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Volume 25, Number 8

October 8, 2004

Tree, award to honor memory of research compliance coordinator
This spring, the recipient of a student research prize can enjoy the shade of a tree beside the Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs. Both the prize and the tree will be memorials to Sandra Smith's 24 years of service. Full Story

Need a night out? Recreation Services program can help
The Office of Recreation Services was listening when parents said
they needed an occasional break. Full Story

Students taking chili orders to aid West Virginia community
Three student organizations are sponsoring the Oct. 21 Chili Drive By behind the Applied Technology Building. Full Story

Indianapolis planning center earns national Web site honor
The award recognizes the innovative Web design of the Indianapolis Regional Center Plan 2020 for downtown development. Full Story

Former AT&T executive to give Schranz public relations lecture Marilyn Laurie was responsible for leading the company's brand-building activities worldwide. She was previously senior vice president of public relations. Full Story

Students work with Citigroup to raise credit problem awareness
Citi Cards, the largest issuer of credit cards, is working with 24 students in a senior-level class taught by Tom Baird. Full Story

Papa John's founder named to business college hall of fame
John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's, was among eight alumni and an Indianapolis-based business honored at the first Miller College of Business Awards Dinner. Full Story

Career Center seeing more employers for fair, interviews
Sheila Spisak, associate director of the Career Center,
said this fall's career fair drew 23 percent more employers than
it did last year. Full Story

 

Extra! Extra! 'Bat Boy' emerges from cave and takes the stage
"Bat Boy," which has grown into an off-Broadway cult hit, will be staged Oct. 21-24 and Oct. 26-31 in Strother Theatre. Full Story

World Trade Center archive photographer to speak Oct. 12  The only photographer to gain unlimited access to Ground Zero, Joel Meyerowitz has made a photographic record of the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story

Pianist is guest performer for  Oct. 13 Art of Jazz concert
Jazz pianist Matt Harris performs with the Ball State Jazz Ensemble in this year's first Art of Jazz Series concert in Sursa Hall. Harris is director of jazz studies at California State University Northridge. He toured with Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich. Full Story

Three Asian-American artists honor tradition in exhibition
Contemporary works will be on exhibit in "Honoring Tradition: Perspectives of Three Asian-American Artists" at the Museum of Art. Full Story

Summit to demonstrate how technology relates to work
Ball State will be a major participant in the Vision 2006 Tech Summit Nov. 16 at the Horizon Convention Center. Full Story

Operation Wellness helps area county lose hundreds of pounds
Carol Friesen, project coordinator, has measured reduced blood pressure and body weight among Operation Wellness participants. Full Story

Former professor to serve
as Fulbright Scholar in Italy

Richard J. "Richie" Meyer, the former Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Chair in Telecommunications, will lecture on film and media studies in 2005. Full Story

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Researcher going to Russia to examine space station returnees

Landscape artist's works to
be focus of Museum of Art talks

Jacobs, McIntosh participating
in 'Politics Made Easy' forum

Vietnam War experience poet
to present Oct. 11 reading

Open house set at adult fitness program's exercise facilities

Showing of fast food documentary set for Oct. 12 in Pruis Hall

Mayor of Honolulu to speak at
CAP Indy conference, on campus

HPL lecture focuses on how space flight may affect human muscles

Afghanistan expert, author to
speak on upcoming elections

Call out for volunteers, donors
to assist WIPB fall TeleSale

New system gives computer science department more power

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