IUN proposes health research institute Mar 17, 2005
The Northwest Indiana Health Research Institute would become a part of the Indiana University system and be housed at the Gary campus. Dr. Patrick Bankston, assistant dean and director of the IU School of Medicine's Northwest campus, said officials have been discussing the project for some time. (Northwest Indiana Times )
Bids delay gunshot-location system Oct 4, 2004
Although statistically, IUN is the safest campus in the Indiana University system, public perception doesnt reflect that, Jacobs said. Installing the gunshot location system is one way to offer another assurance that the police department and university officials are doing everything possible to assure safety of the students and surrounding neighborhoods, Jacobs said. (Post-Tribune)
New program system Sakai filtering into schools Jan 28, 2004
Researchers at Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan and the Indiana University System are sponsoring Sakai, as are the Open Knowledge Institute and uPortal consortium.After funding from the two commercial sponsors, each university will contribute approximately $1. (The Badger Herald, WI)
CourseWork funding expires, administrators explore alternatives Jan 23, 2004
Indeed, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday that Stanford, along with the Indiana University system, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, has announced a $6.8 million collaborative venture to create open-source courseware tools and related software for higher-education institutions. (The Stanford Daily, CA)
System tracks international students Oct 22, 2003
Universities fear the new fee, coupled with an increasingly complex visa and registration system, will deter students from attending classes in the United States. Before they arrived, not only did they have to apply for a student visa, but the students also registered with the new federal international student tracking system through their American universities (Munster Times, IN)
College costs, financial aid both up Oct 21, 2003
The University of Illinois system, which includes the three campuses in Chicago, Springfield and Urbana-Champaign, saw an 8 percent cut in state appropriations this fiscal year, said Thomas Hardy, executive director for university relations. As a result, the University of Illinois has had to raise tuition at all of its campuses during the past several years (Munster Times, IN)
