Year in Review 07–08 University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue www.uindy.edu 1 Pillars of the Community April’s Great Indy Cleanup began at 1400 East Hanna and spread to surrounding neighborhoods. The hundreds of volunteers included students, faculty, and several area mayors, including Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard (p.10). Staff Jeannine R. Allen Who knew? Mary Wade Atteberry As we pondered what we might name the new year-in-review Scott Hall magazine of the University of Indianapolis, we thought about Jennifer L. Huber all the ways our faculty and students are contributing to the R. Peter Noot body of knowledge and making a difference in Indianapolis, in Valerie Miller Wahlstrom the state, and all over the world. The image that kept coming to Contributors mind was of concentric circles rippling outward from campus, Shelly Grimes as when a stone is tossed into a pond. The variety of fascinating Susan Sullivan academic work being done at UIndy in its many fields of inquiry David W. Wantz has significant implications for scholars and lay people around Mitch Wigness the city and around the globe, but it all starts here at our home campus—at 1400 East Hanna Avenue in Indianapolis. Photography Brian Drumm We hope you’ll enjoy this inaugural overview of UIndy highlights Ron Hoskins we call 1400. As you read about our extensive involvement in a sur- D. Todd Moore prising variety of programs, projects, and initiatives, you may find Suzy Stocky yourself saying “Who knew?” —Beverley Pitts, University President Feedback [email protected] 2(317) UIndy 788-3339 1400 4 Centers 26 Arts The centers of excellence are in the The year’s highlights include an 80th news both at home and abroad for birthday party for Maestro Leppard, their transformational work in a stellar Jazz Week, a sponsor for the education and gerontology. campus “sculpture walk,” and a multimedia exhibition from Taiwan. 10 Connections Far from being an ivory tower, 28 Health UIndy is rolling up its sleeves, The College of Health Sciences has establishing partnerships, and married OT and PT, administrative- making a difference in the ly at least, to aid in external funding community it calls home. and collaboration opportunities. 12 Research 30 Snapshots “Stroke Camp,” a project of the This overview of the year in campus College of Health Sciences, demon- news includes the new Lugar Center strates that patients can regain for Tomorrow’s Leaders, a raft of function even years after a stroke. awards for Communication students, Commencement for some of the 83 students from Ningbo, and more. 16 Scholarship Four of the fascinating books written by faculty are at various 36 Retention points in the publishing pipeline. To make sure as many students as possible graduate—and fight the state’s brain drain—UIndy combines 18 Initiatives the efforts of many departments and An innovative applied language its Academic Success Center, and program puts UIndy at the forefront brings parents into the mix as well. nationally and better prepares its students for careers. 38 Athletics The University of Indianapolis does 20 Fieldwork NCAA Division II proud, with Anthropologists are studying Greyhound scholar-athletes who put 6,000-year-old teeth, and a grad academics first by doing standout student project involves exhuming work in the classroom while still the remains of a female serial killer. stuffing the record books. inside www.uindy.edu 3 Centers ‘Old school’ just won’t do: breaking the education mold Few question the need to remake America’s education system, but bringing all our schools into the 21st century requires sustained effort on many fronts—and the University’s School of Education and its Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning are leading the way. Helping third-graders have fun with science is Ryan Sanderson (above), a pre-med major who earned his bachelor of science degree summa cum laude in May. For an Honors College project during his senior year, Ryan ran an after-school science club at a Decatur Township elementary school. UIndy hopes to lure top math and science graduates like Ryan into the new Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program to debut in 2009. See sidebar, far right. 4 UIndyUIndy 14001400 CELL focusing on One of the new school models A pipeline The Center of Excellence in Leader- most important for math and ship of Learning has developed a ‘ national reputation for its work in convocations science teachers advancing Indiana education. Founded in 2001 with funding from all year long Lilly Endowment and the Bill & The University’s record on teacher Melinda Gates Foundation, CELL preparation and school improvement focused much of its initial work on CELL also is taking the lead’ on guiding the restructuring of India- a second statewide network for was recognized when the New Jersey- napolis’s public high schools into communities in various stages of based Woodrow Wilson National smaller, more rigorous academies. implementing Early College schools, which enable students to earn two Fellowship Foundation selected UIndy More recently, the Center has been years of college credit while still as one of four universities to pilot a helping Indiana communities in high school. explore and implement new high national program to draw math, science, school models and was awarded a Pursuing bold new ideas requires and engineering college graduates into $1.5-million continuation grant collaboration among educators, teaching careers. from the Endowment this year. government, and business, says Lynne Weisenbach, CELL executive When in place in the fall of 2009, the A centerpiece of CELL’s work is its director and School of Education annual Indiana’s Future conference. dean. “That’s what it takes to drive Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching More than 550 representatives of change that’s sustainable over time. Fellowship program (www.woodrow. education, business, and govern- Otherwise, it’s a flash in the pan, ment attended the 2007 Indiana’s and that’s not what we need.” org) will provide $30,000 stipends to Future conference in November. those with bachelor’s degrees in STEM The gathering, designed to generate coalitions for change, has been areas—science, technology, engineering, drawing increasing numbers since its ‘Indiana’s and math—to enable them to complete inception in 2005. Governor Mitch Future’ 2008 a special year-long master’s program in Daniels has called the conference “one of the most important convo- Conference education involving extensive mentoring cations that happens all year long.” and clinical classroom experiences. In Leadership & Learning CELL introduced the New Tech for the 21st Century: Local turn, the recipients must agree to spend High School concept to state school Focus, Global Change at least three years teaching math or and business leaders at its first conference and helped three districts November 17 & 18 science in underserved urban and rural launch these schools that feature Visit http://cell.uindy.edu school systems. interdisciplinary project-based The 2007 conference drew learning in a technology-rich envi- The fellowship program includes nearly 600 participants from: ronment. This fall, New Tech schools Purdue University, Ball State Univer- will open in Bloomington, Colum- 40 counties bus, and North Daviess schools. 50 school districts sity, and Indiana University-Purdue 25 colleges & universities University Indianapolis as well as At least 10 other communities are 70 business & community exploring the concept. All of these UIndy and will produce a total of 80 organizations sites, and others just exploring the graduates per year initially. It may be concept, are connected to each other Contact Lauren Howard at lahoward@ expanded to other Indiana institutions. through a statewide New Tech uindy.edu or (317) 791-5915. network that CELL is leading. www.uindy.edu 5 LA PORTE ST JOSEPH ELKHART LA GRANGE STEUBEN PORTER NOBLE DE KALB LAKE MARSHALL Going for the gold STARKE KOSCIUSKO WHITLEY ALLEN JASPER PULASKI FULTON NEWTON Centers UIndy looks forward to the day when every county WABASH WHITE CASS MIAMI HUNTINGTON on the Indiana map will be golden, because those WELLS ADAMS BENTON CARROLL GRANT are the counties that have worked with CELL to HOWARD BLACKFORD WARREN TIPPECANOE JAY CLINTON TIPTON improve academic achievement and graduation DELAWARE MADISON RANDOLPH FOUNTAIN rates. CELL is initiating the conversation for BOONE HAMILTON MONTGOMERY HENRY change across the state and exposing communities VERMILLION HANCOCK HENDRICKS WAYNE Indianapolis PARKE to new school models that have worked elsewhere. PUTNAM MARION FAYETTE RUSH UNION SHELBY The Center also is leading two statewide networks MORGAN JOHNSON VIGO CLAY FRANKLIN focused on specific school models—one for com- OWEN DECATUR BROWN BARTHOLOMEW MONROE DEARBORN munities interested in the New Tech High School SULLIVAN RIPLEY GREENE JENNINGS OHIO concept and another formed around Early College JACKSON LAWRENCE SWITZERLAND High School. For more information, contact JEFFERSON KNOX DAVIESS SCOTT MARTIN WASHINGTON ORANGE David Dresslar at (317) 791-5927 or CLARK PIKE Counties participating [email protected]. DUBOIS FLOYD in CELL-sponsored GIBSON CRAWFORD activities WARRICK HARRISON PERRY POSEY VANDERBURGH SPENCER CELL increasing access to college Many families still view college as inaccessible and unaffordable at a time when higher education for our citizens is more important than ever in the global information economy. Early College High School, Advanced Placement courses, Dual Credit courses, and the International Baccalaureate diploma are some of the cost- effective ways students can earn college credit while still in high school, but these programs themselves sometimes are hindered by antiquated policies, funding shortfalls, and lack of public awareness. In September ’07, with support from the Lumina Foundation for Education, CELL began a three-year, $350,000 project to study how such programs It’s given me a background that are administered in Indiana and to advocate for systemic changes to make them better coordinated, more understandable for students and their families, will enable me to follow my dreams and more effective as college transition tools.