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Campus Connection, the official newspaper for Indiana State University faculty and staff, is published by the Office of Public Affairs six to eight times per academic year. For information about current issues, contact Editor Jennifer Kearns at (812) 237-8037.

October 31, 2002:
Volume 13, Number 3
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October 31, 2002

ISU receives $20M from Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Largest gift in ISU's history will make
financial services outreach possible for School of Business
     Indiana State University has received a $20 million grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., the largest gift in the university's history.

Elsey selected as Homecoming Parade grand marshal
Former dean of students devoted 30 years to ISU
     After wearing many "hats" at Indiana State University for 30 years, Bob Elsey will bear a new one as grand marshal in the 80th Blue and White Homecoming Parade Nov. 2

Distinguished Alumni share memories of ISU
     Indiana State University will honor five Distinguished Alumni Nov. 1 as part of Homecoming festivities.

School of Education earns McAuliffe Award
ISU one of three institutions to be recognized for exemplary programs in teacher education
    
The School of Education at Indiana State University is one of three institutions in the nation to receive the 2002 Christa McAuliffe Award for Exemplary Programs in Teacher Education.

V.P. Quatroche takes position at Florida Gulf Coast
ISU enjoys most successful period of fund raising in history under his leadership
   
  J. Robert Quatroche, Indiana State University's vice president for University Advancement and executive vice president of the ISU Foundation, has been named vice president for University Advancement at Florida Gulf Coast University and executive director of the FGCU Foundation.

Japanese-American poet to speak at ISU
Lawson Inada will discuss 'The Seven Lessons of Humanity'
    
A poet considered the "Father of Asian-American Literature" is the next speaker in the 2002-03 Indiana State University Speakers Series.

Indiana State selected as site for Department of Commerce field office
   
 
Indiana State University will be home to one of 

Indiana State on its way to reaching goal for United Way
   
 
Indiana State University employees had given $52,600 to the United Way of the Wabash Valley campus campaign with 26 percent participation as of Oct. 22.

'Music in Motion' Theme for ISU 2002 Contemporary Music Festival
Chen Yi of Conservatory of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, is this year's principal guest composer
   
 
The Indiana State University music department's 36th Contemporary Music Festival will be Oct. 30 through Nov. 1. The theme for this year's festival is "Music in Motion."

Indiana State and Vincennes universities offer dual admission
Partnership will make transition easier for students, presidents say
   
 
Prospective college students considering a two-year school for the first phase of their higher education can ensure a smooth transition to a four-year school under a plan announced by the presidents of Indiana State and Vincennes universities.

Margaret Reed donates $500,000 to President's Scholars program
   
 
Margaret Reed is just as comfortable discussing dollar-cost averaging as she is in reminiscing about her experiences as an Indiana State Teachers College student and young bride at the height of the Great Depression or her brief but memorable career as a New York City dancer -- a forerunner of the famed Rockettes. [Image Gallery]

Donor meets student who will benefit from generosity
     Upon his retirement in 1974, after 40 years in education -- the last 28 as a professor of education at Indiana State University -- Lloyd N. Smith estimated he'd had more than 9,000 students in his classes.