Education & Workforce Development

A10 schools already hyping Butler match-upsRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
The Atlantic 10 is wasting little time marketing its newest member—the Butler Bulldogs.
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Horizon League fights on after loss of ButlerRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
The Indianapolis-based Horizon League says it is "energized" about its future, despite losing its most famous member—Butler University.
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IU’s tech chief using university's clout to save millions on softwareRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
J.K. Wall
Universities are the hubs of the world’s knowledge economy, but they typically aren’t the smartest business operators in the world. Brad Wheeler, chief information officer at Indiana University in Bloomington, is working to change that.
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Teach for America to help Marian University recruit principalsRestricted Content

October 13, 2012
J.K. Wall
Both Marian and Teach for America say not enough people are prepared to lead schools in Indianapolis and around the state in areas of low income, high crime and broken homes.
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Notre Dame revival brings revenue bonanza to football foes

October 12, 2012
Bloomberg News
Notre Dame’s football squad is undefeated after five games for the first time in a decade. That’s good news for their opponents: The team is even more of a draw on the road for fans and sponsors.
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City robotics center aims to spark interest in STEM careers

October 10, 2012
Chris O'Malley
TechPoint Foundation for Youth is seeking a site and support for a new program intended to get students interested in careers involving science, technology, engineering and math.
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Daniels to promote online college WGU until taking over Purdue

October 7, 2012
Associated Press
Gov. Mitch Daniels is still promoting the online college known as Western Governors University just months before he becomes Purdue University's new president.
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Keystone Group picked for Butler mixed-use projectRestricted Content

October 6, 2012
The university chose Keystone over Kite Realty Group and Lauth Property Group to build housing, retail and parking worth up to $45 million.
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DePauw gets $25M for dining hall, scholarships

October 4, 2012
Associated Press
A Colorado couple who both graduated from DePauw University have donated $25 million to the private liberal arts college to build a new dining hall and to endow need-based scholarships.
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Big names competing for Butler projectRestricted Content

September 29, 2012
Cory Schouten
Butler University is finalizing plans for a mixed-use parking garage project near Clowes Hall that would include neighborhood retail and housing and might cost as much as $45 million.
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HARVEY: Dearth of faculty leading to nurse shortageRestricted Content

September 29, 2012
Margaret Harvey / Special to IBJ
The looming shortage of nurses and the faculty to educate nurses threatens Americans’ access to quality health care. As our population ages and health care becomes more extensive and complex, an increasing demand for highly educated nurses persists. This need directly influences the necessity for nursing faculty.
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Tempel picked as dean for IU's new philanthropy school

September 28, 2012
Dan Human
Gene Tempel, president and CEO of the Indiana University Foundation since 2008, has been appointed the first dean of IU’s new School of Philanthropy, the university announced Friday.
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Indiana schools chief wants district accountability

September 25, 2012
Associated Press
The accountability measures that have been introduced for individual Indiana schools should be extended to entire school districts, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said Tuesday night in his State of Education speech.
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Judge throws out Indiana teacher contract forms

September 25, 2012
Associated Press
A judge has ruled that a standard teacher contract form that would have allowed Indiana school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay is illegal.
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Locally based Synovia merging to create new company

September 24, 2012
Synovia and Everyday Solutions Inc. in Massachusetts are combining to form Synovia Solutions, which will be based in Indianapolis. Both companies provide GPS-driven products to help manage school transportation services.
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Daniels tackles skeptics, prepares for Purdue job

September 22, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is meeting skeptics head-on as he educates himself about the challenges he'll face as the next president of Purdue University.
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Ivy Tech battles enrollment dip by promoting its lower tuition

September 22, 2012
J.K. Wall
This summer, Ivy Tech Community College rolled out a nearly $1 million marketing campaign that stressed the school's affordability versus other higher education options. The message appears to have hit home. What looked like an impending 15-percent reduction in fall enrollment ended up at just under 5 percent.
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Charity watchdogs at odds with IUPUI professorRestricted Content

September 22, 2012
Dan Human
IUPUI economics professor Richard Steinberg stands by his philanthropic theory, despite seeing his fundraising principles speared by a charity watchdog group and then by a cable news network. At issue is his belief that charities are justified in spending heavily on fundraising, because doing so positions them for long-term success.
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Indiana Supreme Court to hear voucher arguments

September 20, 2012
Associated Press
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
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Fort Wayne school district surges by IPS in enrollment

September 19, 2012
Associated Press
Enrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's largest school district.
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Space issues grow at Johnson County work-release site

September 18, 2012
Associated Press
A program that allows dozens of convicted offenders to work while completing their prison sentences could be expanded, but it needs a new building and faces a limited budget.
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Big-time college sports leadership still a man's world

September 18, 2012
Bloomberg News
Forty years after the U.S. government's Title IX law required equal athletic opportunities for men and women, just four women are in charge at the 120 sports departments in NCAA football's top tier.
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Marian University restoring velodrome to former gloryRestricted Content

September 15, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Marian University has sunk $350,000 so far into restoring the Major Taylor Velodrome near its campus, and has plans for much more.
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Higher ed commission OKs IU philanthropy school

September 14, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The university believes its School of Philanthropy will be the first in the world. The school will offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
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Rose-Hulman takes pride in top college ranking

September 13, 2012
Associated Press
For the 14th year in a row, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the nation's top undergraduate engineering college. The ranking is a source of pride for the students and a marketing tool for the university.
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