The Magazine of the University of Indianapolis Fall 2013

What?! Time for Homecoming?! It’s just around the corner! Come back to campus for all the fun—the big game, Tailgate Town, the golf cart parade, and so much more. (Pages 6–7.)

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Table of Contents 4 6 10 20 President’s forum Homecoming 2013! Scholarly pursuits PT students pair UIndy’s future is coming More than 25,000 people Find out what’s happening with IU clinic into focus, thanks to Vision call UIndy their alma mater, on campus this fall, inclu- Physical therapy students 2030 and much hard work and Homecoming is all ding new online classes, an from UIndy and IU are on the part of faculty, staff, about celebrating that. Plan education seminar, and a applying their skills at a free students, and alumni. to come to campus for a new symposium in October clinic in Indianapolis and packed schedule of food, featuring Senator Richard helping the community one 5 music, campus tours, G. Lugar. patient at a time. catching up with old friends, Manuel champions and a great Greyhound Southside—and 18 22 football victory, of course! UIndy’s role Big-league To catch a thief A movement is underway on opportunity Students from the Forensics Indianapolis’s Southside, 8 An exercise science major at UIndy group set out to and it deserves the support Professional Edge snagging a full-time teach kids at the Children’s of the entire city. UIndy is Center debuts job with a major league Museum of Indianapolis uniquely positioned as a A new center combines the baseball team—even before about DNA, and they used a community anchor and forces of Alunni Relations, his graduation? It hardly clever cookie “crime” to help catalyst for bringing new Career Services, and Com- sounds real. But it happened present the evidence. jobs, businesses, and munity Programs in order to for UIndy senior Tyler residences to the area. give our students a leg up in Norton, who is off to the the workforce. Los Angeles Dodgers.

On the cover Lucy’s all lathered about Homecoming, and you should be, too! More features are being added all the time! Details on pages 6–7.

2 PORTICO Fall 2013 Alumni Association Board of Directors 2012–13 Stephen Arthur ’76 Amy Johnson Burton ’94, President-Elect Wendy Walker Grant ’96 Nikki Grotenhuis Reed ’07 Andy Hammond ’06 Tim Harris ’02 Dawn Hay ’10 Kent Holaday ’92 Philip Jackson ’94 Fenrick James ’04 Mike Kenworthy ’09 Wendy Pitts Knapp ’00 Clance LaTurner ’01 David Myers ’95 From theatre to music to art and lectures, UIndy presents more than 100 arts-related events Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99, President each year, and most of them are free and family-friendly. We just unveiled the lineup for the Anita Kolkmeier Samuel ’98 Ryan Scott ’01 2013–14 season, so visit www.uindy.edu/arts for the most up-to-date information about shows Greg Seiter ’89 and events. Or call the Event Ticketing Center at (317) 788-3251 with questions about specific Tom Shively ’01 events. See you on campus! Michael Shurn ’71 Mike Solari ’07 Amber Harrison Stearns ’95 Mary Massing Sturm ’84 ’90 Mary Surma ’13, Student Alumni Association President 24 28 Kelly Thompson ’02 Greyhound updates Whipstitch Sallies’ Nick Williams ’10 success a surprise Find out what’s in store for The magazine of the to alumna volleyball and soccer this University of Indianapolis Kat Erickson ’13 had never fall and get caught up on Nondiscriminatory four alumni who made their Jen Huber ’07 Policies played bass in her life, but Portico Editor and mark on the professional The University of Indianapolis now she’s part of a folk band Assistant Director basketball circuit this year. does not discriminate on the that’s making waves on the for Publications regional circuit. basis of race, color, gender, age, 30 R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84 religion, ethnic or national Unearthing history University Editor and origin, marital status, sexual 26 orientation, or gender identity Faculty members Chris Director for Publications Write now and expression irrespective of Schmidt and Greg Rein- Ryan Brock ’10 is a great Jeannine Allen ’10 whether the status is legally hardt traveled to Italy in example of someone who Art Director protected. The University chose to study what he May for research and to Mary Atteberry ’07 complies with the loved. And pursuing his explore the buried cities of Vice President for Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and academic interests and Pompeii and Herculaneum. Communications & Marketing the Americans with Disabilities passion for writing has Act. This policy applies to now resulted in starting 32 Scott Hall applicants and employees and his own company. Class Notes Director of Media Relations to all aspects of employment. Honored alumni, a thank you note, and an homage to the beloved “egg chair.” Please send correspondence and address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, [email protected]. www.uindy.edu 3 President’s forum ‘Professional Edge’ taking shape & Homecoming’s coming

Last year in my first message in this space, I wrote of my gratitude at being welcomed into the UIndy community and my belief that together we could prepare for the economic and societal challenges ahead while holding fast to our mission, values, and traditions. With tremendous alumni support and input, we have spent the last year identifying our strengths and our opportunities, and we now have a framework for making this institution a national model of comprehensive education.

I hope you got a chance to read all about the Vision 2030 strategic planning process in the year-end review magazine, 1400, which was mailed to alumni and friends this summer. (It is still available online at 1400.uindy.edu.) We will be depending upon you a lot this year to help us shape priorities and implement initiatives. One of those just taking form is our new Professional Edge Center, which very soon will be enlisting alumni as mentors for students and will be creating professional development and networking opportunities for both students Dr. Robert L. Manuel and alumni. (See story on page 8.) University President We also hope to see a lot more of you on campus this year, starting on October 5 with that quintessential fall football celebration, Homecoming. Prepare to bring your loved ones and join students, faculty, and staff for a day filled with family-oriented activities, which starts with service projects and brunch in the morning and continues through the afternoon with Greyhound Village and Tailgate Town entertainment. (See pages 6 and 7.) If you can’t spend the day, perhaps you can help us pack the stands for our 6 p.m. game against Missouri S & T!

Note that the Sunday before Homecoming, Sept. 29, is UIndy Day from noon to 5 p.m. at the Indianapolis Zoo. Check the website at uindy.edu/homecoming for details about this and other Homecoming Week activities. I am looking forward to seeing many of you that week.

Whether it’s then or at another time, I hope you will get the chance to reconnect with UIndy this year. I also welcome your thoughts on how we can create exceptional opportunities for students and alumni. Of course I’d love to meet you in person, but if we can’t chat at a campus event you can write to me at [email protected]. I’m also on Twitter @UIndyPrez.

Robert L. Manuel

4 PORTICO Fall 2013 Manuel champions Southside, University’s community role

This op-ed ran in theIndianapolis Star on July 8, 2013. With its physical facilities, human and intellectual A movement is underway on Indianapolis’s Southside, capital, and $23 million in annual spending within Marion and it deserves the support of the entire city. County, UIndy is uniquely positioned as a community In neighborhoods from South Street to the Johnson anchor and catalyst for redevelopment, especially in the area County line, residents, merchants, and officials are joining bounded by Meridian Street and Interstates 65 and 465. forces to take charge of their future. That effort will receive We can leverage our strengths in health care, education, an official stamp of approval this fall if the City-County business, gerontology, and other fields to make this Council and Metropolitan Development Commission neighborhood more attractive for current and prospective approve a proposed Madison Avenue Corridor Economic residents and, in doing so, create a richer and more relevant Development Area. experience for our students, which remains our primary This matters to me because I live and work on the mission. One idea we’re pursuing is to partner with a Southside. One year ago, my family and I moved to healthcare system in establishing a medical facility that would University Heights, the subdivision founded in tandem serve local residents and provide clinical experiences and with the University of Indianapolis in 1902. research opportunities for our students and faculty in nursing, UIndy, to inform its long-term strategic planning physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychology. process, has been gathering input from students, faculty, The University is a founding member of the Gateway staff, alumni, parents, and community residents. One clear Community Alliance, a group of interested residents and theme emerging is that the University still shares its success business owners who revived the annual Miracle Mile with the residential and commercial areas that surround it. parade on Madison Avenue and are installing a landmark Our campus community and its visitors want the same arch and streetscape project at the confluence of Madison things our neighbors want: security, a sense of place, and a and East Street, identifying this important and historic range of options for transit, shopping, dining, socializing, southern gateway into the city. and living. We regularly host nearly 1,000 employees and UIndy also is active behind the scenes, hosting local more than 5,400 students, as well as their families and meetings on zoning, rapid transit, and the aforementioned friends. Thousands more attend the 250-plus athletic and redevelopment corridor along Madison Avenue, East Street, cultural events that take place each year on our campus. and Shelby Street. Too often, these people end up driving to the suburbs or The proposed economic development area encompasses Downtown for desired amenities. more than 5,000 acres and more than 30,000 residents. The It’s not hard to see why, as my family learned upon EDA designation will provide access to grants, tax incentives, arrival. Many of the goods, services, and opportunities and other financial tools to fund improvements, attract new we sought were simply not here. The empty storefronts, business, generate jobs, and raise property values. abandoned industrial sites, and aging infrastructure were Public support is particularly important on July 17, impossible to ignore. when the Metropolitan Development Commission At the same time, however, I learned that the people considers the EDA resolution; on August 26, when the who live and work here already were taking steps to restore City-County Council’s economic development committee our section of the city to its previous vibrancy, and that makes its recommendation; and on September 9, when the UIndy was a central partner in that effort. This is a council itself is expected to vote on the resolution. responsibility the University will embrace even more This is an important step for Indianapolis. Let’s all actively in the years ahead. get behind it. —Robert L. Manuel

www.uindy.edu 5 Homecoming 2013 is all about kicking things up a notch. Planning was still underway at press time, so there are surprises in store. And the calendar is already packed with events. For all the details and to register for events, make sure to visit uindy.edu/homecoming early and often! Start the week off in a family-friendly way by heading to the Indianapolis Zoo on Sunday afternoon for UIndy Day. Relive a classic 80s moment with a movie on the mall on Monday, where we’ll be watching The Breakfast Club, and enjoy a “Hounds through the Decades” fashion show on Tuesday (where you’ll probably hear a lot of ‘What were we thinking?’). Wednesday night brings nationally known singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson to campus, and Thursday we’ll enjoy a special 1950s diner-themed dinner, complete with music of the era. Friday night is the traditional Honors and Recognition Banquet, celebrating outstanding alumni. Plan to arrive on campus early on Saturday to join in the campus-wide service project at the now-empty Cummins Apartments lot, and learn about plans to create a pocket park on the site. The President’s Lunch is next. Then it’s off to the campus open houses. Saturday afternoon combines the fun of Greyhound Village and Tailgate Town for the first time: city food trucks, inflatables, music, and the annual Golf Cart Parade. And tents will sprout up featuring various schools, departments, even some community groups. The football game (and Greyhound victory!) under the lights cap off a great fall day at UIndy. Visit uindy.edu/homecoming for more details about the events and how you can register. Plus: Eat for UIndy Eat at City Barbeque in Greenwood, Ind., from Sept. 29–Oct. 6 to support UIndy’s Scholarship Fund! Present the flyer—available at uindy. edu/homecoming—when ordering, either dine- in and carry-out, and 25 percent of the proceeds from that order will go to the scholarship fund.

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Sunday, September 29 Honors & Recognition Dinner, 6–8 p.m., Schwitzer Student Center, UIndy Hall A Women’s soccer match vs. Quincy, Noon Volleyball vs. Bellarmine, 7 p.m., Men’s soccer, 2:30 p.m., Key Stadium Ruth Lilly Fitness Center Hounds Go Wild: UIndy Day at the Dessert Reception with student & alumni Indianapolis Zoo, Noon–5 social, Schwitzer Atrium, 8–10 p.m. Monday, September 30 Huddle at McQ’s Pub & Eatery, 9–11 p.m. Pep Rally, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Smith Mall Saturday, October 5 The Breakfast Club, 9 p.m., Smith Mall 50-Year Club Breakfast, 8–9 a.m., UIndy Tuesday, October 1 Hall. Classes of 1963 and earlier. Service projects “Hounds through the Decades” Fashion , Cummins Apts. site, 9–Noon Show, courtesy of the Theatre Department, Financial Planning Seminar, 9–10 a.m. 4:30–7 p.m., Schwitzer Dining Hall Schwitzer Center, Trustees Dining Room Provost’s Lecture: Dr. Krista Latham, 4:30– Esch Bust Dedication. 10:30–11:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Gallery Jazz Combo performance, 7:30–9 p.m. Alumni Swim Meet, 11 a.m., Ruth Lilly Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Fitness Center “UIndy Feud” game show, 9 p.m., President’s Lunch, Noon– 1 p.m. Schwitzer Student Center, UIndy Hall Schwitzer Dining Hall Wednesday, October 2 Campus Open Houses, 1–3 p.m. Volleyball Ace’s Birthday Party, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., vs. USI, 3 p.m., Ruth Lilly Schwitzer Student Center Rotunda Fitness Center Greyhound Village & Tailgate Town Eric Hutchinson in concert. 9 p.m., , Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center 3–6 p.m., Key Stadium parking lot. Golf cart parade to Key Stadium, 5 p.m. Thursday, October 3 Greyhound football vs. Missouri S&T, 1950’s dinner, diner-style, with music of the 6 p.m., Key Stadium era, 4:30–7 p.m., Schwitzer Dining Hall Sunday, October 6 Through the DecadesExperience Design exhibition, 7–10 p.m., UIndy Halls B & C Church service, 9 & 11 a.m., University Heights United Methodist Church Friday, October 4 Founders’ Day event with continental 50-Year Reception for the Class of 1963, breakfast, 10–11 a.m., Alumni House 3–6 p.m., Alumni House

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Alumni integral to Professional Edge Center

One especially exciting development emerging from the University’s strategic planning process (visit www.uindy.edu and click on “Vision 2030”) is a merger of the Office of Alumni Relations with those of Career Services and Community Programs, which connects students with volunteer and service-learning opportunities in the community. Every group engaged in the Vision 2030 conversations emphasized the importance of connecting students to alumni in more meaning- ful ways, particularly in terms of mentoring and career placement. The merger of operations into a Professional Edge Center will enable UIndy to make those connections and still offer traditional services and programs for alumni. “Professional Edge will help students build their social capital right along with the working knowledge and skills that will help them in their future professions,” explains President Manuel. “Alumni will be a critical component of this initiative as we seek their help in mentoring students and facilitating business connections.” The Center will provide students with ongoing exposure to working professionals, and when fully operational will provide professional development opportunities for alumni. To facilitate the merger, the Career Services and Community Programs offices have joined Alumni Relations in Stierwalt Alumni House.

Alumni professionals in the community—such as Joel Zawacki ’06, Director of Corporate Sales & Marketing for the Indianapolis Indians, and Nichole Wilson ’02 ’06, Director of Rehab & Sports Medicine for Community Health Network—will be crucial to the success of the Professional Edge Center.

8 PORTICO FallFall 2013 Tell us about it Alumni surveys can help shape students’ UIndy experience

Wait—don’t throw that letter away! “Our last undergraduate survey in 2011 UIndy recently conducted a survey of its revealed that more than 90 percent of our students undergraduate alumni and is anticipating mailing found a job within six months of graduating, and a survey to graduate student alumni this fall. If 90 percent rated the University as ‘above average’ you are a product of our graduate programs, you or ‘excellent,’” says Alles. might receive a letter from UIndy asking you to “We now want to collect this kind of infor- participate in this brief survey. mation from our graduate students so we know if We’re collecting anonymous responses to help we are serving them well.” us improve and provide information that will aid Part of the challenge of conducting a the University in applying for grants and outside successful survey is having enough valid email funding. And your response will help greatly in addresses for an accurate sample. If you’re willing unearthing statistics about our graduates, such as to support your alma mater by being randomly how prepared you felt after graduating and where selected to participate in a future survey, please you found a job. visit forms.uindy.edu/alumni to provide “We’re concerned with the student experience your email address. here and how a UIndy education launched our Completing a survey also means that you students into their civic and professional lives,” will be entered to win incentives, such as an says Patrick Alles of the University’s Institutional iPad or gift cards. Planning and Research office. “We can’t thank our alumni enough for Survey results also help departments become taking the time to complete these surveys,” more responsive to both student and workforce says Alles. needs. The results can contribute to shaping the “Your information will help UIndy remain University curriculum and improving the graduate relevant and responsive as we prepare the next experience at UIndy. generation of professionals.”

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A look at UIndy faculty scholarship, faculty/student research collaborations, international connections, and community impact. For the most up-to-date news about the University, visit news.uindy.edu.

Advising was presented with the help of four current UIndy students and two alumni. Planning for success Christopher Moore ’04 (Physics & Earth Space Sciences Lela Mixon, coordinator of advising in the College of Arts and Anthropology) presented “Shamans on the Green and Sciences, has been promoted to director of the Center for River?” at the annual spring Kentucky Heritage Council Advising and Student Achievement. CASA is a new advising archaeological conference and co-authored two papers at center that will work in collaboration with faculty advisors the spring workshop of the Indiana Archaeological Council. and other units on campus to implement the developing One of those papers, “Development of an Online Guide Greyhound Plan, a detailed and individualized road map for to Midwestern Ceramics: Ideas and Directions,” was Ethan Bean, each UIndy student that includes integrated curricular and coauthored by anthropology students Zachary Gross Rebecca Van Sessen co-curricular pathways for engagement. Plans for the center , and . are well underway, and more information about its offerings will be available in the coming months. Art & Design

Anthropology Discovering artistic voices within Dee Schaad was invited to exhibit his ceramic work at “Artists for a Shore Cause,” an invitational exhibition at the M. T. Burton Gallery in Surf City, N.J. Proceeds from the exhibition go to causes related to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. In March at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in Houston, Tex., Schaad earned second place at the “Peep Show,” a ceramics competition sponsored by the Skutt Kiln Company. Schaad and Jim Viewegh also had their work showcased in a two-person exhibtion at the Gallery on Pearl in New Albany, Ind., in April. In December 2012, Nelson Wei Tan presented “Cultural and Societal Influences on Design Pedagogies— A Comparative Analysis—Between the United States and Singapore,” at the American Institute of Graphic Arts Design Educators Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Wei Tan and Julia Taugner, along with students Sara Blair ’13, Danielle Lawson, and Stephanie Seman ’13, won an ADDY award from the Indianapolis chapter of the American Advertising Federation for outstanding student graphic design. Lawson won a second ADDY from the Los Angeles chapter. In June Marilyn Lake McElwain presented “When Arts Academia Gets Street Smart: Beyond the Ivory Tower” at Sinking their teeth into history the International Visual and Performing Arts Conference in Christopher Schmidt is the new editor for the journal Dental Athens, Greece. She also completed community engagement Anthropology, a peer-review journal with an international projects for a 2012–13 Indiana Campus Compact Faculty readership that publishes original work in all areas of dental Fellows Grant. “The Secret Garden, Discovering Artistic science. He also received a research grant from the British Voices Within” included creative expression projects in Academy to study medieval teeth from England. Thanks to a Indianapolis and a tactile expressive arts project for blind UIndy Zerfas grant, Schmidt and colleague Greg Reinhardt and senior citizens with limited vision in San Ignacio, Belize. were able to travel to Italy (above) to study human teeth from In May she worked with service-learning students at Caritas the Roman site Herculaneum, which was buried by Vesuvius Refugee Center in Athens, Greece, in an ongoing effort to along with Pompeii in AD 79 (see page 30). build international service opportunities for pre-art therapy So far in 2013 Schmidt has presented papers at seven and multidisciplinary students. meetings in both Indianapolis and Knoxville, Tenn. His work

10 PORTICO Fall 2013 Athletic Training group, ISM–Central Indiana, and is an active member of the National Association for Education Procurement association. Faculty recognition Christine Lauber was recognized as the 2013 Great Lakes Center for Aging & Community Athletic Trainers’ Association Educator of the Year at the GLATA winter meeting in Wheeling, Ill. At the GLATA Advocating livable communities meeting, she presented “Evidence-Based Ultrasound for In February Sharon Baggett received a grant, “Leadership for Chronic Inflammatory Conditions” and “High-Volt Pulsed Planning Advocacy” from the Indiana Governor’s Council for Stimulation as an Effective Modality?” with a colleague from People with Disabilities in conjunction with the Center on Lewis University. She also presented “Are Preceptor Perceived Aging and Community at Indiana University. The grant Strengths Regarding Important Clinical Instructor Behaviors funded development of a five-day training course with a Influenced by Personal, Employment, or Professional companion workbook for older people and persons with Experience?” with a colleague from DePauw University. disabilities to enable them to become effective advocates for Scott Lawrance ’03 ’10 was named UIndy’s 2013 concepts of livable communities. Training will be offered in Teacher of the Year. In March he led a two-hour learning September and October for 20 trainees in each of two pilot lab, “Unlocking the Hip: Using Joint Mobilizations to Treat communities in Shelbyville and Crawfordsville, Ind. Joint Hypomobility,” at the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Baggett also presented a related paper in August, Association winter meeting. At the same meeting, he “Building Advocates for Livable Communities: Across coauthored three case study poster presentations with athletic Ages, Across Abilities” at the 17th World Congress of the training graduates. International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Lawrance presented “Bilateral Talocalcaneal Coalition Sciences in Manchester, U.K. The paper was one of 10 Excision in a College Basketball Player” with Derek Beeler included in the panel “Age-Friendly Communities: From ’13, “Significant Elbow Injury in a College Football Offensive Research to Practice.” Her paper reviewed the history of Lineman” with Kevin Gullion ’13, and “Postoperative advocacy in addressing urban and community issues, as well Rehabilitation of Femoroacetabular Impingement in a as the growth of urban planning as a tool for social change Women’s Soccer Player” with Greg Taylor ’13. In June and the livable communities/communities-for-a-lifetime Lawrance and two colleagues presented “Effectiveness of a movement in the context of urban movements, and described Hospital-Based, Multidisciplinary Pre-NFL Combine and the “Leadership for Planning Advocacy” training curriculum. Pro Day Training Program” at the St. Vincent Research CAC’s popular “Helping Professionals” series of Symposium. Also in June, he and Lauber were featured at workshops for aging services providers continued in May the National Athletic Trainers Association summer with a focus on helping older adults embrace a new purpose symposium and presented the learning lab “Muscle Energy through spirituality and social engagement. The next Techniques to Treat Painful Lumbar Spine Mobility.” workshop, “Helping Professionals Help Older Adults Embrace a New Purpose: Recreation and Volunteerism” Biology will take place in UIndy Hall on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. The workshops were conducted with the generous support of An integrated study an anonymous donor in honor of long-time aging advocate Sandra Davis and Mary Ritke were awarded a grant from Nelle Worthington. the Indiana Academy of Sciences for their proposal “Gender- In June CAC worked with the Indiana Housing and Related and Environmental Contributions to Floral Color Community Development Authority to provide home in Saponaria officinalis: An Integrated Study of Phenotypic modification training to housing and owner-occupied Variation and Gene Regulation.” The project is a collaborative rehabilitation professionals eligible for Aging in Place research effort between Davis and Ritke and Dana Dudle at funding through IHCDA. The two-day workshop, DePauw University. “Home Sweet Home: Modifications for Aging in Place,” was developed and managed by CAC Executive Director Ellen Miller, with faculty expertise provided by adjuncts Business Morgan Crone and John Kelly ’91 ’98. The purpose of the Certified for life workshop was to provide intensive training on how to conduct a home assessment for aging in place. “Home Sweet Stacie Neuhaus, director of Procurement and Ancillary Home: Modifications for Aging in Place” will be offered Services, was awarded a lifetime Certified Purchasing again in September. Manager certification by the Institute for Supply Manage- ment, Inc., in April. She has just concluded three years on the Board of Directors as vice president of the local ISM affiliate

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Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning Aiming to increase achievement “Indiana’s Future,” CELL’s annual conference, will take place November 12–13 at the Wyndham Indianapolis West with the theme “Turning Challenges into Opportunities.” Hundreds of leaders in education and business will come together with the aim of providing Indiana communities more opportunities to increase student achievement. Dr. Robyn Jackson will present concepts from her latest book, Never Underestimate Your Teachers, and will help educators navigate the challenges of teacher/administrator evaluation. Dr. Michael Wesch’s lectures, TEDx Talks, and videos for YouTube have won him a national following: his presentation, “The End of Wonder in the Age of Whatever,” A painter as well as a graphic designer, Allen spent a week will focus on inspiring creativity and wonder in students. in her native Maine this summer as part of her fellowship, The Indiana Education Workforce Innovation Network studying painting on Monhegan Island. Above: her easel, (a partnership between CELL and Indiana Education with the home of artist Jamie Wyeth (son of Andrew Wyeth Roundtable) has awarded eight regional partnership grants and grandson of N. C. Wyeth) in the background. totaling more than $450,000 in a drive to align high school, college, and career and technical education programs with specific employment opportunities around the state. Community Programs Center CELL recently awarded official endorsements to four Early College High Schools. Center Grove High School, Connersville Senior High School, East Chicago Central High School, and Lawrenceburg High School all received three- year endorsements. The Early College model allows students to earn up to two years of college credit while earning a high school diploma. This brings the total to seven endorsed Early College High Schools in Indiana.

Communication Raking in the recognition The staff of the Reflector and the Reflector Online had eight regional winners in the Region 5 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition. They also won six state-level journalism awards in the Indiana Collegiate Press Association competition in April. Jeanne Criswell, adviser to the Reflectorand the Reflector Online, was selected to serve a thirteenth term on the ICPA Board of Directors.

Communications & Marketing Service-learning abroad The Community Programs Center led an interdisciplinary A worthwhile renewal trip in collaboration with the Social Sciences/Social Work Jeannine Allen ’10, art director in the Publications Office, Program and the School of Business during Spring Term was selected for a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship by the of May 2013. Ten UIndy students traveled to Cyprus to Arts Council of Indianapolis. The Arts Council describes participate in several international service-learning these fellowships as a “nationally recognized and ground- experiences. The students worked at a school with elementary breaking initiative” offering artists and arts administrators students to plant a garden and later trained the teachers on the opportunity to renew and refresh creativity through a innovative science teaching methods. UIndy also collaborated two-year fellowship with a cash award of $10,000 each. with the University of Nicosia to observe, clean, and evaluate

12 PORTICO Fall 2013 a newly developed beach in the Famagusta area and presented emerging “fat rights” movement. He also recently published their recommendations to the city’s mayor and his council. “Fat Rights and the Fitness Professional” in the ACSM’s The student recommendations will be a part of a grant Certified News. In addition, Berger spoke on the subject proposal to the European Union to be submitted to support of body composition in college during the University of the developments of an all-accessible beach by the city. Indianapolis’s Residence Hall Association Body Image Congratulations to Stephanie Sachs ’07 ’12 for earning Week in February 2013. the 2012–13 College Mentors for Kids Site Manager of Michael Diacin and Jennifer Vansickle presented the Year award. The UIndy chapter serves about 80 children “Service Learning Through Special Olympics: Examining in first through eighth grades. Impacts Upon Student Volunteers” at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs Annual Convention, April 23–27, 2013, in Charlotte, NC. They also presented “Volunteer Motivations at a Mega Blending faith and study Sporting Event.” Lisa Hicks, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, Michael G. Cartwright (dean) is directing the Chaplaincy and Mindy Hartman-Mayol presented “Applying the Initiative for the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Coordinated School Health Program to a University Education, a program of the Council of Independent Colleges. Setting” at the convention. Hicks, Hancher-Rauch, and Cartwright will work with the 173 member institutions Hartman-Mayol, along with Brianna Scott (Psychology), (including UIndy) of NetVUE to design a pair of conferences presented “Pre/Post Comparison of Nine Constructs within that will bring together university presidents, chaplains, and a Multidimensional Wellness Course.” Their research abstract supervisors of chaplains to explore the challenges and was also published in Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport opportunities of campus chaplaincy at church-related in April. In addition, Hartman-Mayol presented “A Multi- and independent colleges in the 21st century. dimensional Wellness Curriculum.” In May Hartman-Mayol, Matthew Beekley, and Scott presented “Assessing a Multidimensional Wellness English Curriculum by use of an Existing Inventory: Program Outcomes” at the American College of Sports Medicine International partnership meeting in Indianapolis. The trio also published the report Michael Milam and Pang Jixian of Zhejiang University in the May issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. published Business Writing for the Global Market with Higher In May Richard Robinson and exercise science student Education Press, Beijing. Valorie Parker ’13 presented “Submaximal Test to Monitor the Training Response of Endurance Runners” at the 60th Kinesiology annual meeting and 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine of the American College of Sports Medicine Helping others and yourself in Indianapolis. Christopher Berger was interviewed in February by Melanie VanSickle and Terry Elliott of Morehead State University Cole of RadioMD on the topics of healthy air travel and the presented “Online Versus Face-to-Face Delivery Methods in Accounting: An Investigation of Student Performance,

Hiking Hound survives soggy trail

Not only did Krannert School of Physical Therapy faculty member Bill Staples ’05 ’10 hike part of the Appalachian Trail this summer, but he proudly carried a UIndy flag along in his 45-pound backpack. For 10 rainy days in June, Staples hiked from Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania to the Hudson River in New York, covering about 120 miles. “My favorite part was finishing!” he said. “The worst was setting up my tent in a thunderstorm. I hiked through swamps and up and down a few mountains. Some parts were more obstacle course than foot trail. I even lost 10 pounds on the trek!”

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Instructor Behaviors, and Learner Characteristics” at the Music International Academy of Business and Public Administration national conference in January. VanSickle had her editorial “Leave a Legacy: Follow the Example of Title IX” published in the March issue of the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance.

Krannert School of Physical Therapy Presenting and promoting In February Emily Slaven’s paper “The Relative Effectiveness of Segment-Specific Level and Nonspecific Level Spinal Joint Mobilization on Pain and Range of Motion: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” was published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. At the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in in San Diego, she presented her research on partial knee replacement and contributed to three other research presentations at the meeting. In May Kathy Martin ’90 ’03 presented a two-day continuing education workshop on “Current Concepts in A saxophone in the symphony Pediatric Gait and Orthoses” in New York City. In May Harry Miedema performed “Rhapsody in Blue” and In January Anne Mejia-Downs presented “Death to “An American in Paris” with the Indianapolis Symphony PowerPoint! High-Tech to Low-Tech Teaching Strategies for Orchestra for five concerts. Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Education” and “Physical Therapy In May Richard Ratliff and Dennis McCafferty and Cystic Fibrosis: A Successful Team from Birth to Healthy traveled to St. Paul, Minn., to join former UIndy colleague Aging!” at the national conference of the American Physical Ariana Kim and faculty from the universities of Wisconsin Therapy Association in San Diego, Calif. and Minnesota for a performance with the Chamber Music Stacie Fruth ’95 ’05 and Lainey Havertape ’10, Jessica Society of Minnesota. The concert featured music by Haydn, Jones ’10, Candi Newbury ’10, and Lindsay Conn ’10 Kodály, and Shostakovich, as well as a piece, called “Twinkle published their study “Can Onsite Presentations led by PT Toes,” by UIndy’s own John Berners. Students Increase Clinicians’ Confidence in Aspects of Senior music education students Katie Dunlap ’13 and Evidence-Based Practice? A Pilot Study” in the fall issue Lanea Bonney ’13 were among a group of 30 students from of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education. across the nation to to be selected to receive the Professional Achievement Recognition award from the Collegiate Chapters of the National Association for Music Education. The award Mathematics & Computer Science recognizes members for their commitment and dedication to Chevy Exponents, Ford Logarithms NAfME and music education. “Teaching Exponents and Logarithms in the Context of Buying a Car” by Woodrow Wilson Fellow Crystal Collier School for Adult Learning ’13 and Leslie Gardner appeared in the spring 2013 edition of the Indiana Mathematics Teacher, the journal of the Indiana Online classes available this fall Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The School for Adult Learning has several exciting offerings Travis K. Miller ’99 was elected to a three-year term for the 2013–14 academic year. Since its beginning in 1998, as a board member and newsletter editor for the Hoosier SAL has offered classes in the traditional on-campus format. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Miller was This fall SAL will begin offering online classes. The first ten also selected to serve a one-year term as chair of the national courses offered in this format are Art Appreciation, Intro to Membership Committee for the Association of Mathematics Diversity of Life, Intro to Creative Writing, World Regional Teacher Educators. Geography, U.S. History to 1865, Intro to Philosophy, Intro to International Relations, Social Psychology, Physical Geology, and Intro to Sociology.

14 PORTICO Fall 2013 Conversation about city’s cultural scene to continue

Last December, “Why Arts? Why Indy?” brought more than 300 artists, patrons, and arts administrators to campus to discuss the challenges facing the city’s cultural scene. (Pictured are members of last year’s panel.) The event will return this year on December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Participants are encouraged to share their vision for Indianapolis as a leading arts city in the country. Panelists will include Jim Walker of the Big Car community arts collective, Janet Allen of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Glen Kwok of the International Violin Competition, David Hochoy of Dance Kaleidoscope, Beth Perdue Outland of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, David Lawrence of the Arts Council of Indianapolis, and Joel Harrison of the American Pianists Association. Watch news.uindy.edu for more event details.

SAL also is collaborating with the Center for Aging Time,” appeared in the March 14 issue of ASCD Express. The & Community to offer an online Graduate Certificate in article highlights how they used the Technology Integration Project Management for Human Services Professionals. Matrix as a way to help pre-service teachers integrate Students completing this certificate will be equipped to technology into their teaching. effectively plan, monitor, and execute projects and manage In August Sheehy and Libby Turner presented “Digital complex projects while assessing the strengths of others, Literacy ALIVE! Creative and Innovative Approaches to balancing needs of various stakeholders, and completing Integrating Technology and Enhancing Instruction” at projects on time and on budget. This certificate can be the 18th European Conference on Reading, at Jonkoping completed in three semesters online. University in Jonkoping, Sweden. The presentation focused SAL is taking its for-credit courses off campus. SAL will on their experiences of teaching future teachers to use begin offering a Certificate in Organizational Leadership in technology in the classroom with two critical considerations: Hendricks County this September. Students can complete questioning the fundamental purpose of the technology used this certificate in less than one year by attending class one and its role in teaching and learning. night per week. Students earn University credit for these courses and can transfer these credits toward a bachelor of School of Nursing science degree in Organizational Leadership. Kathy Hancher ’98 ’01 is a Master Certified Prior Studying midwifery down under Learning Assessment Coordinator. This certification allows In March Barb Winningham spent several weeks in SAL to offer a two-part PLA course that will help students Australia as part of her sabbatical and was able to experience earn credit for prior learning. The course provides a structured the higher education system at the University of Western series of activities designed to provide students with a Sydney in Australia. She gave several presentations about systematic approach to identify learning obtained outside a American midwifery to the midwifery students at the traditional classroom. Students can earn up to 30 credit hours university. She also presented at Blacktown and Westmead through the portfolio process. hospitals to about 60 midwives and administrators. For more information contact the School for Adult Janice Surina Cise was awarded board certification in Learning at (317) 788-3393 or [email protected]. neurofeedback (brainwave biofeedback) from the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance. Cise is one of seven School of Education certified biofeedback specialists in Indiana and one of only two certified in both general biofeedback and neurofeedback. Using technology with a purpose In March Karen Hirsch ’91 completed her research An article by Deb Sachs ’78, Colleen Sheehy, and John study for her dissertation, “The Impact of Differentiated Somers, “Eating the Technology Elephant One Bite at a

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Instructional Techniques on Nontraditional Adult Learners School of Occupational Therapy in an RNBSN Completion Program Course.” In May Kathy Hetzler received her doctorate in Gaming for health nursing practice from the University of Southern Indiana. In June Beth Ann Walker ’01 presented at the annual Games Her project, “Growing Your Health through Gardening,” was for Health Conference in Boston, Mass., on exploring conducted over a 12-month period in partnership with occupational therapists’ use of virtual gaming as an Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis. In the summer intervention strategy with older adult clients. of 2011, students of the Excel Summer Program participated in a garden project by planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables. During the project, the children participated in School of Psychological Sciences interactive learning modules related to healthy lifestyle behaviors such as nutrition, exercise, environments, sleep Researching sibling relationships hygiene, and overall health. Nine months after the completion Professor emerita Victoria Bedford and Rosemary Blieszner of the garden project, second graders participated in a focus edited the second edition of Handbook of Families and Aging. group for sustainability. The results revealed improved In addition she authored two chapters in the book: “Siblings nutrition, maintainance of healthy lifestyle behaviors, in Middle and Late Adulthood” and “Where Do We Go and the children starting gardens at home with families. from Here?” She was the second author on the chapter Hetzler was named 2013 president-elect for the Central “Introduction to Handbook Chapters.” Indiana Oncology Nursing Society and will serve as president In November Bedford and coauthor Paula S. Avioli in 2014. In July she attended the Oncology Nursing Society’s presented “New Frontiers in Sibling Relationships: Challenges Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh, Penn. from Twin Research” at the Gerontological Society of During UIndy’s spring break, Hetzler and Becca America in San Diego, Calif. She also chaired and organized Cartledge ’06 ’12 led 13 nursing students to Belize for the symposium “Charting New Frontiers in Aging Family a healthcare mission trip. The team partnered with Research: Addressing Societal and Familial Transitions.” organizations working with physically challenged children In May she presented “Newer Frontiers in Adult Sibling and women who are victims of domestic abuse. This was the Relationships: More challenges from Twin Research” as first time for the School of Nursing to take a mission team to part of the Nineteenth-Century Club lecture series in Belize. Hetzler and Cartledge also led a spring term service- Bloomington, Ind. In June she presented “Ambivalence learning trip to Ecuador in May. in Twin Relationships in Middle and Late Adulthood” Connie Wilson spent four months of her sabbatical with at the University of Chicago at the Bertham Cohler the National League for Nursing, developing a series of tool Memorial Conference. kit documents on finance, fundraising, board development, With Crystal Cederna-Meko ’07 ’09 serving as lead and membership engagement to guide best practices for the author and Steven Koch (adjunct faculty), Jacqueline Wall 26-state constituent leagues. She also presented three sessions was a coauthor on an article published in the Journal of at the annual Higher Learning Commission Meeting in April Child and Family Studies. This manuscript described youth where she discussed the Academic Quality Improvement diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder who were placed Program. Mary Moore copresented one of the sessions. into out-of-home care or received outpatient services for Wilson’s paper “Best Practices in Dissemination Systems mental health conditions, as well as examining factors Portfolio Feedback” was also accepted. associated with placement into care. Wall and Koch prepared two reports for IARCCA, a statewide organization of more than 100 private agencies that School of Business offer treatment services to children, youth, and their family Providing excellent customer service members. These reports present findings from the IARCCA Outcome Measures Project, an ongoing effort that In May Terry Schindler ’84 presented “The Customer investigates the effectiveness of services provided to youth Event Diagram” at the 2013 Customer Service Summit. He across the state of Indiana. This is the fifteenth year that facilitated a “Future Search Conference” for the UIndy School Wall has served as an external evaluator on this project. of Nursing to integrate multiple mission statements. He also Wall was involved in three national conference presented “Emotional Intelligence & Leadership” for Arrows presentations. With psychologists from Palo Alto and Young Professionals of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce. Stanford universities, she presented at the APA convention In July he facilitated a strategic planning evaluation session in Honolulu, Hawaii, on issues surrounding training of for the Indiana Association of Hospital & Hospice Care, clinicians to identify and treat suicidal behaviors seen in and in August he presented “Professionally Navigating New active-duty and military veterans. She and David Wall and Territory” at the Indiana Society of Sleep Professionals Sleep Summit.

16 PORTICO Fall 2013 Jeremy Davis ’06 ’09 presented a research paper at the convention that was recognized by APA Division 40— Join the conversation: Clinical Neuropsychology for excellence in research. She also assisted Greg Manship (Institutional Review Board) First Fairbanks Symposium on and Michael Tai on a workshop addressing evaluation of Civic Leadership set for October incomplete disclosure and deception at the 2012 PRIM&R conference in San Diego last December. Wall was an author on eleven research posters during the last six months. She coauthored these presentations with Davis and Cederna-Meko, Koch, and David Wall, in addition to six doctoral students. Nine of these posters were presented at the convention of the American Psychological Association, one at the annual National Academy of Neuropsychology meeting, and one at the MCH LEND program at IU School of Medicine. One of the poster presentations, with David Wall and Davis, received recognition from the APA Division 40—Clinical Neuro- psychology, for excellence in research. Wall serves on the American Psychological Association Continuing Education Committee and is a site visitor for the APA Commission on Accreditation. She was invited to chair a site visit review for a doctorate program in clinical psychology. She was also recently accepted to serve as a site visitor for the Higher Learning Commission. Wall completed her term as president of Psychologists in Public Service (Division 18 of the APA), and is serving as past-president of this APA division. In addition, she continues to sit on the editorial board of Psychological Services and is a research committee member for the Foster Family Treatment Association. She also is a guest reviewer for the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation and has worked with Worth Publishers reviewing materials. Wall continues to consult with IARCCA and has worked with the Allen County Community Corrections, conducting outcomes evaluations for both organizations.

Social Sciences Crime doesn’t pay Kevin Whiteacre and two graduate research assistants recently published a study funded by the Indiana Department Senator Richard G. Lugar will be among the speakers of Correction on the Wee Ones Nursery at the Indiana at the inaugural Fairbanks Symposium on Civic Women’s Prison (see the 2013 issue of 1400 at 1400.uindy.edu Leadership on October 8 and 9 in the Christel DeHaan for the full story). Whiteacre also published an encyclopedia Fine Arts Center. This year’s symposium will focus on entry on Indianapolis with recent graduate student Colin civility and will include a distinguished panel of experts Hammar ’12 and an entry on metal theft in the Encyclopedia exploring that theme. Indiana Humanities is partnering of Street Crime in America. with UIndy to sponsor this event. The evening of October 8 will feature a public conversation in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. The discussion will continue the next morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with smaller sessions and the opportunity for more in-depth discussion. For more information about this event, visit news.uindy.edu.

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18 PORTICO FallFall 2013 An exercise science major snagging a full-time the L.A. Dodgers, but seeing your student take job with a major league baseball team—even calculated risks, flourish, and keep succeeding.” From a before his graduation? It hardly sounds real. The next level professor’s But it happened in the spring for UIndy ‘ He landed the job with the storied Dodgers senior Tyler Norton of St. Marys, Ohio. And organization after checking strength and point of view, the Los Angeles Dodgers are happy to have him. conditioning websites daily searching for possible Choosing to come to UIndy was easy, jobs or internships. Tyler’s perseverance paid off this is what Gary Tyler says, after meeting baseball coach again in the form of his new job as a salaried Vaught it’s all about , who is determined that his players strength and conditioning coach. finish their degrees. “I am very thankful to be in this position. . . . seeing Knowing that the Greyhounds’ baseball I put a lot of time and hard work in finding my program is one of Division II’s best, and that the career path, and to have had a salary position five your student exercise science program would challenge him months before I graduated is unbelievable. take calculated and prepare him for his future, he was sure “I’m very excited about the opportunity the UIndy was the place for him. Tyler hopes to one Dodgers have given me. The biggest obstacle is risks, flourish, day be a head strength and conditioning coach getting into professional baseball, so now my goal in the major leagues, and his time at UIndy has is to keep working hard and work my way up in and keep certainly given his career a jumpstart. the organization. It’s been my lifelong dream to succeeding AAA intern work in professional baseball. With guidance from faculty, he sent résumés “I’m extremely grateful for this opportunity.” ’ and applications last year to numerous baseball organizations. He was chosen to work with the Life after college strength and conditioning coach of the Louisville Working with professional athletes does have its Bats, the AAA affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, challenges, but as a baseball player himself, Tyler through an internship program. knows the stakes. “Coach Steve Barrick (the strength and “I’ll admit, as a baseball fan, it was conditioning coach at UIndy) has been an intimidating at first. After working with the excellent mentor, allowing me to volunteer in players, you realize they’re normal people— the weight room and gain valuable experience. with more money. “Also, Mindy Mayol (a kinesiology professor “It’s a special feeling when you have players and Tyler’s internship adviser) has been incredibly with that much talent who know that I am there helpful. She’s guided me through this entire to make them better and help them have a process, from my internship in 2012 with the successful career. Louisville Bats to the job this year with the L.A. “The players are very respectful and treat me Dodgers,” which began in February 2013. like a coach already.” Mayol, having known Tyler for some time As Tyler heads into new territory and begins now, is proud of what he has accomplished but life after college, he is not worried at all. not surprised. She considers him to be focused, “I’m not really nervous,” he says, “because flexible, and energetic, and he works hard to I feel my preparation from classes, work, and make things happen. baseball at UIndy and my experience with the Tyler has already completed and passed the Louisville Bats have made me ready to be a National Strength and Conditioning Association’s successful strength and conditioning coach.” Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Mayol, his prof, isn’t worried either. She certification, for example. knows that Tyler’s hunger for knowledge, and his “It was a pleasure to guide and advise a ability to understand performance goals from the student who was self-led and motivated and it was athlete’s perspective, are going to set him up for very special for me to see him succeed. These same great success. qualities that Tyler possesses now will ensure his She’s confident about what he will achieve. success in the future. “To him, I would say ‘Stay hungry!’ Mayol “From a professor’s point of view, this is what says. “To everyone else, I would say ‘Stay tuned!’” it’s all about—not just the exclusive position with —Sarah Stierwalt ’13

www.uindy.edu 19 Physical therapy students pair with IU clinic

Partnership to support community in need

Krannert School of Physical Therapy students are offering free services to a community in need through a partnership with the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic. The IU-SOC is an interdisciplinary, student- run clinic dedicated to providing free medical, legal, dental, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social services. Micaela Hornstein and Sara Bemenderfer, two third-year physical therapy students at UIndy, began pursuing this partnership with their faculty adviser, James Bellew, in November 2011. Their efforts led to UIndy’s first participation day at IU-SOC in October 2012. Since then, UIndy students have been providing physical therapy services at the clinic once a month and plan to increase to twice a month in September. The students work together in teams, along with a licensed physical therapist, to assess and treat movement dysfunction and educate the community on general health and wellness topics. “You don’t get this type of experience in the classroom,” says Micaela. “It helps build confidence and make connections to what we’ve learned in the classroom.”

20 PORTICO FallFall 2013 A community in need Interdisciplinary work The IU-SOC is run from the Neighborhood The IU-SOC is a unique place for professional Fellowship Church on Indianapolis’s near-eastside. students from a variety of disciplines to come While racially, culturally, and economically together to learn from each other while providing diverse, this neighborhood is known for its sense needed services to the community. of community. “The interdisciplinary focus is a great benefit Unfortunately, 50 percent of residents live at for students,” says Sara. “There are times when or below the poverty level, and a large percentage patients need a team approach to treatment, and of IU-SOC clinic patients report unmet health having everyone available on the same day really needs for a variety of reasons. allows the best care for the patient and greatest “It’s amazing to see patients who may not learning experience for the student.” have been able to see a healthcare professional IU-SOC wouldn’t be able to provide the otherwise get help with their medical needs,” comprehensive care for the community without Micaela says. the university partnerships. The clinic quickly The IU-SOC helps to close the healthcare evolved to include pharmacy, social work, physical gap by coordinating a presence in the community therapy, and more. using an approach that addresses not only the The clinic will continue to grow as the physical health but also the emotional and social universities build trust and relationships with well being of each patient. A number of patients Neighborhood Fellowship Church and the come from outside the neighborhood, but patients community. are not turned away. —Jen Zentz

Health Sciences dean celebrates new Indiana law

A bill passed this spring by the General Assembly is a major step forward for Hoosiers who want more choice, greater efficiency, and lower cost in their health care. HB 1034, which became law July 1, gives Indiana residents direct access to physical therapy, meaning that an individual can be evaluated by a physical therapist and receive up to 24 days of treatment without first obtaining a physician’s referral. Until now, Indiana was the only state that did not allow direct access to evaluations by physical therapists, and one of only three states that did not allow even limited access to treatment without a referral. The change acknowledges key trends in health care, including the promotion of wellness to control costs and the fact that, as demand for primary care exceeds the availability of family physicians, patients are accessing care through a variety of channels. Physical therapy is a logical first choice for many kinds of patients, including athletes with sprains and strains, adults with everyday aches and pains, and patients with chronic conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis who need occasional guidance to manage mobility problems. Research has shown that patients who visit a physical therapist directly for outpatient care have fewer visits and lower overall costs on average than when referred by a physician. A longtime concern about direct access was that physical therapists might fail to identify signs and symptoms that should be evaluated by other health care providers, but studies from direct-access states have shown this fear to be unfounded. At accredited programs such as the Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis, the state’s leading producer of physical therapy practitioners, the curriculum already prepares students to screen and evaluate patients in a direct- access environment, collaborating with physicians and other professionals as needed. A doctoral degree, earned through years of rigorous classroom and clinical training, is now the standard credential for new physical therapists entering the field. In light of the new law, these well-trained practitioners have more reason to stay in Indiana. —by Stephanie Kelly, dean of the College of Health Sciences

www.uindy.edu 21 To catch a thief

ids visiting the Children’s K Museum of Indianapolis one April day had an unusual opportunity: to help students from UIndy solve a “crime” by figuring out who stole the last cookie from the cookie jar.

Thanks to the Indiana Network of Genetic Counselors, a UIndy student group called Forensics at UIndy (aka FOUND) were able to take part in DNA Day at the Museum. FOUND was one of eight groups invited to set up a station in order to help teach kids about science and DNA and to get them excited about the biological sciences.

22 PORTICO FallFall 2013 Krista Latham, assistant professor in both the Biology and Anthropology departments, serves as the faculty advisor to FOUND. (See the recent issue of 1400 magazine at 1400.uindy. edu for more on Latham.) On DNA day, the group decided to do an interactive mystery skit that could involve both parents and children. Kids were shown an “evidence bag” containing a cookie with a bite missing from it. They were told that DNA had been taken from the cookie and from three suspects. The detective asks the kids to compare DNA profiles from each suspect to the DNA profiles taken from the “Beyond Borders: Forensic cookie. Using what they learned from the other stations at DNA day, the kids were able to Science and the Journey Home” compare the profiles using an X-ray light box Provost’s Lecture: Tuesday, October 1 until they discovered a match and could identify 4:30–6 p.m., Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center the thief. “This was the perfect level of complexity The deaths of hundreds of undocumented migrants in southern Texas is and involvement for the younger kids,” explains the focus of the inaugural Provost’s Lecture. Assistant professor Krista Latham. “Forensic science is fun, but it can be Latham directs UIndy’s Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, teaches in difficult and complicated to explain to kids. I the Biology and Anthropology departments, and works on human-remains wanted to do something that involved the whole cases in UIndy’s Archeology & Forensics Laboratory. family, and we made sure that we were dramatic Latham has more than 10 years of experience in locating burial sites, and excited—and excited to get them involved.” exhuming graves, and analyzing skeletal remains to determine sex, age, Latham also took along some actual DNA height, and other factors that can assist in identification. She and several sequence films that were part of a research project. qualified students were called to southern Texas by Baylor associate professor Older kids were able to view them on the light box Lori Baker, who has been involved in the issue for a decade. and go into more detail about DNA sequences “Many people in the United States are unaware of the humanitarian and how they can be used in forensics. crisis occurring on the southern border between Texas and Mexico,” says One of the graduate students in FOUND Latham. “Hundreds of people are dying as they risk everything to cross who works at a private forensic DNA lab brought the border illegally in order to make a better life for themselves and their in one of her training lessons, a DNA profile families. Many rural counties in the southern United States do not have collected from an object associated with a crime, the resources to address the number of deaths per year, which equal or along with several suspects to compare it to. That exceed the deaths in a mass disaster situation. information gave kids a chance to see what real “The number of deaths in Brooks County, Texas, alone last year DNA profiles look like instead of the simplified exceeded those in the entire state of Arizona, a state that has held the profiles used in the skit. record for the highest number of migrant deaths for the past decade. Rebecca Evans, a representative of the The drastic need for forensic specialists in this situation inspired me to Indiana Network of Genetic Counselors who volunteer my expertise to identify these individuals and return them to organized the event, praised FOUND’s their families for a proper burial. In May, I took four University of involvement with DNA day. Indianapolis graduate students that are training in forensic anthropology “The day was a great success,” she said, to Falfurrias, Texas, to begin the identification process by exhuming “and we were very thankful for the involvement 63 unidentified individuals from unmarked graves in a pauper’s part of of UIndy and their willingness to inspire the next the local cemetery. generation to engage in learning about DNA.” “This presentation will document the role of University of Indianapolis Latham said she heard good feedback from faculty and students in volunteering in every aspect of the identification the parents and kids as well. process, from exhumation to skeletal analysis. It will demonstrate the social “Everyone—including our UIndy students— responsibility and dedication required in the effort to give these individuals had a great time. a name and a voice, and return them to their loved ones.” “And we got kids involved and excited about For more information about Latham and her students’ work in Texas, science, which is all that we could ask for.” visit 1400.uindy.edu. The lecture is free and open to the public. (See page 6 of this issue of Portico for details about other Homecoming Week events.) —Jen Huber

www.uindy.eduwww.uindy.edu 23 Band’s success a pleasant surprise for recent grad

24 PORTICO FallFall 2013 funny thing happened while The band took a big step this summer with AKat Erickson ’13 was pursuing her master’s a five-song EP, recorded at Bloomington’s Farm degree in sociology at UIndy: she found herself Fresh Studios, on which four of the tunes are playing upright bass in an old-timey string band original work. They expect their next album, that’s making waves on the regional folk circuit due out late this year, to be all original. and is soon to release its third album. “That’s a little new for us,” says Erickson, It’s not hard to grasp the appeal of the whose contributions include a wry, honkytonk-ish Whipstitch Sallies, four young women whose number called “Oh, Mercy,” a tale of regret over instrumental chops fully measure up to the a brief relapse into a bad relationship. (“There’s sweetness of their vocal harmonies. a reason I left you,” she sings in the chorus, Onstage, Erickson (far right) and her “so honey, let’s keep it that way.”) bandmates—Allie Burbrink on guitar, Sam Words come easily for Erickson, who hails Roberts on mandolin, and Katie Burk on fiddle— from Hartford City, north of Muncie. In the can gather around a single microphone and kick Sallies’ do-it-yourself promotional efforts, she up an exuberant racket that’s rooted in traditional is the composer of the news update emails. mountain music but informed by styles from “Kat’s really good at writing those,” country and jazz to indie rock. Burbrink says. As they prepared this summer for a quick Erickson pursued her master’s in applied tour of Appalachian states, Erickson mused over sociology with a concentration in community the Sallies’ unlikely rise, which was not driven leadership and an eye toward writing grant by ambition but simply evolved from their proposals for nonprofit agencies. She interned in established friendship. the fundraising operation at Bosma Enterprises, “There were no Craigslist ads, ‘Bass player an organization that provides job training and wanted,’” says Erickson, who had never before employment services to the visually impaired. played the instrument. “Most of the time it just So, what drew her to UIndy? feels like we’re hanging out and having fun.” “I just got excited about the program and Erickson and Burbrink met in an undergrad the classes,” she says. “I really enjoyed working poetry class at Taylor University. Burbrink and with Dr. (Tim) Maher and Dr. (Jim) Pennell.” Roberts met as guitar-strumming summer camp And what does the future hold for her now, counselors. In early 2010, they agreed to play with degree in hand? A job search, naturally, a small benefit concert, and one thing led and a new chapter in life. to another. “Hopefully, balancing grant-writing and “We just had so much fun,” Erickson says, nonprofit development with playing music,” “and people kept asking us to play.” she says. So they deliver. In February, they packed Keep up with Erickson and her band at the house for an Indy Folk Series concert at the www.thewhipstitchsallies.com. midtown Unitarian Universalist Church. In April, —Scott Hall they headlined Broad Ripple’s storied Vogue nightclub. In May, they played the John Hartford Memorial Festival at Bean Blossom’s historic Up c o m i n g Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park. In June, they rocked the Brown County Playhouse. In July, they performance dates toured through Tennessee and North Carolina. In August, they made a return appearance at the Sept. 8...... Prairie Guest House 13805 Allisonville Rd., Fishers, Ind. annual Folky Fish Fest in Angola. The Sallies’ basic style and repertoire derive Sept. 14 ...... Eddie’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill 11693 Fall Creek Road largely from Monroe, the undisputed king of bluegrass. But they often revamp traditional tunes Indianapolis in unorthodox ways, and they’re just as likely to Sept. 15 ...... Mallow Run Winery 6964 West Whiteland Road cover songs by more recent musical mavericks like Bargersville, Ind. Tom Waits and Gillian Welch. “The four of us pull from different musicians Oct. 19 ...... Pine Room Tavern 51 E. Chestnut St., Nashville, Ind. and styles,” Erickson says. “I really like classic country—Patsy Cline, Hank Williams.”

www.uindy.edu 25 write now It’s a question that most students will face at some point during their college career: If I study what I love, will I be able to do something with my degree?

26 PORTICO FallFall 2013 Ryan Brock ’10 is a great example of someone who chose to study what he loved. And pursuing Nurturing the his academic interests and passion for writing UIndy connection has now resulted in starting his own company. One of the first hurdles in getting Metonymy From his high school days in Crown Point, Media off the ground was assembling the team Indiana, Ryan often spent his summers writing of writers. Naturally, they turned to the UIndy stories. He and a friend even collaborated English department. on a novel. Professor Kevin McKelvey, who has been He chose to earn his degree in philosophy an avid supporter of Metonymy Media since its of religion and minor in English. But Ryan didn’t early stages, also served as a resource in helping lose his love of words and storytelling. During his to spread the word about the job openings senior year, for example, he helped student-teach and in identifying good candidates. a high school English class at the Decatur Today, the majority of Metonymy Media’s Discovery Academy in a local school district. staff writers are either alumni of UIndy or But when it was time for him to graduate, student interns. everyone was asking the inevitable question: “Overall,” Ryan says, “the UIndy English “What will you do after UIndy?” Department has been our natural first stop.” “I remember talking to a lot of people who “They’re teaching so many great things said, ‘You’re graduating; now what’s gonna in the English department right now. Even the happen?’ Ryan says. “And the only plan I had creative writing majors are doing things in Web was that I wanted to write.” writing and blogging and so on, and I think that’s fantastic. Metonymy Media “UIndy’s turning out some great writers with a lot of good experience.” Months went by, and Ryan wrote and submitted Among these writers is Ryan’s younger his work to various outlets, but without any luck. brother, Nathaniel Brock, who joined the staff He worked to get a novel published. full-time after his May graduation from UIndy. He soon learned, though, that becoming Besides serving as a source of staff, UIndy a self-published author would not be easy. Among will no doubt continue to maintain close ties with the challenges were having to write and edit his Metonymy Media. The company is now working own work, marketing the books on his own, closely with the University marketing team on a and coming up with funds to cover printing, project to edit and write content for each academic publishing, and promotion for his work. department on the website www.uindy.edu. “You’re also competing with these publishing Ryan encourages aspiring writers to try houses that have way more money, way more different forms of writing to gain experience, talent available, way more resources, and it’s build on professional development, and cultivate just really tough,” says Ryan. strong self-confidence. With the desire to help other struggling “What I look for in a writer is someone writers catch a break, he thought about starting who is confident with who they are and in the write now his own publishing company. Meanwhile, he voice they have. began to do freelance writing, picking up projects “Also, learn to keep an open mind. Rather for companies and online blogs, among others. than limit yourself to a specific type of writing, Soon he’d reached a point where he had try anything you can to help build your more work than one person could handle, and writing skills.” it occurred to him that if he couldn’t help others get published at the moment, he could at least help them find paid work. Ryan told his friend, Scott Blanton ’11, about his idea to start a writing company that would meet the needs of diverse clients while serving as a stepping stone for aspiring writers hoping to gain more experience in the field. With Scott on board, Ryan founded Metonymy Media LLC in September 2011.

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Can volleyball squad that’s a big responsibility,” Reed said. Binkerd will have a proven repeat success? terminator in the middle with the return A new face will patrol the sidelines of of Brittany Anglemyer. The senior was Ruth Lilly Center during volleyball playing her best volleyball in the NCAA matches this fall, but expect to see plenty Tournament; she was named to the of similiarities when the Greyhounds’ NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA 2013 edition takes the court. Championships All-Tournament Team. She ranked seventh in the GLVC with a Brittany Anglemyer Jason Reed steps in as the new head coach to replace two-time national coach .312 attack percentage in 2012 with 352 of the year Jody Rogers, who is now kills and 115 blocks. leading Virginia Commonwealth. Reed “We need Brittany to have comes to UIndy after spending the last continued success as a senior,” Reed said. two seasons at North Dakota State “She’s been seen and scouted, but still and four years at Western Michigan, has room to grow and get better. including NCAA Division I Tournament Hopefully she will develop a few appearances at both stops. more shots, develop a little bit more “UIndy volleyball is still going to be consistency in her blocking, and take known for being very fast and aggressive,” her game to the next level.” Meghan Blinkerd Reed said. “That’s always the way that Questions for UIndy will come on I’ve liked to see volleyball played and it’s the outside and in the back row as several been a hallmark of the success of UIndy.” returning players and newcomers will With any new coach, some changes compete for playing time. In the front are to be expected as Reed tries to keep row, All-American outside hitter UIndy at its lofty perch as one of the Kristina Kerrigan and four-year starting best programs in NCAA Division II, opposite Kourtney Crawford have especially after last season’s appearance graduated and left openings in the in the national semifinals. starting line-up, while two-year starting “We’re going to look to be stronger libero Amy Oldenburg has also on the service line to keep our opponents exhausted her eligibility. Shelby Spinelli off balance and force them into mistakes,” On the outside, senior Kenzie Reed said. “I’m also hoping to create even Bruggeman, junior Arielle Knafel and more balance from an offensive perspec- sophomore Hailey Brown all spent time tive to keep a lot of our players involved in the starting line-up in 2012 and hope and make it hard for our opponents to to solidify a position in 2013. Freshmen prepare for us.” Micah Scott, Jasmine Obren, and Ellen While the coaching staff will be new, Line will challenge for playing time. plenty of familiar faces will take the floor Canadian import Alyssa Garrett for the Greyhounds, led by junior All- comes to campus with the inside track American setter Meghan Binkerd. The to take over as libero; sophomore Jamie 2011 AVCA Midwest Region Freshman Wallace and junior Kimberly Trojan Reid Strain of the Year improved as a sophomore in could also play into the conversation. 2012 to rank eighth in the country with The Greyhounds, ranked 12th in the 11.66 assists per set and 1,667 total final 2012 Top 25, will start the season assists, which was second all-time in on the road for the first three weeks a single season at UIndy. before its home opener on Sept. 28 with “We’re not worried about Meghan’s a NCAA Tournament rematch against individual performance, but the true Rockhurst at 5 p.m. UIndy will close the mark for her will be how well everyone weekend on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m. else elevates their game around her, and against William Jewell.

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Women’s soccer hopes who are making significant contributions around the globe. to build on last season David Logan, former NCAA Division II With a roster of 15 returnees and eight new National Player of the Year, competed for one of additions, UIndy women’s soccer will look to the world’s top teams with Maccabi Tel Aviv in build on a solid foundation during its 2013 season. Israel and helped them add to their trophy case. Coming up “The core of our group is still here in players In 34 Winner League games Logan recorded like Shelby Spinelli, Nicole Duncan, Kaitlyn 9.9 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. Braunig, Katie Crump, and Megan Fee,” UIndy He helped them to win the cup and make the Homecoming head coach Kiley Cirillo said. league final. Logan also played 27 games in the October 5 “We always start a number of freshmen; we Euroleague, where he averaged 10.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg, and 1.1 spg and contributed to Maccabi are really setting ourselves up for success.” Light the Night The 2013 edition of the Greyhounds returns making it to the quarterfinals. October 26 more than 90 percent of its scoring output from Logan, the 2009–10 All-Polish League Player a season ago, including both its top goal-scorer of the Year, has also played in the Euroleague for Hall of Fame in Spinelli and top assist-producer in Duncan. In Panathinaikos in Greece (2011–12), Caja Laboral addition to the Spinelli/Duncan pair, UIndy also in Spain (2010–11), and Asseco Prokom in Poland February 15, 2014 returns a talented sophomore class that produced (2009–10). Schwitzer Center four starters last season. The second-year starters Adrian Moss spent his rookie campaign in Lindsey Adams, Jessica Bently, Taylor north of the border as he helped the London Florida Golf Outing Cotherman, and Lindsey Bryant all return for Lightning win their second consecutive National February 19–21, 2014 2013 with a year of experience behind them. Basketball League of Canada championship. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Adding to the mix will be a talented batch of A part-time starter at point guard for London, newcomers, who according to Cirillo will all have Moss averaged 10.3 points, 5.0 assists, and 1.7 ‘Pack the steals per game as he ranked seventh in the NBL the ability to give significant contributions during House’ Night the upcoming season. There will be competition in assists, ninth in steals, and ninth in free throw February 22, 2014 for a spot at every position. shooting (.811). Nicoson Hall “Our team is really getting the message Moss scored a career-high 25 points in game we are sending,” Cirillo said. two of the NBL Finals against Summerside as “They are looking to make a complete 180— the Lightning won their second championship Greyhound Club a complete change in direction.” in four games and completed a 39-9 season. Golf Outing Last year’s UIndy women’s soccer squad A third former Greyhound All-American, June 27, 2014 finished 8-9-0 overall, with a 7-8-0 Great Lakes Darius Adams, made his European debut this Otter Creek G.C. Valley Conference record. The Greyhounds season after starring in Venezuela and the finished just outside the GLVC tournament field Dominican Republic during the 2011–12 season. and will be looking to improve upon that in the He started the year playing 14 games in the coming year. Ukraine Superleague for Kryvbasbasket, where For the latest athletics he averaged 19.3 points, 5.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds, “The past has laid a great foundation,” Cirillo news, visit http:// said. “We have set out for the purpose of being and 1.9 steals per game. relevant on the national stage. That earned Adams a promotion to the athletics.uindy.edu. “Our girls carry themselves like winners; it’s France ProA league for the final four games of the time to show who we are.” regular season, where he contributed 6.3 points, 2.3 assists, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. UIndy’s leading scorer in his lone season in Basketball update: the Crimson and Grey (2001–02), guard Cedric Moodie also played in the NBL last season, Greyhounds in the pros averaging 13.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.8 University of Indianapolis men’s basketball assists per game for the Halifax Rainmen. continued to make its mark on the pro game during the 2012–13 season with four alumni —Matt Holmes, Assistant Athletic Director, Media Relations

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How a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago is aiding in research today From an interview with Greg Reinhardt, chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Chris Schmidt, professor of Anthropology and director of the Anthropology graduate program, after their research trip to Italy in May.

Portico: Why did you travel to Italy? Q: What was the main focus of your trip? Reinhardt: Chris and I applied for a Zerfas Reinhardt: We arrived in Chieti on May 20 and Travel Grant from the University to go to Chieti, went to the university museum (Museo Italy, so that he could mold teeth from jaws of Universitario d’Annunzio) to start work. Chris people unearthed at Herculaneum; they’d died in and I cleaned the teeth, which he then molded. I the same event that wiped out Pompeii in AD 79. helped by photographing jaws he’d molded as well Beyond assisting Chris, my second goal was to as several crania and mandibles with intriguing concentrate on digital photography in anticipation patterns of burning and dental conditions. this summer of writing the third edition of my On Friday we took a train to Herculaneum book, Technical Photography, which I’ll use in my to see in person what that small “vacation town” course of that name this fall. had been like at the time Mount Vesuvius erupted. People at Herculaneum were well preserved Q: Describe the goal of your project. (mostly complete skeletons), unlike the dead at Schmidt: The goal was to study what the Pompeii, whose bodies, although skeletonized, Herculaneum people ate. It’s part of a National had experienced different effects. Science Foundation-funded global survey of What’s most striking about Herculaneum ancient diets. is its size: it’s a very small place, almost completely The analysis is called dental microwear photographable with a wide-angle lens from any texture analysis and it uses a white light confocal side or corner of the walkway overlooking the profiler housed in the Anthropology Department place. Many spots around the town had burned that was purchased with an NSF grant in 2009. wood still in place, including two wooden racks It is the largest human microwear project ever and of shelving full of large terra cotta amphorae, so far includes around 900 people from about 70 vessels with carrying handles. Pompeii’s wood was sites from every continent. Notable samples come evidently vaporized; at the least, none was visible from Stonehenge, ancient Egypt, ice-age Italy, on our visit there. bronze-age Greece, Nepal, Mongolia, Peru, Later we went to the superlative archeological Mexico, and now Herculaneum. museum in Boscoreale to see a small villa that is We have collaborators around the globe, rather intact, although it suffered the same fate as and researchers come to UIndy to use our system the entire region. Near the main doorway stands because only a few anthropology programs have an eleven-foot-tall “tree,” the volcanic ash-cast of one. We’ve hosted students from Illinois and a real tree that was “frozen” during the blast at an Mississippi as well as Harvard. In the fall we’ll angle bent to almost 90 degrees. start studying teeth from Canterbury Cathedral Inside the museum we saw many examples of in England. foods, artifacts, fresco fragments, and even a dog and pig, all of which had been extraordinarily preserved beneath feet upon feet of Vesuvian ash.

30 PORTICO FallFall 2013 Chris Schmidt documents dental wear on a jaw from the Herculaneum population who perished in the AD 79 eruption of Mt Vesuvius.

Portico: Describe Pompeii. deities, and beautifully painted, life-sized people Reinhardt: We devoted all of Saturday to gracing one particular room. Pompeii, some 65 hectares of small city, though it was big for its day. Like in Herculaneum, many of Q: What are the main differences between Pompeii’s buildings are reconstructed and restored. Herculaneum & Pompeii? I’d been here 15 years ago during my first Reinhardt: Herculaneum is in a basin below Zerfas Grant-funded trip, but at that time I hadn’t the modern city of Ercolano, whose apartment seen nearly enough of the meandering streets that buildings creep to the very walls of the ancient marked the city’s huge open piazza. Shops, large site. It was once really close to the sea, but that mosaic-paved and fresco-covered villas, column- can’t even be seen because of all the ashfall now studded temples, enormous dark-gray basalt street damming this town from the ocean, which must cobbles furrowed with deep cart ruts, and be a good quarter-mile away now. occasional brothels spread in every direction from Pompeii, on the other hand, isn’t close to the the piazza. Toward the lower urban reaches, Gulf, which I’d read is some two kilometers off, farthest from the nearby Gulf of Naples, are an and it stretched across a hill-like ridge sweeping open-air courtyard, small and steep arena, and a downward and away from Mount Vesuvius. many-tiered amphitheater. You can see that looming mass pressing For me, the ultimate location, at the alternate against the sky behind all three sites we visited. “corner” of the city, is the Villa dei Misteri. Here That now-dormant volcano is only a fraction of is one of the few places where wood (a door and its former size, as its peak blew off in that horrific, window shutters) withstood the fiery destruction fiery, smothering, days-long eruption nearly two and remained in place. Its floors are all done in millennia ago. geometric mosaics—tiny piecework in black and If you stare at Vesuvius’s present outline, you white as well as larger colored shapes in marbles. can kind of retrace its outer edges to realize how Many walls survived stunningly intact, with enormous the original mountain’s cone really was. floor-to-ceiling frescoes of plants and animals, Today’s profile looks like two higher outer peaks many mingling with creatures, mythological with a shorter pair between them.

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Your Alumni Sara Turner and two great-grand- Relations Staff 1930s Kellermeyer ’36 died daughters. She lived Margaret Sherrill March 17. She lived in in Williamsburg, Va. Alison Hernandez ’09 Bruce ’33 passed away Pendleton, Ind. Assistant Director on February 11. She is survived by several nieces Eva Sheffey Wonnell 1940s Jenny Pettit ’11 and nephews. She was ’37 died on March 9. She Aileene Brazeal Brittney Gilsdorf ’13 preceded in death by her was preceded in death by Sweetser ’41 died Hannah Greig ’16 husband, Charles. She her husband, Thomas February 7. She was a Wonnell ’37 Alyssa Wiegand ’13 lived in Corydon, Ind. . She is nurse for the American survived by her son, Contributors, Class Notes Red Cross during World Donn; daughter-in-law, War II. She served in four Karen; six grandchildren;

32 PORTICO FallFall 2013 general hospitals and was by her sons, Mark and Lora. He lived in Joyce Thurn ’47 passed stationed in Paris. She David, and three Anderson, Ind. away January 31. She worked for several non- grandchildren, Erin, lived in Oxford, Mich. profit agencies before Benjamin, and Abigail. Merrill D. Hoban ’47 retiring from Ellis She was preceded in death passed away March 20. Dorothy M. Reimold Hospital. Survivors by her husband, Ed; He served in the United ’48 died April 6. She include her children, parents, Charles and Cora States Air Force during was a high school Elliott and Kate; Howard; brothers, Glen World War II as a flight English teacher. Survivors grandchildren, Charlotte, and Robert; and sisters, instructor and B-17 pilot. include her son, Dennis; Eric, Christopher, and Helen and Mary. She He joined the Air Force daughter, Diane; three Rachel; great-grandson, lived in Tempe, Ariz. Reserve, retiring as a grandchildren; and Felix; and nephew, John. lieutenant colonel. He two great-grandsons. She was preceded in death David Petrie ’44 passed was a retired teacher and She was preceded in death by her husband, Elliott. away on February 21. also a basketball and cross by her husband, Walter; She lived in Albany, N.Y. He was a member of the Fcountry IN coach. Survivors son, Stephen Reimold United States Army O Air include his wife,D Lois ’79; and sister, Wilma. Corps duringY World Elaine Hoban ’47; I She lived in Chapel War II.T He is survived children, Jane NickoloffA Hill, N.C. by hisI son, J. David; and ’73 and James; son-in-law,N daughter-in-law,S Susan. John H. Nickoloff ’74; He lived in Fresno, Calif. grandchildren, Melinda, A1950s R Megan, Julie, and Pamela; Osborne Cooper ’50 Philip Reidenbach ’44 and great-grandchildren, diedP on May 19. He was E

died February 1. Survivors Michael, Jack, Mallory, a U.S. Army veteran of O include his son, Richard; Bentley, Zayne, Hannah, World War II. He was John Knecht ’42 and V daughter, Susan Jean

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Fleener ’49. He was U Education livedfor in Service Kokomo, Ind. daughter and son-in-law couple live in North preceded in death by his Manchester, Ind. Michelle and Lance sister, Sara Pearl Ginder Ralph Owen ’47 died on Talbert; twelve Blake Turner ’42 died ’57, and brother-in-law, April 9. He served in the grandchildren; and February 14. He was a Donald Fleener ’49. He U.S. Navy in World War twenty-three great World War II Veteran in lived in Conway, S.C. II. A member of the 1942 grandchildren. He lived the Army Air Corps/Air Indiana Central basketball David R. Ramsey1 ’45 in Greenwood, Ind. Force as well as an FBI 9 team,2 which was inducted passed away on November 0 agent. He is survived by into the University’s Hall Philip Hughes ’50 died 14, 2012. He had served his wife, Audrey Toops of Fame, he was also January 14. He was a in the U.S. Army during Turner ’43; daughters, inducted into the Bishop retired senior quality World War II. He was a Tawn, Jan, and Robyn; Borgess Hall of Honor, control engineer at retired teacher from grandchildren, Timmy Michigan High School Colgate Palmolive. Anderson Community Lee and Adam; and Coach’s Hall of Fame, Survivors include his Schools. Survivors include great-grandchildren, and the Detroit Catholic wife, Wanda; son, Brian; his wife, Doris; children, Jake, Sophia, Ava, and League Hall of Fame. grandson, Anthony; sister, Cynthia, Dwight, Janine, Alex. He lived in Palm Survivors include his wife, Joan; and several nieces Gregg, Mark, and Coast, Fla. Paula; children, Marty, and nephews. He lived Michele; sister, Carol; Tom, Mary Ellen, Cathe, in Corydon, Ind. Margaret Howard eight grandchildren; five and Joey; and grand- Henderson ’43 passed great-grandchildren; four children, Hannae, away January 19. She nephews; and one niece. Matdisen, Kara, Kevin, was a retired teacher for He was preceded in death Michael, Phillip, Matthew, Blackford County Schools by his parents, Nelle and Audrey. He lived in in Indiana. She is survived and Alfred, and his sister, Stanwood, Mich.

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Howard C. Stein ’50 Brodie Peckham ’78; was a professional artist Richard I. Shearer ’59 died April 1. He was a nine grandchildren; and and had painted several died March 20. He was pastor for multiple several great-grand- murals in the Monticello a retired art department churches and a teacher. children. He lived in community. Survivors chairman in Portage, Ind. He served as a supervisor Lebanon, Ohio. include her husband, Survivors include his in the Billy Graham Gerald A. Stevens ’55; daughters, Constance and telephone ministry and Donald Bulthaup ’52 daughter, Bettina; son, Carolyn; brothers, Lowell leader of a weekly prayer died February 23. He was Warren; four grand- and Lawrence; great aunt, service at the Graham a captain in the U.S. Air zchildren, including Marge; sister-in-law, Center. Survivors include Force and served as a Lyndsey Weller Hensler Carole; granddaughter, wife, Gail; children, member of the Strategic ’06 ’08; and one great- Rachel; nephews, Howard, Dwight, and Air Command’s Weather grandson. She was Christopher and Jeremy; Jean; six grandchildren; Detachment. Survivors preceded in death by nieces, Janet, Mary Ellen, and twelve great-grand- include his daughters, three sisters. She lived and Amy; great nieces, children. He lived in Janet and Sharon; Ogrand-Fin Monticello,IN Ind. Nidia, Nora, and Carol Stream, Ill. children, Nathan and D Madeline; and great Sarah; great-grand-Y William J. York ’55I nephew, Ethan. He Charles Jones Jr. ’51 children,T Ian, Ryan, passed away June 22. HeA was preceded in death died March 5. He worked Simon,I Aurora, and Luna; served in the U.S. Army Nby his wife, Donna M. for Phoenix Title and brother,S Robert; and his and taught in the Shearer ’59, and his Trust, which later became sister, Linda Sweetman A R Indianapolis Public parents, Henrietta and Transamerica Title, and Bulthaup ’68. He lived in Schools and at Martin Herbert. He lived in achieved the rank of Westerville, Ohio. P E University. He is survived Homewood, Ill. chief title officer and vice by his wife, Doris O president of the Arizona Charles A. Russell ’52 V Liechty York ’56;

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Tamara, Lori, and Brian; Ringle; brothers, Marvin SurvivorsS include her

Larry, Brian, Brenda, son-in-law, Phil; daughter- U Education for Service York ’66 and Lowell; children, John William and Scott. He lived in in-law, Shannon; and sister, Carol Haughton; and Madonna; grand- Zephyrhills, Fla. granddaughter, India. 21 grandchildren; 18 children, Brittany, Taylor, He lived in Payson, Ariz. Joseph Hurrle Sr. ’53 great-grandchildren; and Jennifer, and Jarrett; step- several nieces and Charles W. Peckham passed away March 18. grandchildren, Zachery, nephews. He lived in Dakota, Gary, Vikki Sr. ’51 passed away He was inducted into the Indianapolis. and Stephen; great- March 28. He had served Greyhound Athletics1 9 2 Baseball Hall of Fame in 0 grandchildren, Kendall, in the U.S. Army in South Gail Smith ’57 passed 2001. He served in the Owen, and Ella; sister, Korea. He was the pastor away January 17. He U.S. Army as a specialist Evelyn; and brothers, and program director for retired in 1986 from second class. Survivors William and Roger. She the Otterbein Retirement Indianapolis Public include his wife, Norma; lived in Plymouth, Ind. Community. He is Schools. He served in son, Stan; daughter, preceded in death by his the U.S Army during the Robert L. Willoughby Diann Jacobson; and three wife, Arline; sister, Korean War. Survivors ’62 died June 4. He is grandchildren, Tachel, Margaret, and grandson include his wife, Ruth; survived by his wife, Neil, and Kyle. He lived Onute. Survivors include children, Marcia and Betty. He lived in in Greenwood, Ind. his brother, Samuel; Steven; 17 grandchildren; Greenwood, Ind. sisters, Caroline and Lyndell Locke Stevens and two great-grand- Nellie; children, Deborah, Lee Scott Beasley ’63 ’55 died April 5. She was children. He lived in Charles Peckham Jr. ’78, passed away February 23. an art teacher from Cedar Indianapolis. Mark, and Elizabeth; She retired as an educator Falls Community Schools daughter-in-law, Peggy from Indianapolis Public in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She

34 PORTICO Fall 2013 Schools. Survivors include of the game’s ‘golden Roger P. Spangler ’66 her children, Loren and years’—particularly of the passed away March 20. Kyle; five grandchildren; late 1950s and early 1960s He retired from Arrow mother, Selna; and sisters, —like Jim Brunnemer’s Electronics. Survivors Paula and Christy. She historical fiction, The include his mother, lived in Indianapolis. Hoosier Game, he wrote. Virginia; wife, Shirley; “The Hoosier Game,” he daughters, Rachelle Betty Coleman goes on to say, “qualifies Spangler Wright ’89 Russell ’63 passed away as an exhilarating literary and Jennifer Spangler April 17. She is survived Dr. James L. experience.” A former vice Kleeman’92 ’97; by her sister, Margaret Brunnemer ’66 has president at the University grandchildren, Whitney, Hart ’62, daughters, written a novel, The of Indianapolis, Jim Brock, Mitch, and Lucas; Susie Hartzell and Hoosier Game, the served four universities brothers, James, Edwin, Cathy Chandler; seven chronicle of the lives and one charitable and Mark; and sister, grandchildren; and three of two best friends and Ffoundation IN as a chief Sharon. He was preceded great grandchildren. She high school basketball O development Dofficer before in death by his father, lived in Indianapolis. teammates Yin Southern retiring in 2004. TheI Edwin, and brother, Indiana.T The book was Hoosier Game is Jim’s A Michael. He lived in Delilla Brown ’65 praisedI by Garry Donna, second book, following N New Palestine, Ind. died February 20. publisherS of Indiana Distinction Without She retired from Clay Basketball and a member Pretension (2004), AJames Franklin ’67 Community School R of the Indiana Basketball a memoir about his 40- passed away September 12. Corporation. Survivors Hall of Fame: “As HeP lived in Indianapolis. E year association with his

include her husband, publisher of Hoosier O alma mater. Jim has been O John; sons, Jason and Basketball Magazine for Patricia Lahr ’67 V married for 45 years to

Garth; grandchildren, 43 years I have read many died April 9. She was

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books about high school includes two sons, their

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Couple’s generosity and devotion to UIndy spans decades

Harold Bretz1 , honorary alumnus and longtime friend of the University, passed away on 9Sunday,0 June2 2. Harold and his late wife, Ann Cory Bretz ’48—who served on our board of trustees from 1989 to 2000—had been deeply devoted to the University. Harold grew up in Indianapolis and met Anne while attending Manual High School. They married shortly after Anne graduated from Indiana Central College in 1948. Harold earned a doctoral degree from Purdue in 1957 and became a professor of biology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. (Anne held a doctorate from the University of Chicago and taught at VanderCook College of Music.) In 1990 the Bretzes were honored as inaugural recipients of the Gene and Joanne Sease Award from the University of Indianapolis Alumni Association, and five years later, Harold was named an honorary alumnus. In 2002 the University recognized the Bretzes’ lifetime of devotion by renaming the North Hall residence facility Cory Bretz Hall in their honor. Anne preceded Harold in death in September 2011. The Bretzes elected to leave their estate to the University; this act of generosity, when added to their lifetime gifts, means they will have given more than $1 million to UIndy. A memorial service was held for Harold in the University’s McCleary Chapel on June 26.

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Hospital in Richmond, Anne; and brother, Indianapolis. Survivors Ind. Survivors include her Patrick. He lived in Fort include her husband, brother, Michael; nieces, Wayne, Ind. Patterson; sons, Ben and April and Kylie; nephews, Daniel; grandson, Neil; Michael and J.D.; great- Charles M. Seward ’68 mother, Arlene; brother, nephews, Tyler, Aaron, passed away April 6. He James; sisters, Nancy and and Cameron; and great- had worked at Western Julie; nephews, John, nieces, Alexis and Cayla. Electric. Survivors include David, and Avi; and She was preceded in death his daughters, Judie, niece, Amienne. She was William Messer ’73 by her parents, Floyd and Michelle, and Charlotte; preceded in death by her died March 19. He was Blanche. She lived in son, Ronald; sister, first husband, Stephen. an instructional aide in Marion, Ind. Edythe; eight grand- She lived in Indianapolis. the special education children, and 14 great- department at North Kenneth Franklin ’68 grandchildren. He lived Linda Green ’72 died Central High School in died April 21. He and his in Indianapolis, Ind. FMay I 26. She is survived O N Indianapolis. Survivors wife owned and operated by her brothers,D Daniel, include his wife, Theresa; ABC Day Schools and Y Tim, and Steve; nineI parents, Bill and Nancy; ABC Preschools in 1970sT nieces and nephews; andA I four great-nieces and siblings, David and LuAnn; Indianapolis. He is Margaret Britts ’70 N great-nephews. She was and nieces and nephews, survived by his wife, diedS April 2. She lived in preceded in death by Sam,A Julia, Jason, Adam, Donna; daughters, Renee, Indianapolis, Ind. R Emma, and Lincoln. Sabrina, and Katrina; and her parents and two nieces. She lived in P nine grandchildren. He E Michael Mull ’74

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Parkersburg. Halleran, Julie Marsh, Jo Ellen Manship-Loo Stephen Taylor ’74 ’76 and Mary Fink. He was ’70 passed away March 3. is retired as an accountant preceded in death by his She was a music teacher at DFAS-Fort Harrison. parents, Charles and at Meridian Music in He lives in Pendleton, Ind. 1 9 0 2 Reiff added to athletic trainers’ hall of fame

Ralph Reiff ’80 has been inducted into the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame, the highest honor an athletic trainer can receive. Reiff is the executive director of St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis. He has previously served as head athletic trainer, director of sports medicine and associate professor at Butler University. He is an innovator and leader in the field of athletic training— from creating a tool to demonstrate the business value of athletic trainers to his role in the passage of state certification and regulation of the profession to his contributions at all levels of elite or amateur sports and physical activity injury prevention and treatment. He was manager of athlete care for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and has overseen the medical aspects of more than 20 NCAA events, including the Men’s Final Four Basketball Championships, and provided care for the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials and FINA Swimming World Championships, among other national and international sporting events. A graduate of the University of Indianapolis (bachelor of science), he received his master’s degree in education from Miami University (Ohio).

36 PORTICO FallFall 2013 Michael Cagle ’77 Joan, Margaret, and Organizations and received the Gary Elizabeth. He lived in 1990s Voluntary Action. He Warstler Marketing Brownsburg, Ind. Robert Hadley ’90 is lives in Plainfield, Ind. Excellence Award for principal of Rushville leading the company in Consolidated High Chad Wolff ’99 died listings sold for individual 1980s School. He and his family April 26. He holds the agents at The F.C Tucker Jeffrey Gordon ’84 died live in Rushville, Ind. UIndy record for baseball Company. He finished in May 10. He is survived by wins in a season with 12 William Inglis ’90, died the company’s Top Ten his wife, Cathie; mother, in 1998. He was a First June 1. He is survived by for closed production for Rita; children, Jacob, Team All-GLVC selection his wife, Laurie; children, individual agents for the Stephen, and Rita; two and winning pitcher in the Colin and Caroline; and third consecutive year. He step-children, Jennifer ’98 NCAA II Regional siblings, Gretchen, Jane, also led the south office in Stagon and James Hacker; victory vs. Missouri-St. Jack, and Jill. He lived in production for the seventh two step-grandchildren; Louis. Survivors include Eugene, Oreg. time and earned the brother, Joseph; sister, F IN his wife, Sarah, and their O four children. He lived in Realty Alliance Award for Joni Deiters; and several Tracy MarschallD ’92 the twentieth consecutive Y Rogers, Ark. nieces, nephews, aunts, obtained her promotionI year. He lives in T A and uncles. He lived in and tenure to associate Greenwood, Ind. I N Easton,S Conn. faculty in social work 2000s at UIndy. David Cutshaw ’78 Jeff Bryant ’85 was AAmanda Keys ’00 is R was named to the 2013 awarded tenure and Rosemarie Schmink a physical therapist at Leadership in Law P E promotion to associate Stroud ’95 passed away Rehabilitation Hospital Distinguished Barrister

faculty status in the social May 6. She is survived by of O Indiana. She lives in list by the Indiana Lawyer V work program at UIndy. children, Travis Day, Indianapolis.

newspaper. He leads the

I Jason, and Stephanie; L medical malpractice David Stumph ’85

sister, Donna Schmink;

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Calif. He lives in Carmel, Ind. U Education for Service were two sisters, Saundra James Pare ’78 passed Jeffry Rybak ’88 died Louise and Mary away February 1. He February 10. He worked Schmink. She lived served in the U.S. Air at the Glenn Research in Indianapolis. Force. Survivors include Center in Cleveland and Becky Hartley ’96 Daniel and John Orpheus wife, Susan; sons, Charles continued working in passed away March 31. were born to Daniel and and Jacob; sister, Dixie; NASA-related positions.1 9 0She worked2 with Carla McNeil Schwalm and step-brother, George. Survivors include wife, Counseling Associates of ’00 on February 26. The He was preceded in death Amy; children, Nicholas, Springfield and Pathways family lives in Des by his parents. He lived in Erica, and Ian; parents, Community Mental Moines, Iowa. Alma, Mich. Ted and Mary; mother Health Services within and father in-law, Les and Kevin Kammeyer ’01 Thomas Wells ’78 died the executive offices. Sue; brother-in-law Tim; is a category manager for March 9. He was a retired Survivors include her niece, Emily; and nephew, Amgen in Thousand police officer with the parents; brother and Alex. He lived in Bowling Oaks, Calif. He lives in Indianapolis Police sister-in-law, Bryon and Green, Ohio. Woodland Hills, Calif. Department. Survivors Dee; nephews Robby and Andy; and domestic include wife, Barbara; Cheryl Morton Stidam Chris Edwards ’03 partner, Nan. She lived son, Joseph; daughter, ’89 is a director at wrote the book “Teaching in Springfield, Mo. Stephanie Freeman; Sonshine School in Genius.” The book can be grandchildren, Zachary, Danville, Ind. She lives Shariq Siddiqui ’96 purchased and part of the Victoria, and Benjamin; in Lizton, Ind. is the executive director proceeds benefit Riley and siblings, John, at the Association for Hospital for Children. Dennis, Sabina, Research on Nonprofit He lives in New Palestine, Ind.

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Kim Moore ’03 has been Krissy (Robbins) Amanda Norris ’07 is announced as Saint Sullivan ’06 and an algebra and geometry 2010s Mary’s College head golf Justin Sullivan ’08 teacher and women’s coach. (See the spring were married on July 13, basketball coach at 2013 Portico for a story 2013, in Indianapolis. Rushville Consolidated about Kim.) Members of the bridal High School. She lives party included Maggie in Rushville, Ind. David Parsons ’04 (Miller) Bradley ’06, died March 26. He was Michelle (Sovern) Boyer Noah was born to Stacy the manager of the ’06, Cody Robbins ’12, ’08 and Eric Elliott ’08 Student Business Center Michael Crane ’09, and on February 13. He joins Brandie Unger ’10 at UIndy. He is survived Brian Irk ’07. the family at home in by his wife, Karen; Howell, Mich. married Justin Thomas on parents, Bill and Linda; Dustin A. Dortch ’07 April 7, 2012. The couple brother, Bill, and several is a senior systems FKristin IN M. Lay ’08 died lives in Indianapolis. nieces and nephews. engineer with BoozO May 29. She is survived D Nathan Yoder ’11 Allen Hamilton.Y He by her parents; sister, Kelli I is a freight broker for Gracie Mae was born to lives inT Camby, Ind. Herbst; brother, Brent;A Briana Berman Mason I niece, Molly; nephew, NMagnum Logistics. He ’05 on October 9, 2012. AriS Dean Halderman was Cameron; and grand- lives in Indianapolis. She joined her siblings, born to Jenny ’07 and parents, Mark and Phyllis StephanieA Kucsera ’11 Parker and McKenna, RColby Halderman ’07 Lane and Cecilia Lay. She was chosen via a at the family’s home in on June 18. They live in lived in Hollywood, Fla. P competitive application

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in Greenwood, Ind. Lisa Bracht ’09 is a Dana Carter ’06 sports medicine specialist married Jeremiah Tworek is the rate review grant In June Ciara Lewis ’07 at South Lake Hospital in on April 27. The couple coordinator for the ’08 completed her first Clermont, Fla. She lives lives in Indianapolis. Indiana state government. book, Collision: A Novel. in Clermont. She lives in Plainfield. 1 9 0 2

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