April 6, 2010
Anthony SchoettleButler received so many visits to its main Web site, school officials had to beef up the computer system. School President
Bobby Fong is commissioning a study to gauge the value of the publicity earned through the Bulldogs' run to the Final
Four.
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April 6, 2010
J.K. WallSmall liberal arts school in Johnson County plans to modernize and expand athletic facilities, classrooms and residence space.
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April 5, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Butler is winning the war of merchandise sales, leading the other three
schools in the Final Four. A victory tonight, sports marketers said, would increase those sales fivefold.
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April 1, 2010
J.K. WallButler University is planning to raise as much as $12 million to modernize Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home of its Bulldogs basketball
team.
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March 30, 2010
Associated PressThe NCAA said IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from 2003-04 through 2006-07, demonstrating
a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.
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March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe IU Foundation recently cut 18 of 201 staff members but nonetheless is looking at adding reinforcements in fund raising.
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March 26, 2010
Scott OlsonBesides an immediate bump in apparel sales, the university is expecting a jump in student applications, alumni contributions
and season-ticket sales, as well.
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March 22, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe legislation, piggybacked to the health care bill that passed Congress Sunday night, could also mean major job
losses for Sallie Mae, which employs about 2,400 people in Indiana, including 1,700 in Fishers.
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March 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsITT Educational Services and other for-profit educators are buying not-for-profit colleges to gain access to their regional
accreditation. The tactic could fuel rapid growth but makes critics uncomfortable.
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March 13, 2010
IBJ StaffThe new campus, which will operate as Everest College, will be the second Indiana campus for Corinthian
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March 12, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe cuts, both in Bloomington and Indianapolis, come as part of an effort to trim $2.4 million from the fund-raising group's
$26 million operational budget.
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March 2, 2010
J.K. WallWith funding of $12 million over four years, Stan Jones wants to influence states to focus on getting college students to
graduate.
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February 24, 2010
J.K. WallIn a speech Tuesday, President Michael McRobbie said IU is gunning to construct at least 12 buildings on its Bloomington
and Indianapolis
campuses in spite of the economy and falling state funding.
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February 23, 2010
Associated PressIndiana University's president says IU this fall will launch a $1.1 billion fund-raising campaign aimed at expanding the IUPUI
campus' life science programs.
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February 23, 2010
J.K. WallThe president of each school will update budget-cutting progress in state-of-the-university speeches Tuesday.
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February 20, 2010
Mike HicksAcademic tenure, with its promise of lifelong employment based upon five to seven years of work experience, is silly and
makes those of us who have pursued a career in teaching and research look disingenuous.
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February 6, 2010
IBJ StaffJason Konesco, 38, came to what was then called Indiana Business College in 1999 after working for Brightpoint
Inc.
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February 5, 2010
J.K. WallSon of long-time president set to lead Indianapolis for-profit, adult-centered school during historic growth phase.
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January 26, 2010
Ivy Tech Community College's new dean of the School of Business for its East Central Region will oversee all business programs
at its Anderson, Marion and Muncie campuses.
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January 25, 2010
Purdue University's Krannert School of Management MBA program ranked 54th worldwide and ninth among U.S. public institutions.
The program at Indiana
University's Kelley School of Business ranked 57th and 10th, respectively.
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January 23, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA group of academics recently grilled the NCAA about what it plans to do to secure the future of more than three-fourths of
its largest members, whose athletic departments are hemorrhaging cash at a surprising rate.
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January 22, 2010
Associated PressUniversity will cut employee benefits, retirement contributions and information technology services to partially close a $67
million budget deficit for the West Lafayette campus
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January 19, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerThe locally based maker of nursing-education software will use the infusion to accelerate growth.
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January 18, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA survey released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed compensation packages of
chief executives at public universities leveling off in 2008-2009, rising a relatively modest 2.3 percent. How did Indiana
college presidents fare?
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January 16, 2010
J.K. Wall
The
Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.