Winter 2009 The Magazine of the UIndyUniversity of Indianapolis Portico IN THIS ISSUE HELP THE WORLD. TAKE A VACATION New global travel venture combines ecotourism and fair trade. Page 22 THE FARMER WITH A DELL Putting an MBA to work in the lower 40 instead of the corner office.Page 32 GROWTH SPURT UIndy enrollment has doubled since this year’s freshmen were born. That means changes.Starts on page 6 ALUMNI.UINDY.EDU 1 UIndyPortico Table of Contents 4 6 10 22 President’s forum My, how we’ve grown Extreme makeover, Help the world. UIndy is growing again to This year’s record freshman Schwitzer edition Take a vacation meet the needs created by its class occasioned comparison With the student body International relations grad rising enrollments: changing of the UIndy of 1990 with continuing to grow, the Kelly Campbell has teamed buildings, adding buildings, the UIndy of today. Here’s student center needs to keep with her sister to launch a planning buildings. And a quick snapshot of the pace. The Schwitzer center business devoted to travel— technology is bringing new University then and now. addition and makeover are but with an ecotourism and features to publications. nearly complete and feature fair trade approach that 8 many new dining and leaves their destinations UIndy launches entertainment options. 5 campaign for new better off than before. Smart pdfs bring recreation facility ‘green’ a step closer Athletes represent a quarter 12 26 Publications viewed online Scholarly pursuits of our student body, and Sports update offer opportunities for live The remarkable number of many of the rest of our The football team exploded links, search functions, and faculty academic activities students make fitness and in the fourth quarter of the much more, and we look and highlights includes the regular workouts a priority. Homecoming game for a forward to producing fewer naming of a new executive See what the plans are— dramatic comeback win for print copies in favor of director, David Dresslar, and take a look at where the second straight year. digital editions. to lead the Center of we’ve come from! And the Greyhound golf, Excellence in Leadership soccer, and volleyball teams of Learning (page 15). are enjoying stellar seasons. On the Cover Now that’s an incentive—Men of the Masai Mara in Kenya demonstrate a jumping contest, a ritual when it comes time for marriage. The man who jumps the highest may choose his wife; the other marriages are arranged by an elder. Page 22. 2 PORTICO WINTER 2009 2008–2009 Alumni Association Board of Directors Amber Harrison Stearns ’95, President Brian Martin ’88, Immediate Past President Marvin Pavlov ’98. President-Elect Vicky Swank ’78 ’80 ’99, Secretary Stephen Arthur ’76 Ronald Bolyard ’70 Bobbie Brooker ’74 Cameron Causey ’02 Amy Johnson Burton ’94 Suzanne Davidson ’02 ’06 C. Randy Ellison ’77 ’80 ’99 Thomas Flanagan ’95 Gretchen Craft ’93 Mustafa Guven ’99 William Hartung ’81 Greg Hill ’74 David Howey ’94 R. Jeffrey Irvin ’65 Nick LaGuire ’04 Cindy Lewis ’99 ’05 Kelly Dunwell McWilliams ’91 Bruce Miller ’74 Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99 Anita Samuel ’98 Portico 28 34 Shane Steimel ’95 ’97 Upcoming alumni Class notes The magazine of the University of Indianapolis Joe Stafford ’98 events: ‘the odyssey’ News of alumni, plus: meet Sonja Freeman White ’06 and much more a graduate who decided to University Editor Such winter classics as Pack- get married in Scotland and R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84 the-House Night and the include an unusual member Nondiscriminatory Art Director “Graduates of the Heart” of the wedding party. Walt Policies and Barbara Brown were Jeannine Allen Dinner Theatre are in the The University of Indianapolis offing. And check out not UIndy alumni, but their Assistant Director generosity to UIndy and its does not discriminate on the basis the details on the coming for Publications United Methodist Youth Jennifer L. Huber ’07 of race, color, gender, age, religion, ‘alumni odyssey’—a trip to Leader program will make a creed, sexual orientation, marital beautiful, historic Greece. difference for generations to Director of Alumni Relations status, or ethnic or national origin Monica M. Woods come. And a special honor in any of its program offerings 32 has come to alumnus and Assistant Director or employment practices. The The farmer with a Dell longtime trustee Bill Kiesel. of Alumni Relations University is committed to the spirit Craig Koors is putting his Myla Edmond and letter of the Rehabilitation MBA and technology skills to work in an unexpected Class Notes Act of 1973 and the Americans location: the family farm. Nathan Rundquist ’10 with Disabilities Act and strives to Kelli Whitenack ’11 provide equal access to all phases of Contributing Writers University life and activity. Mary Atteberry ’07 Scott Hall Valerie Miller Wahlstrom ’08 Please address correspondence and address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations. ALUMNI.UINDY.EDU 3 President’s Forum Building to accommodate growth — and pausing to look back This issue of Portico features striking evidence of the carefully managed growth of the University of Indianapolis. An article about the impressive size, diversity, and academic talents of the current freshman class suggested a comparison to the UIndy of 1990, when most of these freshmen were born. I think you’ll be amazed at the changes. Of course, this remarkable surge in enrollment means our facilities are often stretched to capacity. Hence the addition to the Schwitzer Student Center, which is very nearly complete; the construction of a new residence hall, which will be ready for students to move in by the fall of 2009; and the announcement of a campaign to build a new student athletic and recreation center. (You’ll enjoy the look back, too, at a few earlier incarnations of athletic facilities on campus.) As you’ll see in the story on the opposite page, we’re pleased also to be able to introduce a new direction for some of our publications. While we’re taking only the first steps along this path, we look UIndy is proud to announce forward to a time when more of our publications can be made available online as “green editions,” that President Beverley offering smart pdfs that can save paper and result in a much smaller carbon footprint. I think you’ll Pitts has been selected by appreciate the extra features these smart pdfs have to offer. the Indianapolis Business Journal for its annual list of the Indianapolis area’s “Influential Women.” Dr. Pitts is among an impressive Beverley Pitts, President group of business, political, and community leaders that also includes University trustee Yvonne Shaheen. 4 PORTICO WINTER 2009 View the Enlarge or Offers a Go to the Need a print Add page Choose publication in reduce the close-up next page, version after to browser full-screen “thumbnails,” page view view of a or jump all all? Or want favorites, or window make page area the way to to print just forward to mode bookmarks you select the last page one story? a friend, or or notes, (or back to post to or send to page 1) del.icio.us a friend or Digg this A quick way Toggle back Tells you Find specific Save to Navigation to view the and forth where you words or your tips, plus publication’s between are topics quickly desktop an e-mail contents and 1-page or to read address to be taken 2-page views when you’re write for help directly offline to a page of interest Get smart, and get culture Smart pdfs bring A smart version of the University’s annual arts calendar can be found at http:// ‘green’ a step closer www.nxtbook.com/ nxtbooks/jam/UIndy_ Readers of Portico have long been able to view read magazines on paper, or in larger, single-page artscalendar0809/. Pass your cursor over an copies of the magazine online in pdf (portable views—and toggle back and forth between the event, and other events document format). Next up? The “smart pdf,” views with just one mouse click. in the same category are which looks like this print edition—without the In the two-page view, there’s an animated immediately highlighted as well—and if you click paper—but has easy-to-use bells and whistles. dog-eared corner to click on when you’re ready on one of them, you’ll The smart pdf retains the layout and design to turn the page (plus a nifty “whoosh” audio be taken directly to that features of the conventional magazine while adding effect to comfort those who miss the sound of category’s “home,” such as interactive features, such as live links within the an actual page turning). In the single-page view, the Faculty Artists Series or art or theatre events. publication. For example, if you were to visit the you’ll find large arrows to click on to go forward And a smart campus magazine’s table of contents and find an item of or backward. At any point, you can click on little map at the back of the particular interest, you could click on that item and blue arrows in the menu bar to go page by page or calendar shows readers where to find specific be taken directly to the appropriate page. directly to the first or last page of the publication. buildings. Toggle over You also can use the search function. Simply Readers will be able to read the publication a number on the map type in the word you wish to search for (for online or save it to their desktops to read at to highlight it, and the corresponding building example, “psychology,” or “alumni,” or “Pitts”), their leisure.