January 2005 E-Newsletter

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER

January 2005
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CONTENT SUMMARY
Calendar of Events
Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs Named
ISU Alumna Named FCS Teacher of the Year
Timmons Named Interim Dean of College of Health and Human Performance
ISU Interior Design Program Gains Accreditation
Volunteer Opportunities
Join the Alumni Association
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January
14 Women’s Basketball
- ISU Lady Sycamores vs. Wichita State
15 Men’s Basketball
- ISU Sycamores vs. Wichita St.
16 Women’s Basketball
- ISU Lady Sycamores vs. SMS (MVC TV)
18 Orlando Reception
19 St. Petersburg Reception
20 Naples Reception
22 Men’s Basketball @ Evansville
- Tip-Off Party, 2:30PM, Kipplee’s Party House
26 Founders Day, 1:30PM, Heritage Lounge
27 Women’s Basketball
- ISU Lady Sycamores vs. Southern Illinois
29 Men’s Basketball
- ISU Sycamores vs. Bradley
- Pre-Game Party, Ballyhoo, 12-2PM
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS NAMED
The Office of Alumni Affairs is pleased to welcome Jill Shutt Rupert as the new Assistant Director. Jill is happy to be back in her hometown of Terre Haute after spending several years in New York City, San Francisco, and Nashville working in music and theater. Jill is a 1987 Graduate of ISU with a degree in Radio/TV/Film and looks forward to working with the great team in the Alumni Affairs Office.
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ISU ALUMNA NAMED FCS TEACHER OF THE YEAR
"You inherit a brain - you develop a mind," reads a hand-written sign at the front of Kathi Burch's classroom in South Vermillion High School. But Burch doesn't just develop the minds of her own students. By helping them learn how to work with younger children, the impact of her teaching is felt far beyond the 600-student school.

For that, the Indiana Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has named Burch its state teacher of the year.

To read more, please visit the Office of Public Affairs website at: http://www.indstate.edu/isu_today/archives/2004/dec/fcs-toy.html
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TIMMONS NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Douglas L. Timmons has been named interim dean of Indiana State University's College of Health and Human Performance.

"I am pleased and excited to appoint Dr. Timmons to this important position," said C. Jack Maynard, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Indiana State University. "Dr. Timmons has a distinguished career at ISU and is respected by all faculty, staff, and students who have had the opportunity to interact with him. I am comfortable that he will continue to provide strong leadership for the College in this new role."

Timmons, who has served as associate dean of the college since 1993, will serve as interim as current dean Barbara Passmore retires at the end of the month.

"I've been here at ISU for 25 years and worked in the dean's office for 15 of those 25 years and I really look forward to the challenge," said Timmons, 61.

Timmons is a 1967 Indiana State University graduate with a degree in physical education/health and safety.

To read more, please visit the Office of Public Affairs website at:
http://www.indstate.edu/isu_today/archives/2004/dec/timmons.html
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ISU INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM GAINS ACCREDITATION
The Foundation for Interior Design Education Research has granted full six-year accreditation to Indiana State University's interior design program.

Accreditation recognizes the university's program leading to a bachelor of science degree in interior design meets the foundation's professional standards. The program, offered through the department of family and consumer sciences, is one of only three university-based interior design programs in Indiana to be fully accredited by the foundation.

To read more, please visit the Office of Public Affairs website at:
http://www.indstate.edu/isu_today/archives/2004/dec/intdesign.html
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES                                        
Alumni Mentoring Program – www.indstate.edu/alum/saa_home.htm
Sycamore Talent Alumni Referral Services (STARS) - www.indstate.edu/alum/stars.htm ****************************************************

JOIN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
If you would like to become a member of the Alumni Association of Indiana State University, please fill out and mail the membership registration form located at Become a Member
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Indiana State University
Office of Alumni Affairs
102 Gillum Hall
Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Phone: 812-237-3707
800-258-6478
Fax: 812-237-8157
Email: alumni@isugw.indstate.edu