January 1999

'College is a conversation'

Dr. Jerry Israel, named in

the spring as the seventh

president of the University

of Indianapolis, chats with

st~ideiits as they pause 011

Smith Mall. The neri- pi-esi-

dent is a film believer in the

importance of f requent

intei-aclion with students

("College;" he says, 1s a

coni-ersation") . D1-. Israel

will be inaugurated during

a special weekend of acti\i-

ties, .+id 8,9; and IO, 1999.

\\Btch for more details; in

the meantime, get to 1, .nov

Jerry and Carol Israel 017

pages IO and 11.

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Portico?

Visit the Alumni web site now! Take an Alumni Day Trip to sunny Orlando, Florida! Friday, February 26, 1999

Mark your calendars: Alumni Weekend '99

Call for 1999 Alumni Award Nominees

Meet the 1998-99 Alumni Association Board of Directon

Alumni Chili Supper pairs with basltetball Pack-the-House Night Saturday, January 23, 1338

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prcscnt a mlk 011 "Sew Slang Lmerging i iom \ l a s s

Coinniutiicatioiis" a t the Dcceinbel- 1998 nireting- of the hloderii 1:anguage .Associalion i n San Fi-aiicisro.

Di-. Richard Ratliff (pi-oScs\nr. \,lusic) re1 ently pcrilmned woi-ks or Schubet-t. Sclininann, Chopin, Lisri, and 1~oni;rsel; 1.0 inaugurate the uniiersity's G ~ i f fbrtepi;liio 11) RJ. Regiei- Otlici- ~ ~ r ~ - S o r m a n c e s schcduled for the cominS scasoii include the Grand Duo of. Scliubcrt \v i l l i guest Edmund Battei-sb) on the Faculty Ai-tist Sei.irs, Pouleiic's I.His/oi,r rir Rrihn,-ui t I i \lacstro Raymulid Lrppai-d in lioiioi of the Poulcnc centennial, ai "Eiid of the Cciitiii-y" progr.im teaturing solo and ensemble 1 v m l c s li-oni the 1890s IO the 19il0s (on caiiipiis and in Chicago). aiid miisic of Schubci-t. Alban Berg. and Jaiiirs ; ~ k r n a n Ivith tlie Roneii C1i;imIxi- Enscmble at the (Ui-clc Tlieati-e TCood Roniii.

Mary Jo Swenson (dii-ectoi-. Dcvelo~jmeni;il Prc>school) is noir an .APT.&certilic~d specidkt i n pediatric physical thei-- apv, a recognition coiilerrccl upoii thcfiipists i v l i o meet cermin 111-acricc critei-ia and p a s s a rigoroils exaniination She joins felver than 3.000 specialists i i i all a i ~ i ~ r i s iiatiijii- wide; and is llic fc i i i r - t l i Rranncl-t School of Pltyical Tliei-ap:. faculn~ rnrmbei- to 1,eromc 1io;~rd-ccrtiii~d in a sperial!: area. Other l'T faculty spccialists ai-c Ted IVori-ell (sports). Brian Pease (oi.thopcdics) and Nancy Reynolds (sports)

DI-. Robert \'ernon (associate pi-oiessoi~ and chair, Social T\-oik) and colleagues had ii prnposal, "Tec l i t in lo~ m d

Graduate, undergraduate programs in Teacher Education earn accreditation Tlie undergi-aduate and graduate pi-ograms in teacher education were visited 11y a continuing accreditation tciiin ti-om the Katiniial Chuncil Sot- the Accrrditarion OS l~cachri- Educatiori (KCATE) ;incl [lie 1ndian;i Pi-ofcssional Staii- dards Board (IPSB) in Septeinl,en

The University OS Indianapolis is pleased to have full KC.4TTL acci-cdilatioii. especially s i n c e only a r l i i i - d of siicli pi-ngraiiis na~ionall! are acci-edited. .According to School OS Lducation dean Dr. L p n e T\~risi-nbach, "Thc p i n x r s s

involves extenske ~lociiiiieiitatioii. irith a focus 011 !\-hat 0111- gi-aduates I;no\i and x c able t o do in classrooms. I n addition to exaniiiiiniiig test sctii-1:s and videos or niit.

students teaching, tlic teiiiii intci~iirrred iiluiniii aiid

Art Ijrofessork work wins IArt in the Class?-ooin ' coinmission j?om Purdue

Proiessot- H m ~ y 71: Boone (.Art lkiiai-tniriit) I\ 011

Purduc L-iiivei-sitv~s Art i n the Classi-oom commission Sol- thc 199-1)8 ;icademic )-ea]-. The cornperition is licld annuall) and upcii t o

liidiaiia ai~tists. Professoi-

Soci;il TV01-1<." ;icccpted for^ considcr;ition 117~ the Kationnl ~Assiiciation of Social \Corl<ri-s Dclegatr Asseinbly next august. -\ccording to Di-. T'ei-non, "This ~ I i o ~ i l i l lead to tlir pi~otesiioii's defiriitio~i of s tandard lei- iisjiig the Intri-net and TCeb in proSessioiia1 pi-actice."

Dr. Jacquie WaU (aisisvant pi-oicssor. psycho lo^^) 1 ~ 1 s

accepced for ii poster session to pr-escnt I-eseat-ch i i l rhe Naiional .Academy of ! i e i i i~ iqx )~c l in lo~ in \\;i4iingtnii, D.(:.

Ut-. E. Lynne Weisenhach (Dcan. School oS Education) 1.i.a~

appointed by 11ie Incliiiiia 1'1-oissioiial Standar-cis Board as a member of the .~sessmei i t Coordiniiting- Conimittec, which moniloi-s chanxes occui-iiig in leacher- pi-epai-ation and liceii- siirr in the state. She is 011 sabbatical a i a T'isiLiiig Scholai- a t Georgc TVashington Unij eixity, 1ialf:tiinc at I: of 1 and lialf- time n i t l i GTVU, "It's good t o lmow G T V L i i interested in Tvliat &ire doing ni th ;ilignment IjetTvceii standards, ciiri~i- culum, aiid assessinciit," she says. "My S i x u s Trill be dc\~elop- men1 or a prograln speciallv designrd to iiicet the iieeds of adiilts who liavc degt-ees and arc intei-estcd i n teaching."

Dn Ted TZ'orrell (associaie pi-ofi%oi-, I'iivsical 'Tlii>rap:~). with proiessor Sam Kegerreis arid various studcrit~. coiitiiiiies to piiblish; t-ecciit ai-ticles appear in Joiil-nul i f ( h t h j ~ d i r niid .Spo,-t,s Pli~.sirol Tliiierr~pj and J o i m i / , I ?/.4/lii1:1ir I h i i i i n g . Iiegri-. ]-cis spent ii week in the spring ihiii-iitg infoor~~r~atjoti and stiidying xvitl i clinicians a t ILTiscr Permaiiente \l;inual Ther- spy Residency Program in Ha>varcI, Calif. ::

Boonc x i s uii;inimously anxcled tlic larger of ilie nvo commissions.

llii ~ v o i ~ k \vi11 coiisist of tlvo tript>,chs of appi-oxiinaiel!~ S ' x 12 ' that \vi11 be Ix i -n iment ly iilstallecl in the lectllre hall 01 the School of T~ctcr-jiiat-y hleciirinr. Thc T S I I I - ~ S irill become part of Purcliie L'iiiversity's p e r n ~ i n e n t collectioii of art. Tlic panels are shaped specifically IO h c site and ai-e ~\. l iat lic descril,es as "no t quilc reprcie,ltationaI and 1101

iu l ly aIxtl.act. The ~iainiingr cont;iin Iiiomorphic sh:lpes ill a cnloi- licld t h a t iuggests a p a w n i l setting-thc shapcs a im deri\.ati\e of animal life Init not irlentifia1,lc." He experti the w11-k~ to be conipletccl b y tlic end of tlir y e x

was w c e p t e d into the :liiniial \Chiie\iatcr .AI-I C:ompetition jurird 11) Dan Cainei-on. Chief Cur-ami- of the S e n \luzenm of C;oriiempolary :\in iii S e w Yoi.1~. He also chait-rd a Imiiel ii t the \lid-iinci-ica College Art .Association Conference i n October. The topic as "Ethical (:i-isis i n Highel- Eclucarioii: .Aiiecclotc-s, Stratrgies, and Soliitions." Boonc also pat-tici- patecl in two coiiferciice sessions as a panelist: "\lissiiig the \lark in Ediicaiion" and .'Respoiisibiliiies tiSLA~.ts."

E. ai -1' ,121 . this ) r a r one oS1'i-ofi.sior Boone's paintings

List of degree programs keeps growing Here's a refixslier course 011 tlie courses the univer- sihi oft'ers. How m a n y of these are new to you? Is your major still ofiered? YOU may Tiant to sliai-e this list with any prospective students you l;no~r, along iyi t l i tlie Adiiiissions Office phone numhei-: 51 7.788- 321 G 01- 1-800-232-RG34.

Undergraduate Degree Programs College of Arts &Sciences Baccalaureate Degree Propams hnthropolog\ ;\rciieology .&-t .&-I Therapy Biology Chemisii-!- Commercial .&-t/Tkual

Communication \lajor.h-eas Communication Studies Corporate Coliilnunicatioiis Electronic Media Journalism Public Relations Sports Informalion

Communication

Computer Science Corrections Earth-Space Sciences Enginecring/Electrical::; Eiigineeriiig/Ilechaiiical:': English Emironmenla1 Science Frcnch Geriiiaii History Human Biology L d T V Enforcement

(Criminal Justice) \lathematics Medical Technolo@ Music Music Performaiicc

Philosophy Ph!~sics Political Science

Religion Social T\hrl< Sociolog-r: Spanish Studio An Theatre

Associate Degree Programs Cliemistt?- Corrections Iiidustl-ial Chemistr!~ la it^ El i f~TC~ment Liberal At-ts

Psycholog\

Krannert School of Physical Therapy Associate Program Pliyical Thei-apist . h i s t a n t

School of Business Baccalaureate Programs ~kcountiiig/C\LA Xccounting/CP.\ Business Administration Computer Information

Economics atid Finance hIanagement Alajoi- ;\reas

S>~stems

Environmental Management Humaii Resource \lanagm en t Long-Term Cat-e R'lanagemeni Production/Operatio~is Management Purchasing

Iiiteriialioiial Business Marketing Associate Programs Banking Business AAdminiLtration Computer Infoormatioii Svstems Computer Pi ogi ammlng/ AS400

Legal Assistant

School ot Education Baccalaureate Programs V1-Grade Teaching Major h e a s :

Business Rlusic Physical Education 1-isual .Arts

Athletic Tiraining Elementary Education Senior Higli/Junior High/

Middle School Teaching hlajor . h a s :

.&-I (1-isual Arts) Iiigliih French Mathematics l'hnical Education Science Teaching:

Biology Chemistry Earlli-Space Sciences .\lathematics Physics

9 Economics Goveniment

Sociology U.S. Histon TZbrld Histor;\.

Spanish Teaching Speech Communication/

Social Studies Teaching:

Psyc11ologT

Theatre Teaching

School 01 Nursing Baccalaureate Degree Associate Degree

Graduate Degree Programs College 01 Arts and Sciences Muster of Arts Applied Sociology Art Clinical Psychology h g l i s h History Muster of Science Human Bio loF

Yurse Practidonei-

Doctor qfPsychology Clinical Psychology

Graduate Business Programs JMaster of Accuiinting Muster of Business

Administration

Krannert School of Physical Therapy Master of Science Physical Therapy/

Professional Physical Therap!-/

Postprofessional Muster of He07ili Science Physical Therap:;/

Postpi-ofessional Doctor of Physical Therapj

Occupational Therapy Programs

Master of Science Occupadonal Therapy/

Professional Occupational Therapy/

Postpi-ofessional Master of Health Science Occupatioiial Therap!-/

Postprofessional

Pre-Prolessional Programs Pre-Dentisti? Pi-e-Lav Pre-Medical Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Theology Pre-Veterinary Science

School 01 Education Muster uf Ai-ts Curriculum and Instr~iction ico7ice,iI,ulioi,,i in Ail,, Bioloa. Eic ~nenla?? Ediicatioii, Enpiiih, Hix-

'e.y 3Edurtiiionai Ti.rhnoio,g, I<indWp"m,, I.caTningllisa-

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Center for Christian Vocations will help students explore service options In 1f;iy 1998, the iinivei-sit)~ i-ecei\-ed a thi-ee-year grant fi-om tlie Lill! Lndo\inient in the amount of S4:ii;OOO io create The Ccn1er for Christian \.ocatioiis a t the Lniversit!~ OS Indianapolis.

c o m m i t m e n t to moral and intcllcctual formntioii \villi a rene~ied concct-ii fur t h e spiritual Soinnation OS students ~ i l i o dcsirc to explore \.orations OS Chi-istiaii service. The Ccntcr ha, t l n e e primal-y pui-poses: a ) to pi-ovicle coui-ses Tor students to explore CI!i~i~ti;iii

11) to design and iniplcment vocat ional p r o g i ~ ~ n s lor liigli

c) to ofSer slioi-t-lei-in programs for vocational exploi-at ion

These thrcc aims arc

The Center \rill attcinpt to integrate t h e iinivri-sity's

vocations ;is part o l~ thc i r degree Ixoglains:

school-age C1iristi;in youtli h m Indiana:

and foi-mat ion Sot- adult lcarnrr\ .

* a . I r i n g coordin;itcd \>i t11 one anotlicr a s ~ r c l l a c ivi t l i r r la ted iniliatiyes in othei- Indiana-ai-ea educational

. . institutioiis and Chri.;iinn

~ i y s the Ccntcr \rill serve

campus, for i l e ~ e l o ~ i i n g a new set of 1mtxirrships that the vnivcl-iity hopes

impact on education for (:lii.iytian vocaiions.

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In the pimcess, the Center I iopc~ to pla! a ke: I-ole in fostering n e i i neniorks foor idcntifTing, recruiting. and Sol-mitig leadcrsliip for tlir chui-ches of Indiana iii the 21 s t

century, t l i r i -eby iiiliilling the unii ersity.s l i is to i . ic mission of. "Education Sol- Service" in ncn ~mys .

ing a p r e - t h e o l o ~ track to Iienefit Simm the programs OS the Center, the vocation exploration and furmation coiirse? \rill actiiall:~ target those students 7~1113 \rould scc thenlsrlves

~rlion-iiould 1101 rven be emplo!~cd b! cliurclies; b u t \ iho

TVhile the university cxpects students ~ i l i o ai-e pursll-

0115, Illall) Of iV1l~In-]J~l~h~lIJ\ I11lJSl 01.

Theatye De;l,artment earns awayd; students aye Irene Ryan laoj!i@ds The Department of Tlieati-e h a s lieen sclcctcd t o ircceive the 1998 Indiana Tl i ra t re Association (1T.A) Lnivelnitvl College Theatl-e Aimid. I L I is dcvotcd tu fosterins h e devrlopment or youth, univei-sit!./college, conimunit). and professional thca t l~e g~-oi!ps and pi-oductions in the i t a t e .

"I think one OS t he things 1T.I lookt i at i i a ? our involyrment ~iit11 rarioii.: levels of theatre festixils aroultd t h e state. \\~c Iiavc l ios t rd a numhei- OS Scst ids and ei 'ents over the pist t i \ o y r s . such as tlic Indiana Community Theatre Ixague ' s statc convention a n d 1-egional Anici-icati Collcgc Thcatre Festival. \Ye liostcd the Youth Leal-ning Festival, Thespian Conference, and Indiana 1-licatrc Associ- ation Learning Festil-al," said deliai-tinriit chair Jim Ream.

The Theatre Ucpartiiient opci!ed it? 1998-99 4caso11

Jiitli ii production of .Inton Chrkhov's 7 . 1 1 ~ l'hlpp .Si,sli,r\ in October Other \ l i o i v s i i i l l include the diiiiier tlieatrc musi- cal Stnl-ring H ~ T . .SIu~~ling~Yow Fel~ruary 19-21 ;ind 215-27) a n d 0ii1 oJOrrlpi- (.Ipril 15-18 and 22-25). FOI- mort info' ination, call 1-317-5%-3433.

Pcndleton of E\-ansvillc and Floi-ida composei - Charlcs Threatte, c o l l ~ ~ l ~ o ~ i t c c l on r i n e i v \vork roar chi ld~~ci i and Samilies titled ,i Nnr-jii~~~'.i 7iilp. The play pi cmicred i n

.lssi\tiitit proiessor Brad Wright, along \\.it11 (:urtis

neveri l ic lcss unders~cind themselves as called to scI\~c as (:liristians regardless of.\rhei-r t l ie!~ are etnploycd.

'Thc Center for ChI-i5tian \'ocations is consideinxi a inajoi- initiative for^ die iuiivei-sit? and; if successful, could pi-ovide a model for lioi<. other cliui~cli-rel;~tcd colleges and universities might gri almiit encouraging ~ t u d r i ~ t s to piit-sue vocaiioiis OS sei-vice to church ;urd community.

111 earlv Sol-embcr, the Ccntei-.s grand opening incltiderl a iicck-long series of events on campiis. including a Icctiri-e b y Dr. \lichael Raxtr l - oi the ' l ' l i co lo~ Dcpartinent a t tlie Lnivcrsity 01-Sotre Damc. Baxteif\ topic i i z s "Cliris- tian \bcations: A Faith to L i x and Die For." Thai afternoon ai! eciunenical scn~icc of I d r s s i n g of the C e i i t c i ~ it!cluderl rrpresentati\-cs of Pi~urestant; Catholic, and Orthorlox Cl i r i shn iraditions. A reception and open house in Good Hall St i l l o~ ie r l . The Ccnicr was foi-mally declic;iiccl 13) lhr Roai-d o f l~~-us tcc \ on Thursday, Kovciiilici~ 3 .

Meet the Center's Staft I\s the dirccior o f t h e Lilly 1Indo\\rnent project to create the C;entet-. Dr. \licliael Carniriglit lias primal-y I-esponsibilit)~ for overseeing all of its 1xograms. H i s time is to be split; h e will sci-ye half-rime as director of the (:enter and half-time ai assistant pmfeisoi- and chair of the Philosopli!~ and Religion ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l l ~ l l l l ~ l l l

Dn GI-eg Clappei- serves a s associate dirccml- of the Ccnter SOI (:hristian \'ocations. D r Clappci- iras most 1 r c e n t l y at Huntingdon (:allege in I\lontgornei-y, :Uabama. i i l i e r e he held the C:liapman-Be~ison Chair or Christian Faith and Philosophy. Ut-. ChIJprl- \$-ill direcl the Surnlnrr Progi-ams of the Center and will play a Ice! role in the design of the Center's siiininei- Youth Acade~ny for Spiritual Formation ibr high school students Sroin aci-oss the state.

91-arluate of Ball Stair University wit11 a degree in social ivork, she a ftirtnri- case\rorkcr in the \farion County TCell;lrc Depwttiient and oiic-time assistan1 prohalion oiicer. She has s e t ~ c d a s a secretai? to the dean oSunde!-- graduate pi-ogl-ams a t Ball State and most recently a i scorelar~/~-eceptionist a t Faith United Chiii cli of Christ.

\Irs. Susan Doivnard is the secretary OS the Center. .I

For more information, call 317-788-33013; exi. Y10G. ::

Sc]~rcmbei - in a pi odvction h y l a l c s >!lid Scales; Evans\~illc's acclaimed "inuiictelling troupe.' The premie~-c launched l-alcs and Srales' liatioliai toill; irhich \$-ill take the shall to 26 states and 200,000 c h i l d r e n .

pei-forniers in its pi-oduction OS TI,P 7'hii.e ,Si,sim vci-e lionol-- ccl iiitli nominations to compete in the l<enned!. (:enter/ ~A~nrr ican College Theatre Festival 11-ene Ryan i c t i n g Competition. Lendell Ervin 11, Chrys Pereira. and Amy Pizarek \iill join Christie Beclunann, KeTk Grow, anrl Susan Miles (Old Tiiiii,,), and Ron Popp ( ~ 4 r v i i i r nnd Old I A ~ P ) in representing- li of 1 ill the 1-egiona1 .ICTF festival in]anuar\..

one others;' iiork ;ind to share idciis. Til addition to pet-for- in;iiices, therc arc a \vide range 01 activities t h a t include smr1;sIiops and sei i i i i iars on such tapirs as pla:-ij~riting, auditioning. \<,ice, nio\cnicnt, st;ige tomixit. iliciitrc for child,-en. scene paintiiig, and sccnct7 c ~ ~ n s t ~ ~ i i c t i ~ ~ ~ n .

The I-egional festival i i a s co-hosted 11) L' o i ' I atid Fraii1;lin College lastJanvary and will he ap$n in Janrlal).

1999. Pel-Sol-manccs arc at the Pike Ccntrr 101. Pel-Sorming .Arts. Semilinal and final I-ounds or the Irene Ryan compe~i - lion \rill talx place at the Inc1ian;i Roof Ballrootn I!

The dcpal-tment is pimud to aiiiioiince tha t three

The 1-egional f c s t i d is a p i h e r i n g of p e o p l e to see

Good times (if a bit messy) The n e u Pat and Peal-l Sinitli \ M I is becoming a part of tlie 1:ibi.i~ o l rainpiis life. on i t 5 n a y io rarniiig a place in the ~uiivcrsitv's rradiiions. S t d m r organizations and adminisira- tcms arc testing differ-ent e ~ e n t s on ihe inall to see i i h a t fits.

On \l'elconic \\-eeLcnd i i i August. for example. the iuikersit) \rclcmnc.d iien srucleiit4, F ~ i c u l ~ y , and siaff with a picnic on the in;i11 that s e n c d rlinncr to hundreds of people in a festive atniospherc: i n ~iildition to burgers and sausagcs. the circular i ia lk around the m;i11 Seatiired standi., with c0tt01i candy. p c ~ ~ i i u t s . a pi-eircl machine, and ice c ream

"Tiiesda~s ivit l i .Ted," i h i c h h;is takrn him I O the mall to sci-vc' dinnei- 10 \tudents 011 scvci-al orcn,ions. A i d dui-ing I-lomecoiiiing \\c-cl< ( a b o ~ c ) . rhe ~n:ill !\.as the sit? of mol-e Sun, such as Jcllo' iights and pie-thr-owing coi i tesis.

regular clay: at a i iv gii.rn time dtir-iiig pleasant v ~ a t l i e n

Ted Polk. Diiiing IHall manager, has experimented irith

Tlic iiiiist re~~.arcliiii: sight, Iioiz-evci-: is the inall on a

niimhers of students panse on the steps or the Tmtei- garden or study oii the amphitheatre. It's the perlect iiicetiiig place. So question about it: T h e mall is a n inipi-owment over tlie Lsch Hall parking lot that had occupied the space.

.hid spealdng of nuinlxrs of siudents: According to Mail; \\'cigand, director of Aclmishions. the total new iindei-graduate da\~ division siudeni en!-ollrncnt is 673; this compares irith last ycar's record oiG23. an increase of 6.3% These numbers incltidc li-eshmcn and transfei- Ltiidents.

this figure conipa~-es ivi t l i last ).ear's record total of 501, a rcrnai-kablc incl-case OS 14%.

\Yeigaiicl crrdits maiir' h c t o r s for the good n~unbcrs , including I-ecominendations fi-om fBculh. staff, eni-oiled students. and ;ilumni; plus the inany recent in~pro~-ements to campiis and die universit::'s rtrong academic pi-ogt-anis

Ncir iundcrgraduatc dai. di\-ision fi-csliinen rota1 370;

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Edjwean season continues .A pail- of huge banners advertising the Ld)yeaii Repertory Tlieatt-e's 1998-99 season no11 grace the exterior of its new Ratisbut-g .Audirorium home (below) facing I-Ianna Avenue. Remember: U of I alumni have been offered discounted ticketr to all oftlic Ed!\.ean's performances. Kext u p are: The Cocktnii Houl; Februaq 5-14; God$d/, 4lat-ch 19-28; and "go A!!n77da/n (\lay 14-23), For informarion 011 ERT perfoi-inaiices, xisit their web site at nx?<..ed!wan.org 01- call their ticket office at 317-788-4090 or 1-S00-805-7732. ..

You can still ordw a collector's ol-nament! The lioliday have come and gone? That's okay-wliile supplies last, you can xi11 purchase the 1998 V of 1 Christinas ornament, the second in a series. to keep OUT set complere.

The 199s ornament depicts tlie beautiful Cliristel DeHaaii Fine Arts Center, an award-winning educational arts fdCilit\.. Each oi-iiameiit comes in a special presentation folder ij-itli a numbered certificate exclusive 10 the Ciiivei-. siiy of Indianapolis Alumni Awxiation. Lach ornaineiit is 310, plus Sl .50 for shipping and handling.

A Tabletop hanger unit is available fol- an additional S2.50 to display youi. ornament if you don't plan to hang it on a Christmas tree. To order. phone tlie Office of Alumni Relations (317-788.3295 01- 1-800-232-8634) or send us an e-mail (alumiii~uind!j.edu). !

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Camaus. communitv. familv are ton priorities for Jerry & Carol Israel

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A note from the president

Spielberg invited Samuel to sewe as coiasultaiat & language couch. . . . He later asked Sanzuel to take the role of the eldest captive and appear in tlie mouie

'We have a responsibility to our brothers and sisters around the world. . . to put education and spirituality in action' Education for S ~ J - U ~ C P ' is U J ~ Y ofl i je for Scrmuel Pielz '72, clesceii,clrrn t of Anistad reuolutionaiy ?Icmhers ol'the Class of 1972 1;neii Samuel 13. Pieh, ivlio graduated from Indiana Central with ii bachelor's degree in biolog?. as a liardivoi-king, earnest stiidcnt. "My goal i i a s to impi-ove mvself eclucationally and spii-itnally so tliat I conld be of seri-ice 10 in? h n i l y arid m y coun t l~ . " Samuel said.

hoivevel-. is that Samuel is the gl-eat-gl-eat-grandson of Scngheh Pieli; knoi+n in American liistoi-y asJoseph Cinque, rvlio Icd a slave rriolt aboard the Spaiiisli schooiiei- I.(, h i i \ l o d i n 1899. The i -e i .o l t . anil tlic circumstances folloii- iiig it, inspii-eil ~ h c l99T moiie Aini.r/od I>!. Stevni Spielberg.

speaker in this yeai.'? Lecturc~Pcrforinatice Series. Diu-ing liis Scpicnibcr I3 pi-eseiitaiioii, Samuel discussed his liistoi-ical legacy and i vhy man). ~hner~icaiis liad never heard the \tor> until the movie i \ a s ~-eleascd, dcspite its gi-ea1 influence on the early aholitioniri movement. He also cliscusied the importance OS Sol-ging economic aiid cultural bonds hetveen ASrica and i h c United Stales.

Like his gi-eai-9reai-graiiditliei-. Samuel w a s born and raised i n Sierl-a Leone; T2est Afi-ica (a c o u n t n slightlx- smaller than South Carolina). it,liicli borders the North Atlantic Occan hetij.een Guinea and Liberia. Siei-!-a I.eone is home to thirteen native ~Afi-ican tribes. the lai-gesi of

T V I i n i many OS his classiiiates mighi not have knoim,

%ininel ~ ~ 1 s Imck 011 cilln]JliS recently as a featused

iiliicli are the Temne and '\lende. Trailslated into English, Samuel's great-great grandfather's l lende name i ias Seiigheh I'icli. His Spanish would-be eiislai~crs rendered his first name as "Cinque,"

Samuel ildF contacted about the I ~ I I ~ ~ ~ I I ? I I evenLF by actress; clio~-eograplier, and producer Debbie -\lien. Miss .Mien. who liad stumbled across ~ i i o i~oluiiics of essa>-s and arLicles about the Ami.itnd irevolt and trial, \%is the di-iiing foorce behind the rnoiie, ivhich was thirteen !-ears in tlie making. f o r 1noi.e tlian a dccadc, she researched and developed the project. but met with little interest from the filmmalcing coiiiniunih until she appi-oachrd Spielberg.

Dui-ing filming of tlic moiie, Spielbei-g invited Samuel to serve as a consultant and languagc coach on the set in a Uiiiversiti Lit: studio. He latei- asked Samucl to take 011 the I-ole of the cldcst slai-e caplive and appeal- in the movie itself$ ii l i icl i i i a s filincd in Califoornia and Piierto Rico. "Participating i n the moiic i i a s an emotional experieiice," Samiiel rrepoi-tcd. "The realizatioii OS the dehumanized conditions aboal-d the Aviislod didn't set i n until the? put the chaiiis 011 11s diiring filming."

Despite a iomeidiat negative porirayal in the film; the abolitionists in realii? ivei-e 1-esponGble no1 onl:: Cot- lielping h e [lie captives bu t also for sending the .American Missioii- ai)- :ksociation to Sierra Leone. T\hcn the captives returned to TVest .Afi-ica in 1831 they were accompanied b y missionar- ies, who set l ip an outpost to niiiiister to ihe local people.

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Tlie outpost pawd the rvay for a group Si-om ilie Church or the Lnited Brethreii i i i Christ to T\-OI-IC in Sierra I.eone in the 1850s. Se;irl) a ceiiriiry IateI, ill 1946, tlic United Rretlii-rii ineiged T i i t 1 1 the E\angelic;tl Cliitrch, rollorvcd in 1968 by tlie union of the Evangelical L-niter1 Brethren Church and the Mcthodis! Chui-ch. creatiiig t h e United \letliodist Chrirch. T\-itli tl i i i : nieigcr. t h e Siein;~ Leone mission became the Siei-I-a Ismnr .%iinual Coniei-- eiicc of Tlic United hlcthodist Church. Toda!, the congre- gation in tlic .2 f r i can nation h a s aliout 85,000 I I ~ ~ L ~ ~ I C I - S ,

according to the Genel-al Board of Glolial Mnistricr.

Brethren school i n Sirima Leone; wliei-r lir brfi-iendrrl ;in American missionary couple. Samuel eventuall>~ immigi-ated to the Lnited Statcs and livcd rrith the couplc ri~liilc attencl- ing classes at Grace College in TVarsair, 1ncIian;t. l-lc t r i i i i h -

fcrrcd to Indiana Ccntral Collcgc iit tlic ruggcstion of a local Vnited \,letliocliur ininistei. "Tlie Iniiiistei?s d;tugIitcr

a vii i t . I l rarnrd thai (:;en!ral had a st]-oiig sciriice pi-ograiii. so I !i-ansf@i-i-rd schools," 1-eralled Samiirl.

equal to or- better tliaii that 01 aiiv iou--vear college any-

Samuel's Sai li r r at 1 rii dr d the ii ] -s i tvan g r 1 i ca l C i i i t ed

lall<cd 10 llle al><>l,L CcnrGil ;,,Id pc"""'lcd I l l C 10 co,i,e h r

"I believe tl iat t h e education I 1-eceived a! (:entral is

where in the Uniied States. Ken Boi-den vas one of several p~-ofcssors who rielit nut of his \ray to help me twdet-stand tlic intricacies or chemistt?, spending liout-s riirh me outsidr of class. Di. Robert Brooker also liad a htrong iiiflueiice on m y education," said Saniuel, who is ~ i o w a pr-ofessor of biolop at the State Technical Institute in Ilempliis.

Tlic first person Samuel met at ICC as he iralkecl into his clorm in Buxton Hall-Toni Tudor. C l a s of '7O-ws iii the audience for Saniucl's Lccturc/Pcrformance presenta- tion in Septelnbei. "Tom Tiidor rook me out for pizza 011 my first night i n Indianapolis, and I can still rrmembei- the fun we had talkiiig and grtting acquainted," Samuel esplained to the audience. Also present i r e r e Tom's wise, Susan Snydcr Tudor (Class of '69,) and Cliris Iiariinu (Class of '54) , xirh Trhom Samuel has remained close over the years.

and the outstanding ad~ninistratoi-s and teachel-s I had tlie opportiinity to interact with," he said. "T\hen I i ra lked inio the lihral? today and saw tlie display of flags fi-om all over tlie ~ ro r ld , it was a iestiinony of tlie progress we've made. The global village is ti-uly hei-e."

The uniwrsi'fs motto, "Educarion for Scrrice," has reniained important to Samuel. '<.is a nation, we have IIOL

"I'rn grateful for the education I received a t Central

'The realization of the delzunzaizized conditions aboard the Amistad didn't set in until thq put the chains o n us duringf i lming'

provided sttidenis i i i t l i a Siinctional education, one that leads them to take the initiarive IO research topics that are orinterest to tlicm, topic5 that excite them aiid u h e t their apprtitrs foi- knorrledge," Samue l said "T\e have also ignor-ed pr-oviding studenis riith Shct ional religion and spiritual it^. Recent events remind iiic of \ l a n k Gaye's song, 11,71atk Cuing On P TYhat's going 011 with sliootings in our schools: \lliat's going 011 r i i t l i Pi-esideni Clinton?

"That's n.hy the university's 'Educatioii for Sei-vice' p ledge is so important," lic told the audicncc. "I didn't really undcintand it until I begail in) own spiri:rialjotii-ne!. but dehpitc our great diversity, we have a respoiisibilit:. to our hrother-s and sistei-s ai-oiind rlie r r o r l d It '< our respoti- sibility to ~ L I L education and spiriruality in actinti."

.ifiicaii coruiti-irs and t h e United Srates. .k executive dii-ectoi- of the \lid-Soutli/'.~i-ica Link, licadquartered in \lempliis, he said, "Our organizuion is de\ oted to bring- ing thc ralcnts and reso~ii-ces OS man!. volunteet-s together to c o i - i ~ c t r iereotyes and help noi-malire uiiderstaiidiiig ahout tlie Xi-ican people. In addition, IX strive to p~mniote cross-cultural economic and wcial opportunities be~iieen the L.S. and -\fTicaIi countries. Our technical exchange pi-ogi-am, Sol- example, recently brought a group of doctors a n d p ~ ~ ~ S e s s o ~ - r ri-oin Zimbabiic to \lcmphis to meet nith m c l lcarii fi-om their peers."

111 addirion. lir also scimes on a nien~-i ive-member iiritioii;il ;idvisoi-y coininittee roar t he 1999 U.S. National Summit 011 :Ui-ica. "\Ye arc examining different merliodis lor building upon and irnpio\.iiig U.S. policirs in AS]-ica," Samuel says. Thc cominittcc also rponsoied a I l i d r v e s t Regional Summit 011 .Urica. held i n Chicago in Septemhei-.

.is did his gr-eat-great-g~-andSatlirr, Samiiel believes h i t "If you have determina!ion. thet-e ai-e other people i v l i o dl g i x > o i i iu11poi.t. They rvill see your vision and lirlp make it i r ed Each one of us niust nark hard to ensure srrch a c ~ s are not repeated in our sociciy. Bccausc oppres- sion is not just a l ~ o u r pli\sical chains, it 's al>out ps).cliologi- cal ones. too." :: -,?uxi i i .S i i / i i i ' n i i

S;un~ ie I '~ goal is to develop stroiiger t ies het~recn

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Fall Sports Highlights

Greyhound Club honors trio; golfers garner three-peat!

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Annual Fund g$s can now be undesipaated or for scholarships Each year the Uniyersity of Indianapolis seeks contribuiions f m m alumni, parents, faciilty and stafi, and friends to benefit its stndents. Your gifts to the Annual Fund ai-e used to create scholarships, strengthen academic 1x091-ams, add volumes 10 the libl-ary. field athletic teains, and 1-enol-ate

class~-ooms and laboratories. to mention only a iew uses.

Because each gift iniderizrites a portion of ever\. line item in the operating budget. each gift affects eve17 aspect or university life

to do is visit campus. lryon measure the value of yonr contributions to the university in terms of student growth and de\-elopmen~, a visit will convince you that the .&innal Fund is indeed a sound investment.

dcfiay costs in three areas of the univxsity's operational budgct; namely, salaries. student aid, and general educa- tional and rnaiiitenaiice costs.

To scc the good ~rork of the Annual Fund. all you need

Now is .41inual Fund money spent? It is used io help

The Annual Fund and Annual Scholarships You can noi,. make an i inrestnr i rd gift or a gift designated for oniizioi .schoiai:ihijx These scholarships are Tital, as the)- bridge thc gap benreen family resources and the cost to attend the univcrsity.

hart-ius facing many prospective students and remains committed to offering scholarship assistance to worthy students. Seed-based scholai-s inlist alivays clearly dernon- stt-ate theii- ability to ineci the rigors of a L-tiiyersity of lndianapolis education. Merit-based scholars qualilj. 1-egai-d- less of their level OS need.

This y c x > with tilition. ~.ouiii, aiid board charges toialing $18.1 60. the university will allocate niore than eight million dollai-s i n strident financial aid.

ate significant incrcascs in annua l support. Tlierefore. ize

The iinivcrsity is dedicated to ininimiiing the financial

To pi-ovicle this assistance, i i c > niiist continue 10 genei-.

Stockton donates fiersonal book collection to library DI-. Carl Stockion. Sormer academic d e a n clean of Extended and Spccial Progl-ams, and professor eiiieriius of histor:, has doiiated a largr portion of his personal book colleciion, coinpuscd of several liundi-ed \oluines gathered

over a period oinearly fort) years. to i l i e University of Indianapolis.

Dr. Stocktoii donated \vel-e tiel,' 10 ihr Iihfiii: and impi-oved 0111. collectinns significantl!~," said Phil Yoiing, director of the liran t i e 1-1 1.1 e ni o trial I i l l tmry. ' V i e majorin OS them were I-elated to church Iiistoi?, iiliich IGIS his academic specialt?." The gift included three I-are, eighteentli- c c i i r u i ~ p a m p l i l e ~ ~ interest- ing from '1 historical perspec-

"Many of the hoolcs

tivc: Ifjiniis / i i r lm Y ? W J ~ ~ V D q (1750); :I Uhori .7,li~thiirl u/

(17.72): and Djriw/ioii.\ Conri,, uing Pru i i i i n r i a l i o i i mid (AUP (1746)). "Tlicse volumes \vi11 be l i o t i i d i n the Fonts Rare Rools Kooni;" Young said.

h i g 011 l i i r / ? o m o i Coi/holirl:s 111 tiit Kiiiqioiii ~ I ~ ~ I ~ I ~ I I I I I I I ,

in\ite your commitment to the Annual Fund through its scholarship 01- uiirestricted oplioiis.

Two Types 01 Annual Scholarships

7%P .4linl'~il Srholri,Jhlj, Pool

AI1 gifts of up to $2,499 are pooled in a general scholarship account, and these funds ar-e distributed to students i+ithin the fiscal yea]- they ai-e contt-ibnted. Your gift will give you the satisfxtioii of kiioxing you have dii-ectlv aiid imniedi- atel! helped a student.

\rimrrl Ani i iiol .Si.hoio,sIi+~

Gifts of $2,500 or inore offel-you the opportunity to create a Named l n n u a l Scholarship. Donors ~ i h o have established named endowed scholarships have die satisfaction of seeing their dollars helping specific students in 5pecific irays; named nnnunl scholai-ships offer this same satisfaction to those wlio may not wish to endorv a scholal-ship at this time, but irlio can make a significant annual gift to hupport students

Your named scholarship is still considered a gift to the annual Fund, bu t unlike other such sifts, the named scholarship offers you a speccial l<iiid of satisfaction because you are able to connect the gift to a specific student who is in need of a helping hand. Each named aiiiiual scholarship donor i d 1 be matched with a student whose need approxi- mates the sire ofllie gift given. For example. a S2,500 donor may be matched with a studeni who is entitled to roughly S2,500 i n assistance. Named scholarships thus offer donors the hcnefir of seeing the impact of their gift in a pel-sonal \ray.

T\-ant inore inforniaiion? Our director foor the annual Fund is Mat t Donovan Simpl) call (317-788-3359), xirite (Annnal Fund, Unii~ersity of Indianapolis. 1400 East Haiina .%venue; Indianapolis, Indiana 4G22i-3697) or e-mail (mdonoi-an@uinri)..edu). L

Dr. Stocl;ton began his collection while i n gt-aduate school at Oxford Univcrsiiy in England. "The collection gained iots of iiioniciitiiin as 1 started working on in)- doctoral thesis," Stuckton explained, "and it is fairly focused oii the eigliteentli-ceiitur! devclopmcnt of Methodism in Britain. 1 purchasrd many of the books izhile in England, searching througli book shops and finding books that we1-e out of print, although some of them were given to ine b!~ peoplr nl io Imca- of my interest in the suhject."

The collection alm included a large iinmbei- of books rclatecl io l i lr ican-~~nel-icaii culture a n d histoi?. "In the 1c37Os, I taught history and chaired the Social Sciences Diiision a t Tal1;idega Collcgc in .Uahania. 1 became vet7 inlei-ested in .~i-ican-:~met-icaii history. along ii~itli the founding of the collcgc after the Civil IYai-: and so I began collecting books on ihe subject." said Stockton. His donation will strcngihcn the universit! 's general .&nerican liistoi-!. collections, providing a parlicnlar emphasis on ninewenth-cenlutT antisla\-el-y movemeiits and emancipation effoi-t?.

:Vier irrtil-ing to Sarasota. Florida, this year Tvitli Jzife ,Jill; Stoclrron said he doiinsircd a bit and wanted the collection 10 have a good home. "1 was pleased to giie the collection to the univcrsiiy, out o f a real w i s e that i t would pi-ovidc future grnrrations with the means to do inore nork on church and Ifi-ican-.~nerical1iei-ic~iii h isroiq hilt also because of m y gcnuine apptxciation for the universily." !

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Deaths

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Coverlets! Get your coverlets here! The xmiiieii's lx i s leha l l tcaiii is selling L-tiivci-sit? of Indianapolis covcr~lcts again this ycai-. 1-liey'i-e 1 OOY c coLLOl1, i~ro-anrl-otic-lialf-la!.cr, jacq"~ii-cl-~~o.i.r.I~, p i - chun lc , colot-fast. and machitic- iiashable. atid ineastire approximately 46 x 68 inchcs. Each I-ed-and-white ljlaiiket costs S50 and can be rhippcd to you for ail additional 15. Rlakc checks pa).ablc to ihe L-niyersiiy of Indianapolis and rnail to Chi-isrine I'owet-s. 1400 East I-lanna Ayenue, Indianapolis. I S 4GPZT-3697. Or call (317) 788-S340 Sot- i1ioi.e information.

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Department olArt participates in Garjield Park restoration

'OUT charge was to duljlicate as closelj as

possible the oi-igiizal tiles that were used on tlae urns

when tlae gaydens were built'

Ih to l - ic Gal-field Park. the first land specifically pti~-chascd 13). the c i ty of Indianapolis for pai-k use. has uiidcrgonc many changer since it iias built i n 1573. As t h c community relebrated thc pii-k'5 l 2 i t h birthday in .$ugiist ! v i ~ h a Renais- sance Festival featuring musical perfoi-mances. a xit-iety of elitel-miners, and seieral food booths, many improvements were visible io the park.just a couple 0 1 milcs iiortli of the U OS I can ip i~s .

Famil>, .Aqnatics Ceiitcr and repairs to the park's p"gocia, playground, atid hlacallistei- Center for Pc~-Sorming Arts, the ~-epair and reno\ation of thc park's CoiiservatoiT and adjacent Sunken (;ardens is near completion. Accordiiig to Parks Pifer director of Garfield Parlc's Conser\~atory. the tiel? gardens ive1.e form all!^ dedicated on October 79, 1998-esactly eighh-tivo yeai-s aftet- the). were built.

lm\-e been installed throughout the gardens. Strategically located thi-ougliout the new lancl- scape are fifty-six cement urns, decorated \\-it11 nearly 300 handmade ceramic tiles created by Dre Schaad, 111-ofessor and cliaii- of the Lliiiver- sity of Indianapolis Department of h t , and D a d Gamble, natioiial marlceling director for t h e American k t Clay Company, Inc. (.&14$CO)

Dee and David became involved in tlie resioration effort when Daiid was contacted by one of the p i ~ j e c t ' s conti-actors, Tom Fansler 111 of Siiiock Panslev, Inc. (Smock Fansler vas also involved in constructing the universit>-'s iie~j- Smith Mall.) "Our charge was to duplicate as

I n addition to a n e ~ v tliree~million-dollar

X e u fountains, lamps, and stone lvalluvays

closcly as possible the original tiles that w r e used on tlic u r n s ~i l i en the gardens ,,-ere built," explained David; an adjunct i~ci i l ty member in h e art depariiiient.

.idded Dee. "TTe spent about four months rnaking the tiles, beginning last Fall and finishing ea]-1) this year. TVe made a plaster mold froin one oCthc oi-iginal tiles and copied the design, duplicating an oak leaf and acorn motif that \vas popular after tlie turn of the century." The tiles featnre dark green oak l exes and bi-own acorns on a background of dark blue. Local artist Terri Tolson did tlie glaring 011 each tile.

&\id suspects that ?L\L.XO ceramics and glazes were used in malcing the original tiles hack in 1916, although there are no records to establish that iact. Coincidenially, U of I alum- nusfohn Gonnley, Class of '31, was one of ~L\lA\cO's early employees, rising through the company ranks fiom tlie advertising department to company president, a position he lield for rnanr' years. AMACO, located in Indianapolis at 4717 V. 16th Street, today ~nanufactures 2,300 I iroducu that are used b!- art educators, students, professional and amateur cei-amistj, hobbyists, and craf&people around the world.

"TVe were happy to have participated in the restoration,'' Dee commentcd. "Garfield Park is important not only in the history of the city but in tlic history of tlie universih as ivell. Gene]-ations of our students; faculty, and stdff have enjoyed its grounds, and with tlie recent improvernetits to the park they can continue

-Susan SulIiuaii