Fall 2008 Teaching Orientation Workshops For Associate Instructors

Associate Instructor Workshop on Campus Climate. New associate instructors at IU face challenges in effectively teaching undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles. For over ten years, this campus-wide workshop on diversity and campus climate issues has addressed this challenge by providing new AIs with techniques for working in the classroom. This is a rare opportunity for graduate instructors to interact with their peers from across campus in a positive and timely professional development experience.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 4:00-6:00 pm, Frangipani Room, IMU
Thursday, Aug. 28, 7:00-9:00 pm, Frangipani Room, IMU

The Lively Discussion. Staff from Campus Instructional Consulting will lead participants through some of the best practices for improving student participation in the classroom and for engaging thinking in the disciplines.
Thursday, Aug. 28, 10:00-11:30 am, Ballantine Hall 003
Thursday, Aug. 28, 10:00-11:30 am, Ballantine Hall 103

First Day of Class & Understanding IU Students. George Rehrey from Campus Instructional Consulting provides practical suggestions for starting the semester off on the right foot and also shares some things we know about IU students. Guest faculty discuss what it is like teaching a diverse classroom of students who find themselves at different points along the path of emotional and intellectual development. Faculty will also share best practices for helping students become independent and critical thinkers.
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2:00-3:30 pm, Woodburn Hall 120

GPSO Summer Social Hour

The first GPSO Summer Social Hour is scheduled for Thursday, May 15 7:30-9:30pm at Crazy Horse--In the back room (214 W Kirkwood Ave).
Stop by to see who else is in Bloomington, plan events, exchange ideas, network, or simply enjoy good company.

Graduate Student Position at the Office of Service Learning

The Office of Service-Learning is interested in hiring a graduate student to assist with programming, logistical planning and other support beginning Monday, August 25. This is a one-year 20 hour a week position. Pay is $12 per hour. The primary responsibility of this position will be assistance in planning and implementation of Project Engage, a new faculty summer program that introduces six fulltime faculty members to service-learning and assists them in developing a new service-learning course.

Qualifications:
An interest in service-learning and community-based research; strong analytical thinking and writing skills; the ability to work well both collaboratively and independently; and experience giving public presentations and facilitating group activities is required. Experience working with non-profits, especially in Bloomington and the surrounding area is preferred.

Please send letter of interest and CV to copsl@indiana.edu by Friday, May 23. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Schonemann (nschonem@indiana.edu, 855-7849).


Thank you,
Nicole

Nicole Schönemann
Indiana University Office of Service-Learning
Director
Franklin 004, Bloomington, IN 47405
(812)855-7849
http://www.indiana.edu/~copsl/

American Indian Beadwork Workshops

American Indian Beadwork Workshops June 6-7, 27

Beadwork has a long history among American Indian nations. Learn some techniques of contemporary American Indian style beadwork from White Mountain Apache & Cherokee descended artist Marilyn Cleveland and two of her students. We will provide the supplies to create a small beaded jewelry item. This event is free and open to the public!

The second annual Marilyn Cleveland Distinguished Artist Workshop is sponsored by the American Indian Student Association, First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, Mathers Museum, and Native American Graduate Student Association. This event is free and open to the public, but participants **must RSVP by 5:00 PM on May 24!** Materials and thus space are limited. The workshops will be held at the Mathers Museum. Questions should be sent to nagsa@indiana.edu.

This year, we are holding two sessions:
--June 6-7, 1-4:30 PM: loom beading and handlooming bracelets
--June 27, 1-4:30 PM: earrings using several stitches

More information about each session is below, and an RSVP form follows at the end.

***Session I: JUNE 6-7
Please sign up for either June 6 or June 7, not both.

This year's workshop will feature two forms of contemporary beadwork--one using looms, and another, sometimes called "hand looming," which involves weaving beads with just a needle and thread. These forms are used by many indigenous nations throughout North and South America, although designs are often specific to particular tribes. Materials will be provided and participants will be given enough beads, thread, and a needle to complete a small bracelet project. The workshop will be taught by Marilyn Cleveland (Apache and Cherokee descent), "Bear" King (Apache), and Angie Johnson (Cherokee descent).

***Session II: JUNE 27

Session I focused on rectangular objects, but what about making non-rectangular objects like earrings? In Session II, participants will learn some stitches that can make different shapes and will incorporate these into earrings.
--------RSVP Instructions----------------------------------------------------
To RSVP, please fill out the form at the end of this e-mail and send it back to nagsa@indiana.edu. No participants will be allowed who have not RSVPed. Children over 13 are welcome if accompanied by an adult (one adult per child, please) and well behaved. Class size is limited, so we may not be able to accommodate everyone who signs up. We will let you know if you've been placed on a waitlist. Please do not RSVP if you're not sure you will attend. (If you do RSVP and need to cancel, please make sure to let us know, so we can move someone off the waitlist.)
Thank you, and please let us know if you have any questions.

-----------------RSVP FOR SUMMER BEADWORK WORKSHOPS-------------------------

Name(s):

Number of Adults:
Number of Children:

Which Classes?
___ Session I June 6
___ Session I June 7
___ Session II June 27

E-mail address to confirm RSVP:


Why do you want to participate?

Strawberry Festival with Stardusters Swing Band

The great Stardusters Swing Band is holding this concert in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club Auxillary's Strawberry Shortcake Festival.

Date : Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time : 11:30 a.m - 1 p.m.
Location : Monroe County Courthouse
Sponsor : CFC

Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Care Plan Education Committee

Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan was formed in the Fall of 2005. Our goal is to develop and promote a bill in the Indiana State Legislature that will be introduced in January of 2007. We seek to build a coalition with individuals and groups.

Date : Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time : 4:30 p.m.
Location : Boxcar Books, 310 S. Washington
Contact : (812) 339-8710
boxcar@boxcarbooks.org

Web site : http://www.hchp.info; http://www.boxcarbooks.org

BLEMF Opera: Alessandro Scarlatti's Tigrane

There is also a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

Loosely based on Herodotus' story of Queen Thomyris' revenge on the Persion emperor Cyrus the Great, the story line satisfied the European taste for classically-based themes, exotic locations and tangled plot lines.

Date : Friday, May 16, 2008
Time : 7:30 p.m.
Location : Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
Cost : $20 ($15 students/seniors)

Sponsor : Partially underwritten with a grant from the Office of the Provost at IU and sponsored by Donald Breiter and friends and the Georgina Joshi Foundation
Web site : http://www.blemf.org

Bloomington Farmers Market

Farmers and vendors fill the Showers common with locally-grown produce, annual and perennial plants, and freshly baked bread. Musicians perform while thousands of people find their way among the corn and tomatoes, local dairy products and warm scents of fresh herbs. Come early so you can amble among friends. For up-to-date information about produce availability and the weekly entertainment schedule, visit the website

Date : Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time : 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location : Showers Common (Seventh & Morton)
Cost : FREE admission, FREE parking in Showers green and red spaces and IU C permit spaces
Web site : http://bloomington.in.gov/parks

Roller Derby: The Farm Fatales and the Slaughter Scouts

Roller derby teams go head to head in this season opener.
Date : Saturday, May 17, 2008
Time : 7 p.m.
Location : Bloomington SportsPlex, 1700 W. Bloomfield Rd.
Cost : $10 in advance, $15 at the door
Sponsor : Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls
Web site : http://www.bleedingheartlandrollergirls.com

Summer Course Development Institute

Do you have plans to develop or revise a course over the summer? If so you may want to join us at this year's Course Development Institute. This popular four-day workshop begins on the morning of Friday, July 18, and continues on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings the following week (July 21, 23, and 25). It is free of charge and open to all instructors at IU-Bloomington.

By way of highly interactive processes and activities, Institute facilitators Eric Metzler and George Rehrey will guide you through the beginning phases of developing a new course or transforming an existing course. You will receive invaluable feedback from colleagues from other departments and disciplines on the work you do in the Institute.

Those who enroll will be asked to choose one course to develop or revise. By the end of the Institute, you can expect to have determined learning outcomes for your students and outlined a major final assignment (or exam) that gathers evidence about the extent to which students have achieved those outcomes. You will also have the opportunity to lay out a basic calendar for the course you are developing and to map out and align assignments and grading strategies that direct students toward the learning outcomes you have delineated.

Space is limited so register soon at:
https://webdb.iu.edu/tltc/scheduler.cfm?sch=CIC

For more information about the 2008 Course Development Institute, please contact Eric Metzler at emetzler@indiana.edu or George Rehrey at grehrey@indiana.edu.

Graduate Assistant Position at Campus Instructional Consulting

The office of Campus Instructional Consulting invites applications for a graduate assistant position beginning June 2008 and continuing through May 2009. Availability during orientation week (August 25-29, 2008) is essential. Experience in college teaching as well as completion of a pedagogy course preferred. Graduate students from any discipline with excellent organizational, written, and interpersonal skills are welcome to apply. The hourly position involves 10 to 15 hours per week at $12.00 per hour. A fee remission is not included.

Tasks will include participating in, assisting with, and co-presenting workshops (e.g. Campus Climate, Teaching Portfolio, Microteaching, etc.); observing and consulting with associate instructors and undergraduate peer instructors; organizational support of campus and departmental workshops (copying and emailing); library research and data collection; assisting with scholarship of teaching and learning projects; and other assigned tasks.

You can learn more about the activities of our office and our projects at these websites:
Campus Instructional Consulting: http://www.indiana.edu/~teaching
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program: http://www.indiana.edu/~sotl
Freshman Learning Project: http://www.indiana.edu/~flp

To apply, please send an email letter of application and a curriculum vita to Katie Kearns (kkearns@indiana.edu).

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Katherine Dowell Kearns, Ph.D.
Campus Instructional Consulting
Indiana University, Bloomington
Franklin Hall 004
601 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington IN 47405
kkearns@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855-9023
Fax: (812) 855-8404
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Tribes and the Legal Tribe: Historical Roots of Some

Contemporary American Indian Issues

This is to announce a summer session II American Indian-related course
that was added after summer registration began.

ANTH A200 / Tribes and the Legal Tribe: Historical Roots of Some
Contemporary American Indian Issues
Summer Session II
Time: 2:30-3:55 PM TWR

OBJECTIVES
1) Appreciate the ways in which legal history—even relatively ancient
legal history—affects the contemporary reality of many American Indians
today, using tools from anthropology, history, and law.
2) Understand that American Indians continue to exist, as individuals
and as nations.
3) Realize some of the diversity of American Indian national cultures.
4) Become aware of the complexity of actors in American Indian issues.
5) Develop knowledge of anthropological and interdisciplinary
approaches to problems.
6) Explore gender-related disparate impacts of law in American
Indian contexts.
7) Begin to understand some central themes of legal anthropology: that
all societies have law, but the processes for creating and
institutionalizing law vary widely; that multiple legal systems can
co-exist, particularly in colonial settings, and interact in
complicated ways; and that the long-term impacts of laws are not
necessarily anticipated by lawmakers or others who participate in legal
processes.

This is a 200-level course, so our goal is to develop an overall
picture, not to become experts. We will use a variety of teaching and
learning methods in this course, including fictional and nonfictional
films, in-class debates, and discussion (which in past incarnations of
this course has been very lively).

Texts:
--Required text: Jo Carillo, ed., _Readings in American Indian Law:
Recalling the Rhythm of Survival_
--Other readings on e-reserve.

Free Screening of: Manufactured Landscapes

Tuesday, June 17th at 8 p.m.
At BLFA (Fine Arts Screening Room), Room 102

Hosted by The Progressive Librarians Guild

“Manufactured Landscapes is the striking new documentary on the world
and work of renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. Internationally acclaimed
for his large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes”—quarries,
recycling yards, factories, mines and dams—Burtynsky creates stunningly
beautiful art from civilization’s materials and debris.”

From: zeitgeistfilms.com

Charity Game for Gordon Kato Memorial Scholarship

Dear Graduate and Professional Student Community:
As you may know, shortly after his death, a scholarship fund was established in memory of Gordon Kato, a graduate student in Psychology who passed away in 2006. Along with several of Gordon's other friends, we have recently been conducting a fund drive with the goal of raising $5,000 for the scholarship.

Many of us remember Gordon for the monthly card games he would host at his house. With that in mind, we will be hosting a charity Texas Hold'em Tournament to raise money for the scholarship. The event will be Sunday, May 18, at 2pm at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge at 1580 W. Bloomfield Rd. There will be a $500 dollar cash prize to the tournament winner, along with additional prizes to top places. The tournament entry fee is $20, and additionally, we recommend a tax-deductible donation of $20 to $100. Of course, all donations will be accepted regardless of their size.

We can accept cash or checks made payable to the "IU Foundation" with a memo that reads "Gordon Kato Memorial Scholarship." Family and friends are welcome to attend. Other card games will also be available to play (e.g., Euchre). Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, and there will be a cash bar at the event. This event will be informal (Hawaiian T-shirts optional).

TO RESERVE A SEAT, PLEASE RSVP soon by email to Anthony Bishara (abishara@indiana.edu) with the number of people attending. We hope that you will be able to attend, but if you cannot, we hope that you will be able to donate to this cause. Checks can be sent to Professor Jim Sherman, Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences, 1101 E. Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47405. Sincerely,

Anthony Bishara
(812)679-9823
abishara@indiana.edu

Leslie Blaha
(812)340-3024
lblaha@indiana.edu

GPSO Summer Socials are Back!

In the tradition of last year when all of us grad students stuck in Bloomington for the summer had a chance to meet up and share what we’re working on, what we should be working on network or just complain about the heat – Summer Social are back!

The first Social Hour is this Friday (May 9th) after the GPSO Assembly Meeting, at Crazy Horse, 214 W Kirkwood Ave from 5:30pm-7:30pm--IN THE BACK ROOM. We don't have a sponsor this time.

Mathers Museum May Events and Exhibits

EVENTS

IU Children’s Choir Youth Chorale Spring Concert 2008
Saturday, May 10; 3 p.m.

The IU Youth Chorale will present an afternoon choral program including madrigals, folk music, Jazz, and Broadway. The Youth Chorale is made up of high school students from Bloomington and the surrounding region, and is directed by John P. Leonard. Admission is free.

Senior Expo 2008 (Bloomington Convention Center)
Friday, May 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Staff and docents from the Mathers Museum will be participating in the International Day of Sharing Life Stories at this year's Senior Expo, an annual event for persons 50 and over presented by the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department and Bloomington Hospital. This one-day event will provide free health screenings for seniors by qualified professionals, plus an expo hall filled with exhibitors who have products and services just for seniors and their families. Exhibitors will include area healthcare providers, senior living communities, not-for-profit organizations, and financial institutions, and attendees will enjoy workshops, live entertainment, a fashion show, and more. Admission is free.

Senior Expo 2008 (Bloomington Convention Center)

Friday, May 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Staff and docents from the Mathers Museum will be participating in the International Day of Sharing Life Stories at this year's Senior Expo, an annual event for persons 50 and over presented by the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department and Bloomington Hospital. This one-day event will provide free health screenings for seniors by qualified professionals, plus an expo hall filled with exhibitors who have products and services just for seniors and their families. Exhibitors will include area healthcare providers, senior living communities, not-for-profit organizations, and financial institutions, and attendees will enjoy workshops, live entertainment, a fashion show, and more. Admission is free.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Fri, May 2, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Where: Rose Firebay
Description: Starrynight Productions presents Edward Albee’s 1963 Tony Award winning play, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Russell McGee will direct this production, which brings the lives of two couples to an evening intersection. Tickets: General $12 advance/$15 day of; Senior/Student: $9 advance/$12 day of. Purchase tickets online at bloomingtonarts.info.

Open Swing and Latin Dance

When: Sat May 3 7pm – Sat May 3 10pm
Where: Auditorium of The Waldron
Created By: Waldron
Description: Monthly open swing and latin dance. All levels welcome.

Exhibition: Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center

When: Mon May 5 11:00 – Mon May 5 17:00 (Weekly at 11:00 on Monday until Mon May 26 11:00)
Weekly at 11:00 on Monday until Mon May 26 11:00

Where: Rosemary P. Miller and Flashlight Galleries

Description
In partnership with the TBMCC, The Waldron presents original vintage Tsam masks and costumes, calligrapy, and original works of art by Arjia Rinpoche. The exhibition runs through May 30th. Gallery hours are Monday- Friday 11am - 5pm and Saturdays 11am - 3pm.

Opera: The Tales of Hoffmann

Les Contes d' Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann)

The Tales of Hoffmann is being performed this weekend, May 2 at 8pm and
May 4 at 2pm, by Indy Opera, at Clowes Hall on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis.

Tickets for students start at $24, or can be obtained at a discounted rate (2 for 1) with the flyer at this address:
http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe5f1575776507747d17&m=feff1574706402&ls=fdee11757463037b7412737d&l=fec912717367047b&s=fe0415727164027871167076&ju=fe30157877610674751474

Roller Skating Party

Date : Sunday, May 04, 2008
Time : 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location : Western Skateland, 930 W. 17th Street
Cost : $3 for skaters AND non skaters

First Recipient of Pari Prerana Award

Jenelle Dorner is the recipient of the first Pari Prerana (“Essence of Inspiration”) Award, presented by the Indiana University Graduate School and Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO).

Jenelle Dorner, was recognized by Indiana University Graduate School leadership and GPSO members at the University Graduate School Awards Ceremony on April 22nd. The award strives to recognize and honor students who have overcome a severe physical, cognitive or other health related challenge/s and have demonstrated academic excellence. The objective of Pari Prerana is to provide university and community wide recognition to such students and their narratives (life stories and experiences) through various local media outlets. The award’s goal is to contribute to building the self esteem, courage and competitive spirit among graduate students with challenges and to further Indiana University’s mission.

Jenelle’s life can serve as an example for us all. She began her studies at IU in 2003 after completing her B.S. in Animal Science and her M.S. degree in Kinesiology at the University of Illinois. She is currently a dual degree Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience and Psychology. Her decision to study Neuroscience stems from her personal experiences with severe generalized dystonia which causes muscle spasms, affecting her ability to walk and move. In addition to her dystonia, Jenelle suffers of gastroparesis (stomach paralysis) and fibromyalgia (Chronic pain condition which proved even more difficult to cope with. As a testament to her strong personality and achievements she received nominations from four Indiana University Bloomington professors and graduate student colleagues. One of her recommenders writes:
“Quite simply, Jenelle is one of the most intelligent, highly gifted and motivated graduate students I have experienced in my 15 years in science. She has been highly successful in conducting novel and important studies in her research area of interest; […] This is simply an amazing level of scholarship for any graduate student, let alone one who has had to deal with such physical hardships and setbacks in her life. […] Each time I hear of another one of her health setbacks, I assume that her progress with her research will be delayed and each time, she has proved me wrong.”

Established in 2002, the GPSO serves as an advocate to the university for the interests of graduate and professional students on the Bloomington campus. More information about the Pari Prerana Award is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~gpso/resources/funding/pariprerana/pariprerana.php
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If you’d like more information about this award, or to schedule an interview with Nick Clark, GPSO Moderator Elect, or Dr. Yolanda Treviño, assistant dean for the University Graduate School and GPSO ombudsperson, please email Csilla Kajtar at gpso@indiana.edu.

Recipient of the 2008 GPSO Faculty Mentor Award

Colin Allen is the recipient of the 2008 Faculty Mentor Award, presented by the Indiana University Graduate and Professional Student Organization.
Allen, Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, as well as a faculty member in IU's Cognitive Science Program and a member of the core faculty in IU's Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, was recognized by GPSO members and others at the University Graduate School Awards Ceremony on April 22nd. The award is made annually to an IU faculty member who best demonstrates the quality of guiding graduate students through their studies and research activities.

“This award provides an ideal opportunity for students to voice their gratitude," says GPSO Moderator Elect Nick Clark, a political science doctoral candidate. As a testament to his work with graduate students, the Professor Allen received nominations from 11 students and former students across three IU departments.

Allen promotes IU’s graduate students in many different settings. For instance, one student wrote:
“This brings me to a final aspect of Professor Allen’s advising that should be emphasized: his effectiveness in training students for the academic profession. His dissertation support group served as a regular form of pre-professional training, as more advanced students completed their PhDs and entered the job market. […] Throughout this process I repeatedly relied on his sound advice and support, which doubtless contributed to the happy outcome of academic employment.”

Three other faculty members were nominated by graduate and professional students this year. The other 2008 nominees are:
Dr. Leslie Sharpe, Fine Arts
Dr. Sarah Burns, History of Art
Dr. Chen Zhu, Geological Sciences

Robotics Exhibition

The Cognitive Science Robotics Laboratory invites you to a Robotics Exhibition, to be held on Friday, April 25th, from 4:00-6:00pm on the 8th floor of the West Wing of Eigenmann Hall. This exhibition will feature robots built by IU students, including the IU Robotics Club and the Spring 2008 Autonomous Robotics class, as well as robots used in ongoing research in the lab. Robots to be demonstrated include a robotic saxophone player, robotic hands and arms, bipedal and hexapedal walkers, a robotic head and expressive upper torso, and an autonomous Segway platform. The exhibition is free and open to all, so please feel free to bring your family and friends. Refreshments will be served.

Randall D. Beer
Matthias Scheutz
Charles Hart (IU Robotics Club President)
Mike Brady (IU Robotics Club Treasurer)

IU distance education library services

Are you enrolled in IU Bloomington courses but not currently residing in the Bloomington area? Writing a dissertation or thesis and living away from campus? If so, you are eligible to use our distance education library services. You may request books to be sent to you from the IU Bloomington Libraries, have articles delivered to you where you are, and consult us with your research questions.

Please see http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=2412 for complete information.

Anne J. Haynes, MLS
Reference Librarian/Collection Manager, Library & Information Science/ Distributed Education Library Services Coordinator
Reference Department, Wells Library E159
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
anhaynes@indiana.edu
Phone: 812.855.8028
Fax: 812.855.1624

Third Annual Native American Indian Education Conference

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis - November 14, 2008

Native Network: Native American Indians and New Media

Please save the date for our 3rd Annual Native American Indian Education Conference. We will discuss the many aspects of Native American Indians and New Media. All the Native American tribes in Indiana maintain websites and are dealing with website development and maintenance.
Those of us from tribes outside Indiana stay in touch with our own tribes through websites, Indianz.com, Indian Country, among many other electronic sources.

We are excited about the discussion of such a relative and pertinent topic and hope you will join us! Please feel free to address any questions to
Charmayne ‘Charli’ Champion-Shaw at cchampio@iupui.edu. Thank you!

SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF LATIN AMERICA

FIRST BIANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF LATIN
AMERICA (STILLA-2008)
Organized by the Minority Languages and Cultures of Latin America
Program (MLCP) and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS). August 14-16,2008, Indiana University, Bloomington

CONVENORS
Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, School of Education
John H. McDowell, Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Jeff Gould, CLACS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Nora C. England
Dallas TACA Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas
at Austin
Director, Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America (CILLA)

Jean-Jacques Decoster
Director, Centro Tinku
President, Asociación Kuraka
Director, Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigación (ILAI)
Academic Director, Instituto de Investigación de la Lengua Quechua,
Cusco, Peru.

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana,Champaign
Center for Latin American Studies, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,Michigan Center for Latin American Studies, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois


For more information about this event, including the Call for Papers,
please visit this link: http://www.iub.edu/~mlcp/stilla/

Upcoming PhD Dissertation Defenses

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, GRADUATE DIVISION
Anthropology
Branam, Kelly M.: "Constitution Making: Law, Power and Kinship in Crow Country." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Student Building 159. Chair: Prof. Raymond DeMallie (855-4086)

Carspecken, Lucinda M.: "Finding New Ground: Collective Ownership, Environmentalism, Freedom and Utopian Possibility at an Alternative Festival Site." Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 159, Student Building. Chair: Prof. Beverly Stoeltje (855-8014)

Everett, Melanie A.: "The Paleoecology of the Upper Busidima Formation, Gona, Ethiopia." Friday, April 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Stone Age Institute, Bloomington. Co-Chairs: Prof. Katherine Schick and Prof. Nicholas Toth

Kozub, Mary L.: "The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in the US: Trends and family experiences." Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m., 159 Student Building. Chair: Prof. Sarah D. Phillips (855-0216)

Chemistry
Devakumar, Arugadoss: "Applications of 157 NM Photofragmentation for the Structural Characterization of Glycans and Lipids." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 3:30 p.m., A400, Chemistry Building. Chair: Prof. James P. Reilly (855-1980)

Yoder, Ryan A.: "Chiral Proton Catalysis: Design and Development of Enantioselective Aza-Henry and Diels-Alder Reactions." Thursday, April 24, 2008, 10:00 a.m., C127 Chemistry. Chair: Prof. Jeffrey N. Johnston (615/322-7376)

Economics
McCarthy, Ian: "Theory and Applications fo Consumer Search Models." Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 225, Wylie Hall. Co-Chairs: Prof. Roy Gardner (855-6383) and Prof. Michael Rauh (855-2782)

English
Campbell, Timothy P.: "Commercial Temporality and Modern Historicism in Britain, 1745-1819." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 12:30 p.m., Ballantine Hall 442. Chair: Prof. Deidre Lynch (416/978-0384)

Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Bradley, Matt: "A Journey Against the Tides: Documentary Film Production as Pedagogical Practice and Counterstory." Thursday, May 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m., 504 N. Fess Ave., Room 202. Chair: Prof. Sandra K. Dolby (855-0396)

Matiure, Sheasby: "Performing Zimbabwean Music in North America: An Ethnography of Mbira and Marimba Performance Practice in the United States." Monday, May 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m., 501 N. Park Avenue. Chair: Prof. Ruth M. Stone (855-0398)

Peretti, Daniel: "The Modern Prometheus: The Persistence of an Ancient Myth in the Modern World, 1950 to 2007." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 4:00 p.m., 504 N. Fess Ave., Room 202. Chair: Prof. Gregory Schrempp (855-8903)

French and Italian
Chiaruttini, Riccardo: "Esilio, migrazione e frontiere nella letteratura italiana contemporanea." Friday, April 25, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Room 005, Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. Andrea Ciccarelli (855-6029)

Donaldson, Bryan: "Discourse Competence in Near-Native Speakers of French." Monday, April 28, 2008, 1:30 p.m., W. W. Wright Education Building, Room ED 4204. Co-Chairs: Prof. Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig (855-9877) and Prof. Laurent Dekydtspotter (855-2221)

Geological Sciences
Attenoukon, Miriam B.: "Ages and Origins of Metamorphic Fabrics and the Tetonics of Southeast New England." Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room S201, Geology Building. Chair: Prof. Robert P. Wintsch (855-4018)

Sarkar, Arindam: "Isotopic geochemistry of mafic intrusions and related sulfide mineralization: Uitkomst and Kabanga, Africa and the Lady of the Lake Intrusion, Montana." Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 2:00 p.m., S201, Geological Survey. Co-Chairs: Prof. Edward M. Ripley (855-1196) and Prof. Chusi Li (855-1196).

History
Erekson, Keith A.: "Alternative Paths to the Past: The 'Lincoln Inquiry'and the Practice of History in America, 1880-1939." Thursday, April 24, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Ballantine Hall 704. Chair: Prof. David Thelen (855-8234)

Kahrl, Andrew W.: "The Cultural Currency of Leisure: African American Beaches and Resorts in the Jim Crow South." Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 2:30 p.m., Ballantine Hall 704. Co-Chairs: Prof. Claude A. Clegg III (855-3236) and Prof. Steven M. Stowe (855-6290)

Parker, Chad: "Transports of Progress: The Arabian American Oil Company and American Modernization in Saudi Arabia, 1945-1973." Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Conference Room - 704, Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. Nick Cullather (855-1602)

Plageman, Nathan A.: "Everybody Likes Saturday Night: A Social History of Popular Music and Masculinities in Urban Gold Coast/Ghana, c.1900-1970." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Ballantine Hall 704. Chair: Prof. John Hanson (855-5212)

History and Philosophy of Science
Hood, Steven B.: "Latent Variable Realism in Psychometrics." Monday, May 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Goodbody Hall 107. Chair: Prof. Colin Allen (855-3622)

Philosophy
Keele, Lisa: "Theories of Continuity and Infinitesimals: Four Philosophers of the Nineteenth Century." Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 1:00 p.m., 120 Sycamore Hall. Chair: Prof. David C. McCarty (855-9899)

Physics
Wang, Fei: "Verticial Beam Emittance Correction with Independent Component Analysis Measurement Method." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m., North Large Conference Room, Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. Chair: Prof. Shyh-Yuan Lee (855-2899)

Psychology
Farris, Coreen: "Feature Integrality between Diagnostic and Non-Diagnostic Cues of Women's Sexual Interest: Influence of Alcohol Intoxication and Sexual Coercion History." Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 130, Psychology Building. Chair: Prof. Richard J. Viken (855-1697)

Sociology
Geist, Claudia: "The Marriage Economy: Examining the Economic Impact and the Context of Marriage in Comparative Perspective." Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Ballantine Hall 843. Chair: Prof. Patricia A. McManus (855-8970)

Spanish and Portuguese
Gudmestad, Aarnes: "Acquiring a variable structure: An interlanguage analysis of second- language mood use in Spanish." Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Ballantine Hall 004. Chair: Prof. Kimberly L. Geeslin (856-5470)

Telecommunications
Lee, Hyangsun: "How to Manage the Issue of Unauthorized Copying and Distribution of Digital Audio Broadcasts: Constructive Alternatives to Technological Mandates." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Room 320, Radio Television Center. Chair: Prof. Michael McGregor (855-6295)

Tan, Yue: "Agenda-Setting Effects Among Newspaper Coverage, Public Opinion and Legislative Policies." Friday, April 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m., School of Journalism, Ernie Pyle Hall 203. Chair: Prof. David H. Weaver (855-1703)

Yegiyan, Narine S.: "Experimental investigation of effects of motivational activation on resource allocation and memory for central and peripheral detail of television messages." Friday, June 6, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 271, Radio/TV. Chair: Prof. Annie Lang (855-5824)

KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, GRADUATE DIVISION
Chua, Wei H.: "The Effect of Relative Performance Evaluation on the Joint Choice of Risk and Effort." Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 2:30 p.m., Room BU732, Kelley School of Business. Chair: Prof. Geoff Sprinkle (855-3514)

Ridlon, Robert: "Asymmetric Contests: Making the Strong and Weak Fight Harder." Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:30 a.m., Room BU 732, Kelley School of Business. Chair: Prof. Rick Harbaugh (812/855-2777)

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, GRADUATE DIVISION

Curriculum and Instruction
Budak (Kapusuz), Ayfer: "The Impact of a Standards-based Curriculum and Teaching Practices on Students' Mathematics Achievement." Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m., W. W. Wright Education Building, Room 4112. Chair: Prof. Frank K. Lester, Jr. (856-8152)

Nix, Maria: "A Comparison of Post Artwork Scores Between an Indoor Versus an Outdoor Science Lesson." Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room 2120, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Robert D. Sherwood (856-8154)

Sahin, Volkan: "A healthy look at junk food: A content analysis on the health disclaimers featured in breakfast cereal commercials." Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room 4204, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Mary B. McMullen (856-8393)

Instructional Systems Technology
Jang, Hwan Y.: "Themes and Issues As Reflected in Human Performance Technology Literature: A Content Analysis." Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 4:00 p.m., Room 2277, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. James A. Pershing (856-8463)

Koh, Joyce H. L.: "The Use of Scaffolding in an Introductory Technology Skills Instruction for Pre-Service Teachers." Monday, April 28, 2008, 12:30 p.m., W. W. Wright Education Building, Room ED2102. Chair: Prof. Theodore W. Frick (856-8460)

Notess, Mark: "An Assessment of Contextual Design and its Applicability to the Design of Educational Technologies." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 10:00a a.m., Room 2277, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Thomas M. Duffy (856-8459)

Osman, Gihan: "Scaffolding Critical Discourse in Online Problem-Based Scenarios: An Examination of Individual Articulation and Argumentation." Friday, May 2, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Round Room 2120, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Thomas M. Duffy (856-8459)

Zapf, Jason S.: "The Relationship Between Students' Perceptions of Instructor Immediacy and Academic Engagement in Online Courses." Monday, April 28, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Chair: Prof. Curtis J. Bonk (856-8353)

Language Education
Hsu, Chuan Y.: "Teaching and Learning to Read and to Write in English: The Taiwanese Experience." Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 2277, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Sharon L. Pugh (856-8280)

Special Education
Oz, Aysegul S.: "Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Between Children and Parents: A Home-Based Early Intervention Study to Improve the Mathematical Skills of Young Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities." Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:30 p.m., Room 3269, W. W. Wright Education Building. Chair: Prof. Genevieve Manset Williamson (856-8156)

SCHOOL OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION, GRADUATE DIVISION

Health Behavior
Shertzer, Julie A.: "Methods, Outcomes, Barriers, and Strategies Related to Implementation of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)." Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 3:15 p.m., School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Room 125. Chair: Prof. Alyce D. Fly (855-7975)

Human Performance
Eagleman, Andrea N.: "Investigating agenda-setting and framing in sport magazines: An analysis of the coverage of Major League Baseball players from 2000 through 2007. Thursday, April 24, 2008, 11:00 a.m., School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 034. Chair: Prof. Paul M. Pedersen (855-4066)

SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS, GRADUATE DIVISION

Computer Science
Devadithya, Tharaka: "A Graph Based Cache System for Efficient Querying in Distributed Triple-stores." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Lindley Hall 101. Chair: Prof. Randall Bramley (855-7790)

Zhang, Hui: "Physically Interacting with Four Dimensions." Monday, April 28, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Lindley Hall #101. Chair: Prof. Andrew J. Janson (855-4510)

Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Shayan, Shakila: "Emergence of Roles in English Canonical Transitive Construction." Monday, May 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room 128, Psychology Building. Co-Chairs: Prof. Michael Gasser (855-7078) and Prof. Lisa Gershkoff-Stowe (856-0667)

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, GRADUATE DIVISION

Mass Communications
Groshek, Jacob: "Freedom and "New" Media: Examining th Relationship between Communication Technologies and Democracy Cross Nationally from 1946 to 2003." Friday, April 25, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Roy W. Howard Room, Ernie Pyle Hall, Room 107. Chair: Prof. David H. Weaver (855-1703)

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GRADUATE DIVISION

Cellular and Integrative Physiology
Duan, Rui: "Molecular mechanisms governing skeletal muscle myoblast fusion." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Medical Science Building, Room 326, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. Patricia J. Gallager (317/278-2146)

Medical and Molecular Genetics
Lee, Thomas N.: "0-GlcNAc Selective N-Acetyl B-D Glucosaminidase Characterization and Enzymatic Site Determination." Friday, May 9, 2008, 12:00 p.m., Daly Center, Room 185, Medical Science Building. Chair: Prof.Kenneth Cornetta (317/274-2240)

Medical Neuroscience
Ding, Zhengming: "Ventral tegmental area: anterior-posterior differences in receptor regulation, sensitization to ethanol stimulation and receptor mechanisms of ethanol reinforcement." Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m., PR115, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. William J. McBride (317/274-3820)

Pharmacology
Arefayene, Million: "Identification and Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants in the Human Indoleamine 2, 3 Dioxygenanse (INDO) Gene." Thursday, April 24, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 101, Research 2 Building, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. Davd A. Flockhart (317/630-8795)

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, GRADUATE DIVISION

Environmental Science
Venier, Marta: "Investigation of Toxic Chemicals in the Environment." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m., The Dean's Conference Room (SPEA 300), School of Public and Enviromental Affairs. Chair: Prof. Ronald A. Hites (855-0193)

Public Policy
Namubiru, Evelyn L.: "Coping with Top-Down Institutional Changes in Forestry." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Seminar Room, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. Chair: Prof. Elinor Ostrom (855-0441)

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, GRADUATE DIVISION

Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn S.: "Impact Schools' Social Bonding on Chronic Truancy: Perceptions of Middle School Principals." Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 10:00 a.m., ES4130, Indianapolis. Chair: Prof. Margaret Adamek (317/274-6730)

Summer Stipend: IU Task Force on Campus Sustainability

To: Members of the Indiana University community
From: Michael Hamburger, Paul Sullivan, co-chairs
Indiana University Task Force on Campus Sustainability

Indiana University has recently undertaken a major initiative to address issues of environmental sustainability in campus operations, academic programs, and university-community relations. We are seeking a group of interested, engaged students, both undergraduate and graduate, who are interested in advancing sustainability at Indiana University Bloomington.

The IUB Summer Program in Sustainability will run from May 12th through August 15th. Funding is available from the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Administration to support up to twelve summer internships/fellowships related to sustainability issues. Students will be expected to work half-time over the course of the summer and participate in a 1 credit summer seminar in sustainability. (Students' exact schedules will be flexible and set with project mentors to accommodate vacation and other commitments.) For their summer of service, graduate fellows and undergraduate interns will receive stipends of between $2,500 and $3,500 and 1 credit of fee remission for the summer seminar. Additional fee remission credits may be available for interns enrolled in Summer I courses. General information about the IUB sustainability program can be found at https://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/.

Proposed topics for study and a full announcement can be found at https://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/sustainabilityiu/internships. Interested students should send a brief statement of interest (specifying which of the project(s) are of greatest interest), resume, one letter of reference, and contact information by email to sustain@indiana.edu or by mail to Michael Hamburger at the IU Dean of the Faculties Office, Bryan Hall 111, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, no later than Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008.

IU SYMPOSIUM ON DRESS AND ADORNMENT

IUB faculty and students are invited to the IU Symposium on Dress and Adornment, Friday and Saturday April 18-19. The presentations on Friday will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Wylie House Museum. Saturday's presentations will take place in the Walnut Room of the Indiana Memorial Union beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please see the program below for more details.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 2:30-5:00
WYLIE HOUSE MUSEUM
307 E. Second Street

2:30 pm
Exhibit walk-through with curator of “What Women Wore: Clothing and Accessories of the 19th Century”
Suzanne Ingalsbe
Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology and School of Library and Information Science

3:00 pm
“Life in the Sage Collection: Exploring Artifact-based Study of Dress and Adornment”
Kate Rowold and Kelly Richardson
Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design

3:30-5:00 pm
Panel 1: Fashion in the 19th Century
•“Let your Fingers Do the Walking: Fashion Gloves from 1870-1930”
Deborah Christiansen, Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
•“The Carnival of Fashion: Fashion and the Grotesque”
Laura-Louisa Kahle, Department of the History of Art
•“Wearing the World: 19th Century Fashion and Imperialism”
Kristiana Willsey, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Moderator: Pravina Shukla

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 9:30-5:30
WALNUT ROOM
Indiana Memorial Union

9:30-12:00
Panel 2 Dress, Uniform, and Costume
• "Identity and Style: Neckties as Personal Expression"
Janice Frisch, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“From West Point to the West End: James McNeill Whistler’s Uniformed Dandyism”
Adam Veil, Department of the History of Art
•"Disappointing Possessions: Accommodating Unworn Clothes"
Carrie Hertz, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“Chicks Dig Guys in Kilts: Utilikilts and the Intersection of Product and Gender Identity”
Benjamin Aldred, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“Body Art, Aesthetics, Community Among Tribal Belly Dancers”
Jeana Jorgensen, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Moderator: Jason Jackson

1:00-3:00
Panel 3: Displaying Identity through Dress
•“National Dress Among the Native American Peoples of the Southeastern United States”
Jason Jackson, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“The Ancestors’ Clothes: Performance of “African” Attire in AfroGuyanese KwehKweh Rituals”
Gillian Richards-Greaves, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“The Carmen Miranda ‘Look’”
Lori Hall-Araujo, Department of Communication and Culture
•“Sideshow Freak, Practice Canvas, Familial Advertisement, or Change Agent:
The 19th Century Caucasian Woman and Her Tattoos”
Theresa Winge, Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
Moderator: Pravina Shukla

3:30-5:30
Panel 4: Dress as Marker of National and Ethnic Identity
•“Heritage and History: The Swedish Folk Costume”
Pravina Shukla, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“Dress and Transnational Identities in Mexican American Quinceañeras”
Rachel Gonzalez, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
•“Speaking through the Veil: Constructing Identity through the Mauritanian Mulapha”
Katherine Wiley, Department of Anthropology
•"Dress and Adornment from India: Its Study in the Indian Diaspora in the United States"
Puja Sahney, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Moderator: Suzanne Ingalsbe

Spring Salsa Fiesta

Ritmos Latinos presents a Spring Salsa Fiesta - April 19th, 2008
Free and open to the public.

Featuring:
Free Salsa dance lessons
Snacks and refreshments
Latin music by DJ Isaac Salazar
Performances by Ritmos Latinos

Where: Alumni Hall, IMU, Indiana University Bloomington Campus
When: Saturday, April 19th, from 8:00pm - 1:00am. Salsa lessons from 8:00-9:00; open dance from 9:00-1:00.
For further details about Ritmos Latinos: http://ritmosindy.googlepages.com

Stress-less Final Exams

Please join CAPS and Wells Library April 22-24 for “Stress-less Final Exams.” A flyer and brochure are attached.

This event features FREE activities to help students reduce their stress and anxiety for final exams. Activities include: FREE seated chair massages by IU Health Center massage therapists, FREE relaxation classes taught by CAPS Psychologists (classes will teach deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation skills), FREE relaxation CD’s, and fun, stress reducing activities. Information will be available to students on stress management, study tips, test anxiety, and Wells Library academic resources. Students can also anonymously complete questionnaires to assess their anxiety symptoms, then receive feedback from a CAPS counselor about their symptoms and treatment resources. Call 855-5711 for more information.

Professors and AI’s who require a student to attend this event for course credit should ask their students to obtain an attendance verification card at the event.

Location: Wells Library Foyer

Tuesday April 22nd
12-3pm: Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings, & Relaxation CD giveaways
7:15-8:15pm: Relaxation Class (deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation)
7-9pm: FREE seated chair Massages, Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings & Relaxation CD Giveaways

Wednesday April 23rd
12-3pm: Stress Relief Activities & Anxiety Screenings, Relaxation CD giveaways
1-2pm: Relaxation Class (deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation)
Thursday April 24th
3-5pm: Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings, & Relaxation CD giveaways
7-9pm: FREE seated chair Massages, Stress Relief Activities, Anxiety Screenings & Relaxation CD Giveaways

Chris Ann Meno, Ph.D., HSPP
Psychologist and Outreach Co0rdinator
Indiana University Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
600 N. Jordan Avenue, 4th Floor
Bloomington, IN 47405-3191
Phone (812) 855-5711
Fax (812) 855-8447
http://healthcenter.indiana.edu/caps/

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

You are cordially invited to attend the next Scholarship of Teaching and Learning event:
Recent Work: The SOTL Poster Sessions

Jeanne Sept–Dean of the Faculties and Vice Provost
Friday, April 25, 2008
11:30–1:30 pm Frangipani Room, IMU
*Buffet lunch will be provided from 11:30*
Please register electronically at https://webdb.iu.edu/tltc/scheduler.cfm?sch=SOTL
or reply to Sharon Smith: smiths@indiana.edu or 5-9023.

Please join your colleagues and Dean of the Faculties and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Jeanne Sept for the annual presentation of recent Indiana University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The gathering will feature poster presentations and other materials that represent recent work by local scholars of teaching and learning. The presenters will be on hand to discuss their work. Among the presenters again this year will be recent SOTL grant winners and representatives of offices that support many facets of work in SOTL.

This closing session of the SOTL season has become a traditional opportunity to touch base with SOTL colleagues before the summer. Please drop by for lunch, browsing, and conversation beginning at 11:30.

If you have new work or other achievements you would like to share, please contact George Rehrey at grehrey@indiana.edu or 855-9023.

Tour the IU Cyclotron

Bloomington Science Café: Tour the IU Cyclotron

Led by last month’s speaker Vladimir (Laddie) Derenchuk Division Head of Accelerator Technologies

Saturday, May 10, 2008
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Deadline: May 1, 2008
TO REGISTER: E-mail Erika Lee at
sciencecafebloomington@gmail.com

MAP & DIRECTIONS

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=iu+cyclotron,+bloomington+indiana&jsv=107&ie=UTF8&ll=39.194613,-86.532097&spn=0.089269,0.105057&t=h&z=13&iwloc=A

Indiana University Cyclotron Facility
2401 N Milo B Sampson Lane
Bloomington, IN 47408
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Upcoming Cafes:
Please note the change in month for Dr. Shaffer.
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - TBA
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Algae to remove CO2 and make biofuel, Presented by Dr. Nelson Shaffer, IU Department of Geology

Afrikania Culture Troupe on April 12

The last Ghana Jubilee event takes place on April 12.

Midawo Gideon Foli Alorwoyie with his Afrikania Culture Troupe. Opening Performance by the Osagyefo Dance Ensemble. Saturday, April 12, 7:30pm, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. (Sponsored by the Indiana University African Studies Program and Graduate Students in African Studies in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence.)

Spring Salsa Fiesta

Ritmos Latinos presents a Spring Salsa Fiesta - April 19th, 2008

Free and open to the public.

Featuring:
Free Salsa dance lessons
Snacks and refreshments
Latin music by DJ Isaac Salazar
Performances by Ritmos Latinos

Where: Alumni Hall, IMU, Indiana University Bloomington Campus
When: Saturday, April 19th, from 8:00pm - 1:00am. Salsa lessons from
8:00-9:00; open dance from 9:00-1:00.

For further details about Ritmos Latinos: http://ritmosindy.googlepages.com

Testing Room Supervisor positions

The Office of Orientation Programs has a few Testing Room Supervisor positions open for this summer here in Bloomington. For a description for each type of position including information on when you would need to be available, hours, and compensation please contact ashipyor@indiana.edu. Applications are due this coming Tuesday, April 15th by 5:00 pm. They can be e-mailed to me at ashipyor@indiana.edu or dropped of at the Office of Orientation Programs, Franklin Hall 228. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions and feel free to forward this information on to other individuals who you think might be interested.

Sincerely,

Christy Shipyor
ashipyor@indiana.edu
Graduate Intern
Office of Orientation Programs

Swing Rays at The Player's Pub

@ The Player's Pub (on Walnut St, across and just down from the Chocolate Moose)
This Friday, April 11, around 8pm, $4 or 5 cover charge.

The Swing Rays are a Bloomington-based swing / rockabilly band. A few years ago they lost a member, but have recently reunited and will be playing this Friday at the Player's Pub! Player's Pub has inexpensive beer and food, and has been redone in the last few years. Come dance or just listen!

Nineteenth-century Women's Fashion Show

Come join us for a free fashion show of nineteenth-century women’s clothing at the Wylie House Museum on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 3-5 p.m. Reproductions of fashions spanning the 1830s to the 1880s will be modeled and discussed, and the show will be followed by a guided tour of Wylie House and the exhibit “What Women Wore: Clothing and Accessories of the 19th Century” curated by Folklore and Library Science graduate student Suzanne Godby Ingalsbe.

Wylie House is located at 307 E. 2nd St. at the corner of Lincoln and 2nd Streets.

What: Nineteenth-century Women’s Fashion Show
When: Saturday, April 12; 3-5 p.m.
Where: Wylie House Museum, 307 E. 2nd St.
Cost: FREE
www.indiana.edu/~libwylie

Can 'green taxes' help the environment and the economy?

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The double dividend: Can “green taxes” help the environment and the economy?

With the U.S. economy faltering and with concerns about climate change growing stronger, policy makers may be tempted to look to "green taxes" for solutions to both economic and environmental problems.

A study by an Indiana University economist and two colleagues suggests the strategy could work -- but it's likely to do more good for the economy than for the environment.

The study, "Green taxes and double dividends in a dynamic economy," was published in the Journal of Policy Modeling. Its authors are Gerhard Glomm, chairman of the Department of Economics at IU Bloomington; Daiji Kawaguchi of Hitotsubashi University in Japan; and Facundo Sepulveda of the University of Santiago, Chile.

The study investigated what would happen if the U.S. increased gasoline taxes by 10 percent -- a "green tax" -- and used the increased revenue to reduce capital income taxes, which deter investment and cause a drag on productivity.

"Potentially, you get two dividends: the green dividend from cleaning up the environment, and this efficiency dividend from creating more incentives for capital investment," Glomm said.

He said research suggests the public is more likely to accept a green tax if it's part of a shift that's revenue neutral, with an increase in one tax used to pay for a decrease in another. The problem is, increased investment resulting from a reduction in capital income taxes would lead to more consumption of fuel. Factories could operate longer hours. Consumers' disposable income could increase and consequently they could buy bigger cars and take longer trips. They could pollute more.

The efficiency dividend could cancel out the green dividend.

"In principle, the effect could go either way," Glomm said.

He and his colleagues used an economic forecasting model calibrated to the U.S. economy to find out what would happen. Compared to previous studies, they write, their calibration better matches gasoline pricing factors and accounts for individuals' willingness to pay for an improved environment. Their analysis also better incorporates changes that take place in the transition from one tax system to another.

"It turns out," Glomm said, "you get both the green dividend and the efficiency dividend. But it turns out the (environmental) welfare gains are relatively small."

That's partly because increased investment and economic activity will generate pollution, Glomm said. And it's partly because there's only so much the public will tolerate when it comes to implementing green taxes.

"Most of the evidence points to a relatively low willingness to pay for cleaner air," he said, pointing out that people discount the value of improvements that will happen in the future, compared to costs they face today.

What are the lessons for policy makers? Glomm said the study suggests it is possible to use an increase in gasoline taxes to deter polluting activities. And it's possible to recycle the revenue to reduce distortions in the tax system.

In other words, he said, you can use tax policy to get the double dividend. "You just have to be smart about it."

IU News Room
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Bloomington, IN 47408-4003
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UITS Workshop Assistant Position

General Description

This 10-30 hrs/week position involves assisting participants in resolving problems during a variety of instructor-led training workshops on software commonly used at IU.
Work is usually completed in 4-hour time blocks. Candidates must have available daytime hours during June and July. Pay is $8-10 per hour, depending upon previous experience and skills.. A one-year commitment is requested.

Required Skills/Experience

• At least one year experience in providing computer support or training assistance.
• Excellent verbal communication skills; must use correct English grammar and have a clear speaking voice.
• Excellent ability to interact effectively and courteously with a wide variety of participants at all levels of technical expertise.
• Solid knowledge of the following Microsoft Office applications required: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of any of the following also a plus: graphics or desktop publishing applications (Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, or InDesign), Web design applications and languages (Dreamweaver, FrontPage, or XHTML and CSS), database applications and languages (Microsoft Access, SQL, or Coldfusion), Oncourse, Unix, SPSS, or Perl/CGI.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to IT Training & Education at ittraining@indiana.edu. In the subject line, please reference “IT Training Classroom Assistant. Position will remain open until filled.

Mathers Museum April Events and Exhibits

EVENTS
Exhibit Opening--Sunken Cities and Shipwrecks: The Growing World of Underwater Museums
Friday, April 18; 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Join us for this free public opening, which will feature a presentation by Charles Beeker, Director of IU's Academic Diving Program and Underwater Science, on "Underwater Living Museums in the Sea: The IU Model for Resource Protection." Beeker will speak at 6 p.m.

Family Craft Day: Paper Making
Saturday, April 19; 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Mathers Museum Docent Gail Hale will lead participants in a free session on paper making.

Family Craft Day: Book Making
Saturday, April 26; 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Mathers Museum Docent Gail Hale returns to demonstrate and teach book making to Family Craft Day participants during this free event.

Upcoming Dissertation Defenses

Anthropology
Carspecken, Lucinda M.: "Finding New Ground: Collective Ownership, Environmentalism, Freedom and Utopian Possibility at an Alternative Festival Site." Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Room 159, Student Building. Chair: Prof. Beverly Stoeltje (855-8014)

Kozub, Mary L.: "The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in the US: Trends and family experiences." Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m., 159 Student Building. Chair: Prof. Sarah D. Phillips (855-0216)

Chemistry
Devakumar, Arugadoss: "Applications of 157 NM Photofragmentation for the Structural Characterization of Glycans and Lipids." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 3:30 p.m., A400, Chemistry Building. Chair: Prof. James P. Reilly (855-1980)

Riddle, Justin A.: "Assembly of Dynamic Molecular Architectures: Steric and Electronic Control of Assembly, Transport, and Luminescence." Thursday, April 17, 2008, 2:30 p.m., C127, Chemistry. Chair: Prof. Dongwhan Lee (855-9364)

Cognitive Science
Vigo, Ronaldo: "Mathematical Principles of Boolean Concept Learning." Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 1:30 p.m., Room 821, Eigenmann Hall. Co-Chairs: Prof. Colin Allen (855-0031) and Prof. John Kruschke (855-3192)

Comparative Literature and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Khaldi, Boutheina: "Going Public: Mayy Ziyadah and her Literary Salon in a Comparative Context." Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Ballantine Hall 916 (Comparative Literature Conference Room). Chair: Prof. Suzanne P. Stetkevych (855-8722)

Economics
Jung, Juergen: "Essays on Reforming Health Care and Public Transfer Programs." Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 3:30 p.m., Room 225, Wylie Hall. Chair: Prof. Gerhard Glomm (855-7256)

McCarthy, Ian: "Theory and Applications fo Consumer Search Models." Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 225, Wylie Hall. Co-Chairs: Prof. Roy Gardner (855-6383) and Prof. Michael Rauh (855-2782)

Yang, Guoning: "Essays on Firm Heterogeneities, Click-through Fees and Pricing in Oligopoly: Theory and Estimation." Friday, April 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m., Room 329, Wylie Hall. Co-Chairs: Prof. Michael Baye (855-2779) and Prof. Michael Rauh (855-2782)

Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Peretti, Daniel: "The Modern Prometheus: The Persistence of an Ancient Myth in the Modern World, 1950 to 2007." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 4:00 p.m., 504 N. Fess Ave., Room 202. Chair: Prof. Gregory Schrempp (855-8903)

French and Italian
Chiaruttini, Riccardo: "Esilio, migrazione e frontiere nella letteratura italiana contemporanea." Friday, April 25, 2008, 11:00 a.m., Room 005, Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. Andrea Ciccarelli (855-6029)

Donaldson, Bryan: "Discourse Competence in Near-Native Speakers of French." Monday, April 28, 2008, 1:30 p.m., W. W. Wright Education Building, Room ED 4204. Co-Chairs: Prof. Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig (855-9877) and Prof. Laurent Dekydtspotter (855-2221)

Geological Sciences
Attenoukon, Miriam B.: "Ages and Origins of Metamorphic Fabrics and the Tetonics of Southeast New England." Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Room S201, Geology Building. Chair: Prof. Robert P. Wintsch (855-4018)

Sarkar, Arindam: "Isotopic geochemistry of mafic intrusions and related sulfide mineralization: Uitkomst and Kabanga, Africa and the Lady of the Lake Intrusion, Montana." Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 2:00 p.m., S201, Geological Survey. Co-Chairs: Prof. Edward M. Ripley (855-1196) and Prof. Chusi Li (855-1196).

History
Erekson, Keith A.: "Alternative Paths to the Past: The 'Lincoln Inquiry'and the Practice of History in America, 1880-1939." Thursday, April 24, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Ballantine Hall 704. Chair: Prof. David Thelen (855-8234)

Parker, Chad: "Transports of Progress: The Arabian American Oil Company and American Modernization in Saudi Arabia, 1945-1973." Thursday, May 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Conference Room - 704, Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. Nick Cullather (855-1602)

History and Philosophy of Science
Hood, Steven B.: "Latent Variable Realism in Psychometrics." Monday, May 5, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Goodbody Hall 107. Chair: Prof. Colin Allen (855-3622)

Linguistics
Purvis, Tristan M.: "A Linguistic and Discursive Analysis of Register Variation in Dagbani." Monday, April 14, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Room 317, Memorial Hall. Chair: Prof. Samuel G. Obeng (855-8199)

Wilkerson, Gladys R.: "Talkin' Country: African-American English in the Mississippi Delta." Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Room 317A, Memorial Hall. Chair: Prof. Stuart Davis (855-6456)

Philosophy
Burkhart, Brian: "Respect for Kinship: Toward an Indigenous Environmental Ethnics." Friday, April 11, 2008, 1:00 p.m., 120, Sycamore Hall. Chair: Prof. Paul Vincent Spade (855-0348)

Physics
Wang, Fei: "Verticial Beam Emittance Correction with Independent Component Analysis Measurement Method." Thursday, May 1, 2008, 10:00 a.m., North Large Conference Room, Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. Chair: Prof. Shyh-Yuan Lee (855-2899)

Political Science
Faber, Michael J.: "Founding Expectations: American Politics and the Debate over the Constitution." Friday, April 18, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Woodburn Hall, Room 218. Chair: Prof. Russell L. Hanson (855-6001)

Psychology
Donaldson, Brianna C.: "Efficiency of Visual Pattern Recognition in Correlated Noise." Monday, April 21, 2008, 1:30 p.m., Room 228, Psychology Building. Chair: Prof. Jason M. Gold (855-4635)

Farris, Coreen: "Feature Integrality between Diagnostic and Non-Diagnostic Cues of Women's Sexual Interest: Influence of Alcohol Intoxication and Sexual Coercion History." Monday, May 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Room 130, Psychology Building. Chair: Prof. Richard J. Viken (855-1697)

Religious Studies
Muehlberger, Ellen: "Angels in the Religious Imagination of Late Antiquity." Monday, April 14, 2008, 3:00 p.m., Sycamore Hall 224. Chair: Prof. David Brakke (855-3531)

Spanish and Portuguese
Gudmestad, Aarnes: "Acquiring a variable structure: An interlanguage analysis of second- language mood use in Spanish." Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Ballantine Hall 004. Chair: Prof. Kimberly L. Geeslin (856-5470)

Hackbarth, Viktoria: "Novels of Female Development in Postwar Spain." Monday, April 14, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Sala Agapito Rey, Ballantine Hall. Chair: Prof. Josep Miguel Sobrer (855-8498)

Telecommunications
Lee, Hyangsun: "How to Manage the Issue of Unauthorized Copying and Distribution of Digital Audio Broadcasts: Constructive Alternatives to Technological Mandates." Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 9:30 a.m., Room 320, Radio Television Center. Chair: Prof. Michael McGregor (855-6295)

Tan, Yue: "Agenda-Setting Effects Among Newspaper Coverage, Public Opinion and Legislative Policies." Friday, April 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m., School of Journalism, Ernie Pyle Hall 203. Chair: Prof. David H. Weaver (855-1703)

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