Winter 2010

The Magazine of the UIndyUniversity of Indianapolis Portico

In this issue

Keeping Up With Growth The renovation and addition to Schwitzer Student Center (glimpsed at left) and the new East Hall come just in time as UIndy reaches the 5,000-student mark. Page 6

‘Wait! There’s A pulse’ As the University’s School of Nursing celebrates its golden anniversary, a student offers a day-in-the-life view of clinicals. Page 18

Learning to write comedy A former Reflector editor leaves journalism to study at Chicago’s famed Second City. Page 20

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Table of Contents 4 6 9 16 President’s forum Keeping up High-tech answers ‘Military Friendly’ The Lilly Endowment with growth to ancient questions tag acknowledges awards another major The debut of a deluxe resi- The Anthropology support for vets vote of confidence in the dence hall and the student Department’s new G.I. Jobs has recognized the important work of UIndy’s center addition come just microscope—only the University as being in the Center of Excellence in in time for a milestone: second of its kind in the top 15 percent of education Leadership of Learning. enrollment has reached the nation—will provide insight institutions providing University’s target of 5,000. into our ancient ancestors. support of military veterans. 5 ‘Transforming 8 15 18 education’ is goal of Scholarly pursuits Lilly Scholars Wait! There’s a pulse $7.5-M CELL grant Faculty, staff, and students Network focuses The School of Nursing, The grant will make it keep making contributions on giving back celebrating its 50th possible for the center to in every discipline, as these Student recipients of Lilly anniversary, invited Ashley continue to develop high examples show. And the Endowment Community Patterson ’10 to share a school reform networks and Ben half of Ben and Jerry Scholarships form a new day-in-the-life view of life in efforts to improve middle visits to speak about social organization with a goal clinicals—which can be life- school education. responsibility, the theme of of giving back by serving changing for all involved. the University Series. the community.

On the Cover The Schwitzer Student Center has grown into a vibrant, bustling, cosmopolitan center of activity on campus. Pages 6 and 7.

2 PORTICO winter 2010 Welcome, Ace 2009–2010 Thanks to a gift from Orvall Alumni Association Board of Directors McCleary ’49, Homecoming Day on October 24 included Amber Harrison Stearns ’95, the dedication of a six-foot- President Brian Martin ’88, long statue of a greyhound, immediate Past President the University mascot. The Marvin Pavlov ’98, President-Elect greyhound, named “Ace” Cindy Lewis ’99 ’05, Secretary by students, rests inside Stephen Arthur ’76 the southeast vestibule of Ron Bolyard ’70 Schwitzer Student Center, Chad Brandenburg ’98 where it will welcome Amy Burton ’94 alumni and other visitors to Roberta Brooker ’74 campus for years to come Cameron Causey ’02 while serving as a source of Gretchen Craft Fox ’93 pride for the faculty, staff, Suzanne Davidson ’02 ’06 and students who pass by. Thomas Flanagan ’95 Bill Hartung ’81 Jeff Irvin ’65 Philip Jackson ’94 Nick LaGuire ’04 Clance LaTurner ’01 Bruce Miller ’74 Kelly McWilliams ’91 Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99 Anita Samuel ’98 Joe Stafford ’98 20 28 Portico Shane Steimel ’95 ’97 Learning to write Sports update The magazine of the Eric Stone ’02 University of Indianapolis comedy at Chicago’s Women’s basketball ranked Mary Massing Sturm ’84 ’90 famed Second City #4 in a preseason poll, and R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84 Kelly Thompson ’02 Katy Yeiser ’07 invented the volleyball team was 35-1 University Editor one Charles Finkleman, at press time. For the latest who then graciously agreed UIndy sports news, visit Jeannine Allen Nondiscriminatory to interview her about her athletics.uindy.edu. Art Director Policies experience so far. Jennifer L. Huber ’07 The University of Indianapolis 32 Assistant Director does not discriminate on the basis for Publications 24 Alumni events of race, color, gender, age, religion, The path to job Special events in the Monica M. Woods creed, sexual orientation, marital success offing include an Alumni Director of Alumni Relations status, or ethnic or national origin Three alumni have found Association trip to Dubai. in any of its program offerings their niche at the Indiana Don’t miss a thing! Visit Myla Edmond Department of Workforce http://alumni.uindy.edu. Assistant Director or employment practices. The Development. of Alumni Relations University is committed to the spirit and letter of the Rehabilitation 38 Jenny Pettit 26 Class notes Kathryn Reinhardt ’11 Act of 1973 and the Americans C’est la vie The University mourns Class Notes with Disabilities Act and strives to the passing of longtime provide equal access to all phases of Julia Cook ’08, an elemen- Mary Atteberry ’07 Alberta Miller tary education major, found professor , Scott Hall University life and activity. a teaching job last year—in wife of the late vice Valerie Miller Wahlstrom ’07 Paris, France. She liked it, president Leo Miller, Contributing Writers and voilà! found herself and Virgil Webster ’54 Please address correspondence back for more this year. (remembered on page 37). and address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations. www.uindy.edu 3 President’s Forum Making the grade Transforming education in Indiana

Since its founding in 2001 through a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, UIndy’s Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning has been a key driver of school transformation in Indiana. In just eight years, CELL has established itself as an effective partner with schools, universities, governmental agencies, educational organizations, and policy makers at every level and has fostered collaboration among them.

As a result of this unique leadership role, the Endowment just awarded the University a new $7.5-million grant (story, opposite) to enable CELL to build on its success and expand the support it provides to school communities across the state.

Thanks to CELL, Indiana school officials and community leaders have begun to implement leading- edge high school improvement models, link educational transformation to economic development, and explore strategies that can sustain reform. CELL is well established regionally and is even gaining national recognition for some of its work.

With this new funding, CELL will be able to develop its high school reform networks further and begin focusing statewide attention on the critically important middle school years. We are grateful to the Endowment for its continued confidence in the University and in CELL, and promise in return more great work ahead.

Beverley Pitts, President

4 PORTICO winter 2010 Lilly Endowment’s CELL grant of $7.5 million enables middle school initiative, bolsters high school efforts

UIndy’s Center of Excellence in Leadership of performing schools so that their successful practices can Learning is expanding its efforts to transform Indiana be replicated elsewhere. CELL’s goal is for the majority schools, thanks to a $7.5-million grant from Lilly of Indiana middle schools to be participating in a Endowment Inc. statewide Middle School Network within four years, and for 10 Hoosier schools each year to meet The funding will allow CELL—which Gov. Mitch the criteria for Schools to Watch recognition. Daniels has called “an organization of critical importance to the state and its citizens”—to launch “The middle grades are a crucial transition in a child’s several new initiatives while continuing to lead life and education, so it’s time to focus more resources in successful networks of schools that are implementing that area, as we have with high schools,” Dresslar said. the innovative New Tech and Early College high The funding also will support new efforts to enlist school models. business leaders in regional strategic planning “Communities throughout the state are increasingly for Indiana schools, establish new networks of coming together with the goal of making their schools international schools and alternative schools, more effective,” CELL Executive Director David expand professional development for teachers and Dresslar said. principals, and enhance graduate programs in the UIndy School of Education, such as the iLead princi- “With this renewed support from Lilly Endowment, we pal preparation program. can continue our support of those efforts while seeking new approaches to transforming education in Indiana.” Another portion of the funding will help CELL sustain its work into the future, with the addition of One new initiative, aimed at middle schools, will development staff and the establishment of a $1-million leverage the national Schools to Watch recognition endowment to generate matching funds for further program, which identifies and supports high- external support.

“I have had the opportunity to work with CELL and have experienced firsthand its strides to transform education across Indiana. Cell has been a valuable partner in statewide efforts to improve education, promote innovation, and further develop Indiana as an economic leader through high-quality educational systems.” —Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels

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www.uindy.edu 5 Keeping up with growth If you haven’t been to campus lately, you haven’t been to campus. That observation has often been the case in recent years. Yet the University’s remarkable growth in people and programs is apparent this year more than ever, and facilities have grown to keep pace. Enrollment (graduate and undergraduate), which has more than doubled since 1990, reached the 5,000 mark this fall, a target established in UIndy’s strategic plan. Eighty percent of freshmen now live on campus, whereas at one time most commuted. This fall saw the opening of the new East Hall, a gracious lodge-meets- contemporary-style res- idence hall with 160 single-occupant rooms. Amenities include lobbies with fireplaces, stone accents, and full kitchens. Schwitzer Student Center is now larger—and busier—than ever. The reconfigured dining hall’s service stations have reduced waiting. Dining options include a Sub Hub, Fiesta Grill, Streets Grill, and a remodeled Perk coffee shop. Next up (and already begun): the Hanna Avenue improvement project. Visit http://www. uindy.edu/growth/ to learn more.

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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 http://uindy.edu/news/.

Alumni Relations College of Health Sciences On the CASE Communicating in Spain Monica Woods (Alumni Relations) has joined the District Dr. Mary Blake Huer, president of the International Society V Board of Directors of the Council for Advancement and for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, was the Support of Education. closing ceremonies speaker for the National Congress of Technology and Augmentative Communication for ESAAC Athletic Training and the University of Zaragoza in Spain on September 19, 2009. Dr. Huer presented the lecture “AAC Around Indiana’s top trainer the World: The Human Right to Communicate,” and led Ned Shannon, head athletic trainer and clinical instructor, a special session titled “AAC and Occupational Therapy: has been named college and university Athletic Trainer of the Working Together on the Team.” In addition, Dr. Huer met Year by the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association. In addition with the Viajes Iberia Congresos to plan the 14th biennial to his work at UIndy, Shannon has participated in medical conference of ISAAC in Barcelona for July 2010. The coverage for the 1996 Olympic Games, Goodwill Games, conference will offer a continuation of meetings for human World Police and Fire Games, NCAA Men’s and Women’s rights for persons with disabilities in Spain. Swimming and Diving Championships, Pan Am Games, U.S. Track and Field Trials, and other high-profile events. Communication

Anthropology Reflector earns national honors Research goes very high-tech TheReflector won a Newspaper Pacemaker Dr. Chris Schmidt received a $214,500 National Science award at the National College Media Foundation grant to purchase a white light confocal imaging Convention in Texas in October (and profiler (page 9). It will be part of a new research initiative to earned honors for its Web site as well). study human teeth from populations all around the globe. UIndy was the only Indiana school This technology allows UIndy to set up a type of research named as a finalist in the category for known as dental texture (which only two other labs in the four-year colleges with non-daily student world are capable of). newspapers. The competition required submission of a set of five issues of the Center of Excellence in Leadership newspaper published during specified periods of the academic of Learning year. The Reflector also won a first-place award for Best of Show at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention. Partnering with Schools to Watch To expand its education transformation work to the middle Community Programs Center school level (see page 5), CELL recently began its role as a partnering administrative organization for the Schools to Mentors make it to ‘Martha’ Watch program, which provides an evaluation process for UIndy’s award-winning chapter of College Mentors for Kids, middle schools to help them improve their academic rigor, which pairs youth in the community with college students, student responsiveness, and support structures to improve is making news once again. After winning numerous awards academic achievement for students. Indiana is the 18th for the work its members have done with local public school state to host the acclaimed Schools to Watch initiative. students, UIndy’s chapter of CMFK—the largest and fastest- CELL hosted its fifth annual Indiana Education growing chapter in the state—was highlighted on national Transformation Conference in November, titled “Indiana’s television in October on “The Martha Stewart Show.” Future: Bold Choices. Better Schools.” The conference “Martha” presented its Dreamers Into Doers Award to brought together hundreds of school, community, and Erin Slater, CEO of the Indiana-based organization that pairs business leaders from across the state and region to improve at-risk kids with college students for weekly campus activities, educational opportunities for students. To learn more about with the intent of inspiring younger students to pursue higher the outcomes of the conference and to access resources, visit http://cell.uindy.edu/indianasfuture2009. Continued on page 10

8 PORTICO winter 2010 High-tech answers to ancient questions

A new kind of microscope technology offers “You do your data collection and your data unprecedented views into the lifestyles of processing at the same time,” Schmidt says. “It prehistoric humans, and UIndy’s Department of does all this stuff for you—that’s the key.” Anthropology is only the second in the nation to UIndy’s new Sensofar white light confocal obtain the advanced equipment, thanks to a grant imaging profiler didn’t come cheap, topping from the National Science Foundation. $200,000 for the microscope and its computer As a result, Associate Professor Chris Schmidt workstation and other accessories, but its can step up his collaborative effort with colleagues potential to advance the field of dental textural around the world to build a global database of analysis made it worthy of the National Science information on the diets of our ancient ancestors. Foundation’s support. Schmidt is widely known for his work in Although such devices are used in various the field, which provides important information scientific-industrial settings, such as inspecting about nutrition, illness, social organization, and semiconductors, until now there have been other issues relevant to our lives today. A standard only two locations where it is primarily used method of deducing prehistoric eating habits—for in anthropology and biology: the University of example, a preference for meat or plant-based Arkansas and a Max Planck Institute in Germany. food—is by studying the tiny abrasion patterns on The new equipment in Good Hall, therefore, the teeth of unearthed skeletons, a task for which is not just a boon for UIndy faculty and students scientists had used traditional light microscopes. but also a significant boost in research capacity The field saw a major advance in the for other U.S. scientists. It’s also a big step toward 1970s with high-resolution scanning electron anthropologists’ long-term goal of compiling a microscopes, but that method has drawbacks global dental analysis database. Schmidt already too—most notably that it is time-consuming and has agreements with other researchers to study vulnerable to human subjectivity and error. To their collections of prehistoric teeth from Mexico, map a tooth’s surface, a researcher has to pore over South America, North Africa, South Africa, a two-dimensional electronic image; use a mouse- the Near East, Mongolia, and European sites, controlled pointer to measure its features, which including Stonehenge. can be obscured or distorted by tricks of light and “It’s going to help us refine our understanding video; then chart each data point individually. of the people who came before us,” he says. “It was a good system, but it was really, really —Scott Hall slow,” Schmidt says. The latest breakthrough, called white light confocal imaging, bounces tiny beams of light off the tooth’s surface at millions of different points, measures the travel time in each case to calculate location and distance, and feeds the information directly into a computer. Software can even assemble the collected data into a three-dimensional digital image that resembles a topographical map. Researchers get more infor- mation with better accuracy in approximately half the time, Schmidt says.

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education. Because UIndy’s is the reigning Chapter of the 12th grade students identified as performing below grade level Year, the TV crew came to campus to gather background in math or science subjects and help the classroom teacher footage and interviews with adviser Marianna Foulkrod ’01 with individual and group tutoring and supplemental math ’04, director of UIndy’s Community Programs Center, as well and/or science activities. Christian Smelzter will be the as student Sean Adams, one of the chapter’s 90 members. GrowIndiana AmeriCorps project coordinator. UIndy’s CMFK program is expanding to serve IPS students of nearby Emma Donnan Middle School every Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs Wednesday afternoon, and the organization hopes to increase its number of volunteers by about 30 students this year. Wearing multiple UMC hats Under the direction of the Greater YMCA, UIndy’s long- Dr. Michael G. Cartwright (dean) has been given three standing Laurelwood Program is the recipient of two funding responsibilities in the newly formed Indiana Conference grants that will promote the enhancement of the 15-year-old of the United Methodist Church. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. service initiative. The Laurelwood Program will be able to Cartwright will serve on the Board of Ordained Ministry. expand its efforts and include new programs that will partner He will chair the steering committee for the Wesleyan with the University’s School of Occupational Therapy and Connexion Project (a program of the Board for United create a theatre program for the students of Laurelwood, Methodist seminarians that meets on the UIndy campus), beginning in January. This program will allow students to and he will serve as co-convener of the Institutional Relations write, act, and build their own play, and then perform it at Table for the conference. The Institutional Relations Table Wheeler Arts Community Center. is a group comprising more than 30 institutions that have a Marianna Foulkrod presented at the 2009 Governor’s relationship with the Indiana Conference UMC. Conference on Service & Volunteerism on Factors Contributing to Success in Community Service & Service-Learning. She also presented at the 2009 National English Association of Christian Social Workers Convention in Indianapolis on Laurelwood: Bridging the Social Divide. Writing poetry about art The Community Programs Center is proud to Dr. Elizabeth Weber was part of Poetry in Art: An Exhibition announce the GrowIndiana AmeriCorps Math & Science of Poetry-Inspired Paintings and Other Works of Art, in August program. Through Indiana Campus Compact, CPC has and September at the Red Wing Depot Gallery. Her poems were received a grant to launch the math and science initiative. inspired by paintings from Hazel Stoeckeler and were diplayed UIndy students will provide direct service and support to next to the paintings. Dr. Weber read some of her poems during the community and local schools through leadership and the opening reception and spoke about writing poems about promotion of community involvement, service, and civic works of art. She also read poetry on August 29 as part of the engagement. UIndy students will work with third through Indiana Historical Society’s Indiana Poets: Words on Wings event at the Indiana State Library and Historical Building.

Recent grad earns prestigious scholarship

A recent UIndy graduate, Kristina Weaver ’09, is one of just 49 recipients of the international 2009 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship, which provides up to $50,000 per year for as long as six years to help high-achieving students pursue advanced degrees. Weaver graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in music performance and is studying nonprofit management and philanthropy at Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis with plans to form an organization that provides musical instruments and classical instruction to underprivileged children. She originally planned for a career in music, but after she began tutoring homeless children at a shelter, those plans changed. “As I tutored the children, I realized that the most important thing I can do with my life is to use my skills to help others,” she says. Hailing from Marion, Kristina began her higher education at a community college before transferring to UIndy, thanks to a previous Jack Kent Cooke scholarship. She was nominated for the graduate scholarship by UIndy’s Dr. Greta Pennell, chair of the Honors College and associate professor of education. “From my very first encounter with Kristina, I was struck by her determination and diligence to make the most of her undergraduate education,” Pennell wrote, noting that Weaver was a Schools on Wheels volunteer and vice president of the Mu Phi Epsilon music honor society while at UIndy.

10 PORTICO winter 2010 Information Systems/Administrative processing disorders” at the hospital. Finally, Chang published Computing Services an abstract titled “Response inhibition and error detection related to impulsiveness” in Psychophysiology. Data day In October Dr. Anne Downs presented “Health Behavior and Motivation to Exercise” at the North American Cystic In July Steve Herriford ’87 presented at the Indiana SunGard Fibrosis Conference. Higher Education Lunch and Learn hosted by UIndy. Dr. Margaret Finley presented “Robotic Outcomes in His presentation highlighted the work of the University’s Persons with Rotator Cuff Tears,” and served as moderator data analysis reporting team and its implementation of for the session on Rehabilitation Biomechanics at the annual the SunGard Higher Education Banner Performance and meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics at Penn Analytics tools consisting of the Operational Data Store and State University in August. the Enterprise Data Warehouse. He also highlighted the Dr. Stephanie Kelly ’91 ’92, Dr. Julie Gahimer ’85, University’s use of the IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and partners from the nearby Baxter YMCA presented at the reporting software. The software allows the campus to 2009 Governor’s Conference on Service and Volunteerism in provide timely and accurate operational and trending and Indianapolis. Their presentation, P“ hysical Therapy Education analytical reporting to meet day-to-day business need as well and the YMCA: Partnering to Strengthen the Community,” as the reporting needs for long-term forecasting and planning. will highlight the partnership between UIndy’s Krannert School of Physical Therapy and the YMCA for offering fitness Kinesiology programming for older adults and persons with disabilities. Dr. Gahimer also presented a paper and served as the Healthy lifestyle, sick economy program cochair for the International Symposium on Service In August Heidi Hancher-Rauch gave an invited presentation Learning sponsored by the University’s campus in Athens, titled, “Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a sick economy” Greece, in November. at the 2009 Speaking of Women’s Health Conference In March Dr. Kelly and Renee Van Veld ’98 presented in Indianapolis. at the two-day APTA Clinical Instructor Education and Mindy Mayol published the textbook Wellness: The Total Credentialing Program cosponsored by Parkview Hospital Package (revised printing) for use in all KINS-101 Wellness and presented the program again in November, cosponsored & Fitness for a Lifetime and KINS-104 Honors Wellness by the Indiana University Physical Therapy Department. In courses at UIndy. June Dr. Kelly presented on active learning and course design Richard Robinson published “Alterations in knee at the APTA Education Section Workshop for New Faculty kinematics and dynamic stability associated with chronic at Midwestern University in Chicago. Her presentation was ankle instability” in the Journal of Athletic Training. He also titled “Service-Learning in Physical Therapy to Improve published “Effect of gender and fatigue on dynamic postural Senior Fitness: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership.” She control” in the Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, and “An also presented at the International Symposium on Service examination of hip, knee, and ankle torque production in Learning in Athens, Greece, in November. individuals with chronic ankle instability” in the Journal of Dr. Clyde Killian’s article “Intensive training facilitates Strength and Conditioning Research. locomotor improvements beyond a ‘plateau’ in motor recovery post-stroke” was accepted for publication in the Krannert School of Physical Therapy journal Stroke. He also was the secondary author of “Indiana Minority Students’ Knowledge and Interest in Physical Publishing and presenting Therapy as a Profession and a Career,” presented at the APTA Linda Biggers ’09 copresented “Integrating ‘Clicker’ national conference in June. Technology into a Clinical Program” with Jennifer Radloff Dr. Kathy Martin ’90 ’03, along with Dr. Don Hoover ’04 (School of Occupational Therapy) at the ICI Instructional and Erin Wagoner ’06 ’08, Teresa Wingler ’05 ’08, Tara Technology Summit at Taylor University in August. Evans ’05 ’08, Jamie O’Brien ’08, and Julie Zeunik ’08, Dr. Wen-Pin Chang published “Maturation of published “Development and Reliability of an Observational sensory gating performance in children with and without Gait Analysis Tool for Children with Down Syndrome” in sensory processing disorders” in International Journal of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Psychophysiology. Chang also published “Error monitoring in Dr. Peter Rundquist published “Three-Dimensional college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder” Shoulder Kinematics to Complete Activities of Daily Living” for the journal, and gave a presentation on the topic in July in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. at the Kaoshiung Veterans General Hospital, Department of In May Dr. Mary Ann Shurig ’05 presented “Myofascial Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy Division, in Taiwan. He Release Techniques” at Kaohsiung Medical University and also presented “Psychophysiological ERP measures in sensory National Taiwan University in Taiwan.

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Bill Staples ’05 Dr. published “Pulmonary Fibrosis: A School for Adult Learning Case Report” in Gerinotes. He and Dr. Jim Bellew also gave a poster presentation in June titled “Acute fatigue of the Instituting professional growth hip abductors does not impair control of balance in older The University’s School for Adult Learning is expanding its females” at the APTA Annual Conference in Baltimore. Dr. Institute for Leadership and Professional Development. The Bellew also published “The effect of acute fatigue of the hip University has served Indiana businesses and individuals for abductors on control of balance in young and old women” in nearly 60 years, providing a variety of continuing education the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. experiences, and through the Supervisory Institute and the Management Institute, the ILPD offers new supervisors Mathematics and experienced managers the opportunity for leadership skill development and enhancement. The institutes have Encyclopedic knowledge up-to-date content and facilitate discussions of case studies Dr. Jeff Oaks (chair) published “Polynomials and equations as well as application of workplace situations. Topics in Arabic algebra” in the Archive for History of Exact include communication and coaching, performance and Sciences. He also wrote four entries, titled “Arithmetic and motivation, conflict management, delegation, team building, Islam,” “Algebra and Islam,” “Geometry and Islam,” and ethics, strategic planning, management styles, behavioral “Mathematics and Islam,” for the Encyclopedia of Sciences assessments such as DISC, personality assessments such as and Religions, which will be published in 2011. MBTI, generational trends, and change management. In March 2010, ILPD will offer a Supervisory Institute Music for new managers. Those in attendance will leave with the skills needed to lead their work groups. ILPD also is Correctional concert developing course modules that will allow businesses to Rebecca Sorley performed a community outreach concert design an educational program to meet their individual in October for the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility business’s needs. For information, visit sal.uindy.edu or call in Oregon as a part of the College Music Society national (317) 788-3393. convention. The program, A“ Mozart Composition Project,” A Charm Bracelet for Cruising, a chapbook by Lylanne incorporated performance, history, and participation of the Musselman ’06, is being published this fall by Winged City youths in the facility. As a part of the National Collegiate Press, an imprint of New Sins Press. Her poems recently Honors Conference, Dr. Sorley taught in the music master- appeared in various print and online journals including class portion of the conference and performed a lecture/ New Verse News, Pank Magazine, Ichabod’s Sketchbook, recital, titled “The 70s: Women’s Liberation,” featuring Umbrella, Wilderness House Literary Review, and the Fearsome keyboard music by women of the 1970s. Fascinations Anthology. Her poem “If You Only Knew” Jacklyn Chan ’99 was invited to present an interactive was a winner in the Eli Jenkins’ Five and Country Senses workshop, “Inner Hearing: See With Your Ears and Listen Poetry Competition in Chicago, where it was performed at With Your Eyes Through Dalcroze Eurhythmics,” at the the Dylan Thomas Coffeehouse Cabaret in September. In Piano Pedagogy Symposium at Butler University in June. addition, the poem was published on Caffeine Theatre’s Web The workshop explored the process of stimulating the physical site and recorded as a podcast. Musselman’s monologue, sensation of the entire body and internalization of musical “Of Mother and Men,” is forthcoming in the International concepts. She will present similar workshops in Hong Kong Centre for Women Playwrights Mother/Daughter Monologue and Shanghai next summer. Project—Thirtysomethings—Volume 2. Richard Ratliff received the Indiana Music Teachers Association teacher of the year award in October. School of Business Anne Reynolds is the ensemble chair of the IndyFlutes, a club for flute players in Indianapolis. She is on the flute Researching at local businesses club committee that organized a masterclass and recital by During the summer of 2009, Dr. Darrell Bowman’s MBA internationally known flutist William Bennett in November. Information Systems students conducted technology research She attended the National Flute Association Convention in at Rolls Royce, Allison Transmission, Brightpoint, Golden New York City in August. Rule Insurance, and the Indiana Organ Procurement Program, as well as several other local companies. Dr. Kathy Bohley ’91 ’93 ’94 participated in the Edu- cause “Top Teaching and Learning Challenges” project. She presented a Solutions in Action Webcast, “Creating Learning

12 PORTICO winter 2010 Brain freeze? Not this time

Ice cream entrepreneur Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, visited UIndy in October for a talk titled “An Evening of Entrepreneurial Spirit, Social Responsibility and Radical Business Philosophy.” Sponsored by the School of Business, the UIndy Leadership Series and the Campus Program Board, the event was the latest installment of this year’s University Series of events built around a theme of social responsibility, or “Doing Good.” Speakers in the series show how students can do good—no matter their particular academic or career focus. Before his evening lecture, Greenfield spoke less formally to a crowd of business students and faculty, noting that he and original partner Ben Cohen are now considered employees of the company, which was acquired in 2000 by Unilever. “We’re employees, just like the other poor slobs,” Greenfield quipped. “What’s cool about our jobs is that we can do whatever we want.” For a complete list of speakers and event details, visit www.uindy.edu/news.

Environments that Promote Active Learning, Critical Finance Case Research. Several of her articles were published Thinking, Collaborative Learning, and Knowledge Creation.” in the BottomLine column in the Indianapolis Star. She Dr. Darrell Cousert received an internal Engage Indiana also received an Engage Indiana mini-grant to support the mini-grant to support the development and deployment of his development of her international loan fund project. case study series. Dr. Terry Schindler ’84 made an invited presentation, Dr. Larry DeGaris published “Leveraging and “Change: It Happens!” at the Educational Summit for the activating NASCAR sponsorships with NASCAR-linked Indiana Society of Sleep Professionals. sales promotions” in the Journal of Sponsorship and “Brand identification among stock car racing fans in the USA” in the School of Nursing International Journal of Sport Marketing and Management. Dr. Jerry Flatto received an internal Engage Indiana mini- Happy anniversary grant to support integration of the MSDynamics Customer The School of Nursing celebrated its 50th anniversary in Relationship Management module in the School of Business. November. (See page 18.) Leslie Gardner Dr. will publish “Illustrating Graph In September Dr. Connie Wilson presented on the topic Algorithm Outputs on Graphs Drawn by Visual Basic Excel of “Organizational Renewal” at the National League for Congressus Numerantium Macros” in and “Optimizing the Nursing Summit in Philadelphia. Design of Global Supply Chains at Dow AgroSciences” in Computers and Chemical Engineering. Michael Krause published a book chapter titled School of Psychological Sciences “Assessment Testing in the First Intermediate Course: A Three-Year Study in Comparison to Bloom’s Taxonomy” Publishing and publishing in the American Accounting Association Teaching, Learning Dr. John McIlvried (dean) was coauthor of a chapter titled and Curriculum. “Applying the competency-based model to professional Stanley Osweiler and Dr. Bohley were awarded an psychology education, training, and assessment: Mission Bay internal Engage Indiana mini-grant to support Academy of and beyond” in a new book, Competency-Based Education for Entrepreneurship outreach efforts. Psychology Professionals. Deidre Pettinga and Dr. Rachel Smith were awarded an Dr. Jacqueline Remondet Wall was lead author on an internal Engage Indiana mini-grant to support a Freshmen abstract submitted for a special issue of the journal Child Experience career development and planning module. Dr. Welfare. Her coauthors included Dr. Steven M. Koch. Along Smith published “Finance Professors’ Use of Case Discussion with Dr. Koch, Dr. Wall participated in the preparation Leadership at Harvard and Darden MBA Programs: Qualities of two technical reports for IARCCA: An Association of of a Successful Case Discussion Leader” in the Journal of Children and Family Services. The reports constituted annual

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external evaluations of the Outcomes Measurement Project. Bachman and Drs. David Wall, Wen-Pen Chang, and Dr. Dr. Wall served as lead author on the annual report and Ellen Miller, Dr. Wall was part of a study examining turnover coauthor on the executive summary report for 2008 and in the nursing home industry across the state of Indiana. cross-year comparisons. With Dr. Davis and three UIndy SoPS doctoral students, Social Sciences Dr. Wall presented “Use of consistency on the TOMM to assess effort” at the annual meeting of the National Academcy Colleges Against Cancer of Neuropsychology in November. Using a simulated Students Amanda Hozan and Kristyn Cassin have brought design, the project explored consistency on trials of the Test a chapter of Colleges Against Cancer to the University of Memory and Malingering, a test designed to measure of Indianapolis. CAC hosts the Relay for Life event in participant effort. This study used data from an ongoing communities and universities across the country, and it is research project of Dr. Wall’s in which four doctoral students anticipated that CAC will host its first Relay for Life at UIndy have participated as coinvestigators. in the spring of 2011. Dr. Wall was a coauthor on six poster presentations at Dr. Phylis Lan Lin HD ’08 and Dr. Mary Moore the convention of the American Psychological Association in coedited Service-Learning in Higher Education: Paradigms and Toronto in August and served as program chair for Division Challenges, published by the University of Indianapolis Press 18 of the APA at the convention. She participated with Dr. in 2009. The book includes 30 chapters written by scholars Candace Beitman ( School of Occupational Therapy) in from around the world. professional presentations at conferences in Indianapolis and Athens, Greece, describing an interdisciplinary service- learning project that has been ongoing since 2005. School of Education Dr. Koch, doctoral student Andrea Stenftenagel, and Dr. Wall had a presentation at the Villages’ 2009 Dan Fulton Touting urban school reform training conference held in Indianapolis in September. This Dr. Jen Drake (director of the Woodrow Wilson Teaching presentation was on youth with diagnoses of autism in out-of- Fellowship Program at UIndy), Sue Blackwell, and Beth home care settings. Berghoff of the Indiana University Purdue University- Dr. Wall also continued to work with the Center for Aging Indianapolis School of Education presented a paper in and Community. With SoPS faculty colleague Dr. Joseph October, at the Conference on Curriculum Theory and Hansel, Dr. Wall participated in a study examining the impact Classroom Practice, on the topic of project-based learning of unemployment in mature workers. Along with Jennifer and urban school reform.

FBI’s No. 2 delivers Israel Lecture

FBI Deputy Director John Pistole, a veteran of counterterrorism efforts, delivered UIndy’s annual Jerry and Carol Israel Lecture in Public Policy at the University of Indianapolis on October 15. Pistole, the bureau’s second in command, discussed “The FBI & Social Responsibility: A New Paradigm” in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center’s Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. He addressed the challenges faced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in battling diverse criminal and terrorist threats, as well as the FBI’s responsibility to uphold the public trust through adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law. The annual Jerry and Carol Israel Lecture in Public Policy was established to recognize the contributions to education made by the former president of the University and his wife. Jerry Israel served as a history professor and administrator at several colleges before leading UIndy from 1998 to 2005. Carol Israel is a longtime public school teacher, administrator, and education consultant.

14 PORTICO winter 2010 UIndy Lilly Scholars Network starts with a KaBOOM! LSN students constructed a new playground—in just six hours—for Indianapolis Public Schools’ Sidener Academy. Volunteers included Brittany Dunlavy, Jessica Harding, Audrey Ernst, Valorie Wagner, an unidentified Foresters volunteer, Sara Craig, another Foresters volunteer, LSN president Francie Branscum, and Sherah Albright. New Lilly Scholars Network focuses on giving back by serving the community

Among the scores of Registered Student Organizations on this scholarship, we have been given so much and this is just campus is a new one that debuted this fall: the UIndy Lilly a way we give back a little of the blessing we have received. Scholars Network. Marianna K. Foulkrod ’01, Community “Our first event was led by KaBOOM in collaboration Programs Center director, serves as adviser. with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Foresters Insurance. The mission of the LSN is to establish a network of KaBOOM believes that there should be a safe place to play current and alumni scholars devoted to serving the com- within walking distance of every child’s home. We helped munity, encouraging participation throughout the state, build a playground at Sidener Academy, where there was and developing friendships and bonds. previously just a field and blacktop. “The Lilly Scholars Network consists of Lilly Scholars, “Lilly Scholars, along with the Academy’s students, recipients of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship,” faculty, parents, and other volunteers from the surrounding says Francie Branscum ’11, a Nursing student who serves as community, built an entire playground in six hours that was LSN president. “We believe that Lilly scholars interested in designed by the kids themselves. We did everything from both networking and giving back to the community should hauling mulch to building swing sets and picnic tables. organize for mutual benefit. “We are planning on working with KIB again in “Every month, we plan a community service event, November. This time we will be beautifying neighborhoods usually somewhere in Indianapolis. These events serve as a throughout Indianapolis by planting daffodil beds. Also, for way for us to connect and serve our community and also to December, I am working with Fletcher Place to help families establish a sense of camaraderie between us. As recipients of select Christmas gifts.”

www.uindy.edu 15 ‘Military Friendly’ tag recognizes support for vets

They served our country, and now they deserve some One UIndy effort funded by the initial Operation service, too. Diploma grant is a series of lectures and discussions As military veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq on veterans’ issues for faculty and staff. The first such conflicts bring their unique experiences and issues to session in October featured a presentation by student college campuses across the nation, the University of Jonas Chapman, an Army veteran and later National Indianapolis is ramping up its capacity to respond to Guardsman who worked security details in Iraq and veterans’ needs and help them make the transition to Kuwait in 2003 and 2004. civilian life and work. Although Chapman said his role was “relatively “We know through our School of Adult Learning easy” compared to that of other military personnel in that nontraditional students in general have needs the war zones, he still struggled upon his return with that differ from those of traditional undergrads,” says anxiety, anger, and feelings of alienation from his Deborah Balogh, UIndy’s provost and vice president for family and friends. academic affairs. “We were on the road for hours a day, waiting for “The circumstances can be even more complex for the road to blow up in front of us,” said Chapman, soon former military personnel, who arrive with a broad range to graduate from UIndy’s School for Adult Learning. of skills and strengths—as well as additional stresses in “I still startle very easily.” their careers and personal lives—as a result of their time Future topics in UIndy’s Veterans as Students series, in uniform.” presented by the Faculty Development Center and the G.I. Jobs magazine has included UIndy in its 2010 Student Development Office, will include a comparison list of Military Friendly Schools, which recognizes the of military and campus cultures and a discussion top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools focusing on transition issues for student veterans. based on their practices in serving students who are Also in October, the University hosted its military veterans. first official meeting of student veterans, gathering Earlier this year, the University was among the first representatives from the undergraduate, graduate, and Indiana institutions to announce its full participation in evening divisions to begin identifying policy issues that the so-called “new GI Bill” programs that support post- affect them and potential support systems that could aid 9/11 veterans pursuing higher education. Because the basic their success as students. education benefit for veterans covers only the cost of a Dan Stoker, executive director of student services, public university, UIndy created its own Freedom Award said the goal is to form a new kind of student organi- scholarship, which combines with federal programs to zation that can serve as a social support network as well offer veterans a tuition-free private college education. as a focus group to guide the University on questions UIndy also is among the first group of Indiana relating to veterans. colleges and universities selected for Operation Diploma, “It’s already starting to serve its purpose,” Stoker a $5.8-million initiative funded by Lilly Endowment said. “We want to hear it from them, and not just guess to support campus programs and services that help what veterans want.” student veterans and active service members to complete More information on the University of Indianapolis their degrees. Potential uses for the funding include the Freedom Award scholarship for veterans is available at formation of campus organizations and the designation http://admissions.uindy.edu/freedomaward. of staff members to help student veterans navigate the federal bureaucracy.

16 PORTICO winter 2010 UIndy makes voyage to the edge of space

Students in the Physics & Earth-Space Sciences department made UIndy history in September with the launch of the University’s first high- altitude research balloon, capturing multiple images with mounted cameras. Trailing a 60-foot payload tail with 15 self-contained experiments, the white latex balloon rose more than 16 miles through the atmosphere—87,035 feet, to be exact. The balloon popped as planned in the thinning air at the edge of space, and the payload parachuted safely back to earth to be reclaimed by researchers in a chase car. Throughout the two-hour-and-20-minute flight, transmitters sent data to receivers on the ground. The experiments were designed by students in astronomy, meteorology, and a science seminar course, led by associate professors Timothy Duman and Stephen Spicklemire. With equipment and materials packed into small, cooler-like polystyrene boxes, they aimed to answer such questions as: How are plant seeds and various foods affected by exposure to a near-space environment? How does high-altitude radiation affect photographic film and paper? Which mobile phone provider, AT&T or Verizon, can boast better reception at various heights? Though the individual experiments were not necessarily cutting-edge science, the innovative exercise required students to think creatively and design experiments within limitations, which in this case included FAA limits on the size and weight of objects sent aloft. The professors hope to continue with future launches.

www.uindy.edu 17 ‘Wait! There’s a pulse’ Student nurse faces challenges

Ashley Patterson, a senior nursing major, was invited to speak at the 50th anniversary celebration of UIndy’s School of Nursing on November 7. We thought you’d like to listen in.

Stress. Exhaustion. Studying. Tests. No social life. These are just some of the words that come to mind when someone mentions nursing school. But when it comes to the end of the day, the one word that always comes to my mind is rewarding. So, what does it mean to be a nursing student today? It means waking up at 4:30 on Tuesday mornings, hitting my snooze button, rolling out of bed at 4:45, and leaving my apartment before the sun comes up in order to make it to my clinical site. I’m there to learn, to improve my skills, to— I hope—make a difference. I work in one of the busiest emergency rooms here in the city. It’s there at work when I can really see my skills. All of the hard work and effort that goes into school and all of the things I have been taught: this is where it shows—where I can say “Wow, I can do this.” It’s the 18-month-old little girl who comes into the ER with her mom after a vehicle rollover; mom is intubated and baby girl is c-collared, on a back board, and scared to death. All she wants is someone to care and comfort her. I sit on the gurney with her, ride to CT scan with her, and rock her to sleep. Another nursing school word comes to mind: Compassion. It’s the family that receives devastating news that a loved one was in a bad accident. The patient is hooked up to numerous machines,

18 PORTICO winter 2010 and it’s overwhelming for the family, to say the prepares to call time of death—oh, wait, there’s least. I step back and realize that 10 minutes, just a pulse! Wow, no one can believe it. 10 minutes, of my time could make a world of Confidence.A nd teamwork. difference in how this family views this devastating I’m going to graduate in May. I’m going to event. I go into this room with all the heartache in be a compassionate, empathetic, and confident the world for the family member at the bedside. nurse, among many other things. I also know I introduce myself and ask if there are any that teamwork is essential in nursing; it would specific questions to ask of me. All I see in his eyes be nearly impossible to function without the is fear—fear of the unknown. help of colleagues. I go through each machine, from the simple UIndy has instilled all of these qualities in IV line in the forearm, to the ventilator, to the me. They have prepared me along the way. ICP, and explain to the best of my ability what I chose UIndy over other nursing schools each machine is doing for the loved one on the because of its size. I get one-on-one interaction gurney. I hold back the tears as the family member with my professors that improves the quality of reaches out for a hug and thanks me. my education. It has been a long day. I suggest he go home, I know that I can go to them at any time, not get his dinner and the rest of his family, and trust only with concerns regarding class or clinicals but that his loved one is in great hands and that we also if I’m overwhelmed, or stressed, or just want will take care of him. No longer do I see fear in to talk or cry. They are there. We students know the family member’s eyes; this time I see relief— we can always count on them. relief and trust. I have enjoyed this journey. The University Empathy. of Indianapolis has prepared me well, and I have Then there is the patient who comes in with had a chance to see that—not only through cardiac arrest and has been down for more than clinicals but also through my experience as a 25 minutes. I’m the one put on the chest to do student nurse. I’m going to graduate here and be compressions. I’ve done this several times before, in a great profession. but still, every time is nerve-wracking. The best part is I will be able to go home Am I going to get this one back? Am I every night, no matter how stressful my day, and doing this correctly? Are my hands in the correct know deep down that this is the most rewarding placement? Are my compressions effective? thing I could be doing. We work for another 20 minutes. The doctor I would not change it for anything.

www.uindy.edu 19 Finkleman on Yeiser Katy Yeiser is a 2007 University of Indianapolis graduate. She earned a bachelor’s of science degree in communication in journalism and sports information. She was editor-in-chief of the Reflector from 2006 to 2007 and won several collegiate awards (maybe dozens) for her work on the student newspaper. Her proudest accomplishment as an undergrad was producing the Deflector, a satirical spinoff of theR eflector. Yeiser recently moved to Chicago to study comedy writing after working for two years and two months as the education reporter at the Johnson County Daily Journal in Franklin, Ind., where she contributed to several statewide staff awards (probably fewer than dozens) for news coverage. She studies at the Second City and the Annoyance Theatre and eventually will study at iO (formerly ImprovOlympic). She is from Paris, Kentucky. She enjoys sports, guacamole, and not taking phone calls from angry readers anymore who want to rant about “the media” or her “biased stories” or her “unfair treatment” of their latest poor decision. Portico asked Yeiser to write a first-person article about her transition to Chicago and experiences studying comedy writing.

Learning to write comedy at Chicago’s Second City

In general, I don’t enjoy writing about myself. It’s a pretty simple topic to explore, but sometimes I become uncomfortable and self-conscious. I overthink things, and for the life of me, I don’t Knowing this, I’m still confused why I said “great” know how to approach this story about me to the idea of writing a first-person story about following a dream. my move to Chicago to train in comedy writing. The easiest way would have been to answer a The staff at Portico assured me that it was in fact reporter’s questions directly. So, please meet newsworthy, so I’m trusting their judgment. Charles Finkleman, a made-up Portico writer, However, I did not trust my own judgment when who conducted this made-up interview with me. putting together this article. I wrote a first draft and then scrapped it. Charles Finkleman: Tell us briefly about the I wrote a second draft with a “day-in-the-life” Second City, Annoyance Theatre, and Oi . structure, which I thought was different and Katy Yeiser: Sure. I’ll do my amateur’s best. It’s slightly weird. Then a good friend and fellow easy if you think of those three theaters and University of Indianapolis alum read it and training centers as the holy trinity of comedy basically told me, “not so much.” in Chicago, which is the comedy capital of Goodbye, Draft No. 2. the country. Comedic icons such as John I don’t remember what happened to Draft No. 3. Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Gilda Radner, Martin Short, Chris Farley, Bill Murray, Tina Fey, So, say hello to Draft No. 4. Amy Poehler, Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, I think I was asked to write this not to talk Steve Carell, and the Janitor from “Scrubs” about myself, but to talk about taking a risk to— all trained in one or more of those theaters gulp, prepare for the cliché—follow your dreams. before they made it “big.”

20 PORTICO winter 2010 CF: A w e s o m e . CF: ( L a u g h s .) KY: I know. It’s pretty inspiring. KY: I’ll be here all night.

CF: What else can you tell us? CF: So, what would be the ultimate goal? KY: Second City has been around for 50 years and KY: Writing for the Onion, “Saturday Night is the most famous theater and training center Live,” or Jon Stewart would be a dream, but in the city. I moved to Chicago primarily I’ll take anything that means I get to write to train there. The Second City teaches and comedy for a living. practices sketch comedy with a heavy focus on political satire and commentary. Now, the iO CF: Know what I love? has been around for a while, too, and teaches KY: What’s that? long-form improvisation. At the Annoyance, CF: “The View.” How awesome would it be I’m learning how to write plays and musicals. to write for Joy Behar? CF: Cool. Why did you decide to move to KY: Next question, Charles. Chicago to study comedy writing? CF: But she’s such a fast-talking pit bull who KY: Well, I have wanted to move to Chicago has a ’tude for days. to study comedy writing for several years. KY: (Silence) I remember growing up watching David Letterman and thinking, “I want to write CF: But she isn’t afraid to argue with those sketches.” But I also grew up reading Whoopi Goldberg! the newspaper every morning and thinking, KY: Finkleman! Learning to write comedy at Chicago’s Second City

“I want to write those stories.” So there were CF: OK, OK. You talked about the comedic side always two dreams competing with each being the dark side. What do you mean? other. Right now, studying comedy writing in KY: Hmm. That’s a good question. I’ve always Chicago is winning by a wide margin. thought you have to lose a little bit of your soul to be a good comedian, and I don’t CF: How so? necessarily mean that in a bad way. I’ve just KY: I’ve always had a bigger pull to the comedic always had this inclination to have comedic side, the dark side. Plus, if you’re in your thoughts when something shocking or bad mid-20s and had to choose between covering or unintentionally funny happens. Now, I’m several school board meetings a month and not saying I laughed when the Pope died. But having uncomfortable conversations with I grew up always conjuring jokes in my head school board members who don’t like you, or when I probably shouldn’t have been. Plus, spending weeknights learning from some of I always made my friends laugh growing up. the best comedic minds in the world, living a I get huge satisfaction when I make people few blocks from Wrigley Field, and studying laugh, like a really bottom-of-the belly laugh, comedy writing in the same building where because that’s a lot harder to do than to make Tina Fey did, what would you pick? someone mad or sad or anything else.

CF: The latter. CF: I never make people laugh. KY: Exactly, Charles. Exactly. KY: Oh, come on! You’re funny. You think Joy Behar is legit! CF: You only get your 20s once. KY: Yep. So little time to do so many CF: Yeah, I guess. regrettable things. KY: Chin up, Charles.

www.uindy.edu 21 CF: A lot of people look to comedians like Jon All of them are so experienced and talented Stewart or Stephen Colbert to guide them and funny it’s stupefying. My first Second through social issues, like they are the City instructor writes for Vanity Fair every new newsmen. week. My other Second City instructor has KY: Yeah, I don’t really follow that line of thought. written, produced, and directed about 140 I think a lot of people, especially journalists . . . comedy shows.

CF: (Interrupting) Sorry. my Annoyance instructor, Tom, is an actor KY: (Laughs.) No, it’s OK. What I was saying on Second City’s E.T.C. Stage, where Stephen was, a lot of people think that Jon Stewart Colbert performed, and I just think he or Stephen Colbert are out on a mission to could easily be on “Saturday Night Live” or right all the wrongs of the world. Like, when whatever he wants to be on. They’re all great. they make fun of Democrats, Republicans, Even though all my instructors have a lot of and everyone else, some people take it as a different backgrounds and different comedic serious attempt to fill some objectivity-less senses, their lessons have been the same. black hole created by cable news, opinionated CF: What are those lessons? newspapers, and loud pundits who have KY: One thing you learn quickly is that, every- destroyed traditional journalism. They really thing, especially jokes, happens in threes. just want to get a laugh. Two is too little. Four jokes are too much. CF: Well, I didn’t really think of it that way. I Satire exposes human folly. Parody takes an know their jobs are to make people laugh, existing institution and exaggerates it. Learning to write comedy at Chicago’s Second City

but you can’t deny the influence they have They tell you, D“ are to offend.”E ach character on society. They, and others in comedy, has to have a heart. You have a strong point help us peel back the spin and see things of view. You have to push beyond what you’re for what they are. comfortable with. Push. Push. Push. KY: Right. I agree. They are crusaders of comedy, one thing Jay told our class really stuck with and if that ends with change in society for me: “In scenes that don’t work, they don’t the better, then great. Satire is best when seem like moments, but something you wrote. everyone is thrown under the bus. All comedy is series of moments threaded my instructor, Jay, at Second City taught my together into a story.” class that satire has no heroes. Stewart and you have to let your characters lead you. Colbert aren’t on a mission to equally point That’s what is really drilled into your head. out the flaws of both political parties as You have to approach writing like you would an act of moral and ethical commitment acting an improvised play on stage. You can’t to objectivity (which really doesn’t exist come in with an ending already in sight and anyway). They make fun of both sides because your jokes already lined up. That’s not fair to just making fun of Republicans would be the other characters. preachy. And no one likes to be preached to via Comedy Central. Democrats are idiots, your characters, who have to have relation- too. And Libertarians are just weird. ships with and care about each other, have to take you there. There has to be truth in CF: What else do your instructors teach you? comedy, no matter how absurd your scenes are. KY: A lot of things. I’ve had three instructors at Second City and two at the Annoyance so far. CF: Kind of deep for comedy, no? KY: Hey, Charles, we’re more than poorly

22 PORTICO winter 2010 worded puns and jokes about people slipping CF: Probably less than that. on bananas. KY: Don’t argue with me, Charles. I’m an expert in butterfly vampirey. CF: Hey, this is kind of a tangent, but do you have a job up there? CF: Did you just make up a word? KY: (Sighs.) No. Apparently, I’m not qualified KY: Maybe. to work for the more than 35 shoe stores, coffee shops, retail stores, media groups, CF: What words of advice would you have for and restaurants that I have applied to. University of Indianapolis students? KY: I think I’d tell them first to get everything CF: But you’re so smart and talented! they can out of their educational experience KY: I know! Thank you! It’s a shame. I can send there. I was blessed to get my diploma you the list of companies who haven’t hired me through the Department of Communication if you would like to boycott them indefinitely. and be in a department full of really smart and determined students and very helpful CF: I would like that. professors. But the students who did the KY: Thank you, Charles. best were the ones who jumped into the newspaper, radio, public relations team, or CF: You’re welcome! Now, let’s get back on track. TV station with both feet. KY: Absolutely. you have to apply yourself no matter what CF: What are some of the conversations in class like? department you’re in at U of I, er, I mean KY: We have some wonderful conversations. For UNap. Sorry: UIndy. Learning to write comedy at Chicago’s Second City

example, in my Annoyance Writing I class, CF: That’s great. It seems like you’re learning a lot Tom and one of my classmates were talking in Chicago, too. about a scene in her play where vampire KY: Absolutely. What I’m doing is never lost on butterflies come out of their pod to attack me. I have never taken one day for granted the zookeeper, who wants to gas all the here. I know that I’m learning from the best animals in the zoo. and that I’m experiencing the Holy Grail, so tom goes: “Did you say pot or pod?” She to speak, of comedy training. You experience goes, “Pod.” And then he paused for a brief something new each week. moment and says, “Change the word ‘pod’ to CF: I learned a lot from this conversation, too. ‘cocoon’ and I’m on board.” These are typical KY: Awesome! conversations we have in class. CF: Jokes happen in threes. CF: What would vampire butterflies look like? KY: Correct. KY: I assume they would still have their pretty, colorful wings, but have a really pale face CF: Satire exposes human folly. with tiny, cute little human-killing fangs. KY: Way to listen!

CF: And they would still suck your blood? CF: And I learned about vampire butterflies. KY: I’d assume so, but you would probably have KY: And that they have cute, little human- to have a cocoon—remember, not a pod—of killing fangs. them to really get the job done. I’d guess about 2,000 of them would be the equivalent CF: And that Joy Behar is funny? of a regular vampire. KY: Finkleman!!

www.uindy.edu 23 Giving 110 percent The path to It’s often said that when it comes to landing a job, sometimes whom you know is just as important as what you know. That rings true to University of Indianapolis job success graduate Ryan Scott ’01 (at right in photo), who started networking while a student at UIndy. Of course, a powerful work ethic doesn’t hurt. At a time when jobs are “I met a lot of great friends and had a lot of positive experiences that helped me get into particularly hard to come by, some exciting internships and job opportunities,” three UIndy grads went right Ryan says, “which helped me meet people who to the source when it came connected me to the job I have today.” Today Scott is the director of Marketing time to build their careers: for the Indiana Department of Workforce Indiana’s Department of Development. That means he leads the strategic development and execution of internal and Workforce Development. external marketing plans. He also coordinates advertising, promotes projects and programs, and disseminates information all around the state—to the general public, media, public and private partners, and other stakeholders. Scott’s most notable projects include www. indianacareerconnect.com, Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs, WorkOne, and WAG—the Workforce Acceleration Grant. Ryan attributes much of his ability to handle such high-profile projects to his applied learning experiences at UIndy. “The variety of internships I had was huge. They all had a different variety of marketing associated with them. It really helped me find out what types of marketing I did and did not want to go into.” He also learned a valuable life lesson from his years at UIndy that has played a key role in his success. “I make sure that I give each one of my clients and project managers 110 percent of my attention and go above and beyond to over-deliver on the experience they have with me,” he says. “This is something I received on a daily basis from UIndy faculty and staff. They did wonders creating such a personal experience for me that I try to carry that with me, no matter whom I might be working for.”

24 PORTICO winter 2010 Getting the ‘Almost a one-on-one tools to succeed learning environment’ The motto of the University of Indianapolis, Lindsey Wells ’04 understands the power of “Education for Service,” is one that alumni are personal relationships, especially when it comes familiar with, and Fenrick James ’03 (at left in to attending a smaller college like the University photo) lives it out in his job every day. of Indianapolis. “Working for the state is an honor, and “Because of the smaller campus, I was able to take advantage of many different opportunities. At to serve its people is a pleasure. I personally Considering a job feel I make a difference in the lives of Hoosiers UIndy, my professors invested in me because they statewide. That keeps me focused, motivated, knew me. It was almost a one-on-one learning search? UIndy’s and tenacious to improve,” he says. environment that was unbeatable.” At the Indiana Department of Workforce Today, Wells is a graphic designer with Career Services the Department of Workforce Development. Development, James is a systems analyst for office offers support www.indianacareerconnect.com. He works hard She creates, updates, and maintains marketing to implement improvements to systems, planning, materials and branding graphics for the DWD. to alumni of all ages. interfacing, and creating new forms for workforce Wells recalls one professor in particular who Visit http://careers. solution services. encouraged her from her first day and pushed her Many of these skills were developed and to give her best effort—all the time. uindy.edu/alumni/ sharpened through the University of Indianapolis “She is one of the first people (outside of my School of Business, he says. “The environment at family) that I felt truly believed in me and wanted to learn more. UIndy was ripe for learning and saturated with to see me succeed in my career after college,” knowledge and new ideas,” he says. she says. “The Computer Information Systems degree “She always went above and beyond to answer does an excellent job, combining an understanding questions or plan events that would help the art of computer technology systems with the ability to students gain ‘real world’ experience. communicate and to extrapolate what the customer “She was also very involved in my internship needs from these systems.” process during my junior and senior years.” Those tools included diverse campus exper- Through this personal relationship, Wells iences as well as faculty and staff who encouraged benefited greatly, developing her graphic design James to participate in opportunities to help skills as well as valuable internships outside the others beyond the campus boundaries. classroom that, she believes, played a significant “My experiences with community outreach role in her success. and missions helped shaped my career,” James In addition to benefiting from the relation- says. “It’s my desire to help people in the best way ships with professors in the classroom, Wells also I know possible. Doing the missions trips and enjoyed relationships outside the classroom. outreach helped me realize human needs in their “One thing I always loved about UIndy many forms. was that it was so diverse,” she points out. “You “It taught me humility and respect for the interacted with people on a daily basis that were small good deeds that can add up to big rewards.” from different cultures and lifestyles. And it’s through service that James sees “That has really helped me since I entered the added value of his degree. the workforce because I have had that exposure “The real value in an education from UIndy and experience of working with others from all is being excited to learn and grow in a nurturing walks of life.” environment—and taking that zeal beyond the For a list of Hot 50 jobs, compiled by the Indiana class walls into the wider community and the Department of Workforce Development, go to world. A UIndy education prepares you for this.” http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/.

www.uindy.edu 25 C’est la vie

26 PORTPORTICOI COwin fallter 20092010 A day in the life A typical day for me starts at 8:30 a.m., as I head to work. I live within walking distance of one of the two Recent UIndy grad finds a teaching gig—in Paris schools I work at, and it by Julia Cook, Class of ’08 takes me about 20 minutes by Metro, the Parisian subway system, to get to In May 2008, I graduated from UIndy with a my other school. degree in elementary education. For breakfast, I often I felt confident and believed I had the tools stop at a bakery on my way to become a great teacher, especially after two to school for a delicious semesters of student teaching. Like any graduate, pastry, like pain au chocolat though, I was nervous—nervous I might choose (a chocolate croissant). Class starts at 8:45, and the wrong career path, nervous I may not even I teach 45-minute classes find a job, and nervous I may not become the before a short break. Then, great teacher I longed to be. I teach one more class I decided to set off on an adventure, though, before lunch break. and with a little luck, I found a job. It was one The French lifestyle is that would take me across the ocean, away from more laid-back and allows everything I knew in my life, to the amazing city a full two hours for lunch. I of Paris, France. eat a crepe, salad, sandwich, or pasta, and, in French The panic subsides fashion, finish with a coffee. Initially, I felt like I was living a dream—and then Many of the teachers the panic sank in. The panic has subsided, though, eat lunch at school and and left a true and glowing self-confidence that I even like to have a glass of can achieve anything. Last year, I went to Mexico for a week with red wine with the meal. I When I came to Paris, I had limited French my sister, Shannon Cook ’06. And, I was awarded usually head to a café to background, knew no one, and had no idea what a scholarship, allowing me to tour China and meet friends for lunch. to expect. I soon learned that I would be teaching Hong Kong for two weeks last summer. Most of my friends are eight classes with students ages 8 to 11, most of While in Paris, I’ve been able to do some people who are working whom spoke no English. The school also offered traveling, too. I’ve spent two weeks in Spain, and as English teachers, too, and we met in orientation no materials, so I would be constructing the I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, and to England. upon first coming to Paris. curriculum based on national guidelines— I have plans to travel to Prague, Czech Republic, but from scratch. For some time, I was and several cities in Morocco this summer. taking a language course, My new job forced me to put into use many of I’ve become a travel addict! I find that the skills and theories I had studied, and challenged and my French skills have traveling and pushing myself beyond the comforts come a long way. I would my will as I fought to overcome new obstacles. of familiarity is the best way to expand knowledge describe myself now as Many of the lessons I’ve learned are still seeping and understanding. You learn to live without the proficient, although not in, but I’m learning quickly and working hard. convenience of many luxuries, and to be flexible quite fluent. But considering Keeping her bags packed and maintain enthusiasm. Most of all, you learn I had never spoken the Before coming to Paris, I already had a love of to have a sense of humor and laugh at yourself. language since my high travel. In my last year of high school, I left the This experience is not for the faint-hearted, school courses, my growth has been substantial. country for the first time to come to France with but I’d recommend that anyone with an interest When I am teaching, my French class. in new cultures and lifestyles pursue study or work I speak partially in English opportunities abroad. It’s the fastest way to learn Following my freshman year at UIndy, and partially in French. I completed a spring term in Barbados. The firsthand and to begin to grasp the vastness of Occasionally, I make summer after my junior year, I completed the cultures throughout the world. mistakes when speaking, Odyssey program at the UIndy-Athens campus, This fall, I returned to teach in Paris. I’ve but I am able to laugh spending two months traveling around Greece learned that with dedication and determination, when my students correct and studying. dreams are possible! my French. We’ve learned so much from each other this year!

www.uindy.edu 27 Sports update

Women’s basketball ranked fourth in national preseason poll The Greyhound women’s basketball team is ranked fourth in the 2009–10 Division II Bulletin preseason poll. Michigan Tech is the preseason favorite, a year after winning the Midwest region en route to the Elite Eight. UIndy (24-10 in 2008–09) enters the season returning most of the nucleus of a club that made its first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance a season ago. Nine players return to the fold, all of whom averaged at least 13 minutes last year, giving third-year head coach LeAnn Freeland a bevy of options for the upcoming campaign. Included in that mix are Great Lakes Valley Conference First Teamer junior Samantha Meissel and Samantha Meissel senior leaders Jessica Canary, a GLVC Second Team selection, and Katie Dewey. Four Midwest region teams appear in the preseason poll, led by the Huskies at #1, UIndy at #4, Grand Valley State at #13, and Northern Kentucky at #18. The Greyhounds ended last season ranked 24th in the USA Today/ESPN/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II final poll.

Milestones abound in exciting volleyball campaign Head Coach Jody Butera earned her 300th career win on September 12 in a 3-0 win over Northwest Missouri State, pushing her team’s record to 14-0 early in the season. Her junior outside hitter, Lyndsay Callahan, notched her 1,000th career kill to help Kyleigh Turner knock off Taylor University, 3-1, on October 13. The accolades continue to mount for a team that piled up victories at record pace as well. As of mid-November, the Greyhounds had amassed a hefty 35-1 overall record, including two winning streaks of a dozen matches or more, and captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. UIndy was tied for No. 9 nationally and had the second-highest winning percentage among NCAA Division II schools.

Fall teams drawing national attention Four Greyhound fall sports were ranked in the top 15 in their respective national polls, Lyndsay McBride a feat unmatched for UIndy fall varsity sports. Volleyball, women’s soccer, men’s golf, and women’s golf all put the spotlight on the University of Indianapolis with their outstanding play to start the 2009–10 season. The women’s golf team finished the fall season ranked fifth in the Golf World/ National Golf Coaches Association poll with wins in three events and three more runner-up finishes. Defending NCAA Division II national champion Lyndsay McBride took medalist honors three times and finished no lower than sixth individually in the seven fall tournaments. The men’s golfers were 13th at the end of their fall schedule, finishing with three third-place showings of the six fall outings. Third-year head coach Brent Nicoson Seth Fair ’94 has his team aiming for a third consecutive Great Lakes Valley Conference championship and trip to the NCAA national tournament. The women’s soccer team rose to as high as tenth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II poll, running out to a perfect 6-0-0 start. Head Coach Geoff VanDeusen’s team made its second-ever NCAA tournament appearance, earning the fifth seed at the Midwest Regional before falling to fourth-seeded Bellarmine 1-0 in the first round. Butera’s volleyball squad was tied for 11th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll as of mid-November. Her team was 35-1 and had wins over three nationally ranked teams. UIndy had not only been winning—it had lost only 16 sets Ashley Seehase in the 27 matches to that point.

28 PORTICO winter 2010 Swimmers start season with a bang Intercollegiate meet. The freshman also A pair of Indianapolis Greyhound swimmers contributed to the fourth place 200 medley relay earned national honors after their season- (1:51.66), helping the Greyhounds to third place. opening performances, winning Counsilman Guy Kogel had one win to help the Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer-of-the- Greyhounds to a third-place finish at the Indiana Week Honors for Division II, announced by Intercollegiates. Kogel won the 100 butterfly CollegeSwimming.com on October 13. Both (49.93-NCAA “A” cut) and swam to a second- Coming up athletes were successful in their season-opening place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:43.83). The meet at Purdue University. sophomore also assisted on the third-place 200 Maura Donahue won the 500 freestyle medley relay (1:36.41). Hall of Fame (5:05.99-NCAA “B” cut) and swam to a second- The Hounds will aim to finish in the top 20 February 6, 2010 place finish in the 200 individual medley at the national meet in March for an amazing Florida Golf Outing (2:11.930-NCAA “B” cut) at the Indiana 11th straight season. February 17–19 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Greyhound highlights Senior Buffet Already the program’s all-time leader in the The second came when Owens victimized April 2010, Primo’s, Indy category, senior Kyleigh Turner became the Huskies again, this time returning it 42 the first Greyhound ever to surpass 2,000 yards for a touchdown, effectively putting Greyhound Club career digs. The four-year libero amassed 18 the game away for Indianapolis. He totaled Golf Outing digs in a Sept. 4 match at North Alabama four tackles in the win and added a sack, June 25 to put her over the 2K mark. becoming the first Greyhound to win Otter Creek Golf Club, The UIndy volleyball team won its first weekly honors this season. Columbus, Ind. 14 matches this year, setting the program The men’s cross country team won the record for most wins to start a season. Hanover Invite on Sept. 12 and earned Angus Nicoson The UIndy women’s golf team compiled runner-up honors in two other meets in Memorial a phenomenal 64-3 record in its first six the regular season. Michael Landy and Golf Outing fall tournaments, including three wins and Josh Gornall were top performers for July 29 three runner-up finishes. One highlight the Hounds. Dye’s Walk Country came at the Midwest Shootout on Sept. Led by freshman Katherine Wilhelm, the Club, Greenwood, Ind. 27 as the Hounds earned a convincing Greyhound women’s cross country squad 16-stroke win at the event, aided by a posted a pair of wins and a second-place Indy’s Mile school-record-tying team score of 300 in finish in its first five events. Wilhelm took Run/Walk the final round. The two-round tournament 17th among the 378 women competing at Sept. 11 also served as the Great Lakes Valley the prestigious Sean Earl Lakefront Invite Key Stadium Conference Championship preview, as the on Sept. 12. Wilhelm posted an 18:33 time tourney featured 10 league teams and was in the six-kilometer race, which featured Greyhound Club held at Annbriar Golf Course, site of the runners from all NCAA divisions (I, II, Online Auction 2010 GLVC Championship. III) and NAIA. Oct. 13-20 Senior Seth Fair put together a solid start to Sophomore Ryan Forney was among the athletics.uindy.edu his final collegiate campaign. The all-region best punt returners in NCAA Division II, golfer won the season-opening Kiawah ranking in the top three nationally for most Light the Night Island Invite on Sept. 8, thanks to an of the season. Forney returned a punt 69 for Breast Cancer opening-round 66. yards for a touchdown Sept. 12 and rattled Awareness Senior defensive back J. T. Owens was off a 48-yarder a few weeks later to give Oct. 30 named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate him a hefty 20.0 yards per return average. Key Stadium Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Sophomore quarterback Rob Doyle had Week for his performance in UIndy’s 38-20 thrown for 250 yards or more in a game For the latest news on win vs. Michigan Tech. Owens grabbed on four different occasions heading into league championship interceptions on back-to-back possessions the final three games and also had achieved to start the second half. The first was deep a pair of scores in four different ball games. results and much in Greyhound territory with MTU driving. more, visit http:// athletics.uindy.edu.

www.uindy.edu 29 Hounds Go Hollywood for Homecoming

vehicle-based parties and decorations, with prizes awarded to the top three contenders in three categories: Most UIndy Spirit, Best Hollywood Theme, and Best Food Presentation. Halftime events included the announcement of winners in UIndy’s first annual Dog Bowl Video Challenge. Vying for a 32-inch LCD HDTV, students created fun 30- to 90-second videos detailing what they love about the UIndy staffer Dan Stoker and his daughter, Haleigh, University of Indianapolis. stop to pet the newly dedicated Ace. See page 3 and Become a fan of the University’s Facebook the back cover for more on the new sculpture. page at facebook.com/uindy to view all the videos. Greyhounds on the Net: live feeds from home events n Alumni Association tailgate contest and A Did you miss the Homecoming game? dedication of a new campus sculpture (page 3 and Then you might be glad to know that back cover) were among highlights of this year’s the University of Indianapolis Department of Homecoming festivities in October, with the Athletics has announced expanded coverage of theme “Hounds Go Hollywood.” Greyhounds sports through the Internet, a live Alumni, students, and other Greyhound feed from home events offered free of charge at supporters gathered for tailgate parties in the Key the University’s Web site. Stadium parking lot before the kickoff against The coverage expands on the 16 games Tiffin University. Groups were judged on their

30 PORTICO winter 2010 Hounds Go Hollywood for Homecoming

already set for broadcast in conjunction with the department’s existing television and Web stream deal with HomeTown Sports Indiana. Homecoming hodgepodge All six home football games and five UIndy Included in the photos above are some of the many tailgaters who transform the basketball games are already on the docket for Key Stadium parking lot—not only on Homecoming but at all home games. If you distribution through HomeTown and UIndy haven’t been to a Greyhound football game since the installation of the lights and Web stream, but now fans can catch action from volleyball and soccer as well. These extra games, the advent of night games, clear your schedule next fall and join us. produced in-house by UIndy athletics, will Top left: The winners of the Alumni Tailgate Contest’s Best Hollywood Theme; feature multiple cameras, play-by-play and “Parents of the Pack” included Robb Lester ’92 and Shannon Peterman-Lester color analysis, and on-screen graphics for select Greyhound home games. ’94, as well as other football parents and family members. In addition, UIndy will be adding “live look- Top right: Juniors John Lasky and Katie Gainey were named Homecoming royalty ins” for many home events, which will offer fans a chance to see the playing field and listen to the at halftime of the football victory over Ohio’s Tiffin University. Lasky is a graphic public address announcer, all offered for free at design major from Corydon, Ind.; Gainey is an English major from Greenwood. athletics.uindy.edu. Those look-in games will be Thewomen’s basketball team (above, in front of the Key Stadium sign)—ranked fourth added throughout the season as well. (If you are interested in underwriting in a Division II preseason poll—donned feather boas to celebrate Homecoming’s Hounds or sponsoring this endeavor for Greyhound Go Hollywood theme. (There’s plenty of time to catch Greyhound basketball this winter!) athletics, contact Matt Donovan at (317) 788- Opposite: Marilyn Monroe shows off for members of theStudent Alumni Association. 3359 or [email protected] and join the partnership program.)

www.uindy.edu 31 Upcoming Alumni Events

Faculty/Staff Alumni Appreciation Day March 17, 2010 11:30 a.m. luncheon Stierwalt Alumni House Free, preregistration required The UIndy Alumni Association has set aside a special day to celebrate the more than 225 UIndy employees who carry the distinction of being a UIndy graduate. UIndy faculty/staff alumni are invited to the Stierwalt Alumni House for a lunch in their honor and to discover who will be added Check out the alumni to the rolls of Distinguished Faculty/Staff Alumni. event calendar and photos Jack Sharkey’s The Murder Room: at http://alumni.uindy. Alumni ‘Graduates of the Heart’ edu, then register via Dinner Theatre production The Murder Room: A Dinner Theatre Production Alumni Central, your Pack-the-House Night, Alumni Souper April 17, 2010 online connection. Or Supper, and Nicoson Hall’s 50th! Schwitzer Student Center Saturday, January 16, 2010 Dinner 6:45 p.m.; Performance 8 p.m. call (317) 788-3295. 4:30–7 p.m. Alumni Souper Supper: Schwitzer Student Center Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, lower level Tickets: $20; advance reservation required 5:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball; Nicoson Hall Couples who met while at UIndy are invited to 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball; Nicoson Hall share in a special night of dinner and theatre in Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nicoson a “Graduates of the Heart” tradition. This year’s Hall, where you’ve watched games, practiced, selection, The Murder Room, is a zany British cheered, skated, graduated, and more. Fill up on mystery spoof: Mavis and her lover plan to kill her all of your favorite foods at the Souper Supper, wealthy new husband, Edgar Hollister, and seem including a Nicoson Hall birthday cake, and pack to have succeeded quite quickly and all too easily. the house as our women’s and men’s basketball But have they? The plot thickens as the arrival of teams take on the Lewis University Flyers. Register Edgar’s daft daughter and her fiancé complicates today at http://alumni.uindy.edu/packthehouse. everything as they try to solve the mystery of Special UIndy Alumni Association soup Edgar’s disappearance—with little help from the bowls will be available for purchase for $7 during interfering housekeeper and bumbling constables. the Alumni Super Supper. These are a perfect Register at http://alumni.uindy.edu addition to your UIndy collection and make great gifts to the UIndy graduates in your life. Indianapolis 500 Festival Photo: Katie Jones ’06 (standing), Karen Mini-Marathon Alumni Tent Roller Brinegar ’08, Renee Casey ’06, and Josie Saturday, May 8, 2010 Bothwell Dillon ’06 help pack the house. UIndy alumni, faculty, staff, students, families, Early-bird registration through January 14: and friends who are running, walking, or just Buffet & basketball combo: $14, adult; $6, child attending the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and (ages 12 & under). Includes all-you-can-eat buffet 5K race festivities are welcome at the Alumni & admission to women’s and men’s basketball games; Association’s tent! The UIndy Alumni Association tickets available on site. tent will be located in the rest and recovery area Buffet only: $7, adult; $4, child (ages 12 & under) of Military Park. Stop by the UIndy Alumni Registration on or after January 15: Association tent to meet friends and to support Buffet & basketball combo: $16, adult; $9, child fellow grads who raced. Be among the first 50 to (ages 12 & under). register with the Alumni Association to receive Buffet only: $8, adult, $6 child (ages 12 & under) a UIndy gift! Tickets available on site.

32 PORTICO winter 2010 ‘Jersey Boys’ with UIndy Thursday, June 17, 2010 Rathskeller Reception, 6–7:15 p.m. 401 E. Michigan Street, Indianapolis Performance: 7:30 p.m. Murat Theatre, 502 N. New Jersey Street, Indianapolis Tickets (Orchestra Center): $77 person Broadway America is coming to Indianapolis and your Alumni Association is joining in all the Alumni Weekend excitement! Enjoy an evening of food, friendship, June 4–6, 2010 and theatre as we gather for the 7:30 p.m. Mark your calendars and watch for more performance of Jersey Boys, the story of four blue- information about the largest alumni gathering collar kids who became one of the greatest successes on campus—Alumni Weekend! The weekend in pop music history. Before the show, enjoy festivities include the Honors and Recognition complimentary appetizers and a cash bar at the Banquet, a celebration for the class of 1960’s historic Rathskeller across from the Murat Centre golden anniversary, an outdoor lunch, and so from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Last year’s alumni event at the much more! For details on this fun, exciting Murat sold out quickly, so get your tickets early! weekend, visit http://alumni.uindy.edu/AW2010. Visit http://alumni.uindy.edu/jerseyboys.

Alumni Trip to Dubai

September 18–26, 2010* partner, Go Next, Inc. at 1-800-842-9023, $3,799 per person double occupancy or www.GoNext.com. Optional three-day post-trip extension to Oman The Dubai trip includes round-trip airfare, six $1,599 per person double occupancy* nights’ deluxe accommodations at “The Address” at Available to alumni and friends Dubai Mall, daily continental breakfast, welcome Visit ultra-modern Dubai—a city that sparkles reception, Dubai city tour with lunch, experienced with cutting-edge skyscrapers, glamorous shop- program manager and professional tour guides, and ping malls (photo), and sandy white beaches. As travel and destination information. the world’s fastest-growing city, Dubai has many The optional three-day trip extension to Oman attractions. Marvel at the world’s largest man- includes round-trip air transportation from Dubai made harbor, the largest shopping mall (complete to Muscat, two nights’ deluxe accommodations at the with ski resort), and the soon-to-be tallest Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat, Oman Visa, Muscat building in the world. city tour, and other sightseeing as specified in the Tucked amid all the modernity, however, itinerary, transfers, daily breakfast, and one lunch. a slower and more traditional Dubai can still be found. Explore the ancient souks (markets) along * Price and date are tentative and subject to change. the winding Dubai Creek, a world filled with local colors, flavors, and aromas. Uncover other treasures with a visit to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi. Explore the East Coast’s historic Fujairah on the Indian Ocean. Admire the architectural splendor of the Jumeirah Mosque and gain deeper insight into Dubai’s cutting-edge technology through the New Development tour. Dubai’s combination of new-world luxury and old-world charm promises highlights that will exceed any traveler’s expectations. For more information or to request a trip brochure, contact the Office of Alumni Relations. Registrations will be accepted by our travel

www.uindy.edu 33 Greek Odyssey

34 PORTICO winter 2010 The UIndy Alumni Association led an October tour to the perfect beginning for alumni on the two-week Greek Odyssey. Top birthplace of Western civilization: Greece. The tour included right, this page: Bill Kiesel ’63 HD’89 flexes at Olympia, site of visits to the University of Indianapolis-Athens campus and the ancient Olympics. Bottom left, this page: UIndy home-campus the city of Athens (opposite, bottom left: the group at the undergrads Megan Best (Frankfort, Ind.) and Gracie Zimmer Parthenon), as well as excursions to Meteora, Delphi, Olympia, (Elkhart, Ind.) were also in Greece, as part of the University’s Lagadia, Mycenae, Tolo, Argolis, Nauplion, and Naxos and the Odyssey in Athens semester-abroad program. During the two- week journey, the alumni group encountered the students twice, spectacular island of Santorini (pink flowers, opposite). completely by chance. One such encounter was in Lagadia, a Top photo, this page: UIndy-Athens faculty and staff hosted mountain town in the Peloponnese area of mainland Greece; a welcome reception atop its Cultural Center. The sunset view of the second was on a boat tour off the coast of Santorini. the Acropolis and the warm hospitality of their hosts made for a www.uindy.edu 35 Recent Alumni Events

Communication Alumni Open House October 24, 2009 Surrounded by television cameras and micro- phones, graduates of the UIndy Department of Communication gathered in Esch Hall’s third floor studio for an open house with faculty, students, and friends before heading off to other Homecoming festivities on campus.

Check out alumni event photos by logging on to Alumni Central at http://alumni.uindy. edu. Click on “News & Events,” and then “Photo Album.” You can post your own photos, too, to share with your UIndy friends on your Alumni Central personal profile. It’s easy! Alumni Greek Odyssey October 4–18, 2009 See page 24 for photos! Alumni travelers were enchanted by the sights, sounds, and culture of Greece. Experiencing beautiful views, magnificent historical landmarks, exquisite traditional Greek food, and UIndy’s Alumni Cruise to Key West, Florida, Athens campus made this an unforgettable & Cozumel, Mexico odyssey. (See pages 34 & 35.) October 29–November 2, 2009 Homecoming 2009 Sun and fun were on the syllabus for alumni October 24 travelers on this four-day weekend getaway to the See pages 30 & 31 for photos! Caribbean. Alumni and friends boarded the fun- loving Carnival Cruise ship Destiny in Miami, UIndy welcomed a new addition to campus Florida, and then sailed to Key West, Florida, that is sure to increase school spirit. A beautiful and Cozumel, Mexico. Top: Bert & Pat Claussen greyhound sculpture was dedicated and added to ’04 with Linda Debrota ’06 and her husband, the Student Schwitzer Center rotunda entrance. Nick. Below: Keith & Diana Barlow ’92. (See pages 3 & back cover.) Hanna Avenue turned into Hollywood UIndy Goes to Heartland Film Festival Boulevard for this year’s Homecoming festivities, October 18, 2009 which had a “Hounds Go Hollywood” theme. UIndy rolled out the red carpet as alumni of all UIndy alums and their guests were treated to ages enjoyed taking photos with their favorite delicious appetizers at Stir Crazy in Castleton celebrity look-alikes. It was an Oscar-sized night Square Mall, then took a stroll over to the AMC to be remembered. Castleton Square to experience the moving story of Pearl, the youngest licensed pilot in America.

36 PORTICO winter 2010 Doing the math Life income gift will grow into scholarship

Virgil Webster ’54 stepped onto the campus of Indiana Central (now UIndy) as a freshman with his belongings• in a paper sack and work shoes on his feet. He decided to study chemistry, but paying for school wasn’t easy. His dad sold hogs in order to come up with money for Virgil’s tuition, and Virgil picked up part-time jobs on campus. Nighttimes found him firing the furnaces (photo, far right) and making sure nothing overheated, and one holiday break found him repairing chairs in the dining room to earn some extra cash. When Virgil graduated, he found work as a teacher but quickly decided that it wasn’t the profession for him. He then applied for a job at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, working there for the next 18 years. It was also during that time that he met Phyllis. Virgil carpooled to work with one of Phyllis’s friends, and it was she who introduced the two of them. “It was a blind date!” says Phyllis, but everything turned out fine. The two of them married in 1966 and were married for the next 42 years. After Virgil left Allison, he took up farming and had 380 income plan. When Virgil passed away in June 2009, the life acres west of Danville, Ind. Phyllis worked as a pharmacist income plan was already in place, making sure that Phyllis until her retirement, and Virgil spent his time raising hogs, receives a fixed payment from the University every month. cattle, and growing grains. He also worked tirelessly to “It’s nice not having to worry about having to sell the farm eradicate the invasive Canadian thistle, a problem that he and to deal with all that,” Phyllis says. often wrote and spoke about. Eventually, Virgil and Phyllis’s gift will be turned into a His idea of relaxing, though, may have been somewhat scholarship for UIndy students. nontraditional. “Virgil was very appreciative of Indiana Central and “Virgil liked to calculate math problems and work on UIndy,” Phyllis says. “He loved supporting students, and he science stuff for fun,” Phyllis says with a laugh. “He enjoyed loved this school with all his heart.” land surveying and logarithms, which about drove me nuts. He’d stay up all night working on that stuff!” But he was never bored, and as Phyllis says, “He kept University Advancement me on the ball.” University of Indianapolis Virgil and Phyllis remained devoted UIndy fans throughout the years, returning for alumni events and 1400 East Hanna Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46227 Homecomings, “unless something was going on, like putting (317) 788-3493 1-800-232-8634, ext. 3493 up hay!” she says. In 2007, Virgil and Phyllis decided to give [email protected] http://advancement.uindy.edu the farm and the property to UIndy in order to set up a life

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grandchildren. Ruth lived 1930s in Franklin, Ind. Gordon France ’33 passed away July 27. He was a Charles W. Peckham retired manager for Delco ’51 was honored by the Remy in Anderson, Ind. Cambridge Who’s Who for Survivors include his Excellence in Community wife, Madelyn; children, Service. He is a volunteer Carolyn Lausch ’60, executive director of F IN Obituary O D Robert France, and the ResidentY Activity I Alberta Miller Richard France ’78, and PersonnelT in Ohio. He A passed away on many grandchildren and livesI in Lebanon, Ohio. Brickyard bunch—WayneN Hillis ’59 (green shirt) May 31, 2009. great grandchildren. He hosted classmates in his Brickyard suite this summer. VirgilS M. Webster ’54 Mrs. Miller was a lived in Franklin, Ind. From left: Harold Beasley ’59A, ESPN reporter Vince professor of business Rdied July 10. He worked Welch, George Fallowfield ’59, Phil Strader ’59, Elva Kelley ’38 at the University of died July for Allison Transmission Wayne Hillis, and Bill Case ’60P. Indianapolis for 28 13. Elva was a retired E in Indianapolis for 18 years before retiring elementary school teacher. years. Survivors include O in 1981. She was V 21. Dennis is a retired

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I 1960s preceded in death MontgomeryL County Norma Ogborn, and Billy J. Self ’62 passed

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served as business He taught music 11 years U Education for Service in Danville, Ind. (See Franklin Community manager and then and was a farmer. Robert page 37.) High School in Franklin, vice president and served in the U.S. Navy 1970s treasurer for the Ind. Survivors include his Robert Wade ’70 died during World War II. He Hope E. Rapp ’55 University. wife, Lois Ann; daughter, August 16. Survivors lived in Thorntown, Ind. passed away July 16. Lori Self-Gross; son, Jim; include his wife, Brenda She is survived by and three grandchildren. Wade ’09; mother, Ruth husband, Leroy Rapp 1940s 1 9 He lived2 in Franklin. Wade; daughter, Amanda ’53, two children, six 0 E. Leon Willhite ’41 died Silwinski ’06, and son, grandchildren, and one Betty Jane McClintic September 10. Leon was Joshua. He lived in great-grandson. Hope Robards Rothrock ’68 an ordained minister for Indianapolis. 65 years. He is survived lived in Pierceton, Ind. died August 3. She was by two sons and many a secretary for the War Jenelle Wood ’71 passed Ronald E. Hunt ’58 died grandchildren. He lived Price Board and State Life away July 19. She taught July 29. He retired as in Clinton, Iowa. Insurance Co., then joined fourth grade at Harrison budget director from the Eli Lilly and Company. Hill Elementary School IU School of Medicine. She is survived by her at Lawrence Township in Survivors include his wife, 1950s brothers, Harry, Stephen, Indianapolis. Survivors Hattie A. Hunt ’61; son, Ruth E. Campbell ’50 and William. She lived in include her children, David; daughter, Rhonda passed away August 23. Waterville, Ohio. James and Lynelle Wood, Fischer; brother, Kenneth She was a substitute teacher and grandson, Zachary Hunt; and sister, Rita Dennis W. Wolf ’69 and teacher’s aide for Perry Wood. She lived in Mae Malone. He lived in and his wife, Lynn, Township in Indianapolis. Indianapolis. She is survived by Indianapolis. celebrated their 40th three children and five wedding anniversary June

38 PORTPORTICOI COwin fallter 20092010 Carole Ferrand Hurst University-Indianapolis. Alumni board of directors ’73 died July 18. She was Angela was recognized Are you looking for a meaningful way to give an elementary school in Who’s Who of Black back? Have you wanted to get more involved with teacher with Twin Lakes Indianapolis and received your alma mater, but weren’t sure how? School Corporation in the Cesear Chavez award Consider nominating yourself (or someone Monticello, Ind., and from the IUPUI Latino else, if you prefer!) to the Alumni Association Noblesville Schools. She is Student Association. She board of directors. The board comprises 27 survived by her husband, lives in Indianapolis. dedicated, UIndy-loving grads. The board meets Steven Hurst ’73; son, quarterly and has three active subcommittees. Kellen; brother, Randy Mark DeCarlo ’84 was For more information about the board of Ferrand; and many nieces awarded the American directors or to nominate a friend, visit http:// and nephews. She lived in Physical Therapy alumni.uindy.edu. Noblesville. Association’s Marilyn Moffat Leadership F IN Jack Harmon ’74 passed Award. Mark is theO vice 1990sD Todd Hottell ’90 was away July 22. He was a president ofY clinical I recognized for his business teacher and coach operationsT at Methodist A community work with for the Mill Creek and SportsI Medicine/ N Habitat for Humanity in Greenfield community OSrthopedic Specialists in State Farm Insurance’s A school corporations, Indianapolis. He lives in R Great Lakes Digest. Todd worked in information Zionsville. P is a claim representative technology for Vectren, E

for State Farm Insurance O and was employed at Eli Tracy Mounts ’85 is the Remington Lloyd was V in Plainfield, Ind. He lives

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home in Shipshewana, Physicians Outstanding Aundrea Smith ’03 and Ind. Kevin is an assistant Resident of the Year. He Steven Coath married professor of finance and lives in Rensselaer. April 18. Aundrea works economics at Anderson at Lakeside Elementary University. as a special needs aide. The couple lives in Indianapolis.

Rodney Warren Davis ’04 is a clinical specialist Megan Shelton ’07 and for Philips Healthcare. Keith Utter married He lives in Indianapolis. August 5, 2007. Megan Do you receive the is a second grade teacher Ella Anne was born to at Eastridge Elementary monthly electronic Tricia ’02 and Greg F IN O D School in Cumberland, alumni newsletter? Clance LaTurner Biehl ’03 on January Y I Ind. They live in To start receiving the ’01 is an adjunct 2. The family lives in T A Indianapolis. latest alumni news professor of writing at Huntington,I Ind. N Marian University in S Emilie J. Myers ’08 is the and to learn about Suzanne Smith Davidson Indianapolis. Clance ownerA of La Mie Emilie, a upcoming alumni R’02 ’06 is the director of serves on the UIndy French café and patisserie events, submit your Indy Creative Aging in P Alumni Board of E in Carmel, Ind. She lives Indianapolis. She serves Karmindy Paige was born e-mail address by directors. She lives in in IO ndianapolis. Jessica Lowman ’05 visiting http://alumni. Indianapolis. V on the UIndy Alumni to

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