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(06/16/03 1:19am)
The IU Kelley School of Business and the American Banking Association are working together to allow students of the ABA's Stonier School of Banking to transfer credits toward a masters in business administration at IU's business school. \nStonier is a three-year executive management program operated by the ABA and is located at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Since its creation in 1935, Stonier's aim has been to develop leadership, managerial and analytical skills within the field of banking. \n"The venture between IU and the ABA will allow students (Stonier grads), if they meet IU requirements, to enroll in IU's online degree program," said Bruce Jaffe, associate dean of academics at the business school. "This will essentially transfer credit from one program to another." Jaffe also taught for 10 years at Stonier. \nSince 1999, Kelley School Direct, IU's online business program, has been allowing working professionals to earn degrees while continuing their employment. It was the first nationally ranked top-20 business school to offer an online MBA. The Kelley School has developed similar specialized programs for General Motors, United Technologies and John Deere. Along with offering MBAs, Kelley Direct offers master degrees in finance, global supply chain management and strategic management. \n"The Stonier Banking entity is an excellent institution," said Meghan Boston, marketing director of Kelley School Direct. "If you want to move up in banking, Stonier is the place to be."\nThe Stonier banking degree is comprised of two week classes taken over the course of three summers and various projects that are to be completed between the summers. The degree is worth nine credits and applies to the acquirement of an MBA at Kelley School Direct, which is a cumulative 48 credits. \nThe Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts also has agreed to participate in the program. Like IU, Isenberg offers online transfer MBA programs. \n"Typically, electives in our MBA program have been similar to those taught at Stonier," said Thomas O'Brien, dean of the Isenberg School. \nO'Brien said he was pleased that the program was being instituted at IU's business school. \n"We think their courses are top notch and we're proud to be first cousins," O'Brien said.
(06/09/03 2:16am)
The construction of the first ever straw bale house in Bloomington is being postponed from June 15 to Sept. 13. \nThe straw house is a Habitat for Humanity project and is being co-sponsored by Bloomingfoods, the Center for Sustainable Living and Harmony School. The Natural Building Group, an organization within the CSL, approached Habitat for Humanity a year ago with the idea of building a straw house in Bloomington, said CSL President Mike Englert. \n"We wanted to build an ecologically safe house in Bloomington to promote safe alternatives to traditional building construction," Englert said. \nHabitat agreed with the proposal and June 15 was set as the day to break ground. However, that date was postponed to allot more time for fundraising. \n"Our aim is to raise $47,500 between three organizations and so far we have $16,500," Bloomingfoods Manager of Member Services & Education Jeff Brown said. \nWhen the house is built, the individual chosen by Habitat for Humanity will purchase it at an affordable price and will pay no interest on it. Candidates for the house have to "show financial need and help in the building of the straw house and other Habitat for Humanity projects," Bloomingfoods floor manager Josh Craig said. \nThe construction of the house in September should take 13 weeks with hundreds of volunteers working each Saturday, Brown said. \nBloomingfoods is active in recruiting these volunteers. \n"Bloomingfoods is a co-op, so we have an interest for the community," Brown said. "Since our establishment, we have had a vested interest in serving the community and eco-technologies. The straw bale house addresses both of those so it's right up our alley."\nThe Center for Sustainable Living and the Harmony School are also working on recruitment for the project, an advertising campaign for the house and are involved in the raising of funds and materials for the project. \nThe contributors to the project have been mostly individual donors living in Bloomington, said Englert. The house will be built on Adams Street between 10th and 11th streets on Bloomington's west side.
(05/29/03 1:34am)
IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis is refunding an estimated $500,000 to current and previous students who were enrolled in classes between July 2001 and December 2002. \nIn November 2002, a routine internal audit revealed possible price-fixing activity at two IUPUI bookstore locations, which means two or more businesses agree to set a certain price in a particular market, thereby destroying competition and restricting the market from dictating price. \nSince IUPUI bookstores are owned and operated by the university, the school is offering refunds to its students. IUPUI students who were enrolled during the 18-month time period can visit a Web site where claims are calculated. \n"Students seem pleased that the issue was reported by the university and that a restitution plan is now being implemented," said Cheryl Sullivan, IUPUI vice chancellor of external affairs. "The refunds are based on enrollment, credit hours and the textbooks needed for each class. Most students get about a $5 refund." \nThe elimination of a 10 percent sale on health and science textbooks along with an overall 2 percent increase on all textbooks at the IUPUI bookstores led IU auditors to believe that illegal price fixing had occurred at the bookstores during an 18-month period in 2001 and 2002. \nIn the late fall of 2002, IUPUI authorities contacted the U.S. Department of Justice and reported the incident. The Department of Justice Antitrust Division is handling the case currently and investigating the presence of third-party involvement. \nAccording to a May 23 article in the Indianapolis Star, the Justice Department "has granted IUPUI conditional amnesty under a corporate leniency program available to businesses and organizations that report antitrust activity and cooperate with the government's investigation. In return, IUPUI will not be prosecuted." \nAs for an internal investigation, "IUPUI is currently dealing with personnel matters," Sullivan said. \nAccording to Sullivan, IUPUI bookstores will include "anti-trust information in their future training of employees." \nWhen asked what IU-Bloomington authorities do to prevent such activities from occurring at Bloomington bookstores, IU spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said IU conducts internal audits to monitor businesses. \n"Just because (price fixing) happened at IUPUI doesn't mean it happened here," she said. \nThe IU Internal Auditor office, which handles the finances of both IUPUI and IUB, could not comment on the case since the investigation is ongoing. \n"I just hope that this stuff does not happen here, because we pay a lot already when it comes to books," said IUB sophomore Jordan Seeder. "I expect that the University is making sure that this type of activity does not play out again at IU"
(05/20/03 9:43pm)
The 29th annual Senior Expo attracted 600 people Friday to the Bloomington Convention Center. The event was designed to educate senior citizens about the services Monroe County has to offer them.\nSixty-five organizations, ranging from the IU Hearing Clinic to Bloomingfoods Market and Deli, were present from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The IU School of Optometry booth offered free vision tests and the Massage Therapy Center contributed by giving out massages. The Internal Medicine Associates of Monroe County also offered free cholesterol screenings. \nFrances Walden of Stinesville, Ind. took advantage of the dermatology booth. \n"The doctor found a spot on my nose, which he thought could be cancerous," Walden said. "He recommended a cream for it."\nBev Johnson, coordinator of the Senior Expo, said she was pleased with the results. \n"Every year, patrons are very satisfied with the services of the Expo," Johnson said. \nAlong with Bloomington Parks and Recreation, seven other Monroe County-based organizations assisted in the coordination of the Expo, including the YMCA of Monroe County and Monroe County Parks and Recreation. \nThe Expo was split into two levels. The first floor consisted of health services and the second floor featured social services, including booths headed by the Social Security Association and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.\nMany patrons have been attending for a couple of years, including Luane Trojanowski of Bloomington, who said she was particularly impressed with Allen Funeral Home.\n"I really liked their simple wooden caskets. Many funeral homes try to sell those expensive metallic ones, but they (Allen) had very simple ones that weren't too expensive," Trojanowski said.
(05/09/03 5:35am)
Over 200 people filled the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Wednesday to watch a student-produced documentary celebrating the life of Jill Behrman, which will soon be sent to the National Media Fair.\nThe documentary about Behrman, an IU student who disappeared May 31, 2000, and whose death recently has been confirmed by Monroe County authorities, consisted of photos of Behrman at all ages and interviews with her friends and family. \nThe first segment of the film focused on Behrman's childhood. Clips were shown of teachers and friends describing her as a very outgoing, intelligent and honest person. The film also showed how much she loved cycling and the thrill riding gave her. \n"This was my first time seeing the documentary," said Marilyn Behrman, Jill's mother. "I was really amazed at the kids' maturity and dedication to this project. They put a lot of time and effort in it, and it shows."\nThe documentary also described the efforts of Peg Howard, who started Jill's House, Inc., a residence center for child cancer patients near the IU Cyclotron. It was created in honor of Jill and will open this summer. \nThe 15-minute film, which was made by 10 Bloomington High School South students, ended with a touching photo montage of Jill.\n"Our goal was to inform people of Jill's life and how great of a person she was rather than focus on her death," filmmaker and student Greg Parker said. "We chose to make a documentary on Jill because she went through the same experiences as us. She grew up in Bloomington, went to BMS (Batchelor Middle School) and Bloomington South."\nChrista Coffey, another filmmaker, said she was happy at the community's response to the film.\n"Hopefully they learned something about Jill," she said. \nThe filmmakers are sending the documentary to the National Media Fair, where students around the country will compete in different media categories. \n"Before we sent it off to the media fair, we thought it would be a good idea to show the community," Parker said. \nThe filmmakers were assisted and advised by Jeff Rudkin, a media teacher at Batchelor Middle School in Bloomington. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a film made by Mr. Rudkin's media class, followed the screening of the Behrman documentary.
