WIBC-93.1 FM (www.wibc.com) came to check out Move-In Day this morning, interviewing President Beverley Pitts, staffer Libby Davis and some students.
Listen for stories to air during news breaks from lunchtime into the evening.

WZPL-99.5 FM (www.wzpl.com) will be broadcasting live on Smith Mall from 11-1 today, during the Greyhound Welcome Picnic. The station prerecorded interviews this week with UIndy folks including Dr. Pitts, admissions director Ron Wilks and dean of students Kory Vitangeli.

Tune in tomorrow:

Vice President Mark Weigand was interviewed by WISH-TV today for reports that will air during the Wednesday morning newscast. Mark discussed the likely reasons why our enrollment continues to climb even though families are facing tougher times economically.

WISH and WXIN-Fox59 both plan to have camera crews on campus in the morning to capture the glorious spectacle we call Move-In Day. Please smile pretty and say nice things if you see them.

Sunday’s Indianapolis Star carried an opinion column by our provost, Dr. Deb Balogh, about the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship and the need for talented math and science teachers.

The piece ran on the front of the Voices section, Page E1, and also can be seen here:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008808170327

Dr. Jennifer Drake, left, director of UIndy’s Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program, shares a laugh with Gov. Mitch Daniels, Woodrow Wilson foundation President Arthur Levine, and UIndy President Beverley Pitts after the governor’s news conference Aug. 14 in Esch Hall.

In a news conference Thursday in Esch Hall, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels proposed using state funding to expand the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program. UIndy is one of four Indiana universities participating in the program, which encourages talented math and science graduates to enter careers in teaching.

Click here and here for more information on UIndy’s role in the Wilson fellowship program.

Click here for the governor’s news release on the announcement.

Click here to apply online for a Wilson fellowship.

An expanded and upgraded student center is among the attractions this month as the University of Indianapolis prepares to welcome the largest and most culturally diverse group of new students in its 106-year history.

Move-In Day for the newcomers is Aug. 20, and fall semester classes begin Aug. 25. In the interim, students will enjoy Welcome Week 2008, a full schedule of mixers, orientation sessions, placement exams, and athletic and entertainment events.
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Bob Burchfield, director of Academic Support Services in UIndy’s School for Adult Learning, will present a session on podcasting during the Blogging and Social Media Conference scheduled Aug. 16-17 at the IUPUI Campus Center: http://conference.blogindiana.com.

More information on the presentation is here:

http://conference.blogindiana.com/sessions/podcasting-101/
http://conference.blogindiana.com/speakers/bob-burchfield/

Although the credit crunch has made student loans a bit harder to find, Indiana college students still have options when scholarships and financial aid don’t cover their education costs, according to Linda Handy, director of financial aid at the University of Indianapolis.

Nationwide, more than 100 private lenders have dropped out of the student loan business, but thousands remain, Handy says, and the federal government has taken several steps to help keep lenders in the market. Indiana, home to the struggling but still active Sallie Mae, is in better shape than Michigan and Massachusetts, where state-run student loan programs have been suspended. Read more »

Dr. Larry DeGaris, associate professor of marketing, was interviewed by WISH-TV about the airline industry’s practice of charging for amenities to compensate for increased fuel costs. The story is scheduled to air during the Thursday morning newscast, between 5 and 7 a.m.

Dr. Jim Wolfe, visiting assistant professor in sociology, will be interviewed about his self-published book “A Song of Faith” on the Journey’s Fire radio show, airing 9:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday on our own WICR-88.7 FM.

Tune in:

A crew from WXIN-Fox59 will be on campus tomorrow morning with decorators from JC Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond, showing how to dress up a residence hall space.

Look for live reports between 6 and 9 a.m. Tuesday. An interview with one or two of our RAs is tentatively scheduled around 6:50 a.m.

Our Center for Aging & Community is the key source for the Page 1 lead story in today’s Indianapolis Star.

The story about workforce concerns posed by Baby Boomer retirements is built around comments from Executive Director Ellen Miller and the results of CAC’s “Gray Matters” study, which found that most Hoosier employers are not preparing adequately for the pending loss of skilled workers.

The story can be read here:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/LOCAL18/807300377

Highlights of the study thus far can be found here:

http://cac.uindy.edu/initiatives/meaningfulWork.php