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The
chance of a lifetime
ISU
Department of Aerospace Technology offers free flight
training through CVO Program
Flying
is in Chris Wilson's blood. The Indiana State
University senior from St. John credits his father,
Dennis Wilson, for passing along his love of flying. Snap-On
Inc. executive visits ISU
Risk
Manager-in-Resident program made possible by Spencer
Foundation grant
Health insurance and
workers' compensation aren't the most exciting topics
for a classroom of college students, but Daniel H.
Kugler wants Indiana State University School of
Business students to learn all they can about employee
benefits -- for themselves and the businesses they may
someday own or operate.
Educators
hope to improve financial literacy through Networks
initiative
Summit
first step in bringing more financial education to
K-12 schools
Read
the newspaper or turn on the news on any given day and
there are bound to be stories about spiraling credit
card debt, all-time high personal bankruptcies, and
record high foreclosures in Indiana and the nation.
Sociology
student devotes much time, knowledge to DIVA GIRLS
Program
helps young girls gain focus and boost self-esteem
Indiana
State University student Valerie Craig knows the
challenges facing inner city youth. She grew up in a
single-parent family in the Terre Haute Housing
Authority's Lockport project and became a single
mother herself before marrying and having three more
children.
In
the Palm of your hand[held]
School
of Education introduces faculty, students to the
benefits of the handheld computer
Imagine a
computer lab for 30 people fitting in a shoe box or
putting your PowerPoint presentation in your coat
pocket. Such things are happening at ISU's School of
Education, where faculty are pushing the envelope with
tiny handheld computers.
Senior
Scholar Academy keeps retired faculty, staff involved
in life of university
When
most people hear the word "retirement," it
conjures up images of sandy beaches, trips overseas
and more time with family and friends -- a chance to
finally slow life's hectic pace.
High
School students interview to become first Networks
Scholars
Laughter filled
the 11th floor of the Indiana State University School
of Business as the first class of Networks Scholars
candidates broke into pairs and got to know each other
better. Nursing
students learn to operate efficiently
Cost
effectiveness big part of nursing education, prof says
As nursing
students at Indiana State University prepared a
hepatitis vaccine, they were careful not to spill a
drop of the precious liquid. Study
finds alternative education is making a difference
A study
co-authored by Indiana
State University sociology professor Thomas Steiger
finds Indiana's six-year-old financial commitment to
alternative education is paying off for students who
may have previously slipped through the cracks of the
public education system. Faculty
finding VID valuable tool for online instruction
Virtual
Instructional Designer made possible by Learning
Anytime, Anyplace Program
Associate
professor Linda Maule has witnessed an amazing
transformation: that of the Virtual Instructional
Designer (VID). |
