physical Therapists by Gail Jensen and Elizabeth Mostrom. Bill Staples ’05 ’10 and Clyde Killian had their article “Development of an Instrument to Measure Attitudes of Physical Therapy Providers Working with People with Dementia” accepted by the American Journal of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias.

Mathematics & Computer Science

Algebra at the Sorbonne As part of an ongoing workshop, “The Role of ‘Series of Problems’ in the Making of Scientific Fields,” Jeff Oaks spoke in Paris at the Sorbonne on June 13 about the nature of early Arabic algebra. He also published “Al-Khayyam’s Scientific Revision of Algebra” in Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation.

In May Leslie Gardner published “Is It Time for Six Sigma in Education?” in ASQ Primary and Secondary EducationBrief and published “Preparing the Transportation and Logistics Professionals of the Future” in the March issue of NDTAGram. Livia Hummel’s paper “Recent Progress in Coherent Rings: A Homological Perspective” appeared in the confer-ence proceedings Progress in Commutative Algebra 1: Combin-atorics and Homology published by De Gruyter in April.

Modern Languages

Look and l i s tenGerburg Garmann, an artist, composer, and poet as well as a Modern Languages professor, had a show, “Poetics of Imaging,” from July 7–August 11 at the Athens of Indiana Arts Studios & Gallery in Crawfordsville, Ind. Her work features expressive paintings in addition to audio tracks on CD, creating a multimedia experience for the viewer.

Music

The se lec t f ewJunior Music Education majors Andrew Moran and Allison Ritzline were two of only 30 students from across the United States to receive the Professional Achievement Recognition Award from the National Association for Music Education.

biography, and annotated bibliography. She also presented “Performing Ballads in the Classroom” for a session on Teaching Popular Literature and Popular Culture of the Middle Ages in the Liberal Arts Classroom at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, held annually in Michigan.

History & Political Science

Secret s o f the pas tIn June A. James Fuller delivered his paper “‘The State Was Honeycombed with Secret Societies:’ Governor Oliver P. Morton, Resistance, and Treason in Civil War Indiana” at the biennial meeting of the Society of Civil War Historians, in Lexington, Ky. In February Fuller delivered his paper “The Nationalist Road: The Intersection of Roads and Ideas in the Life of Oliver P. Morton” at the 2012 annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Historians, at Hanover College in Madison, Ind. Fuller published four book reviews in various scholarly journals between December and June. Stephen Graham and his wife, Marcia, have published Forgotten Mission: the Untold Story of Augusta Force, a fictional soldier story with a Christian theme based on a largely forgotten World War II mission into Japanese-occupied Papua and Dutch Guinea. Graham’s uncle, the main character of the book, was a junior officer on MacArthur’s staff in the South Pacific and the executive officer of Augusta Force, a small Allied task force of American, Australian, and native Dutch Guinea troops.

Krannert School of Physical Therapy

Strength of program conf irmedThe professional Doctor of Physical Therapy recently went through an accreditation site visit by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, the culmination of more than a year of work by the DPT faculty to complete a comprehensive self-study report. The site visit team commented that the strengths of the UIndy DPT program included a collegial and welcoming environment with a student-centered approach, the inclusion of a unique Community Patient Resource Group for student practice with volunteer patients, and an accessible and supportive faculty. Linda Biggers ’09 and Peter Rundquist have been collaborating with several entry-level DPT student research groups to evaluate the effects of upper-extremity lymphedema on shoulder kinematics and upper extremity function in survivors of breast cancer. Their work has led to presentations at the 2011 and 2012 American Society of Biomechanics annual conferences and the 2012 American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections meeting. Stephanie Combs ’99, Margaret Finley, and four graduates had their paper “Effects of a Repetitive Gaming Intervention on Upper-Extremity Impairments and Function

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The award is given to students who have served their chapters in an exemplary manner. Pianist Rebecca Sorley performed on a live two-hour radio broadcast on June 18 on WFMT, Chicago, with her daughter, Allegra. Sorley also directed the 18th annual UIndy Summer Piano Camp for elementary students and co-directed the 11th Chamber Music Institute with her husband, Darin.

Office of Institutional Research & Grants

Exploring e thic sGreg E. Manship participated as a panelist in the May 15 “Life Sciences Lunch Series” presented by Life Science Practice Group of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP and Indiana Health Industry Forum. Addressing the theme “Increasing Complexities of Clinical Research,” Manship spoke on the topic of “Technology Pushing the Boundaries of Bioethics,” exploring the ethical issues of clinical research involving various technologies and methodologies, such as nanotechnology, human-machine interface/integration, organ “recycling,” and community-based participatory research.

Physics & Earth-Space Science

Histor y beneath usIn June an article coauthored by Chris Moore ’04, “Animism and Green River Persistent Places: A Dwelling Perspective of the Shell Mound Archaic,” was published in the international peer-reviewed Journal of Social Archaeology. Moore also wrote, along with lead author Anne Moore and student Zachary Gross, “History Beneath Us: Public Archaeology at the Lew Wallace Study & Museum in Crawfordsville,” which appeared in the DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology newsletter Eavesdropping.

At the Indiana Archaeology Council Spring Workshop, Moore, Gross, and students Ethan Bean and Andrew Earle ’10 presented additional papers. In April, Moore helped organize a symposium at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, “The Material Culture of a Multiethnic Community: New Discoveries in Spanish La Florida,” regarding Spanish Mission period archaeology. Moore also presented two papers at the symposium.

School of Business

Presentat ions , publ icat ions , and accreditat ionThe School of Business successfully earned its reaffirmation of ACBSP accreditation, with the next site visit to occur in 2021. Katherine Bohley ’92 ’94 was granted a sabbatical that provided her with an opportunity to research best practices

in the area of intermodal transportation and assemble a step-by-step guide to support area businesses. She also presented two sessions at the 2011 Academy of Business Disciplines Conference, “VoiceThread: Hindsight is 20/20” and “Just Ship It!” In May Darrell Bowman received the Presentation Excellence Award for his presentation of “A Comparison of Electronic Data Interchange and Web-Based Extranets” at the Academic Business World International Conference in Nashville, Tenn. He also published “Measuring the Effectiveness of a New Career” in the Journal of the Academy of Business Education. Larry DeGaris published the “Additive Effects of Involvement and IMC Components on Outcomes of Consumer-Focused Sponsorship-Linked Marketing” in the Journal of Business Research. He also published a paper on the sponsorship activation on major soft drink sales in the Journal of Brand Strategy. DeGaris and Deidre Pettinga published “Sponsorship Decision-Making: Exploring the Value of Different Sponsorship Levels” in the International Journal of Motorsport Management. Jodie Ferise presented “Ghana: Precious Words” at the AAUW Quarterly Meeting as well as “The Beauty of Mission-Driven Business” to the MENSA Society of Indiana. She was also invited to speak to the Lions Club of Indianapolis about “Overcoming Fear.” Karl Knapp presented “The Factors That Matter to College Graduate Salary: A Statistical Analysis of College Ranking Systems and Performance of Graduates” at the UIndy Faculty Colloquium research seminar. Stan Osweiler presented “A Student-Hands-On Approach to Developing and Executing Real World Strategic and Tacti-cal Marketing Projects” at a Marketing Management Associ-ation Conference. Deidre Pettinga earned her PhD in Media Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. She also published “A Comparative Analysis: Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Legal Services Advertising in General and Specifically Plaintiff’s Attorney Television Advertising” in the Journal of Advertising Research. She published “Personality Variables and Litigation: Exploring the Relationship between Plaintiff Attorney Advertising and Attitudes Toward Personal Injury Lawsuits” in Psychology and Marketing. At the 32nd Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching, Pettinga presented “Assessing Students’ Impressions of the Effectiveness of Business Program Curriculum Components on their Career Preparedness,” which she co-authored with Rachel Smith and School of Business dean Sheela Yadav. In addition to multiple news interviews and speaking engagements, Smith published an “Economic Outlook for 2012” in the Bottom Line column featured in the Indianapolis Star.

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Terry Schindler ’84 facilitated a day-long strategic planning session for the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care Board of Directors Meeting and Retreat. He also delivered the presentation “Sleep Medicine Is Changing: Are You?” at the 7th Annual Indiana Society of Sleep Professionals Education Summit. Matt Will made multiple presentations to a variety of audiences. These include “Derivative Securities” for One America Corporation; “Catholic Confusion Over Health Care Reform” at the Catholic Business Exchange; “Indiana’s International Economy” at the Lugar Symposium; and “The Path to Economic Prosperity” for Blue & Company as well as Greenwood Rotary Club. Vivian Xiang presented “Effective Accounting Lectures in a Cohort Business Program” at the American Accounting Association 2011 annual meeting and “Introducing IFRS into Advanced Accounting” at the American Accounting Association 2011 Midwest region meeting. Her article “Effec-tive Accounting Lectures in a Cohort Business Program” was published in the Business Education Innovation Journal. Sheela Yadav spearheaded a study for the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation, which helped to define the capabilities and challenges in entrepreneurial growth and economic expansion for the county. In April the School of Business Computer Information Systems Team participated in a Technology Project and Case Competition hosted by Ball State University. The team

D e M o t t e , D r a k e , R o y e r a r e M o s t Va l u a b l e The UIndy athletic department announced softball’s Jennifer DeMotte, baseball’s Donovan Drake, and thrower Matt Royer as winners of the 2011–12 Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Athlete awards.

Each varsity sport’s head coach selected a Most Valuable Player. Those winners then become eligible for the honor of male and female Athletes of the Year, chosen by the athletics administration.

DeMotte, the 2012 Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, led the Greyhounds to the team’s best season in program history. The 2012 GLVC and Daktronics Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year, DeMotte was also dubbed a first team All-American by both Daktronics and the NFCA.

DeMotte threw a pair of perfect games and another no-hitter, posting a record of 35-9 in guiding UIndy to a program-first GLVC softball title. She broke the school’s career wins and shutouts record, as well as single-season records for innings pitched and strikeouts. The junior was named the GLVC Pitcher or Player of the Week on four occasions on the season and was a first team Capital One Academic All-America and Academic All-GLVC selection.

An American Baseball Coaches’ Association Division II All-America First Team member, Drake compiled a 9-3 record to go with a 1.67 ERA and 106 strikeouts. He tossed a team-high 91 2/3 innings and notched seven complete games and five shutouts.

As the team’s No. 1 starter, Drake led the Greyhounds to an impressive 46-16 overall mark in 2012. The Hounds won both the GLVC and the Midwest Regional Tournaments on the way to making their first NCAA D-II Championship appearance since 2000.

Drake was also named to the Daktronics, Inc., NCAA Division II All-America Second Team and Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year by both the ABCA and the region’s sports information directors.

Royer, 2012 GLVC Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, was national runner-up in the hammer throw during the outdoor season and the weight throw at the indoor national championships. He helped UIndy finish eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships and 11th at the Outdoor Championships after the Hounds repeated as GLVC champions in both sports.

finished second runner-up in the case competition out of 12 teams. The ream developed an Android phone application for UIndy as an entry in the project competition. The team coach and advisor is Darrell Bowman and the team members are Eric Holobyn, Kenny Albee ’12, Emilee Arnold, Nathan Scott ’96 ’03, and Daventry Burroughs.

School of Education

Connect ing sc ience , l i t eracy, and teachingFrom two years of research funded by an Indiana STEM grant, Nancy Steffel, Mary Gobbett, and Sue Keene developed opportunities for elementary teacher candidates to connect science and literacy working with children and increase their efficacy as elementary science teachers. Libby Turner and Bev Reitsma assisted in assessment of the project. Their work was shared in the spring at the National Science Teachers Association Convention in Indianapolis in March and at the International Reading Association in Chicago in May. In late September, Colleen Sheehy and three English teachers from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis will present “I’ll Never Watch a Commercial the Same Way Again: A Case Study of the Impact of Using Media as Text,” at the 36th Annual Reading Association of Ireland’s International Conference in Dublin. The presentation

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experience. Hensler’s research indicated that third grade students who struggled on the iREAD3 test showed growth in remediation skills when using an iPad in comparison to students who did not use a tablet for teaching and learning. In June John Somers presented “Differentiation & PBL: Creating a Flexible & Accessible Instructional Environment for All Students” at the Project-Based Learning Institute sponsored by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, UIndy’s Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning, and the University of Indianapolis.

Athlet ic TrainingIn March Scott Lawrance ’03 ’10 started a two-year term as president of the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association. He also presented “Development and Reliability of the Knee Symmetry Evaluation —Implications for Rehabilitation,” and co-led a two-hour learning lab, “Bridging the Gap Between Injury and Performance,” at the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association winter meeting. He and athletic training graduates Meagan Shafer ’12 and Sarah Bevers ’12 presented the case study poster “Humeroulnar Subluxation in a High

will report on year-long research supported by a Summer Research grant that Sheehy was awarded in 2011. In May Sheehy presented “Young Adult Literature and Technology: Celebrating the 21st-Century Building Blocks of Literacy” at the International Reading Association annual convention in Chicago. She is a member of the SIGNAL board, a special interest group of the International Reading Association that discusses issues related to adolescent literature. Gaoming Zhang’s articles “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Higher Education Reform and Innovation in China” and “Policies and Problems of Online Higher Education in China: What We Can Learn from the Development of ‘Internet Colleges’” will be published in On the Horizon later this fall. In May On the Horizon published “Looking Forward to a Special Issue on Educational Innovations in China.” In June Travis Hensler completed the coursework and requirements to earn the first Graduate Technology Certifi-cate as part of the Curriculum & Instruction program in the School of Education. He presented his action research project, “iPad for Struggling Readers: Interventions with Students Performing Below Grade Level,” as part of the capstone

I n t e r n s h i p b e c o m e s h u g e o p p o r t u n i t y ( & c h a l l e n g e )

An extended internship meant hard work for senior Emma Converse, but it’s paying off in more ways than one.

With help from UIndy art instructor Mark Ruschman, a longtime gallery owner and leader on Indianapolis’s visual arts scene, Converse began working in November at the Harrison Center for the Arts, a not-for-profit studio and gallery complex at 16th and Delaware streets.

After the studio art major proved her worth, the staff came to her with an exciting but daunting offer: to serve as coordinator for the Independent Music & Art Festival, the largest event on the center’s yearly schedule.

This year’s 11th annual IMAF, which took place June 9, featured multiple art exhibitions, more than 100 craft vendors, 12 musical acts on two stages, a gaggle of food trucks, and approximately 7,000 visitors.

“It was an amazing opportunity,” says Converse, daughter of Fred and Kim Converse of Fort Wayne. “I wasn’t going to say no to it.”

With guidance from the staff and advisory board, she spent countless hours obtaining city permits, booking bands, and generally juggling all the logistics of a major public event. The stint as IMAF coordinator should make a nice résumé item for Converse, a painter who plans to pursue a master’s degree in museum studies and eventually work in curation for a museum or gallery.

“I learned skills in a lot of areas that I’ll definitely be able to use, especially in working with people and the public,” she says. “And even with all the work I was doing the day of, I was still enjoying it. Having fun and seeing the bands and

everything, I was thinking, ‘Wow, I kind of put this all together.’”The icing on the cake was an invitation to display her own paintings in one of the galleries during the festival and

throughout the month of June. Her cityscapes featuring Indianapolis landmarks were a hit with visitors, who bought five of the seven works on display.

Since then, Converse has received two private commissions for new paintings, and the local advertising and PR agency TrendyMinds has commissioned seven pieces for its offices, including renditions of Monument Circle, the Central Canal, and other local sights.

“It’s a lot of work, but it’s been really fun,” she says. “It’s kind of surreal.”

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School Wrestler” and presented the poster “Patella Dislocation with Stress Reaction Sequelea” with Lisa Boester. In June he and Christine Lauber presented the two-hour learning lab “Unlocking the Hip: Using Joint Mobilizations to Treat Joint Hypomobility” at the National Athletic Trainers Association Annual Summer Symposium. In July he served as a main presenter at the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association summer meeting with “Joint Mobilization—Theory and Application.”

Athletic Training students Derek Beeler, Kevin Gullion, and Greg Taylor qualified to compete in the National Athletic Trainers Association quiz bowl in June. Only ten teams in the United States compete at the national level.

Kines io log yThe Department of Kinesiology was awarded accreditation of the Exercise Science program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. UIndy’s program is the first to attain accreditation in Indiana.

Matthew Beekley, Christine Lauber (Athletic Training), and a colleague had their article “A Neuromuscular Inter-vention for Exercise-Related Medial Leg Pain” published in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation.

In March Michael Diacin presented his poster “Parents’ Motivations for Providing Recreational Sport Opportunities for their Children” at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference in Boston, Mass. Diacin and Jennifer VanSickle had their abstract “Sponsorship in the NFL: Influence Upon Attendees’ Purchase Intentions” published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Diacin and VanSickle also published “Assessment of Employers’ Desired Skills for Entry-Level Sport Management Employees” in Indiana AHPERD Journal. They received a summer research grant for their project “Computer Competencies Desired by Sport Management Employers.” The purpose of the research is to investigate the types of software programs used by current sport professionals as well as ways in which the programs are used, so that oppor-tunities for students to develop these are integrated into sport management course curriculums.

In April Lisa Hicks, Mindy Mayol, and Heidi Rauch presented their posters “Academic and Health Outcomes from a Semester-Long Multidimensional Wellness Course” and “Healthy Diploma: A Response from Higher Education for the Health Crisis in the U.S.” at the Art & Science of Health Promotion conference in San Diego, Calif. In July the trio presented “Healthy Diploma: Linking Higher Education Wellness with Business,” “The Tough Stuff: Addressing Sensitive Issues and Difficult Questions in the Classroom and Clinic,” and “Multidimensional Construction of a Multi-Dimensional Wellness Curriculum in Higher Education with a Multi-Level Focus” at the National Wellness Institute Conference in Stevens Point, Wis.

In May K. Lee Everett published several research abstracts in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. “The Influence of Recovery Time Following a Dynamic Warm-up on Lower Body Balance and Flexibility” was co-written with Matthew Beekley; two other abstracts, co-written with a number of other authors, were “The Influence of Acute Exercise on Toque Decline Between Positions in Collegiate Female Soccer Players” and “The Comparison of Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratios in NCAA Women’s Soccer Players and Healthy Controls.”

School of Occupational Therapy

Promoting OTIn September Julie Bednarski ’96 and Rebecca Barton ’07 will co-present “Consultant Role for Promoting OT in Your Community” with OT colleagues from Chatham University at the Pennsylvania State Occupational Therapy Fall Confer- ence. In October Bednarski will present “A Student Elective Course Exploring Occupational Justice” at the 11th Annual Research Conference of the Society for the Study of Occupation in Portland, Ore.

In April Lucinda Dale and Teri Maloney ’12 presented “Evaluation of an Animal-Assisted Learning Program Invol-ving At-Risk Youth and Shelter Dogs in an Educational Setting” at the American Occupational Therapy Association annual meeting in Indianapolis. Co-authors include Brittany Behrendt ’11, Andrea Dykes ’10 ’11, Jenny Ray ’11, Brandon Johnson ’12, and Dominic Toscano ’12. Dale also presented her paper “Using the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand and Upper Limb Functional Index to Measure Clinical Change.” Co-authors include Crystal L. Cummings ’10, Timothy M. Hirons ’11, Erin L. McLain ’10, Sara-Ruth Riggs ’09 ’10, and Amy D. Spencer ’12.

School of Psychological Sciences

Serving youth, famil ie s , communityDavid L Downing offered a number of presentations and symposia over the past several months. He attended meetings of the American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives and at the August annual convention of the APA in his capacity as one of the council representatives of the Division of Psychoanalysis. Downing organized and chaired a panel of original theoretical papers for the spring meeting of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association in Santa Fe, titled, “A Different Focus: Creative Applications of Psychoanalysis to the Work of the Psychoanalytically Oriented Instructor, Administrator, and Clinical Training Director.” Downing also moderated discussion and presented his paper “Normotic Elements in Professional Discourse & Practice: Implications for Professional Identity Development.”

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Downing chaired the Section V panel, “A Roundtable on the Contemporary Context of Clinical Practice.” He is the president of Section V and is president-elect of the American Board & Academy of Psychoanalysis in Psychology. In August Downing organized and chaired a panel consisting of original theoretical papers on applied psychoanalysis written by students for the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. The papers in the presentation are “Bending Gender & Metal: An Analysis of Colette Phair’s Nightmare in Silicon,” by Kori Bennett ’11; “Transcending the Body Through Dance: An Analysis of the Unconscious in Movement,” by Kristen H Cole ’11; and “‘All the Long-Gone Darlings’: Using Confessional Poetry as a Lens to View the Western-Cultural Symbolical Formations of the Female Body,” by Emily Boshkoff Johnson ’11 (also the winner of the Section V student essay contest for a theoretical-applied psychoanalytical cultural paper). In January John McIlvried presented “Putting the Pieces Together: Connecting Mission, Goals, Objectives, Competencies, and Curriculum” at the annual midwinter conference of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology in New Orleans. In August Nicole M. Taylor co-authored six presentations with her students at the American Psychological Associations Annual conference held in Orlando, Fla. She also co-wrote two book chapters for Abnormal Psychology through the Ages with students Emily Johnson ’11 and Maura Rouse.

Jacqueline Wall collaborated with Steven Koch to prepare commissioned reports for IARCCA (An Association of Children & Family Services) on its Outcome Measures Project. They are designed to report results from data collection during 2012 and establish benchmark outcomes for Indiana agencies that serve youth and their families. This represents the fourteenth year that Wall has served as a consultant to the project. UIndy students have used data from this project for their dissertations and independent research, other faculty members have participated in research efforts using this data, and two doctoral students are working on a separate grant-funded project through this collaboration.

Wall and Joseph Hansel completed an outcome evaluation for Allen County Community Corrections, investigating outcomes of seven community-based programs offered to offenders. Wall was a lead or co-author with David G. Wall on three invited film reviews for publication in PsycCRITIQUES. She reviewed War Horse, Iron Lady, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which is under review.

In August Wall participated in a workshop at the Commission on Accreditation national meeting to present on the uses of outcomes data for benchmarking in a quality improvement plan. Wall was asked to present at the Brain Injury Association of Indiana’s Education Conference with

doctoral student Meredith Tumilty ’12. They presented on recent research in return-to-work programs designed to help those who have sustained traumatic brain injury.

In August Wall sponsored student poster submissions at the American Psychological Association convention. Student Michelle Leslie ’09 was awarded a travel grant from the Science Directorate of the APA. Another student, Jay Hamm, was recognized by a division of the APA as Outstanding Student Member. Wall was inaugurated as president of the Psychologists in Public Service division of the American Psychological Association. She continues to sit on the editorial board of Psychological Services, is co-chair of the Continuing Education Committee for the Society of Industrial-Organiza-tional Psychologists, and is a research committee member for the Foster Family Treatment Association.

Social Sciences

Give peace a chanceIn March Timothy Maher and Jim Pennell, along with two colleagues at other universities, published “Civic Engagement and Public Sociology: Two ‘Movements’ in Search of a Mission” in the Journal of Applied Social Science. In January Pennell published the book chapter “Learning from Lennon: Using Songs and Stardom to Promote Peace and Social Justice” in The Art of Social Critique: Painting Mirrors of Social Life by Lexington Books.

Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows

Unders tanding the teenagerDeb Sachs presented two sessions, “The Adolescent Brain: What’s Going On In There?” and “Brain Research and Its Implications for Teaching and Learning” at a national meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows.

Writing Lab

Tutor ta lkAt the East Central Writing Centers Association conference an the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in March, Jeff Russ ’06 presented “When ‘How Can I Help You?’ Doesn’t Cut It: New Ways of Conducting Tutoring Sessions.” Richard Marshall presented “Can Undergraduate Tutors Meet the Needs of Graduate Student Writers?” Dawn Marie Hershberger ’92 ’98 presented “If You Could Keep Tutors Forever, Would You? Should You? A Discussion of ‘Lifers’ in the Writing Center.” Student tutor Kenneth Albee ’12 presented “Can We Just Change the Topic, Please?”

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New master’s degree offers fresh approach to leadershipThe first master’s degree program from UIndy’s School of Adult Learning takes a new approach to the study of leadership, emphasizing human-resources and problem-solving skills that can boost the effectiveness of any business or not-for-profit organization.

SAL saw a strong turnout at a recent open house to introduce the new program, the Master of Science in Strategic Leadership & Design.

“This is a type of degree that employers are looking for and have not been able to find,” said Judy Apple-VanAlstine, dean of SAL. “People are more interested now in the creative side of leadership, looking at leadership in its societal, economic, and psychological context.”

The program includes entire courses dedicated to vital skills that sometimes are glossed over in other types of management and leadership training, such as performance appraisal and conflict resolution. Other courses include Organizational Design, Cognitive Systems, and Managing Information Technology Systems. As a capstone project, each student designs an organization or redesigns an existing one.

“The focus is less quantitative and more qualitative and behaviorally oriented,” Apple-VanAlstine said. “It looks at all the systems within an organization.”

The courses are offered in a hybrid format of online activities and weekly night meetings, with students grouped in cohorts for mutual support. A student can continue to work full-time while completing the 36 credit hours in just two years.

The degree is applicable to a range of career options in not-for-profit or public-sector leadership, commercial business, project management, consulting, and other fields. More information is available at http://sal.uindy.edu.

Two other new graduate programs debuting this year also are designed for working professionals who want to further their careers. Also debuting this fall:

D o c t o r o f N u r s i n g P r a c t i c eAs demand grows for nurses with advanced clinical and management skills, the UIndy School of Nursing this year is launching its first doctoral degree program, the Doctor of Nursing Practice.

Aimed at nurses who are working in administrative or advanced-practice roles, the 35-credit-hour post-master’s program will provide students with a mix of clinical, organizational, financial, and leadership skills. Graduates will be prepared to use the latest research to enhance patient care as well as to evaluate and improve healthcare delivery systems.

The School of Nursing, known for its range of Master of Science specialties, expects the first wave of students to come primarily from its own alumni ranks, Dean Anne Thomas said.

“They’ve been asking us for a program like this,” she said. “Many hospitals in the area are now seeking doctorally prepared leaders for executive and mid-level management positions.”

The degree also would be valuable to nurse practitioners, anesthetists, and other specialists, she added.Aside from an intensive three-day session on campus at the start of each semester, the new DNP program will be

provided in an online format convenient for working professionals. Full-time students can complete the courses and field work in two years, including a summer session, but most students are expected to choose a part-time option that typically would be completed in three years, including two intervening summer sessions. Students will proceed through the curriculum in cohorts of 10 to 12, with new cohorts beginning each fall.

M S i n S p o r t M a n a g e m e n tThe first master’s degree program in the Department of Kinesiology prepares students for management-level careers in intercollegiate athletics.

The Master of Science in Sport Management makes the most of UIndy’s location near downtown Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World” and home to the NCAA headquarters. Courses are co-taught by staffers from the national governing agencies, conference offices, and intercollegiate athletics programs based in the city. What’s more, each student will be paired with a professional mentor who can provide advice and support, even after graduation.

The program involves 36 credit hours of study that can be completed in less than two calendar years. The hybrid format combines weeknight class meetings with online study and experiences in the field.

Graduates will be prepared for work in areas including facility and operations management, business and ticket office management, compliance, development, sports information, and media relations. More information is available at http://kinesiology.uindy.edu.

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Art exhibitionsThe Art Gallery in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center kicks off the 2012–13 arts season with the exhibition “FAB Crew: City Walls to Gallery Walls.” The FAB Crew (short for Fantastic Aerosol Brothers) will create a large-scale graffiti mural on Smith Mall, which will then join other FAB Crew artwork in the Gallery.

Running through Sept. 21, the show is one of six exhibitions planned for the Art Gallery. Other shows include a retrospective of UIndy alumna and local artist Donna Maureen Stader ’68, who passed away earlier this year; sculptures and monoprints by Garry Bibbs; flag photography by Thomas Mueller; and a UIndy Department of Art & Design faculty showcase.

Faculty Artist Concert SeriesThe 32nd season of the Faculty Artist Concert Series opens Sept. 17 with a very special 85th birthday celebration for Maestro Raymond Leppard.

UIndy Artist-in-Residence and the Conductor Laureate for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Leppard will lead the Festival Orchestra, University choral ensembles, and faculty soloists in music by Bach, Schubert, and Britten. The evening also includes a discussion with Maestro Leppard about his distinguished sixty-year career.

Admission is free and open to the public, as is the case for all 19 of the season’s FACS performances.

Other exciting FACS concerts on the schedule include Echoing Air (Nov. 19), 3rd Man (Feb. 11), and the Ronen Chamber Ensemble (Mar. 11).

Theatre productionsThe Department of Theatre rolls out its season just before Halloween, bringing audiences a musical that’s not only appropriate for that particular holiday but also a crowd-pleaser. Little Shop of Horrors opens on Oct. 5 (free preview available Oct. 4) and runs through Oct. 20.

Then in November, the Theatre Department brings Stop Kiss to the stage, focusing on the aftermath of a first kiss between friends-turned-lovers. The Dinner Theatre, a department staple, is I Hate Hamlet (Feb. 14–23).

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The Student-Directed Productions (Apr. 18–27) round out Theatre’s year.

Jazz UIndy Arts continues its tradition of bringing renowned jazz acts to campus with strong lineups for both the Jazz Concert Series and Jazz Week. The Jazz Concert Series starts out on Oct. 3 with “Trombonanza,” a trombone celebration with five trombones and a rhythm section.

The series continues with alumnus Wade Baker ’06 performing Nov. 7 with his self-titled quartet, followed by the Ron Jones Quartet on Feb. 20 and the Brent Wallarab Quintet March 13.

The seventh annual Jazz Week returns April 8–13, spotlighting prominent combos and big bands of local, regional, and national renown.

Featured Jazz Week artists are Steve Allee, Dick Sisto, Royce Campbell, Steve Davis, and the Midcoast Swing Orchestra.

New musicHighlighted in this year’s New Music Series are two artists-in-residence.

Composer and pianist William Bolcom is joined by his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, for a three-day residency in October.

In February, composer Carter Pann embarks on a two-day residency.

Performances by both UIndy faculty and students will showcase Pann’s works, which have been played by ensembles such as the London and Seattle symphonies.

For literature fans, the Allen & Helen Kellogg Writers Series brings writers of varying genres to campus for discussion and readings. This year’s authors include: Heidi Erdrich (Oct. 25), Matt Bell (Nov. 17), Stuart Dybek (Mar. 19), and Quan Barry (Apr. 4).

And much moreOther exciting events this season include Friday Nights at the Keyboard, master classes, alumni recitals, and student concerts. —Jessica Wenclewicz

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M a k i n g a Splashbefore coming to UIndy to study exercise science.

Swimming with the Greyhounds this year, he earned his first letter, won the team’s mental attitude award, and finished eighth in the 1,650 freestyle to help UIndy take third place at the conference championships.

After getting a taste of competition against other talented athletes, Dalton set his sights on the 2012 Paralympics in London.

With that ambitious goal in mind, he had to focus and train harder. He went on to compete in international swim meets, winning gold medals at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Colombia and both gold and silver at an international meet in Athens.

He won a pair of events at the Olympic trials with victories in the 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke, while also taking the runner-up spot in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley. He added a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle.

Finally he was selected by the United States Olympic Committee and U.S. Paralympics to represent the United States at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, August 29–Sept. 9.

“It was pretty crazy to get the call because at the time I thought I might be out,” Herendeen said. “I couldn’t sleep the whole week because you have so much on your mind and thinking about what you could have done better.

“I was at the airport when they called and I had to head back. It was an emotional thing of going from the lowest low to the highest high. It was an absolutely awesome experience.”

It’s 6 a.m., and the swim team has already started the day in the weight room for morning lifting.

After a few classes, lunch, and then another class, the team makes its way to the pool for practice. Once practice is over, some members of the team have night class, which means they won’t be returning to their rooms till after 9 p.m.

After the physically and mentally exhausting day, it’s time for homework, and finally sleep. Then the cycle starts over again.

That’s a typical day for swimmer Dalton Herendeen, a sophomore from Elkhart, Indiana. But Dalton’s not your typical swimmer.

Dalton lost part of his left leg at birth as a result of a blood clot. The doctors were unable to determine exactly what caused the clot, which turned his leg black and blue.

Dalton’s parents, Steve and Lynn Herendeen, were forced to choose: try to have the blood clot removed—a risk that could have fatal results—or have the leg amputated instead, just below the knee.

Wa t e r l e v e l s t h e p l a y i n g f i e l d

At the age of eight, Dalton decided he wanted to try sports. His dad signed him up for every possible sport, including swimming.

“I wasn’t too good at swimming at first,” Dalton recalls. But he loved the sport. “In the water, I was on even ground with everybody.”

He uses a prosthesis away from the pool.He buckled down to focus on swimming, and

his abilities in the water began to grow. He was a four-year letterwinner at Concord High School

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“All my workouts, the little things, not hanging out with my friends, not doing this on weekends, not doing that during the week, getting up in the morning every day, going to practices. Anything you can do to make yourself great, because you only have one chance.”

An exercise science major, Dalton plans to continue his education by studying physical therapy. When looking for colleges, in fact, he chose UIndy because it had a successful swimming program and an outstanding physical therapy program.

He balances demands of academics and athletics with the help of his professors. With his heavy schedule, Dalton sometimes has to miss class. But his professors have been more than supportive, he says, letting him turn in assignments early and helping him make up material he’s missed.

Dalton plans a career in orthopedics, using his experience with prosthetics to help kids facing the same sorts of challenges.

He’s already helping kids, teaching swim lessons and doing motivational speaking. Dalton had received a tremendous amount of support from the Shriners Hospital in Chicago; to give back, he goes to Shriners’ events to talk to donors about how their decisions change lives—like his.

O u t o f t h e p o o l

When he’s not too busy swimming or studying, Dalton enjoys his free time on campus. One of his favorite things is just hanging out with the guys on his floor in Warren Hall.

He coaches his floor’s intramural football team, too, though the NCAA doesn’t allow him to play since he’s a Division II athlete.

As Dalton strolls around campus, he looks just like any other UIndy Greyhound, and most of his fellow students don’t even realize that he has a prosthetic leg.

“If I wear jeans or pants, people have no idea whatsoever,” he says.

And Dalton maintains a positive attitude as he prepares to compete on the world stage.

“When I go to the Paralympics, it reminds me how I am not disabled, because there are a lot of people worse off than me.

“I always remember how lucky I am.” —Jennifer Meadows ’14 with Matt Holmes, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations

Herendeen had competed as a S10/SM10 competitor in the free, back, fly, and IM and SB8 in the breast. In swimming, there are 14 classifications for athletes, ranging from 1 to 14. Levels 1 through 10 are reserved for athletes with physical disabilities. Generally speaking, 1 is more severe than 10.

“I’m top eight in the world in the 100 back, so I think I have a chance to medal,” Dalton says.

“My big goal for London is to get a second chance. They only take the fastest eight back at night, and that would be awesome to do that at only 19—because a lot of the other guys who are top eight in the world are 26, 27, 28 years old, and veteran swimmers.”

He set the American Class 10 record in the 200 IM last winter at 2:20.44, along with his per-sonal best in the 400 free (4:24.68). His personal best in the 100 backstroke came at the trials.

To p 1 0 l i s t s

As a UIndy freshman, Dalton was the UIndy men’s swimming mental attitude award winner after he finished eighth in the 1,650 free to help the Greyhounds take third at the GLIAC Championships. He added more points by taking 13th in the 1,000 free and 14th in the 400 IM. He is sixth in the 1,650 free and ninth in the 1,000 free on the Greyhounds’ all-time list.

Dalton competes in distance freestyle events and finished the season in the top 10 lists for two of his three events. He placed 8th in the mile in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Dalton credits UIndy’s swim team and his coaches, Orel Oral and Gary Kinkead, for helping him develop. Kinkead is a fan.

“Dalton’s a solid contributor to the team in the pool and in the classroom, his work ethic is incredible, and he’s an inspiration to everyone around him,” Kinkead says.

Along with the training equipment, pool, and the practices prepared by Kinkead, Dalton found that support from friends and the staff helped him prepare for June’s trials.

“It makes it easier for me to give it my all with all the support from UIndy and the resources that they provide to me,” he says. “I love the swim program here.”

That’s not to say it’s all smooth sailing.“You almost can’t put into words the things

I’ve sacrificed just to get there,” he told South Bend CBS affiliate WSBT.

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In May, a dozen young UIndy women ventured on a decidedly unusual Spring Term service trip to Athens, Greece—one featuring the unlikely combination of rescuing wounded sea turtles and helping Afghan refugees learn English.

As part of a course led by Art & Design faculty member Marilyn McElwain, twelve students spent twenty days in Greece. While based at UIndy’s Athens campus, McElwain and her students participated in both cultural exploration and intensive service learning projects.

“The trip included two service locations, Caritas Refugee Center and Archelon Sea Turtle Rescue Center,” said Laura McGaughey, a junior from Bainbridge, Indiana.

“In order for each student to get the full experience and to best serve at the service sites, our group split into two smaller groups of six, with each group going to one location for the first week and then switching sites for the second week.”

The service projects were suggested by Dina Skias, the director of student affairs and the Odyssey program at the Athens campus.

“She has been active in establishing partner-ships for service learning opportunities based on community needs for some time now,” said McElwain. “Our service projects may seem to be totally disconnected, but the service focus epitomizes what takes place when the Athens campus develops strong partnerships in the community and can identify areas of need.”

Teaching EnglishThe service learning portion of the course began at the Caritas Athens Refugee Center, where students aided in a soup kitchen, distributed food and clothing, and taught lessons in the English language.

Caritas primarily serves Afghan men, which presented a bit of concern for the female volunteers, who knew that in Afghanistan, girls have been attacked and beaten for going to school. The students were worried whether the refugees might object to taking lessons from young American women.

“Going in, I was worried how they would view a young American woman standing in front of the class teaching them,” said junior Elizabeth Mauk of Valparaiso. “I feel like the men almost

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had to push their values aside.” But she found that the men were very respectful and eager to learn.

“My most memorable moments at Caritas were the expressions on my students’ faces when I would see them in the soup kitchen and tell them how I was excited to see them later in class,” said graduate student Heather Coyle of Morristown.

“A simple comment like that seemed to make the biggest impact on their willingness to keep learning the English language.”

At the end of the two-week period, the refugees told the UIndy students how much their help had meant, and that they would never forget how the students showed that they truly cared for their well-being.

PhotosLeft:Trio in turtle tanks

Laura lathers a turtle

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Liz Mauk leads an English class

Another class with Afghan refugees

told that that it was because the fishermen feel that they are a threat to their income.

“When the turtles get caught in the nets, most are shot and dumped back in the water. The fishermen cannot afford to have any losses, especially with the economy now in Greece.”

The students were fortunate to see how the center’s work pays off: they were present on National Sea Turtle Day, when the center released one of its turtles, Leonidis, back into the sea.

“That was one of the most rewarding experiences at Archelon. It was a great feeling to know that all of your hard work is influential in saving the life of a sea turtle,” Heather Coyle says.

The refugees weren’t the only ones affected by the experience.

“I have never worked in an environment where I was very obviously a minority, nor had I ever worked with refugees,” McGaughey said. “While I was originally hesitant to get involved at Caritas, I formed relationships with many of the refugees that I was not expecting.

“My perspectives on refugees and immigrants were completely transformed.”

Rescuing turtlesStudents also worked at the Archelon Sea Turtle Rescue Center, a facility that works to nurse injured sea turtles back to health. Duties there included cleaning the facility and surrounding beach, preparing food (cutting fish and squid), feeding and cleaning turtles, and assisting in transportation to and from medical visits.

“Most of the turtles at the site had injuries that were deliberately caused by man, such as brain damage from a hammer or blindness from having their eyes poked out,” said Mauk.

“When I asked why would someone be so cruel to such a practically harmless creature, I was

Earning a breakThere was more to the trip, however, than service projects. Students also took in the culture of Greece, touring the archaeological museums and sites of Delphi, Olympia, Mycenae, and the Acropolis. A visit to the island of Santorini was also on the agenda.

While sightseeing, the UIndy group had the opportunity to witness the Olympic flame being passed to representatives from England. There was a David Beckham sighting, too.

“I went into this trip with expectations and preconceived notions of Greece and the Greek lifestyle,” Laura McGaughey said.

“But I returned with a better understanding and a fuller appreciation of a different culture that will allow me to be both a better student and overall person.”

McElwain was very proud of her students and their accomplishments on the trip.

“Our students were excellent ambassadors in accepting the challenges,” she said.

“They took on every experience wholeheartedly.” —Jessica Wenclewicz

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When Adam Henze ’12 was working as a waiter, he used to write poetry on the backs of receipts.

He even wrote poetry in the car. On one occasion in 2005—when he started writing professionally—he was composing poetry on his way to the National Poetry Slam. And when he performed his new work at the contest, he came in at fifteenth place in the nation.

Not bad for last-minute work. Adam is part of the slam poetry community,

a style of poetry that is fast and live and comes with instant feedback. Slam poets are given three minutes to perform on stage, and the audience boos or cheers accordingly.

“I love the nervous feel and the anxiety that comes from performing in a slam,” says Adam.

“The adrenaline rush is so awesome. I love the immediate feedback of the crowd and I love the theology of the slam because it empowers the audience and makes them the focus of the show.”

Slam!

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Adam has participated in more than 100 slams around the country. This fall he will be an associate adjunct in the UIndy Communication department teaching Oral Interpretation and Introduction to Public Speaking and working with forensic practicums.

He’ll also be the assistant director of the speech and debate team, a passion that is near and dear to his heart.

Adam participated in speech throughout high school and college, helping F. J. Reitz High School in Evansville win numerous state titles. He qualified three times for the National Forensics League national tournament, and in 2001, he placed third in the nation in dramatic interpretation after performing a one-man play.

He accepted a full-ride scholarship to Western Kentucky University and, in 2003 and 2004, helped to lead the WKU speech team to its first national championships.

When he graduated in 2006, he was looking for ways to stay involved with speech and public performance, which led him to discover the art of slam poetry.

“Something beats in my head,” Adam says. “I think about one line, and I love playing with the syntax—the way the word sounds, the way the line reads. I think about how a sculptor would mold clay or chisel away at something to create an object.

“A written work can be performed, too, so I keep that in mind; I write what looks good on the page and make sure I can say it out loud as well.”

After discovering his new passion, he decided to go back to school. In May, he graduated from UIndy with a master’s in teaching. The advanced degree, he explains, puts him on a more even playing field with colleagues when teaching poetry.

This summer he helped to run and develop the curriculum at the first-ever Slam Poetry Camp

at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. High school students came from such places as New York, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Omaha to participate in the one-week camp.

“Though we had only seven students,” explains Adam, “the camp was a total victory.

“A lot of high school kids are trying to find their voice, and this can be really hard. We were so happy with the changes we saw in these students, from boosts in self-confidence and aware- ness to understanding themselves and their place in the world.

“Lots of smiles and high-fives all around.” Adam plans to participate in the camp again

next year, in addition to teaching at a summer speech lab at the George Mason Institute of Forensics. When he’s not teaching, he loves being out on the road, performing at clubs and on the poetry slam circuit.

He also loves a good haiku death match when one can be found. (Haiku is a poetic form having three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.)

“Haiku is like taking a snapshot of an image and turning it into something different,” he says. “It’s a different power than a long-form poem.”

Adam is working on a book of his poems in addition to creating a show that will combine dinner with poetry. But for now, he is loving his time on the road and getting to see the country.

“It’s fun to be with my friends and travel and perform,” he says. “It’s good to have things that humble you, and it’s good to have things that ground you.

“I’m often literally grounded because of spending nights on friends’ floors,” he adds with a laugh. “But I’m smiling and having a great time.” —Jennifer L. Huber

The third floor of Esch

Where most students fear to tread

We’re here making art

—an Adam Henze haiku inspired by the Master of Arts in Teaching program

Largest crowd Adam has performed for: 3,000 people

Smallest crowd he has performed for: 2

His inspiration to discover slam poetry: the book Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café.

Where Adam practices: “Anywhere. In the shower, driving, washing dishes. I like to recite my poetry and keep it sharp. If not, I’ll fumble on stage.”

Adam in action. (Photo, borrowed from Adam’s Facebook page, by Sven Patrick Schmidt)

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Student. Hero.With the Pratt & Whitney engines roaring to his left and right, Emerson Barker guided the big P-61 attack plane down the runway. The Black Widow was a tough plane to fly, but Barker and his crew were tough men, young though they were.

At 24, Barker, a 1941 Indiana Central grad, was the eldest of the three-man crew. He had already served his tour of duty and was given a chance to go home to live out the rest of the war stateside with his wife and infant son. He declined the offer, choosing instead to remain in the South Pacific training other fighter pilots.

It was a selfless, fateful decision.Captain Barker was a decorated pilot, having

won the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters. In November 1943, he led a dark-of-the-moon raid on Rabaul, a strategic enemy air base crucial to the Solomon Islands campaign. Less than five months later, the Bloomfield, Indiana, native was given a field promotion to major and command of the 419th Night Fighter Squadron.

The mission on June 12, 1944, was a training run. The Allies were preparing to invade Japan, believing they would have to fight street by street to end the war. Barker’s squadron would defend the battleships steaming into Tokyo Bay.

The twin-fuselage plane lumbered at first, and then, in only a thousand feet, became airborne. It could accelerate to 350 mph. Designed specifically for missions at night, the P-61 was a flying arsenal, laden with cannons, machine guns, and three tons of bombs. Once aloft, Barker would have checked on his crew and the rest of the squadron, keeping the planes in formation.

Then, somewhere in the vicinity of Guadalcanal, the P-61 exploded mid-air.

Nothing was ever found of the plane, the crew, or Major Barker. His name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing in the American Cemetery in the Philippines along with those of all the others who never returned.

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A sacrifice honoredNot content to see their brother’s name on a plaque thousands of miles away, Dwight and Kenneth Barker made it their quest to have Emerson’s memory honored on American soil.

And so, 68 years and one day later, June 13, 2012, Major Emerson Barker was honored by his country with the most prestigious of its ceremonies: commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

I attended that ceremony and had to fight back tears through most of it. Fifty of Barker’s friends and family gathered at Arlington and followed a caisson drawn by six white horses to the place where a headstone was installed in the major’s honor. The caisson, a wagon really, carried only a flag—the one that would have draped Barker’s coffin.

Escorting the flag was a crew of white- gloved airmen in immaculate dress uniform and mirror-shined shoes. Medals, not just ribbons, hung over their hearts; gold braids, looped from epaulets, crossed their chests. A military band tapped cadence as the entourage walked behind the caisson.

A rifle squad stood behind us at the grave site as another squad guarded us from the brow of a nearby hill. The band, General Pershing’s Own, stood among the gravestones and played hymns that covered the city sounds around us.

Then came the shouted commands, and three volleys of seven carbines gave Major Barker the final gun salute. Blue smoke still hung in the air as the color guard began to unfold and then refold the flag over the spot of ground where the major’s catafalque would have been.

Leaning in to inspect and to take the flag as it was passed to him, each man folded his section with automatic precision.

The color guard commander inspected the tri-cornered flag, then held it tightly to his chest as if to imbue the cloth with the respect of an entire

nation before handing it to the chaplain who, on bended knee, presented it—the token of a grateful nation’s appreciation for one its heroes—to Emerson’s brother, Dwight.

A student rememberedBefore he was a hero, Emerson Barker was a student. Our student. He entered Indiana Central College in 1937, majoring in History and Physical Education and intending to become a teacher. He was an active member of the campus community, singing in the glee club, competing in intramural and varsity sports.

Like many students, he also had a campus job. Emerson worked a rather un-heroic job in the cafeteria, peeling potatoes for 25 cents an hour.

He was a normal college student, doing what college students do, soaking up a campus experience. Becoming a hero came later.

In his junior year—the war going in full—Emerson entered a pilot training conducted at Stout Field in Indianapolis that eventually led him into advanced pilot training. He became proficient at flying the fastest, most agile pursuit aircraft: P-38s, P-40s, P-47s, and then the P-61.

In 1942 he married his college sweetheart, Frances Van Buskirk. They had one son, Emerson Jr., who never got to know his dad. He followed in his father’s footsteps though, becoming a Navy veteran and pilot in his own right.

World War II demanded much of this country. Ordinary citizens had to do extraordinary things. So it was with Emerson Barker, a normal college student who planned to become a teacher.

In the end, it was his intention to become a teacher that was fulfilled. He could have come home after his tour of duty ended. Instead, he remained in the Pacific Theater, teaching other young men how to fly.

Some seven decades later, he was honored as a national hero on our country’s most hallowed grounds. —David W. Wantz ’84

Photos

Left page (top to bottom):

Major Barker’s marker

The caisson

Folding the flag

Presenting the flag

This page (courtesy of University Archives):

Emerson Barker, peeling potatoes as a student

Major Barker with his P-61 attack plane

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Sports Update

Ranked among the eliteUIndy Athletics has tied its school record by finishing fifth in NCAA Division II in the 2011–12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup final standings. The Greyhounds are by far the top team from the conference, 23 spots ahead of Northern Kentucky.

This is the third time in school history UIndy has finished among the top five programs in the country (2008–09, 1996–97), including the second time in the last four seasons. This marks the ninth time in the last 10 seasons that UIndy was ranked in the top 20.

The Greyhounds are also consistently the top athletic program in the state. This is the fourth time in the last five seasons that UIndy is the highest-ranked Indiana athletic program. (See chart opposite.)

UIndy finished the year with 673.75 points, just 8.25 points behind fourth-place Augustana (S.D.). Grand Canyon (Ariz.) took the overall title this season, followed by Grand Valley State (Mich.) and Ashland (Ohio). UIndy’s success is even more impressive considering that three of the top five finishers were from the Midwest Region, making it the most competitive in NCAA Division II.

The Greyhounds had nine top-20 finishes: baseball (7), men’s indoor track and field (8), women’s golf (9), women’s volleyball (9), men’s golf (11), men’s outdoor track and field (11), women’s swimming and diving (11), men’s swimming and diving (12) and men’s basketball (17); wrestling (28), softball (33), and women’s basketball (33) rounded out the scoring.

Men’s athletic programs scored points in the maximum seven sports, while the women took points in five.

GLVC All-Sports Trophy, tooUIndy has also earned the 2011–12 Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy. The Greyhounds totaled 167.5 points in the GLVC’s 17 championship sports behind a UIndy-record seven conference championships. UIndy outscored second-place Northern Kentucky by 11.5 points and third-place Bellarmine by 26.5 points.

This is the fourth GLVC All-Sports Trophy for UIndy and the first since the 2002–03 season. The Greyhounds won the first conference all-sports award in 1978–79 and won again in 1994–95.

The successes for UIndy started in the fall with the volleyball team taking its third conference championship with a thrilling five-set win in the tournament championship match.

The second title came in the winter with the men’s indoor track and field team winning its third consecutive conference title in the event hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside.

The big points for UIndy started to come in the spring as the Hounds finished the season by sweeping the last five championships to be contested.

The run started with an April doubleheader as the softball team defeated Illinois Springfield in the finals in Peoria, while women’s golf completed a seven-shot comeback to win the championship in Waterloo, Ill.

For the third year in a row, the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams were double winners at the GLVC Cham- pionships at St. Joseph’s College in May.

The final UIndy points came in Evansville, as the baseball team bounced back from losing its tournament opener to win five in a row and knock off Northern Kentucky in the finals.

UIndy’s athletics prospects are good on the heels of earning the Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Sports Trophy. For example, the Greyhounds were a unanimous preseason No. 1 as ranked by coaches on the eve of the first-ever GLVC football season this fall.

Most Valuable: Jennifer DeMotte

Most Valuable: Matt Royer. Photo: Jim Burgess

Most Valuable: Donovan Drake. See page 13

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C o m i n g u p

Family Day/Fun Run & WalkSeptember 22 Key Stadium

HomecomingOctober 6, 2012 Key Stadium

Greyhound Club Online AuctionOct. 17–24UIndyathletics.com

Light the Night cancer eventOctober 27 Key Stadium

Pack the HouseJanuary 26vs. Bellarmine

Florida Golf OutingFebruary 6–8Ft. Lauderdale

Hall of FameFebruary 23vs. Wisconsin-Parkside

Senior BuffetApril 2013Primo Banquet & Conference Center

For the latest athletics news, visit http://athletics.uindy.edu.

Winning in the classroomThe Great Lakes Valley Conference announced its 2011–12 Academic All-GLVC selections, with the University of Indianapolis topping the 16-school league with 158 honorees.

UIndy was one of only four institutions with more than 150 Academic All-GLVC winners. Two Greyhound athletic teams led their particular sport, with women’s track & field garnering 30 honorees and women’s soccer earning 22.

Combined with its 58 GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) All-Academic selections in football and men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and seven others tabbed by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association, UIndy tallied a grand total of 216 student-athletes on all-academic honor rolls for the 2011–12 season.

Among those 158 honorees, UIndy had 14 student-athletes who earned the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award.

The recipients of the GLVC Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC. The honorees have exhausted eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at a least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic careers.

Student-athletes must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. They can earn the distinguished honor only once.

The Greyhounds’ honorees were Tyler Norton (baseball), Taku Chapman, Tom McGuire (men’s soccer), Pete Wilson (men’s tennis), Hannah Kelzer (volleyball), Darin Pinnick (women’s golf), Libby Anderl, Morgan Binder, Kellie Donnelly, Kelsey Wendholt (women’s soccer), Alena Perez-Majul, Meghan Teunis (women’s tennis), Rachel Robertson, and Hillary Wenning (women’s track and field).

Baseball runThe baseball team had an amazing run as it collected the highest NCAA finish of any UIndy athletic program during the 2011–12 season. The Greyhounds didn’t drop a game during regional play as they used a 9-6 extra-inning victory against Rockhurst to win the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional and advance to the Division II College World Series for the first time since 2000.

The Greyhounds defeated Rockhurst twice, along with Lewis and Wayne State in the regional in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Junior Ryan Wides, who had three hits in the championship game, finished the tourney 10-for-17 (.588) at the plate and was named the Midwest Regional MVP. Catcher Brandon Stevens, shortstop Mike Page, third baseman Tyler O’Daniel, designated hitter Scott Mourey, and pitcher Donovan Drake also made the all-tournament team.

The postseason run for UIndy started in Evansville with the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. After dropping the first game of the tournament, the Greyhounds faced an elimination game for the rest of the tournament. The pressure didn’t faze the Crimson and Grey, which rattled off five wins in a row to take the GLVC trophy for the first time since 2001.

The run featured Phil Wheeler’s no-hitter against Rockhurst that ended up being featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Top 10 Plays. The junior struck out 11 to notch the first UIndy no-hitter since 1995.

After the season, pitchers Drake and JaVaun West both inked contracts with teams in the independent Frontier League, with Drake joining the Windy City Thunderbolts and West catching on with the Gateway Grizzlies. After three starts with the Thunderbolts, Drake was signed to a contract by the Atlanta Braves organization and reported to the Danville Braves, the parent club’s Advanced Rookie-level team. —Matt Holmes, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations

See page 13 for the winners of the Dr. Robert M. Brooker Most Valuable Athlete awards.

Season NCAA Div. I NCAA II NCAA III NAIA

2011–12 Notre Dame: 17th UIndy: 5th DePauw: 42nd Indiana Tech: 22nd

2010–11 Notre Dame: 18th UIndy: 20th DePauw: 33rd Ind. Wesleyan: 25th

2009–10 Notre Dame: 27th UIndy: 17th DePauw: 26th Ind. Wesleyan: 20th

2008–09 Notre Dame: 21st UIndy: 5th DePauw: 39th Bethel: 19th

2007–08 Notre Dame: 21st UIndy: 15th DePauw: 18th Ind. Wesleyan: 24th

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Alumni news

Regi s t e r onl ine a t ht tp : / /a lumni .uindy.edu.

Alumni Relations welcomes new assistant director

Alison Hernandez ’09 joined the staff August 1 as assistant director of alumni relations.

Alison earned her BS in Communication, Public Relations, and Electronic Media from UIndy. She had worked at Krav Maga Worldwide

Indianapolis as operations manager and interned with Emmis Communications as a promotions assistant, and with o2ideas as an event facilitator.

As a student, Alison was involved in the Public Relations Student Society of America. She also earned several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters.

Alison is primarily responsible for managing Alumni Central, the alumni online community; helping to develop social networking opportunities and strategies for alumni; and advising the Student Alumni Association.

Please participate in the alumni directory project This summer, UIndy launched a project with Publishing Concepts International to compile an up-to-date printed alumni directory.

On behalf of the University, PCI represen-tatives will be in touch with you by mail, phone, or email to update your contact and career infor-mation for the directory. You will also have the opportunity to buy a copy of the directory.

The project will take about a year to complete; the books are projected for delivery in summer 2013.

Nominate someone for recognitionWe’re always looking for the scoop on our alumni! Your suggestions will help us identify folks for Alumni Central stories and for recognition in our annual awards program.

Simply use the convenient nomination form at alumni.uindy.edu/awards.

Homecoming October 5–6

We’ve made lots of changes to Homecoming—thanks to your input: we hosted focus groups with alumni to identify activities that would be of interest to you, such as the new Greyhound Village. See pages 32–33!

Pack-the-House Night January 26, 2013

Come support your fellow Hounds, and don’t miss out on the best Pack-the-House night yet!

Recent eventsA Greyhound Home RunSaturday, August 25

Here’s hoping you made it to the UIndy Night at Victory Field, sponsored by the UIndy Alumni Board! By now, this is a Greyhound rite of summer. The Indianapolis Indians are the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Victory Field, at the corner of West and Maryland streets in downtown Indianapolis (and sporting a spectacular view of the city skyline from every seat in the house), has been recognized as the Best Minor League Ballpark in America by the likes of Baseball America and Sports Illustrated. If you missed it this summer, don’t let another summer go by without joining us. And bring the family!

Cranking out ideas?Have ideas for alumni programs? Looking for an old friend? Want to volunteer with the Alumni Association or the University? Let us know!

Natalie A. Cummings, director, cummingsn@uindy.edu, (317) 788-3205 Alison Hernandez ’09, assistant director, hernandezal@uindy.edu, (317) 788-2137 Jenny Pettit ’11, administrative assistant, pettitj@uindy.edu, (317) 788-3295

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F o r e v e r a G r e y h o u n d

As a UIndy graduate, you are a member of the UIndy Alumni Association, and that comes with a number of perks. Join Alumni Central, your online alumni community, to post and search jobs, join or create alumni groups, write your own blog, receive free Future Greyhound T-shirts for the newest additions to the family, audit a University class at no cost, obtain a membership discount at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, receive access to the University’s Krannert Memorial Library, and much, much more! Visit alumni.uindy.edu for more details on your membership benefits!

Get involved

Learn about and register for fun alumni events. Voice your opinions and share your stories on alumni get-togethers, career advice, your favorite UIndy memory, “remember when” stories, travel stories, Greyhound athletics, and even greyhound dog owner advice!

Wheel & deal

Buy or sell items through a classified ads section.

Membership is free. You simply need to register using your community ID—the last five digits of your former student ID—to access the online alumni directory and other career resources.

Need help remembering your ID? Just drop us a note at alumni@uindy.edu!

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Looking for a new job?

Enhance your search through networking with other UIndy alumni! Visit alumni.uindy.edu to:

gain access to more UIndy alumni in one place than any other social networking site. post your résumé.

Help others in their job search

You can help other alumni with career searches by posting openings or serving as a mentor.

Make connections

Network with other alumni through the use of message boards

Create a business Web card. (The career section is housed within your profile.) Post your résumé and search for an e-mentor—or become one yourself!

Keep current

Update your address and phone number and tell us what’s new with you.

First-time user?

Visit http://alumni.uindy.edu Select First-Time Login Enter your last name Locate your record Enter your ID number (contact Alumni Relations at (317) 788-3295 or alumni@uindy.edu for your log-in ID)

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No mat t e r when you g raduated —

or the name of the Unive r s i t y when you

were a s tudent — you’ l l a lway s be connec t ed

t o UIndy and the e xpe r i ence s that pr epared

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a Gre yhound !

Homecoming Week: October 1–6Alumni Honors & Recognition Luncheon (Saturday, October 6)

2012 Honoree s

Dis t ingui shed A lumni AwardJulie Fritz ’92, Associate Professor, School of Health, University of Utah

Dis t ingui shed Young Alumni AwardNichole Wilson ’02 ’06, Director of Rehabilitation Services, Community Hospitals, Indianapolis

Honorar y A lumni Award sBeverley & Bill Pitts, University of Indianapolis

Bill Thompson, Community Patient Resource Group Volunteer for UIndy’s College of Health Sciences

Alumni Swim Meet (Saturday, October 6)

The current team invites its alumni to attend or participate in the 2012 UIndy Swimming and Diving Alumni Meet.

Business Card Swap, Classes of 1987–2012 (Thursday, October 4)

Free appetizers and cash bar at Scotty’s Brewhouse down-town! Bring business cards and compete for door prizes!

Classes of 1949–52 Reunion (Friday & Saturday, October 5 & 6)

Eldon Johnson ’50 invites you to come reminisce about ICC. Conference rooms are reserved near campus at Comfort Inn Suites (I-65 & Keystone). Contact Eldon Johnson at 1-256-825-9109 or Helen (Rusty) Moon Harper at 1-740-454-2822.

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Class of ’62 Reunion (Friday & Saturday, October 5 & 6)

Dan (Wilk) Wilkinson, Dan (Motz) Motto, Larry Miller, Sandy Lawlis, and John Cazier invite you to Friday’s 50-Year reunion dinner, plus a play, UIndy Alumni Do ‘Romeo & Juliet,’ written by Larry Miller. At Saturday’s Honors & Recognition Luncheon: your induction in the 50-Year Club.

Campus Tour / Residence Hall Tours (Saturday, October 6)

Visit old and new campus haunts with a student guide—and reminisce about some of your favorite locations and student activities along the way.

Family Fun at the new Greyhound Village! (Saturday, October 6)

Enjoy a Saturday afternoon on campus! Advance registration recommended.

Free concert by the Flying Toasters (2–4 p.m.) Carnival with inflatables, snacks, and games for all ages. Sand volleyball games for students & alumni, every hour on the hour, 2–5 p.m.

Campus and residence hall tours. Gathering place with designated areas for you to connect with professors, classmates, and students from your major.

Ace the Greyhound’s Birthday Party in Schwitzer Student Center’s rotunda entrance. Cake, party hats, balloons, photos with Ace (he never smiles), and fun party gifts!

Community cookout featuring our nationally recognized dining service. $6 per person (ages 10 and younger: free!)

Support Gleaners Food Bank with a contribution of non-perishable food items for our canned food drive. (Drop off items as you arrive at the Greyhound Village check-in.)

P L U S :

Alumni History ProjectContribute now: Deadline is September 20

Your story is our story! The history of the University is rich with individual stories that only you can tell. No matter the name of the school when you attended—Indiana Central or University of Indianapolis—we need your help to tell our history share with the entire UIndy community!

Tell us about your favorite professors and classes, student activities that built skills and social life, dorm life, even stories you never thought you’d tell.

Share your story today at alumni.uindy.edu/story. The deadline is September 20. Your stories will be compiled into the Alumni History Project booklet. Copies will be available at the Alumni Association tent at Greyhound Village at a small fee to cover printing costs.

Tailgate Town(Saturday, October 6)

Tailgate before the big game in the lots at Hanna Avenue and State Street (north and south of Hanna). Inflatables, perfor-mances, and other special events. Please bring your own food. UIndy Parking Lots 17 ($10 per space); lots 14, 19 & 20 (free).

Football Game vs. St. Joseph’s College (Saturday, October 6)

Plus, the golf cart parade precedes the game (5 p.m.). These mini-floats decorated by students get better each year!

The Homecoming king and queen will be announced at halftime.

Theatre Production: Little Shop of Horrors (Thursday–Saturday, October 4–6)

Little Shop is a musical about a down-and-out skid row floral assistant who becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. For tickets and more information, please contact the Event Ticketing Center at (317) 788-3251. As a courtesy to the cast and other audience members, please do not bring infants or preschoolers to the production. Parking available in UIndy lots 1 and 2, located at Shelby Street and Hanna Avenue.

School of Business Reunion (Saturday, October 6)

Graduates of UIndy’s School of Business: come visit your tent at Greyhound Village from 3 to 5 p.m.

Those Were the Days: Archives Open House(Saturday, October 6)

What’s better than looking at a college yearbook to recall favorite memories? Join UIndy archivist Christine Guyonneau for an enchanting review of life on campus from the 1940s to the 2000s, and share a few of your best stories along the way!

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brochure. Or call (317) 788-3295,

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A Q & A with recent graduate Mengjie Du ’12Hometown: Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China

Campus job? “I worked in the admissions office for two years. UIndy provides a lot of opportunities to work on campus.”

Fun fact: “During my time at UIndy, I used holiday time to travel a lot to places like New York, L.A., San Francisco, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Key West, and Mexico. I really appreciate getting to study abroad and travel.”

Why did you choose UIndy?“I’d wanted to study in the U.S. since I was a child, because the education in this country is comprehensive and well-respected. One of my friends who studied in the U.S. recommended that I attend college in the Midwest because big cities like New York and Los Angeles have so many Chinese people, meaning English might not be necessary in daily life. My college in China (Ningbo Institute of Technology) has a study-abroad option at UIndy, so I’m earning credit for both my UIndy degree and my Chinese degree.”

Were you involved on campus?“I was an International Ambassador in the Admissions Office. I communicated with prospective students from China and provided them with information, wrote a Chinese-language blog about campus, and maintained a Weibo (Chinese Twitter) account for UIndy.”

Have a favorite UIndy memory?“My favorite memory is from my first year, when I had three American girls as my roommates in Central Hall. They were so nice and helped me adapt to life in the U.S. They taught me how to bake cookies and shared their favorite songs with me. Making friends was really easy when I came to UIndy.”

What’s life on campus like?“As a Chinese student, living on campus with American girls was definitely an exciting, fresh experience; it was so interesting living in a different culture. My American roommates were very nice and have always been happy to teach me new things. It’s not only a good memory of friendship but it was also very helpful for improving my English.”

What is your favorite thing about your professors?“American professors are very different from Chinese professors! During my first class at UIndy, I was surprised to see my professor take off one of his shoes and continue teaching because he felt his ‘left foot was too warm.’ Another time, one of my professors used her toes to pick up a dropped pencil, and she was pretty proud of that!

“I always thought professors were only serious and boring, but now I know that professors can also be funny and awesome.”

Favorite place to hang out?“I love UIndy’s free gym. I’d go running and swimming when I needed a break from studying. The gym is always clean and it’s not crowded.”

How did you like Indianapolis?“Indianapolis is not as famous as New York City, but what I like here is that it has a quiet and friendly environment. I feel it is a very nice city to live and study, and it’s quite safe compared with other cities.”

What’s one thing that sets UIndy apart from other schools?“UIndy has many students from all over the world and they take care of the international students very well. UIndy has an International Relations office and a special international orientation, which are very helpful.

“UIndy also has a Celebration of the Flags every year to show respect for all the students and staff from other countries.”

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•“My parents have always taken education seriously,”

Rena Marie Humerickhouse says.

“And a recent conversation with my mother’s college

roommate revealed just how studious she was. You see,

back in the early forties, when they were studying at

ICC, my dad would sneak over to the girls’ dormitory

and whistle underneath my mother’s window.

“All the while, her roommate would say, ‘Herb is

out there whistling.’

“And my mom would reply, ‘I know,’ and keep on

studying or finishing the chapter!

“My parents had a strong belief in the power of

education. They both taught school (my mother was a

home economics/family and consumer science teacher

and my dad was an industrial arts teacher). Following

in their footsteps, I too became a teacher, for 29 years.

“The tradition passed on to their two grandchildren

as well. My parents believed in the University and its

role in building a better world. This is why they chose

to create an endowed scholarship at the University

of Indianapolis.

“As any good teacher would, my parents planned

ahead. They wanted to continue their passion for

teaching even when they were gone. And they did so

through their will, adding onto the endowed scholarship

they had already created during their lifetimes.

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“While I did not attend UIndy, I am impressed with

what the University is doing with education. It is on the

cutting edge. My mother, especially, was always on the

cutting edge herself and looking to the future.

“As I think about their gift to UIndy, helping future

students through an eternal scholarship fund makes

perfect sense.

“This scholarship, the Herbert W. and Marjorie

Anson Smith Endowed Scholarship, confirms their belief

in the University and education—one that their family

supports, also.”

P A S S I O N F O R T E A C H I N G

Gifts to create an endowed scholarship

at the University of Indianapolis will help

to secure your legacy while supporting

UIndy scholars for many generations

to come. For more information contact

Andy Kocher at (317) 788-3493

or akocher@uindy.edu.

Herbert W. and Marjorie Anson Smith with their daughter, Rena Marie Humerickhouse.

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1930sLeona Herr ’38 passed away February 28. Survivors include her husband, Charles; sons, Dennis and David; daughter, Sally; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister, Glendys Lausch ’33, and

brother-in-law, Lester Lausch ’36. She lived in Kendallville, Ind.

1940sAmos Atkins ’42 died March 17. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and earned the Purple Heart after the Battle of the Bulge. Survivors include his

wife, Margaret; daughter, Sarah; sons, Steven and Clayton; and 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He lived in Fishers, Ind.

John Birden ’42 passed away November 3, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Sittler Birden ’42. He was a retired research specialist

at Monsanto Fund in Miamisburg, Ohio, and lived in Dayton.

Lois Mannix ’46 died March 19. She was a retired teacher at Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne, Ind. Survivors include her sisters, Velma, Martha, and Marjory, and 14 nieces and nephews. She

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was preceded in death by her brother, Thurman. She lived in New Haven.

1950sJoyce Everett Owen ’50 died February 6. Survivors include her son, Mark; granddaughters,

Amy and Lindsey; brother, William; sister-in-law, Viola; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; and a host of extended family and friends. Preceding her in death was her husband, Jack Owen ’53. She lived in Garland, Tex.

Merrill Christie Jr. ’52, son of the late Lois Christie ’69, died April 25. He was a retired pharmacist after 35 years at Hook’s Drug Stores in Hendricks, Morgan, and Marion counties. Survivors include his wife,

Angie; children, Debbi, Kathy, Becky, Terri, and Rob; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Marvin; and a sister, Marjorie. He lived in Avon, Ind.

U I n d y a l u m n u s w a s a c c l a i m e d j o u r n a l i s tOne of UIndy’s best-known and most distinguished alumni has passed away.

William Raspberry, the 1958 graduate who became one of the nation’s first widely syndicated African-American newspaper columnists, died July 17 at his home in Washington, D.C., according to his longtime employer, the Washington Post.

The paper’s obituary described William Raspberry as “a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post whose fiercely independent views illuminated conflicts concerning education, poverty, crime and race, and who was one of the first black journalists to gain a wide following in the mainstream press.”

Raspberry wrote his opinion column for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2005, receiving the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1994.

“His writings were often provocative but seldom predictable,” according to the Post. “Although he considered himself a liberal, Mr. Raspberry often bucked many of the prevailing pieties of liberal orthodoxy. He favored integration but opposed busing children to achieve racial balance. He supported gun control but—during a time when the District seemed to be a free-fire zone for drug sellers—he could understand the impulse to shoot back.

“When strident voices were shouting for attention, Mr. Raspberry often favored a moderate tone. He did not consider himself a political partisan and even stopped appearing on argumentative news-talk shows because, as he said in 2006, ‘they force you to pretend to be mad even when you’re not.’

“Instead of following other pundits to Capitol Hill, Mr. Raspberry looked at another side of Washington: the problems facing ordinary people, sometimes voiced through an imaginary D.C. cabdriver —simply called “the cabbie” — who was a recurring figure in his columns.

While at UIndy—known as Indiana Central when Raspberry earned his history degree—the Mississippi native wrote for the Reflector student newspaper and also for the local Indianapolis Recorder newspaper.

He remained connected to his alma mater through the years, receiving an honorary degree in 1973 and earning the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980, as well as speaking at the 1992 commencement.

He served on the UIndy Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2007, the same year he came to campus to deliver the inaugural Jerry and Carol Israel Lecture in Public Policy.

“Mr. Raspberry derived some of his core principles from a bedrock belief in self-reliance and the importance of education,” said the Post. “He often cited the example of his parents, both of whom were teachers. He challenged prominent civil rights figures to put their words into action to help build a better world for the poor and disenfranchised. ‘Education is the one best hope black Americans have for a decent future,’ Mr. Raspberry wrote in a 1982 column.”

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Richard Neff Sr.; stepson, Richard Neff Jr.; her mother, Rosemary; sister, Kay; brother, Walter; brother-in-law, Michael; and several nieces and nephews. She lived in Napannee, Ind.

John Comstock ’64 died February 27. Survivors include his brother, Mark; his children, Edward, Elizabeth, and Emily Alice Allen ’04; grand-children, Johnathan, Catherine, and Jackson; and his former wife, Mary Alice Kolkmeier Comstock ’65. He was a cameraman at WLWI and WTTV from 1970 to 1975, occasionally serving as the voice of Cookie on the “Cowboy Bob’s Corral” TV show. He then taught GED classes at the Indiana Department of Correc-tions in Westville. He lived in Michigan City.

Glen Hootman ’68 died April 14. He retired from Boone County REMC after 27 years as manager. Survivors include his wife, Rose Marie; children, Cheri, Jodi, Rick, and Lauri, and their mother, Laura; stepchildren, Dana and Charles; 11 grandchildren; and great-grandchild Liam. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Alice; brothers, Merle and Earl; and grandson Logan. He lived in Plainfield, Ind.

1970sMary Jane Putnam ’70 died March 13. She taught kindergarten through second grade as well as remedial reading for Indianapolis Public Schools. Survivors include her brother, Gary; nephews, Gregory and David; and cousins, Carolyn, Carl, and Bill. She lived in Indianapolis.

Kenneth L. Short ’72 died April 7. He was an accountant for Western Electric in Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; three sons, K. Lowell, Kevin, and Steven; two brothers, Thomas and Paul; and eight grandchildren. He lived in Indianapolis.

Paul Austin ’73 is a product, safety, and quality third-party auditor for SGS America. He and his wife, Linda Austin ’71, live in Lafayette, Ind.

Kathleen Alerding Puyear ’74 died May 17, 2011. Survivors include her brothers, Christopher and Richard. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. She lived in Ashland, Mo.

Joe Hendricks ’76 died March 5. Survivors include his wife, Betty; children, Denise, Jeff, Keith, LeAnn, and Bryan; brother, John; and 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He lived in Fishers, Ind.

1960sDavid R. Decatur ’60 died March 12. He was a medical director for both the Marion County Sheriff’s Department & Jail System and, most recently, the Decatur Vein Clinic. Survivors include his son, Trent; daughters, Paige, Brooke, and Debbie; brothers, Robert and Steve; fourteen

grandchildren; several nephews; and companion, Marybeth. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Blake. He lived in Carmel, Ind.

Karel Neff ’61 died March 27. She was a retired elementary teacher at Wawasee Community School Corporation in Syracuse, Ind. She is survived by her husband,

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Thomas Hathaway ’54 died April 22. He taught and coached cross country and track for Perry Township Schools for 46 years and taught track and field at both IUPUI and UIndy. He was a letter winner in cross country and track and field from 1951 to 1954 and helped the Greyhounds to Hoosier College Conference cross country championships in 1952 and 1953. Tom then came back to coach the Greyhounds and was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 1992.

He also spent more than 30 years coaching mini-marathon and full marathon classes with Ken Long and Associates. Tom championed girls’ and women’s athletics and laid the foundation for IHSAA-sanctioned girls’ cross country. His girls’ teams at Southport High School once went four years without losing a meet. Tom ran 131 marathons (and many half-marathons and other races). He ran one in each state, becoming a member of the 50 States Marathon Club, which boasts fewer than 3,000 members.

Tom was named a Sagamore of the Wabash, the state’s highest honor, in 1986. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Jane Hathaway ’70 ’77; daughters, Deborah, Diana, Denise, Darlene, and Delores; 11 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; brothers George, Marion, Orville, and Wayne; sisters Lucille, Nellie, Jessie, and Edna; and brother-in-law Charles Smitley ’56. He was preceded in death by brothers Robert, Russell, Donald, and Richard; sisters, Thelma, Ruby, and Faye; and one great granddaughter. He lived in Indianapolis.

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Mike Cagle ’77 of the F. C. Tucker Company in in Greenwood, Ind., has reached the President’s Club for the fifth time, becoming a life member and earning the title of first vice president. Mike also received the Gary B. Warstler Marketing Excellence Award for leading the company in total number of homes sold for individual agents, and finished in the company’s Top Ten for closed production among individual agents for the second consecutive year. He also led the south office in production for the sixth time and earned the Realty Alliance Award for the nineteenth straight year. He resides in Greenwood, Ind.

Thomas D. Schneider ’78 died January 21. Survivors include his wife, Lana; children, Terry, John, Christina, David, Jared, Thomas, and Corey; 15 grandchildren; sisters, Mary, Catherine, and Teresa; and brother, Michael. Thomas had been a proud Marine, serving during the Vietnam War; a lieutenant on the Indianapolis Police Department; and the mayor of Lawrence, Indiana. He lived in Chandler, Ariz.

Douglas (Shane) Harrington ’79 died February 24. Shane worked for Karma Records and Arrow Electronics. Survivors include his wife, Martha. He lived in Indianapolis.

1980sRichard F. Cline ’80 died March 30. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1999. Survivors include his sons, Joshua, Matthew, and Timothy; sisters, Catherine and Patricia; and step-sisters, Peggy and Penny. He is preceded in death by his father, James; brother, James; half-brother, Charles; and brother-in-law Michael. He lived in Douglas, Ariz.

Sheryl Turk ’80 died March 19. Sheryl was a lieutenant on the Indianapolis Police Department and then served with the Amtrak Police Department. Survivors include her daughter, Leighia; two grandchildren, Meghan and Jake; sister, Wanda; two nieces, Angela and Andrea; and a great-niece and great-nephew. She lived in Indianapolis.

Linda Flight ’84 has published a book of 35 poems, Seasons of Myself, a Face, a Place, a Time in Space. She lives in Indianapolis.

Mark Line ’88 is an instructor at Insurance Career Training in Valparaiso. He teaches pre-licensing courses for

property, casualty, life/accident, and health, as well as continuing education courses. He lives in Crown Point, Ind.

1990sJohn M. Sanders ’92 died February 24. He is survived by his son, Justin; daughter, Whit- ney; his parents; sister, Jennifer; step-grand-mother; one nephew; two nieces; and six aunts and uncles. He lived in New Albany, Ohio.

Chad Cassinelli ’93 ’99 has been appointed senior vice president and managing director of M&I Wealth Manage-ment, a part of BMO Financial Group. His responsibilities include oversight of private banking, investment management, financial advisors, personal trust, and estate settlement services. Outside the office, the Indianapolis resident is involved in youth sports and serves on the Franklin Township Education Foundation advisory board.

Patrick McMahon ’95 died April 2. Survivors include his wife, Fran; son, P. J.; granddaughter, Ella; mother, Marge; sisters, Mary, Phyllis, and Teresa; and several nieces and nephews. His father preceded him in death. He lived in Indianapolis.

2000s

Oliver John was born to Josh & Dayla Wiley Thurston ’00 November 10, 2011. The family lives in Shelbyville, Ind.

Adena Grace was born to Scott and Michelle Beightol Hayse ’01 ’06 on November 12, 2011. She joins her brother, Andy, and sister, Annalea, at the family’s home in Franklin, Ind.

Kalle Addelin was born to Dustin ’01 and Renna Davidson Waalkens ’01 on February 3. She has a brother, Carter, and sister, Kinley. The family lives in Indianapolis.

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Cameron Causey ’02 recently earned the CLU designation from the American College. He is a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual and assists individuals, business owners, and professionals with financial security and estate planning. He lives in Indianapolis.

Bearett Francis was born to Keith and Symantha Crane Dion ’03 March 13. Bearett has three siblings, Mark, Zander, and Quinton. The family lives in Lowell, Ind.

Isaiah James was born to Jim and Jessica Carl Irven ’03 on April 25, 2011. He joins his sister, Brianna, at the family’s home in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Rob Mager ’03 is an account manager at Aerotek Commercial Staffing. He lives in Indianapolis.

Andy Hammond ’06 and Anne Muskopf were married June 30. Andy is a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual in Indianapolis and serves on the UIndy Alumni Board of Directors. They live in Indianapolis.

Griffin Michael was born to Tim and Stephanie Freed Hine ’06 ’09 on January 17. The family lives in Butler, Ind.

Crystle Collins Helderman ’07 is a receptionist at Target Metabolism in Green-wood, Ind. She lives in Greenwood.

Lydia Ostermeier ’07, who earned her master’s degree in nursing administration from UIndy, has been hired as associate vice president of the Executive Search division at B. E. Smith Inc., a Kansas-based healthcare leadership solutions firm. She has served for the past five

years on the board of directors for the National Association for Health Care Recruitment, most recently as president.

Charley Hammond ’08 and Jessica McCollum ’12 were married on July 14. Charley is a sales representative and manager for Aqua Systems in Avon, Ind. Jessica works for Indiana Members Credit Union in Indianapolis. The couple lives in Indianapolis.

Abra Jo Adragna Nieten ’08 married Joseph “Scott” Nieten on August 13, 2011. Abby is editor for the College Network. The couple lives in Noblesville, Ind.

Samantha Cotten ’09 is the marketing and communications coordinator at Raybourn Group International Association. She lives in Carmel, Ind.

Christa Edwards ’09 is an occupational therapist at Tru Rehab LLC., Madison Healthcare Center in Indianapolis. She lives in Greenwood, Ind.

Lucy Elizabeth was born to Adam ’04 and Grace Wilhoite George ’04 on February 23. Adam is an assistant principal at Andrews High School, Andrews, S.C. Grace is a special education teacher at McDonald Elementary School in Georgetown. Adam and Grace are the boys’ and girls’ tennis coaches at Georgetown High School. They live in Pawleys Island, S.C.

Jessica Wegg Moland ’04 ’06 is the owner of Jessica A. Moland, Attorney at Law, LLC in Indianapolis. She also lives in Indianapolis.

Suzi Elizabeth was born to Sean and Julie Ruehl Ernst ’05 ’06 on March 3. She joins her brother, Brady, at the family’s home in Cincinnati.

Heather M. Taylor ’05 passed away February 21. Survivors include her parents; her brother, Davey; and her grand-mother, Edna. She lived in Monticello, Ind.

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2010sEmily Church ’10 is an occupational therapist in Indianapolis at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana. She lives in Indianapolis.

Courtny Cotten ’10 is a user experience designer for Universal Mind. He lives in Carmel, Ind.

Kiersten Hindahl ’10 is an occupational therapist at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab Castleton in Indianapolis. She resides in Indianapolis.

Kyle D. Miller ’10 is a sales executive at Martin Marketing in Elkart, Ind. Martin Marketing is a promotional products company owned by Brad Martin ’84. Kyle lives in Goshen, Ind.

Annmarie Reuzenaar ’10 married T. J. Schwartz on December 31, 2011. She is an occupational therapist at Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health located in Lafayette, Ind. The couple lives in Carmel.

Crystal Haney Stephen ’10 is an occupational therapist at Waters of Dillsboro in Batesville, Ind. She lives in Canaan, Ind.

Anna M. Wright ’10 has passed her National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and is awaiting licensure from the states of Indiana and Tennessee. She lives in Seymour, Ind.

Brittany Behrendt ’11 is an occupational therapist with Comp-Health. She resides in Antioch, Ill.

Damon C. Brown Sr. ’11 died February 27. Survivors include his mother, Betty; sons, Damon Jr., DeJon, and Cory; and brother, Darrell. He lived in Indianapolis.

Brittany N. Miller ’11 is a per diem nurse at Parkview Hospital and Lutheran Rehabilitation Hospital. She resides in Spencerville, Ind.

Erin Stinchcomb Peterson ’11 is an occupational therapist at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She lives in Indianapolis.

Katie Pitchford ’11 is an occupational therapist at Lifespan Therapy/Cardon Harbour Manor in Noblesville, Ind. She lives in Carmel.

Jennifer N. Ray ’12 is a registered occupational therapist at Tricare Rehab, the Waters of Martinsville, in Martinsville, Ind. She lives in Indianapolis.

Carly Decker ’12 is an occupational therapist at Westside Village Health Center in Indianapolis. She lives in Indianapolis.

Jessica Robertson Herceg ’12 is an occupational therapist at IU Health Arnett, located

in Lafayette, Ind. She lives in Zionsville.

Allison Easterhaus ‘12 married Eric Honeycutt on January 7. Allison is an occupational therapist at the University of Louisville Hospital. She lives in Louisville, Ky.

Julie Harrison Kniptash ’12 is a registered occupational therapist at Owensboro Medical Health System in Owensboro, Ky. She lives in Evansville, Ind.

Theresa Zmijewski Maloney ’12, a registered occupational therapist, is employed at Easter Seals Crossroads in Indianapolis. She lives in Fishers.

Olya Mangusheva ’12 is a registered occupa-tional therapist at Children’s TherAplay Foundation. She lives in Zionsville, Ind.

Emily Mink ’12 is an occupational therapist at Cornerstone Pediatric Rehab, in Danville, Ind. She lives in Greencastle.

Amy Kwiatkowski Pfeffenberger ’12 is an occupational therapist at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Carmel, Ind. She and her husband, John Pfeffenberger ’11, live in Indianapolis.

Lindsey Roszkowski ’12 is an occupational therapist at Rehab Strategies-Weitminister Village North in Indianapolis. She lives in McCordsville.

Amy Todd Spencer ’12 is an occupational therapist at Meadow Lakes American Senior Community in Mooresville, Ind. She lives in Greenwood, Ind.

Dominic Toscano ’12 is an occupational therapist at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab in Greenwood, Ind. He married Shannon Allison ’09 on May 5. The couple lives in Indianapolis.

Miranda Luttrell Wellington ’12 is an occupational therapist at Wishard Health Services in Indianapolis. She lives in Indianapolis.

Greyhound Olympians

Dalton Herendeen (p. 20) is the fourth UIndy student-athlete to represent his country in Olympic competition and the first since his assistant coach, Orel Oral ’04 ’08, competed for Turkey at the 2000 and 2004 games. The first Greyhound Olympian was football and track standout Dick Nalley ’77 with the U.S. two-man and four-man bobsled at Lake Placid, finishing fifth in the two-man. Randy Heisler ’86 represented the U.S. throwing the discus at the 1988 Games, finishing 17th.

Bonita L. (Chandler) Snellenberger, of Martinsville, Ind., died June 3, 2012. The wife of longtime UIndy art professor Earl G. Snellenberger, Bonnie had taught a drawing course at the University. A graduate of the Herron School of Art, Bonnie exhibited widely as a fine artist and received many awards for her work. Bonnie and Earl co-authored and illustrated more than thirty books.

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3,189 full-time undergrads enrolled in 2011

1,186 graduate students enrolled in 2011

1902 University founded

500 full- & part-time faculty

90.5 number of hours the library is open for student use each week

80+ undergraduate majors avail-able at UIndy

50+ student organizations to choose from

47 number of countries UIndy students hail from

21% increase last year in number of students graduating with dis-tinction from Honors College

9 presidents in UIndy’s 110 years

8 academic buildings on campus

7 campus residence halls

7 campus religious organizations

6 Diversity Series lecture events offered on campus each year

4 theatre productions, including student-directed shows, each year

3 to 1: female-to-male ratio of students on campus

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‘Green’ Roberts Hall opens with solar flairRoberts Hall opened in August as the new home for 170 upperclassmen.

UIndy’s seventh residence hall, located on Hanna Avenue between Cravens and Warren halls (once the Trimble Hall site), features single- and double-occupant rooms, semiprivate bathrooms, and a fitness center, among other amenities.

The hall could eventually house more than 200 students. Continuing the University’s commitment to green construction,

the building employs cutting-edge solar technology to heat its water. An array of glass and metal tubing turns ultraviolet sunlight into heat for the building’s domestic water supply.

Rather than use old-school photovoltaic cells to turn visible light into electricity, the system uses large glass-metal vacuum tubes to generate heat directly from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which are powerful even on cloudy days. The process is said to be 98 percent efficient and can reduce energy costs by 40 percent in comparison to gas-fired hot water.

The system will heat showers, rest rooms, and laundry facilities and is expected to produce huge cost savings. UIndy is serving as a test site to help the vendor improve its technology and may be able to retrofit other buildings on campus with similar systems.

The residence hall is named for the Rev. John Taylor Roberts, the University’s first president (1905–08).

A new parking lot at Hanna and Mathews avenues replaces parking spaces lost to the new residence hall project.