news and awards
Mother, whose child died as a result of "medical mistakes," to speak at ISU November 23 . . .Since the death of her 18-month-old daughter in February of 2001, Sorrel King has undertaken a mission to prevent patients from dying or being harmed by medical errors.
Retirement reception to be held for Dr. Blanche Evans
Fashioning a future: Students learn at Atlanta market . . . fashion merchandising students . . . immerse themselves in the ordering frenzy for spring fashions known as market.
Growth of 193 percent enrollment helps ISU American Humanics program garner honors . . . considered the fastest growing American Humanics program in the United States.
Tickets available for Elegance Unmasked . . . Student-organized style show to take place at 6:30 p.m. November 21 in Hulman Memorial Student Union Dede I
Graduating master's students from the Department of Advanced Practice Nursing will be presenting their evidence-based practice projects on Thursday, November 19, at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education, Classroom 3 between 1 pm and 5 pm. Anyone interested in attending should feel free to come and go as schedules permit. Most of the students are distance learners and will be presenting by web-cam over their computers. All are welcome to attend.
Lessons mix with licorice to help ISU students learn . . . An ISU professor is employing non-traditional teaching techniques both in and out of the classroom, all in an effort to help students achieve their goals.
Like father, like daughter . . . ISU student Kelly Loman is making rounds in hopes of providing quality health care to rural communities. . . Rural Health Scholarship helps in pursuit of dream.
University publishes Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education - Nancy Rogers, Professor in the Department of Recreation and Sport Management is the editor.
Life experiences helps ISU associate prof to endure deadly situation - “Honey, I’ve fallen out of my canoe, and I’m surrounded by alligators. If I make it through this, I’ll need some dry clothes.”
Debate heats up over revamped teacher license rules - Dr. Molly Hare, chairperson of the Department of Physical Education submits comments
The ISU chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals will enable ISU students to partner with Indianapolis-based professionals to gain valuable experience necessary for them to complete the American Humanics program certification. . . ISU Students to Gain Fundraising Training, Opportunities Through New Student Organization
A professor's most important lecture - We Exist: Girls and women living with autism
Dr. Kim Bodey was selected as the 2009 Indiana AHPERD Sport Management Professional of the Year . . . Associate Professor Kim Bodey primarily teaches sport management courses
Diane Bailey from Kila, Mont., has never set foot on Indiana State University's campus . . . yet she won a Flip camera from the Cunningham Memorial Library Extravaganza.
Study finds many football players dehydrated . . .A high percentage of collegiate and professional athletes begin the season dehydrated, putting their health at risk even before they begin strenuous workouts, according to researchers at Indiana State University.
Athletic training profs, students study effects of core body temperature pill . . . Susan Yeargin, assistant professor of athletic training at Indiana State, started researching ways to prevent heat stroke
Gov. Daniels promotes Indiana health as INShape Indiana summit comes to ISU . . . Read more . . .
National mandates regulate H1N1 policy . . . Centers for Disease Control recommend students self-isolate to prevent spread of infection
Advanced practice nursing graduate is a pioneer in her field . . . A graduate of ISU's online advanced practice nursing program, Tracey Glenn of Richland, Wash. is a health care pioneer
ISU's CIRT lands a faculty fellow for 2009-2010 . . . Dr. Thomas Nesser‘s strong research and teaching make him a good choice in mentoring new faculty
ISU students educating their peers about H1N1 . . . Indiana State University's exposure this week to the H1N1 virus has one of the school's health sciences professors using the campus as her classroom.
Teacher of driver’s ed teachers to assist in review of teen driving laws . . . An Indiana State University professor who has trained driver education teachers since the 1970s will work with a panel of state lawmakers examining whether new laws affecting teen motorists go far enough.
Project Success helps students with college transition . . . One of the biggest things students find is the difference in the level of expectations between college and what they were used to in high school . . . ," said Jason Winkle, Associate Dean of ISU's College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services.
Female faculty, alumnae recognized at Equality Day program . . .Two award recipients are faculty in the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services.
Nursing student hopes her research makes life better for sickle cell patients. . . Tiffany Lufkin, a non-traditional student in Indiana State's non-traditional online nursing track has researched the unique challenges facing sickle cell anemia patients as part of a 10-week summer fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.
NextGen scholarships awarded to two ISU students . . Being selected as a NextGen Leader is a nationally recognized honor for Ashley Spiegel, Renata Sams and Indiana State.
Donaghy Day introduces new ISU students to community engagement . . Nancy Rogers, Associate Vice President for Community Engagement and Experiential Learning, discussed the activity’s purpose.
Michele Pantle remembered . . A dear friend, an extraordinary nurse and teacher, a gentle person. . .
Nursing student among five non-traditional students who received scholarships . . . ISU women help other women earn their degree . .
Heat of the Game . . . National Athletic Trainers’ Association released new Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics
Shoemaker Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 First Team . . . The physical education major with a 3.85 cumulative GPA at ISU, has played and started in all 44 games during the recent season for the Sycamores.
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