http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=81509
The recent economic recession increased the number of students who applied to IU graduate schools, but the continued recovery is beginning to reverse that trend.
Nationally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2011 at 8.8 percent; down from a high of 10.1 percent in October 2009.
Some of IU’s graduate programs are beginning to show a leveling off of applicants for this year as a result.
“With the economy of 2008 and 2009, nationally more people applied — to law school — because they couldn’t get jobs and maybe if they had thought about going to law school, they accelerated their decision and applied,” Ken Turchi, assistant dean for communications and marketing for the Maurer School of Law said. “We could be seeing a reversal of that.”
To date, Maurer School of Law is on track to receive fewer applications for admission than in years past, he said.
The assistant dean of admissions at the Maurer School of Law, Frank Motley, said that while the quantity of applications went down in 2011, the quality went up. Many of the applicants had higher LSAT scores and GPAs.
A poor job market usually encourages people to return to or stay in school, Erika Lee, director of communications for the IU Graduate School said.
Because of the economic recovery currently underway, students will often return to school in order to qualify for more specialized employment, Lee said.
-- J. Edward Calabro
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
‘Steps Taken’ to support strong system of graduate education
If you missed it, the IDS has a story on the recent "Steps Taken" report. The report is a follow up on the "Path Forward" report released last year on the future of graduate education in the U.S.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=81338&search=wimbush§ion=search
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=81338&search=wimbush§ion=search
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The new GRE: What you need to know
By Michael Auslen | IDS
Mar. 24, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80549
The Graduate Record Examination, required by most institutions for admission to graduate school programs, will undergo significant changes beginning Aug. 1.
Currently, the GRE consists of a general test and a series of subject tests. Only the general test will be affected by the changes.
“The test will be much more user-friendly,” said James Wimbush, dean of the University Graduate School and incoming chair of the GRE Board of Directors. “The test will measure the qualities much better for graduate school.”
Wimbush said Educational Testing Service, the company that administers the GRE, looked at years of testing data and spoke with graduate programs about the skills they think are most essential for graduate students before making changes to the test.
“Graduate programs are very keen on students’ analytical abilities and their ability to comprehend,” Wimbush said.
TEST FORMAT
The new GRE will allow students to go backward and forward within the test sections. Students will also be allowed a calculator on the quantitative portion of the exam.
The verbal and quantitative portions of the exam will now be scored on a scale from 130 to 170 in one point increments. The analytical writing section will still be scored from zero to six.
Some of the section lengths will change. The new GRE will include two 30-minute analytical writing tasks, two 30-minute verbal reasoning sections and two 35-minute quantitative reasoning sections.
QUESTION TYPES
Among other things, the GRE will no longer include antonym or analogy questions in the verbal reasoning section. However, it will include more reading comprehension questions, new text completion questions and sentence equivalence questions that require interpreting the context of a whole sentence.
The quantitative reasoning section will have some questions with multiple correct answers, all of which must be identified, as well as numeric entry questions.
TAKING THE TEST IN THE FALL
The new version of the GRE will be administered beginning Aug. 1. Students can register for the new test now.
Because scores for August and September administrations of the GRE will not be available until November, Wimbush said students planning on attending graduate programs beginning in the fall should not take the new test in August, and those looking at spring programs should contact their schools.
Students who take the test in August and September will receive a 50 percent discount as well.
Mar. 24, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80549
The Graduate Record Examination, required by most institutions for admission to graduate school programs, will undergo significant changes beginning Aug. 1.
Currently, the GRE consists of a general test and a series of subject tests. Only the general test will be affected by the changes.
“The test will be much more user-friendly,” said James Wimbush, dean of the University Graduate School and incoming chair of the GRE Board of Directors. “The test will measure the qualities much better for graduate school.”
Wimbush said Educational Testing Service, the company that administers the GRE, looked at years of testing data and spoke with graduate programs about the skills they think are most essential for graduate students before making changes to the test.
“Graduate programs are very keen on students’ analytical abilities and their ability to comprehend,” Wimbush said.
TEST FORMAT
The new GRE will allow students to go backward and forward within the test sections. Students will also be allowed a calculator on the quantitative portion of the exam.
The verbal and quantitative portions of the exam will now be scored on a scale from 130 to 170 in one point increments. The analytical writing section will still be scored from zero to six.
Some of the section lengths will change. The new GRE will include two 30-minute analytical writing tasks, two 30-minute verbal reasoning sections and two 35-minute quantitative reasoning sections.
QUESTION TYPES
Among other things, the GRE will no longer include antonym or analogy questions in the verbal reasoning section. However, it will include more reading comprehension questions, new text completion questions and sentence equivalence questions that require interpreting the context of a whole sentence.
The quantitative reasoning section will have some questions with multiple correct answers, all of which must be identified, as well as numeric entry questions.
TAKING THE TEST IN THE FALL
The new version of the GRE will be administered beginning Aug. 1. Students can register for the new test now.
Because scores for August and September administrations of the GRE will not be available until November, Wimbush said students planning on attending graduate programs beginning in the fall should not take the new test in August, and those looking at spring programs should contact their schools.
Students who take the test in August and September will receive a 50 percent discount as well.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Financial aid application deadline is March 10
Feb. 25, 2011
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/17536.html?emailID=17536
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Officials in the Indiana University Office of Admissions are reminding students interested in applying for financial aid for the 2011-2012 academic year of the upcoming filing deadline.
All aid applicants must complete the 2011-2012 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 10 (Thursday) to be considered for Indiana state scholarships and grants. In addition, certain campus-based financial aid awards have limited funding and are awarded only to eligible students who complete the FAFSA by that date. Students and parents can complete the FAFSA online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
To complete the FAFSA, applicants will need financial information for both the student and parents including 2010 federal income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other 2010 taxable and/or untaxed income statements. If you or your parents will not have your federal tax returns completed by March 10, you can use estimated income amounts. Once your federal taxes are filed, you may correct your FAFSA by using the IRS data retrieval process within the online FAFSA website.
If you will need to make corrections to the FAFSA after you have submitted it to the processor, the corrections must be completed before May 16 to still be considered for state scholarships and grants. Information about Indiana state scholarship and grant programs is available at http://www.in.gov/ssaci/index.htm.
The FAFSA can be signed electronically using a PIN number from the U.S Department of Education. Both students and parents can apply for a PIN at http://www.pin.ed.gov.
Students must complete a new FAFSA each year and meet the application deadlines for each new application year. More information about the aid application process at Indiana University is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~sfa/index.html.
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/17536.html?emailID=17536
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Officials in the Indiana University Office of Admissions are reminding students interested in applying for financial aid for the 2011-2012 academic year of the upcoming filing deadline.
All aid applicants must complete the 2011-2012 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 10 (Thursday) to be considered for Indiana state scholarships and grants. In addition, certain campus-based financial aid awards have limited funding and are awarded only to eligible students who complete the FAFSA by that date. Students and parents can complete the FAFSA online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
To complete the FAFSA, applicants will need financial information for both the student and parents including 2010 federal income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other 2010 taxable and/or untaxed income statements. If you or your parents will not have your federal tax returns completed by March 10, you can use estimated income amounts. Once your federal taxes are filed, you may correct your FAFSA by using the IRS data retrieval process within the online FAFSA website.
If you will need to make corrections to the FAFSA after you have submitted it to the processor, the corrections must be completed before May 16 to still be considered for state scholarships and grants. Information about Indiana state scholarship and grant programs is available at http://www.in.gov/ssaci/index.htm.
The FAFSA can be signed electronically using a PIN number from the U.S Department of Education. Both students and parents can apply for a PIN at http://www.pin.ed.gov.
Students must complete a new FAFSA each year and meet the application deadlines for each new application year. More information about the aid application process at Indiana University is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~sfa/index.html.
Performance measures restrict funding to IU graduate programs
By Katie Dawson | IDS Reports | Feb. 24, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80114
Indiana’s Commission for Higher Education has called for 5 percent of all current university funding to be redistributed using a new formula based on performance measures.
The new formula was created to provide an incentive for universities to meet specific performance requirements, such as an increase in on-time graduation rates, successfully completed credit hours and other standards, said Karen Hanson, IU executive vice president and provost.
If schools don’t meet the requirements, they lose funding.
“If we do well on those measures, then we’ll get more than our money back. If we do less well on those measures, we get less of our money back,” said Neil Theobald, vice president for financial affairs.
Theobald said IU might have a hard time meeting some of the requirements.
“At the current time, we lose fairly substantially,” Theobald said.
Theobald said the reason IU is having trouble is because the state’s performance-based measures were developed for undergraduate education only.
IU’s medical school and graduate schools lose money because they can’t compete for their funding against undergraduate education, Theobald said.
Hanson said IU is doing great as a college but can’t possibly live up to the measures set by the state.
“We’re not opposed to performance-based measures, but we think they need to make sense given the mission and character of the campus,” Hanson said during a meeting with the Bloomington Faculty Council on Feb. 15.
Theobald said the University has already talked to the commission about its concerns on the measures.
“Right now, you’ve got Ivy Tech and the IU medical school as the same,” Theobald said. “Your performance is based on what your mission is. The mission of a community college and the mission of a medical school are wildly different.”
Changing the standards and adding more performance measures for graduate schools would make it easier for IU’s graduate schools to receive more money.
“We’re in favor of it. I think it’s a good idea,” Theobald said. “It’s just a work in progress, and the commission knows that.”
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80114
Indiana’s Commission for Higher Education has called for 5 percent of all current university funding to be redistributed using a new formula based on performance measures.
The new formula was created to provide an incentive for universities to meet specific performance requirements, such as an increase in on-time graduation rates, successfully completed credit hours and other standards, said Karen Hanson, IU executive vice president and provost.
If schools don’t meet the requirements, they lose funding.
“If we do well on those measures, then we’ll get more than our money back. If we do less well on those measures, we get less of our money back,” said Neil Theobald, vice president for financial affairs.
Theobald said IU might have a hard time meeting some of the requirements.
“At the current time, we lose fairly substantially,” Theobald said.
Theobald said the reason IU is having trouble is because the state’s performance-based measures were developed for undergraduate education only.
IU’s medical school and graduate schools lose money because they can’t compete for their funding against undergraduate education, Theobald said.
Hanson said IU is doing great as a college but can’t possibly live up to the measures set by the state.
“We’re not opposed to performance-based measures, but we think they need to make sense given the mission and character of the campus,” Hanson said during a meeting with the Bloomington Faculty Council on Feb. 15.
Theobald said the University has already talked to the commission about its concerns on the measures.
“Right now, you’ve got Ivy Tech and the IU medical school as the same,” Theobald said. “Your performance is based on what your mission is. The mission of a community college and the mission of a medical school are wildly different.”
Changing the standards and adding more performance measures for graduate schools would make it easier for IU’s graduate schools to receive more money.
“We’re in favor of it. I think it’s a good idea,” Theobald said. “It’s just a work in progress, and the commission knows that.”
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
IU revises Ph.D. research guidelines
By Caitlin Ryan | IDS
Feb. 22, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80021
Ph.D. students can no longer serve as principal investigators of their own work.
In January, the Office of Research Administration at Indiana University released a change in policy regarding principal investigators on studies involving human subjects. According to this new policy, the PI of a student’s work must be one of the individuals listed on the Human Subject Office’s website as an academic appointee eligible for this title.
Among those eligible are faculty members such as professors or assistant professors, librarians, deans, chancellors and research staff. Students, lecturers, teachers and research associates are no longer allowed to hold the title of principal investigator on research approved by the University.
Dr. Peter Finn, chairman of the Institutional Review Board, helped to make the final decision regarding the policy.
The rationale behind this change is that students are only “temporarily affiliated with the University,” thus it is more suitable for a tenured faculty member to oversee information.
“Faculty members are much more accountable to the University than students. Technically, in the past, the faculty member advising the project should have been responsible, but they weren’t always ... this change in policy puts more of the responsibility on them,” Finn said.
This policy does not change the way graduate students conduct research, but leads to questions regarding responsibility versus ownership of research.
Marda Rose, a Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic linguistics, said she is concerned.
“By writing the professor’s name as the principal investigator on the project, the student no longer has a written document that clearly states that the research he or she is conducting is his or her own,” she said. “What is at stake is who is getting credit for the research.”
Other graduate students have expressed their concern regarding awareness of the new policy.
Traci Nagle, another Ph.D. candidate at IU, said “I found out about (the policy change) only when a friend called it to my attention ... I was not notified of this policy decision by the Human Subject’s office. Had my friend not told me about it, I probably would not have found out about it until I had to submit a Continuing Review in October.”
Existing studies will not be modified to reflect the new policy until the next “amendment.” Finn said an e-mail announcement was sent out regarding the new policy.
“The key issue here is that the person who is the principal investigator on the IRB (form) is not the same as the person who is the principal investigator doing the research,” Finn said. “The students remain the principal investigator on their own study, but under their faculty member.”
Finn said there are a variety of avenues for students to pursue through the University and the Human Subjects Office if they are concerned about who would be accredited with being the primary author on their study.
“Being the principal investigator on the IRB (form) does not confer authorship or ownership of the data,” Finn said.
Feb. 22, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=80021
Ph.D. students can no longer serve as principal investigators of their own work.
In January, the Office of Research Administration at Indiana University released a change in policy regarding principal investigators on studies involving human subjects. According to this new policy, the PI of a student’s work must be one of the individuals listed on the Human Subject Office’s website as an academic appointee eligible for this title.
Among those eligible are faculty members such as professors or assistant professors, librarians, deans, chancellors and research staff. Students, lecturers, teachers and research associates are no longer allowed to hold the title of principal investigator on research approved by the University.
Dr. Peter Finn, chairman of the Institutional Review Board, helped to make the final decision regarding the policy.
The rationale behind this change is that students are only “temporarily affiliated with the University,” thus it is more suitable for a tenured faculty member to oversee information.
“Faculty members are much more accountable to the University than students. Technically, in the past, the faculty member advising the project should have been responsible, but they weren’t always ... this change in policy puts more of the responsibility on them,” Finn said.
This policy does not change the way graduate students conduct research, but leads to questions regarding responsibility versus ownership of research.
Marda Rose, a Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic linguistics, said she is concerned.
“By writing the professor’s name as the principal investigator on the project, the student no longer has a written document that clearly states that the research he or she is conducting is his or her own,” she said. “What is at stake is who is getting credit for the research.”
Other graduate students have expressed their concern regarding awareness of the new policy.
Traci Nagle, another Ph.D. candidate at IU, said “I found out about (the policy change) only when a friend called it to my attention ... I was not notified of this policy decision by the Human Subject’s office. Had my friend not told me about it, I probably would not have found out about it until I had to submit a Continuing Review in October.”
Existing studies will not be modified to reflect the new policy until the next “amendment.” Finn said an e-mail announcement was sent out regarding the new policy.
“The key issue here is that the person who is the principal investigator on the IRB (form) is not the same as the person who is the principal investigator doing the research,” Finn said. “The students remain the principal investigator on their own study, but under their faculty member.”
Finn said there are a variety of avenues for students to pursue through the University and the Human Subjects Office if they are concerned about who would be accredited with being the primary author on their study.
“Being the principal investigator on the IRB (form) does not confer authorship or ownership of the data,” Finn said.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
IDS: FNECC first Craft Night creates cultural experience for students
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| Dr. Sonya Atalay Ojiwe, Instructor at the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, talks with Marilyn Cleveland, an elder beading master from Cherokee and white mountain Apache during Craft Night on Thursday at Weatherly Hall. |
By Eshley Spitzer | IDS
Jan. 20, 2011
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=79322
New and old members of the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center came together to celebrate culture for the first time this semester for Craft Night on Thursday.
Twenty FNECC members excitedly greeted one another, enjoyed a free dinner and listened to Native American music before starting the craft activity.
Dr. Brian Gilley, FNECC director and associate professor of anthropology, said he was very pleased to see the returning faces.
“Our goal is to put culture first and build a community from culture. That’s why we have Craft Night,” Gilley said.
Gilley said he has worked hard to make the cultural center in Weatherly Hall a welcoming environment where Native American students can feel at home and experience culture.
“We want a place where students can come catch a TV show between classes, eat lunch, feel at home and have a sense of community,” Gilley said.
The FNECC tries to reach out to any student looking to connect to his culture or learn more about Native American traditions.
“If you are from a reservation or community, you are going to come to Craft Night and recognize the smells, sounds, the interactions, the practices — but anyone who wants to come and learn respectively is welcome,” Gilley said. “The key element is, of course, respect.”
Students, IU community members and Bloomington community members that attended the Craft Night learned how to make customary shawls that would be used at a Pow Wow or celebration.
The program was led by Dr. Sonya Atalay, an assistant professor of anthropology and FNECC member.
“We are going to learn how to make a shawl tonight and learn about a Native American woman’s role in her family and in her community,” Atalay said to the Craft Night attendees.
She said she hopes to teach the group how to put together a whole Regalia — a traditional wardrobe — through her workshops.
“I’ve been trying to keep things moving, recruit students and teach traditions,” Atalay said in between practicing cultural chants with children attending the event.
She continued to share how much events like this mean to her.
“I just love being around these people. This is our IU family, and we can’t always go home and be at ceremonies, so having people around and having this community for me and my kids is something I always look forward to,” Atalay said.
The FNECC regularly has activities, bringing students together through culture and the arts.
Their educational events include speakers, movie nights and many workshops such as basket weaving, beading and other crafts.
Since about four years ago, FNECC has been able to reach out to students who want to experience Native American culture.
“I was looking for a native community where I could learn about my culture as a Native American in the Ojibway tribe, and I found it at FNECC,” said Nathen Steininger, a senior at IU who regularly attends FNECC events. “It is the sense of community that keeps me coming back. I fit in here, I feel like I belong here, and I feel connected to a part of my identity.”
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
IDS: 14 graduate students receive fall travel scholarships
By Claire Aronson | IDS Reports
Dec. 6, 2010
The Graduate and Professional Student Organization recently awarded 14 travel awards to full-time graduate and professional students. Six $500 awards and eight $250 awards were given to the winners — chosen out of about 140 applicants this semester.
The winners were chosen by an independent panel of graduate students not affiliated with GPSO, Angela Jones, GPSO communications coordinator, said.
“We tend to always get a good breadth of winners,” Jones said. “GPSO knows that travel is an important part to a graduate student’s career.”
GPSO presents travel awards in both the fall and spring semesters, Jones said, and the money must be used for academic travel purposes, which include present work or participation in a conference or audition. Spring award applications will be available online in January.
“It has to be for something really integral and specific to their career, and they need to show why they need to be there,” Jones said.
GPSO has increased the amount of recipients throughout the past several years, she said.
“It is a really great service that other organizations aren’t really doing,” Jones said.
Kevin Guidry, GSPO awards officer, said there were 41 members of the panel this semester.
“They did a great job, and I think the results came out pretty well,” he said.
GPSO typically receives a lot more applicants from graduate students in the social sciences and humanities than the physical sciences because there is less funding available for the humanities, Guidry said.
“This is reflective in the winners this semester,” he said.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=78904
Dec. 6, 2010
The Graduate and Professional Student Organization recently awarded 14 travel awards to full-time graduate and professional students. Six $500 awards and eight $250 awards were given to the winners — chosen out of about 140 applicants this semester.
The winners were chosen by an independent panel of graduate students not affiliated with GPSO, Angela Jones, GPSO communications coordinator, said.
“We tend to always get a good breadth of winners,” Jones said. “GPSO knows that travel is an important part to a graduate student’s career.”
GPSO presents travel awards in both the fall and spring semesters, Jones said, and the money must be used for academic travel purposes, which include present work or participation in a conference or audition. Spring award applications will be available online in January.
“It has to be for something really integral and specific to their career, and they need to show why they need to be there,” Jones said.
GPSO has increased the amount of recipients throughout the past several years, she said.
“It is a really great service that other organizations aren’t really doing,” Jones said.
Kevin Guidry, GSPO awards officer, said there were 41 members of the panel this semester.
“They did a great job, and I think the results came out pretty well,” he said.
GPSO typically receives a lot more applicants from graduate students in the social sciences and humanities than the physical sciences because there is less funding available for the humanities, Guidry said.
“This is reflective in the winners this semester,” he said.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=78904
Friday, November 19, 2010
Ph.D. student thrives despite health struggle
By Nathan Miller | IDS
Nov. 18, 2010
Jenelle Dorner has spent years fighting fatigue, malnutrition and pain.
Dorner, a doctoral candidate in neuroscience and psychology at IU, was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, dystonia and gastroparesis, which combined have left her wheelchair-bound with a surgically inserted tube that helps send nutrition directly to her heart.
Read the rest of the story..
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=78583&search=graduate%20student§ion=search
Nov. 18, 2010
Jenelle Dorner has spent years fighting fatigue, malnutrition and pain.
Dorner, a doctoral candidate in neuroscience and psychology at IU, was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease, dystonia and gastroparesis, which combined have left her wheelchair-bound with a surgically inserted tube that helps send nutrition directly to her heart.
Read the rest of the story..
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=78583&search=graduate%20student§ion=search
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
College of Arts and Sciences dean resigns
Bennett Bertenthal, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announced his resignation Tuesday.
IU Spokesman Larry MacIntyre said Bertenthal’s decision was announced to IU faculty at noon by e-mail from Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson.
Hanson’s e-mail stated Bertenthal has decided to step down as dean and return to a full-time role as a faculty member, devoting himself to teaching and research. Bertenthal started his position as dean in 2007.
In an e-mail sent out to the faculty and staff of the College of Arts and Sciences, Bertenthal said the direction of the events are moving in ways that are less compatible with his goals for the College.
“As a dean, my steadfast vision has been to advance cutting-edge research, scholarship and creative activities to provide students with a broad-based liberal education and to serve the state, the nation and the world,” he said in the e-mail.
Within the current administration, Bertenthal said there are significant differences
of opinion regarding how he should proceed and many bear directly on fundamental issues confronting the College of Arts and Sciences.
“These differences of opinion, some of which are quite strong,” Bertenthal said, “are not unusual among knowledgeable and dedicated administrators, but they can create disruptions and disharmonies which could be costly to the College and the University.”
Bertenthal said in the interests of beginning the transition as soon as possible, the University has requested he step down as dean at the beginning of spring break.
Friday will be Bertenthal’s last day as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to return to full-time teaching and research as a James H. Rudy Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences,” Bertenthal said. “This too, is a privilege because I will be working in one of the most outstanding psychology departments in the nation.”
MacIntyre said David Zaret will be the interim dean until a new dean can be chosen.
Zaret served as interim dean for the College once before in 2006, before Bertenthal was hired. Zaret has been a member of the IU faculty since 1977 and served as executive associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1999 to 2005.
(By Jake Wright | IDS Reports: 3/9/2010)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
IDS: Lilly Library houses a world of history
Courtesy of Indiana University.
A woman polishes the silver metal handle of a locked brown padded door. Meanwhile, visitors peer through glass cases, coming closer than they might ever be to the likes of Thomas Jefferson, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin, Christopher Columbus and Sylvia Plath.
That is, until they walk through that door.
The Lilly Library is home to more than 400,000 books, 130,000 pieces of sheet music and approximately 7 million manuscripts.
From the first printing of the Declaration of Independence to an extensive small book collection, students can access it all for nothing more than a photo ID...
Read the full article.
(By Danielle Rindler and Biz Carson: IDS: 3/3/2010)
Thursday, February 18, 2010
IDS: Auditorium fills for Nobel Lecture speech
Distinguished Professor Elinor Ostrom presents an updated version of her Nobel Prize lecture to an audience Feb. 16, 2010, at the IU Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind. Ostrom is the University's eighth Nobel Prize recipient. (Ryan Dorgan | IDS)
Elinor and Vincent Ostrom stood side by side, hands held tightly as they became recipients of the University Medal, IU’s highest honor.
The medal, awarded by IU President Michael McRobbie, was presented prior to Professor Elinor Ostrom’s Nobel Prize lecture Tuesday at the IU
Auditorium.
McRobbie said the distinction has only been awarded 10 times.
Read the Full Article.
(By Alycin Bektesh: IDS: 2/17/2010)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
IDS: School of Informatics works in India to improve research
IU’s School of Informatics at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis and the National Institute of Technology Calicut in India are working to increase international research opportunities.
The institutions co-founded the first International Symposium on Biocomputing that is taking place today until Wednesday in Calicut, India. There will be lecturers and presenters from 14 different countries who will focus on bioinformatics and biotechnology.
Mathew Palakal, associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research at the School of Informatics, had the idea for the symposium after a trip to NITC in April 2009.
During his trip he spoke with colleagues at NITC, and they realized that international divides cause barriers when sharing knowledge and research. They created the symposium to improve research in the areas of bioinformatics and biotechnology.
“Bioinformatics and biotechnology are really two sides of the same coin,” Palakal said in an IU press release. “The more we are able to blur boundaries and integrate practices, the more meaningful and effective our research and its impact on the quality of human life becomes.”
Graduate students Rini Paul and Satishkumar Ganakammal were selected to participate in the event as presenters. Their papers will join with more than 100 other international student submissions.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=73713&search=graduate%20student§ion=search
(By Lindsey Erdody: IDS Reports: 2/15/2010)
The institutions co-founded the first International Symposium on Biocomputing that is taking place today until Wednesday in Calicut, India. There will be lecturers and presenters from 14 different countries who will focus on bioinformatics and biotechnology.
Mathew Palakal, associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research at the School of Informatics, had the idea for the symposium after a trip to NITC in April 2009.
During his trip he spoke with colleagues at NITC, and they realized that international divides cause barriers when sharing knowledge and research. They created the symposium to improve research in the areas of bioinformatics and biotechnology.
“Bioinformatics and biotechnology are really two sides of the same coin,” Palakal said in an IU press release. “The more we are able to blur boundaries and integrate practices, the more meaningful and effective our research and its impact on the quality of human life becomes.”
Graduate students Rini Paul and Satishkumar Ganakammal were selected to participate in the event as presenters. Their papers will join with more than 100 other international student submissions.
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=73713&search=graduate%20student§ion=search
(By Lindsey Erdody: IDS Reports: 2/15/2010)
Friday, January 29, 2010
IDS: SoFA gallery set for student shows
Similar yet different – sculpture, photography, digital art and printmaking meet at the School of Fine Arts Gallery in “IU School of Fine Arts Student Shows 2.”
The art, on display since Tuesday, will be celebrated with an opening reception 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Work by IU Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts students in four different artistic areas will be on display from 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the SOFA Gallery through Feb. 6.
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(IDS News: 1/28/2010)
The art, on display since Tuesday, will be celebrated with an opening reception 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Work by IU Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts students in four different artistic areas will be on display from 12 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the SOFA Gallery through Feb. 6.
Read full article.
(IDS News: 1/28/2010)
IDS: Students removed from work-study positions at Waldron
Carmichael retained her position through her work-study when the Waldron layoffs were announced Wednesday. As a work-study assistant, 90% of her financing comes from the school and not the Bloomington Area Arts Council, she said. However, IU decided the position was too stressful for the students to maintain their positions there.
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(IDS News: 1/12/2010)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
IDS: Maurer School of Law, University Graduate School both see increase in applications
As the recession continues to restructure the job market, more and more people are fleeing to academic institutions as a safe-haven to ride out the economic uncertainty.
Graduate programs nationwide have experienced an influx in applications this year, with IU Maurer School of Law topping the charts at a 30 percent increase.
“More people are deciding to go to law school,” said Frank Motley, assistant dean of admissions for the Maurer School. “The economy is obviously a major influence – if there were more jobs available out of school, then that is where people would be.”
IU University Graduate School also saw a rise in applications in nearly all graduate programs this year, said Dean of the IU University Graduate School James Wimbush.
“Many people who are out of work or unemployed find that going to graduate school and waiting for the job market to improve, while at the same time gaining new skills, is a viable alternative,” he said.
With more applications across the board, competitiveness for IU graduate programs is increasing as well.
“The greater the applicant pool, the better able we are in terms of selectivity,” Wimbush said.
(By Molly Johnson: IDS: 1/26/2010)
Read the article at the IDS.
Graduate programs nationwide have experienced an influx in applications this year, with IU Maurer School of Law topping the charts at a 30 percent increase.
“More people are deciding to go to law school,” said Frank Motley, assistant dean of admissions for the Maurer School. “The economy is obviously a major influence – if there were more jobs available out of school, then that is where people would be.”
IU University Graduate School also saw a rise in applications in nearly all graduate programs this year, said Dean of the IU University Graduate School James Wimbush.
“Many people who are out of work or unemployed find that going to graduate school and waiting for the job market to improve, while at the same time gaining new skills, is a viable alternative,” he said.
With more applications across the board, competitiveness for IU graduate programs is increasing as well.
“The greater the applicant pool, the better able we are in terms of selectivity,” Wimbush said.
(By Molly Johnson: IDS: 1/26/2010)
Read the article at the IDS.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
IDS: Playing ‘for the wonder of it all’
Members of the "No Repeats Bassoon Quartet," Bobby Phililps, Zach Hague, Nathan Daniels and Laura Bennett Cameron will be competing at the Be The Wonder competition in Febuary. The members are graduate students at the Jacobs School of Music. (Sevil Mahfoozi, Courtesy photo)
If you’ve never heard a bassoon quartet, you might want to perk up.
Four Jacobs School of Music graduate students play the double reed instrument in the No Repeats Bassoon Quartet.
This spring, the recently-formed quartet has taken on the challenge to create a unique version of the Foxwoods Resort Casino’s “The Wonder of it All” jingle.
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(By Alyssa Goldman: IDS: 1/20/2010)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
IDS: School of Music students sweep Met Auditions
Indiana University once again proved it’s music program is among the best in the country when three Jacobs School of Music students received honors at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Tri-State Auditions.
Laura Wilde, a graduate student and soprano, won the top honor. As the semi-finalist, Wilde received $2,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to New York City in March for the MET National Semifinals, where one-to-two singers from 15 different regions will
compete.
(By Margaret Ely: IDS: 1/19/2010)
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Friday, January 15, 2010
"Not A Retreat But A Forward": AGEP Effective Communication Workshop
The 2009-2010 AGEP "Not a Retreat But a Forward" workshop will be held on Saturday, January 16th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) in the Oak Room. This year's topic focuses on Effective Communication. We invite all STEM and SBES graduate students from both IU Bloomington and IUPUI to attend this workshop. This is a great opportunity to learn how to not only improve your communication skills for daily life, but also for improving your negotiation and persuasion techniques used when presenting your research. Transportation from IUPUI to Bloomington will be provided. Lunch will be on your own at the many eateries within the IMU.
Please RSVP through the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X7YH9DM
Thank you for taking advantage of the many wonderful oppotunities that are offered to you through AGEP and IU. We look forward to your participation!
http://www.iuagep.blogspot.com
In the news:
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, AGEP will hold this year’s workshop – which focuses on effective communication – in the Oak Room at the Indiana Memorial Union.
According to its Web site, AGEP is a national science foundation that focuses on increasing the number of underrepresented minorities and U.S. citizens who obtain graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. (By Danielle Rindler: IDS: 1/14/2010)
Read full article.
Please RSVP through the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X7YH9DM
Thank you for taking advantage of the many wonderful oppotunities that are offered to you through AGEP and IU. We look forward to your participation!
http://www.iuagep.blogspot.com
In the news:
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, AGEP will hold this year’s workshop – which focuses on effective communication – in the Oak Room at the Indiana Memorial Union.
According to its Web site, AGEP is a national science foundation that focuses on increasing the number of underrepresented minorities and U.S. citizens who obtain graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. (By Danielle Rindler: IDS: 1/14/2010)
Read full article.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Opera (graduate) students move one step closer to Met
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