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PDS
partnership receives $3.9M grant
Five-year
U.S. Department of Education grant part of $6 School
of Education project
Indiana
State University has been awarded a $3.985 million
grant by the U.S. Department of Education to enhance
its teacher education program. The five-year grant is
part of a $6 million project that gives the university
and schools in the ISU Professional Development
Schools Partnership the resources to transform the
teacher education programs to more clinically-based
programs, getting education students more involved in
the learning experience while furthering the
professional development of teachers already in the
field. Sycamores
top MVC in academics
On
the heels of national recognition in women's
basketball and softball, Indiana State University on
Oct. 28 captured the inaugural Missouri Valley
Conference Academic Excellence Award for the classroom
accomplishments of its student-athletes.
Apollo
13 astronaut next on Speakers Series schedule
Jim
Lovell to visit campus Nov. 19; Art exhibition now
showing in Gallery Lounge in HMSU
Retired
astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the perilous Apollo
13 mission, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in Hulman
Center.
Ehrenreich
shares experiences as one of America's working poor
Imagine
trading in a well-paying job to experience what it is
like to be among the millions of America's Working
Poor. That's exactly what noted social critic and
author Barbara Ehrenreich did between 1998 and 2000.
ISU,
IU and Union Hospital dedicate Landsbaum Center for
Health Education
Top
representatives from Indiana State University, Indiana
University and Union Hospital gathered Sept. 26 to
officially unveil a state-of-the-art facility
dedicated solely to health education.
High-tech
simulator gives students hands-on medical experience
As
the saying goes, experience is the best teacher.
Nowhere is that more apparent than at the Landsbaum
Center for Health Education, where Wabash Valley
nursing and medical students are now getting valuable
hands-on medical experience on a state-of-the-art
simulator that realistically mimics human responses.
'Mysterium:
Musical Expressions of Mysticism, Sprituality &
Religion' theme of Contemporary Music Festival
The
Indiana State University music department presented
its 37th Contemporary Music Festival Oct. 29-31. The
theme for this year's festival is "Mysterium:
Musical Expressions of Mysticism, Spirituality &
Religion."
Software
donation to benefit packaging technology students
Indiana
State University's Industrial and Mechanical
Technology Department has received ArtiosCAD software,
donated by Esko-Graphics.
Janosko
works as a costume designer in Ireland
Imagine
traveling overseas to fulfill two dreams -- designing
for a theatrical production in Ireland, as well as
getting to visit the country for the first time. That
is exactly what Indiana State University assistant
professor Linda Janosko did last summer.
ISU
students work to help others in Chicago
For
the past 18 years, Idabell Brown has lived in a
one-story brick home on Parkside Avenue on Chicago's
West Side. The woman many in the neighborhood refer to
as "Grandma Brown" moved in shortly after
retiring from Campbell's Soup.
Pilot
phase of Wi-Fi project now complete
Wireless
fidelity means less crowded computer labs, convenience
for students, faculty and staff
Removing
classroom boundaries and strengthening bonds between
students and faculty are the goals behind a wireless
Internet initiative on the Indiana State University
campus.
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