ISU 101 - June 4, 2012

ISUMonday, June 4, 2012

Vol. 120 • Issue 1

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Daniel J. Bradley is finishing up his fourth year as

president of Indiana State University and has collected experience, knick-knacks and advice to show for his time at ISU.

Bradley held the position of president of Fairmont State University in West Virginia for seven years when he learned about the open president’s position at ISU.

Coming to ISU “has been a great decision,” he said. “My wife and I fell in love with the campus the first time we came and we love living in the Condit House.”

The Condit House, bequeathed to the University in 1962, was used as office space before the Bradleys chose to have it renovated so

that it could become their home.Living at the center of campus helps

the president remain in touch with the community he serves, he said.

Preparing himself to serve as the university’s 11th president was quite a journey for Bradley. Born a Canadian, he immigrated to California with his parents when he was seven years old. He spent time in the U.S. Army, earned a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Montana College, a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Tulsa, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Michigan State University.

His academic career took him to the University of California at Berkeley before he joined the faculty at Montana Tech and eventually became department chair, dean of engineering and vice chancellor for academic affairs. He then moved to Fairmont State University.

“As I got into administration, I found that I moved away from my discipline,” Bradley said. “It is important for all presidents to

have a great deal of education beyond undergraduate degrees. It adds to the experience.”

Bradley encourages students to participate in the ISU community.

“We really want students engaged,” he said. “Given our size, students are able to be involved with any activity.”

Students are given a lot more opportunities to be involved in organizations than many other institutions, he said. “We do our best to watch out for [the students] and help them grow and become successful.”

As a parent of three boys and four grandchildren, Bradley is able to empathize with the challenges parents face when their children attend college.

“It’s a scary time for parents,” he said. “College is not a linear path; students change majors, drop out for a semester, transfer schools ... but these [adjustments] don’t need to be defining moments.”

Parents need to understand that while their child’s age may make them a legal adult, 18-year-olds aren’t necessarily prepared to handle the challenges adults must face.

“Hopefully by the time [the students] graduate, they are ready,” he said.

Neither of Bradley’s parents attended college, but they both stressed to their son the importance of an education.

Bradley said his parents and his extended family taught him the value of having empathy, being a hard worker, and extending unconditional love. Those are still some of the most important ideals to pass along to children, he said.

“So many families are really struggling, especially financially and socially, and this makes it difficult for the children and family,” he said.

Throughout Bradley’s office, photographs and other knick-knacks tell the history of his time at ISU.

“See that football? It’s from my second year when we won the Homecoming game,” he said. “It was our first win in a long time.”

One photograph commemorates Bradley’s recent trip to China and Thailand. In another photo he is amid a group of ISU presidential

scholars, h i s f a m i l i a r a n d casual grin s t r e t c h e d across his bearded face.

These images are the momentos of a man who has made it his goal to become involved with the staff and students he leads.

“Cheri and I try to be at as many campus events as possible to let the community know how happy we are to be here,” he said.

That’s the same advise he has for students.

Foremost, attend class, he said, but beyond the classroom, “be engaged; get out, interact with people, volunteer, whatever rings your bell,.”

“Don’t go home every weekend; there is so much to do at ISU.”

Story written by Jessica Neff, Staff Editor

Student Dictionary College Terminology Made Easy

Student LingoMajor: The primary subject you will be studying, which has around 39 or more required credit hours.

Minor: A secondary subject you can choose to study, which has around 18 to 24 credit hours.

Class Standing: You are considered a freshman if you have completed between zero and 31 credit hours of study; a sophomore if you have completed 32 to 62 hours of study; a junior if you have completed 63 to 93 hours of study; or a senior if you have completed 94 or more hours of study.

Degree Types: The degree you leave college with: Bachelor of Science (BS, the general degree), Bachelor of Arts (AB, the general degree with two semesters of a foreign language), and others that vary depending on some majors--such as the Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Nursing. There are also degree types specifically for graduate students with master’s or doctoral degrees.

FERPA: The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, which prevents anyone other than the student to have access to the student’s academic records without a password.

ISU Portal: The online hub of all things students might need which include: ISU e-mail, announcements, links to DARS, grades and adding or dropping of classes.

Academic Lingo Financial Aid LingoDARS (Degree Audit Reporting System): A document that indicates which classes you have taken, the grades you received for the classes and classes you must still take in order to complete your degree.

Academic Advisor: A faculty or staff member within your major’s department who gives advice on when to take certain classes and who acts as an advocate in academic issues.

Good Standing: The state of not having any holds and/or outstanding conduct issues.

Learning Communities: Classes taken concurrently with the same group of students for the purpose of fostering peer interaction and study opportunities.

LCPA: A Learning Community Peer Advisor who is an upperclassman, takes the Learner Community class with other students and acts as a mentor.

Plagarism/Academic Honesty: ISU’s policy of not passing the work of other individual’s off as your own work; this can easily be avoided with proper documentation (MLA, APA, etc.) and by completing your own work.

Foundational Studies: The core set of class groups that all students must take for graduation that aim to round out your college education; categories include math, history, science and English.

FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is an application that must be completed in order for a student to qualify for certain grants, loans and scholarships that are finded at the federal-rather than state -level.

Holds: Fines or missing paperwork that can prevent students from signing up for classes.

Tuition: The cost for taking classes, affected by the number of credit hours you take and if you are a full-or part-time student.

Room and Board: The cost for living in a residence hall and for the meal plans offered by ISU Dining Services.

Loans: Money given to students for paying tuition that must be paid back and often can involve interest.

Grants: Money given to students for paying tuition that generally does not need to be paid back.

Scholarships: Money awarded to students based on several criteria, ranging from financial need to academic success.

Work Study: Federally funded jobs a student can apply for on and off campus; not all on-campus jobs qualify for work study.

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Ella DEla PEnaReporter

With 2,700 new freshmen students anticipated to arrive on-campus this fall, the Office of Financial Aid is hoping to implement changes to help students with their funds.

Crystal Baker, who was appointed as the director of the Office of Financial Aid in February, is working with her team on revamping the Office of Financial Aid website. One new highlight included is a “freshmen 101” tab, which will include a timeline, check lists and other features geared toward helping freshmen to help ensure finances are in order. The website is expected to launch by mid-June.

In the meantime, students are welcome to visit the Office of Financial Aid, located on 220 North Seventh Street in Tirey Hall. The office is open year-round, including the summer.

The Office of Financial Aid is also currently piloting a new online chat session option for students that will allow them to connect and chat with staff with questions or concerns they have.

“It has been met with some good success,” said Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management and Admissions Richard Toomey. “Our hope is that by the fall, we will have learned how to run and staff it better.”

Students are also encouraged to check online on their MyISU Portal as a starting point for updates regarding their financial aid, Toomey said.

MyISU Portal is a secure network for all Indiana State University community members and acts as a gateway for both students and faculty to access official university information, including campus announcements, academic transcripts and financial aid.

“By July, Portal should be able to provide a really accurate picture of what your financial status is,” Baker said. “By then, you’ll have your housing, classes and tuition in order.”

On July 27, students will receive their financial statements for the semester. Information on the statements will determine how much money each student may need to pay out of pocket or pick up in loans in order to be in good standing.

“We really encourage students to come talk to us within the first two months of school so we can help them take care of their finances,” Baker said.

Students who need to borrow money are expected to fill out a Stafford loan request form. These

forms can be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or picked up at the Office of Financial Aid. No credit check is required, and the loans are paired with a 6.8 percent fixed interest rate. Freshmen are allowed to take out upward of $5,500 for the fall and spring term combined.

Payments on Stafford loans do not need to be made until the student graduates, Baker said. A six-month grace period is given after graduation, or if a student is enrolled with less than six credit hours.

“There are always exceptions and wavers though, such as military or graduate school,” Toomey said.

In conjunction with grants, scholarships and work-study options are also available through ISU for not only freshmen, but also currently enrolled students.

This year, ISU has made offers of over $3.5 million in scholarship money just from Admissions for incoming freshmen, Toomey said. For current students, several scholarships are offered through individual departments.

“It does require a bit of investigation, but there is money out there,” Toomey said.

Students can also expect to see work-study and on-campus job opportunities expanding in the near future. While ISU students can currently earn $2,000-2,500 per year through work-study, Baker and her team are working on increasing the amount for the upcoming school year.

“Students who work on-campus are more engaged, and they are more likely to stick around at ISU,” Baker said.

Most on-campus jobs can be expected to be posted in July on the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which is available on the ISU website.

With varying options available, Toomey and Baker both emphasize the importance of the first steps taken by students.

“Students have to initiate. Some students don’t know what to do, so they don’t do anything,” Toomey said. “For a lot of them, this is the first time students are going to be dealing with money issues. This is the first time they have to be adults.”

The Office of Financial Aid is open from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and has a staff readily available for any questions or concerns students may have.

“Free financial aid is hard to come by. We take pride in that,” Baker said.

For more information, visit financial aids website at http://www.indstate.edu/finaid/

ISU Financial Aid offers:1. Grants: Gift-aid that you may receive from the federal or state governments.

2. Loan: A form of aid that must be repaid with interest.

3. Scholarships: Money awarded to talented and deserving students.

4. Veteran’s services: Medium used to best serve military veterans.

5. Federal work study: Government subsidized student employment program used to assist students in financing their post-secondary education.

Financial Aid offers services to manage fundsWebsite revamped; new options available

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Indiana State University’s logo has a new look.Vice President of Enrollment Management John

Beacon said that the current ISU logo has been around since 1984.

“At the time, IBM was a big name so we tried to give it that symmetrical and industrial look,” Beacon said. “It has been quite a long time since we updated it.”

He said that the refreshed logo went through stages, and ended with the completed project. The renovations were inspired by the need to make the logo more sharp and fresh.

“We really wanted to make the Sycamore leaf look more leafy,” Beacon said. “We put a shadow below the logo, bent the stem, created curves and added

additional gray.”The final product consists of the Sycamore leaf turned

counter clock-wise to create a look that depicts a more natural falling leaf. The Indiana State University title has been moved slightly closer to the Sycamore leaf logo.

“We have also moved the t and y in the word university together so they touch,” Beacon said. “The tagline has been left alone.”

There was no resistance when the new ISU logo was presented to students, faculty and the Board of Trustees, he said.

“We had an art designer with the company ‘Mind Power’ come up with the first designs,” Beacon said. “Our designer at ISU took it to the next

stage, and added the finishing touches.”The new ISU logo has already made its way to

different mediums on campus.“It’s officially being used now,”

Beacon said. “Over the next year, it will transition, and completely replace the old logo. It is found on ISU’s website, orientation leaders t-shirts, handouts for incoming students, letter heads and other signage across campus.

He said that the new logo will be in use until someone else decides to refresh it a few years from now.

“I personally like this very much and the clean line is appealing, the

natural look of the Sycamore leaf is attractive, and I am satisfied with the product,” Beacon said.

The refreshed ISU logo consists of the leaf before tilted, the stem being bent, and curves were added. The logo was redesigned to freshun up and modernize the product. No plans of further renovating the logo is planned.

The old logo was established in 1984 when IBM was a big name. The IBM influence is seen through the symmetrical and industrial look of the leaf. The IBM look also holds in the horizontal bars through the Sycamore leaf.

ISU logo undergoes renovations

“We really wanted to make the Sycamore leaf look more leafy.”

Vice President of enrollment management John Beacon

The leafy twist on the Sycamore symbol


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On May 4, the Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved recommendations to establish a University College.

The goal of the University College is to improve the success of first year students. ISU aims to have the college up and running by fall 2013.

With the ISU freshmen retention rate sitting at 58 percent as of last year, the University College hopes to improve statistics by consolidating several critical areas, such as academic services and student advising.

“We hope that with the University College, we will be able to better advise incoming freshmen,” President Daniel J. Bradley said. “Many freshmen struggle, not just academically. It’s more complicated than that.”

For the next several months, a university task force

will be setting up and developing operating guidelines for the University College and are expected to present a report at the Board of Trustees meeting in December.

Currently, applications are being sought for the position of the University College dean. Associate Vice President for Student Success Jennifer Schriver is the chair for the search committee.

The Search Committee will receive applications, screen the applicants and schedule campus interviews with all appropriate groups and individuals, said Provost and Academic Affairs Vice President C. Jack Maynard. The Search Committee will present its recommendations to the Provost, who will make the final decision.

“The search will be an internal search,” Bradley said. “This person really needs to understand ISU.”

The location of the University College has not been determined, Bradley said. Plans to renovate Normal

Hall, however, have been discussed to make room for the school.

The application deadline for the dean position is June 1. Applications are to be turned into Schriver, and the date of appointment is set to be no later than July 1.

“We hope that with the University College, we will

be able to better advise incoming freshman.”

President Daniel J. Bradleyey

Planning of University Hall in progress


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The Indiana State University Career Center offers various resources and programs to incoming students who wish to take advantage of the career planning process early.

“We are a resource that students who just enrolled can use,” said career services executive director Tracy Powers. “Overall, the Career Center is here to help students with career planning, part time jobs, professional employment, internships, interview preparation, cover letters, etiquette dinners and resume help.”

Prospective students who enroll in the exploratory studies program are required to take the MyPlan assessment, which is administered by the career center and receives over 2,000 uses a year, she said.

“The MyPlan program helps students work through their career interests, skills and their personalities pertaining to the work place,” Powers said. “It gives a summary and they learn more about specific career fields, like the responsibilities, salary and the corresponding major.”

Powers recommends that all students take the test as early as possible in their college experience. She said

that assessments also help students with other issues by making them understand their weak points that may hold them back while trying to achieve a goal.

The Career Center accepts appointments to meet with a consultant and go through resume building, mock interviews, and career planning, she said. If an appointment isn’t convenient, students can stop by during On-Call hours for a 15-minute session.

She also encourages incoming students to not be afraid of attaining a part-time job.

“Students shouldn’t be afraid to get a part-time job, because students usually do better when they have an outside activity,” Powers said. “Having another responsibility teaches them to plan and budget time more wisely. The more attached they are to campus, the more people they will meet and that opens up more opportunities while making students feel more comfortable here at ISU.”

There are a lot of employment opportunities on campus, she said. All departments that are currently hiring are listed on the Applicant Tracking System.

Powers said that another good experience to prepare for a career is the network and etiquette dinners that are held multiple times throughout the year.

The Career Center offers assistance with resumes, mock interviews, career planning, internships, part time jobs and professional employment (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).Career/10

Career center offers resources for career planning and preperation


“The network and etiquette dinners are workshops that introduce students to important points like interview attire, etiquette while eating, business cards and introductions,” Powers said.

She said there are also online tools the Career Center offers, as well. For example, Sycamore Career Link helps students research jobs and post their resume online for potential employers to look at. CareerShift is a resource that offers contacts of people, job by industry, specific job positions, professional associations and corporate websites.

“We also have InterviewStream that offers interviews online via webcam, and Careerspots video which sponsors a two to three minute video covering subjects

such as top ten interview mistakes and how to research companies” Powers said. “All of these resources can be found on the Career Center’s website.”

She said the Career Center attracts potential employers to ISU through career fairs and community engagement.

“We are in contact with employers as far away as Texas, Chicago, Florida and Arkansas, but we also have regional contacts such as Indianapolis,” Powers said. “We can be found on the seventh floor of the Hulman Memorial Student Union, come visit us as soon as possible,”

For more information, visit ISU Career Center’s website at: http://www.indstate.edu/carcen/default.aspx

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The Career Center has professionals in each field of study trained to effectively work with students of all majors and minors (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).



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An d r é Brousseau, a fifth year

senior mu sic business a d m i n i s t r a t i o n major will serve as the 2012-2013 Student Government A s s o c i a t i o n president. His involvement in o r g a n i z a t i o n s and the Indiana State University community has helped guide him to office today.

He said he chose to attend ISU because of the amount of financial aid he received in scholarships.

The percussion professor, Jimmy Finnie, was a significant influence as well. “I’d heard many great things about [Finnie] and his program,” Brousseau said. ”To be honest, I considered t r a n s f e r r i n g

[colleges] my freshman year, but the relationships I’ve made and the experiences I’ve had have allowed me to love ISU for the great institution it is.”

Brousseau has had quite a bit of involvement within his major. He suggests that everyone should.

“I am a member of the Music Industry Association, and recently ended my service as the president of Spotlight Entertainment,” he said. “I also served as the project lead and as one of the executive producers of the latest Sycamix compilation album, which was an awesome experience.”

Brousseau also attended the National Association of Music Merchants trade show in Anaheim, California with Ted Piechocinski, associate professor and director of music process.

“I have also had the chance to work a few big name concerts,” Brousseau said.

Brousseau has many other groups that he is involved in; one being his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha. He said he chose to join a fraternity for the same basic reasons as everyone else: he wanted to meet new people and to expand his social life.

“I was stuck in my dorm room with nothing to do, and many of my friends were in fraternities or sororities, so I decided to check it out. To be honest however, I never knew the amount of opportunity I would come across in areas like community service, philanthropy, and especially leadership and professional development,” he said. “Becoming a part of the Greek community at ISU has opened many positive doors and has been one of the defining choices of my life thus far.”

As if the doors that his other engagements have opened up were not enough, Brousseau decided that he needed more opportunities.

“I chose to run for president because I feel that I have a talent for leadership and for getting things done,” Brousseau said. “I have come to love ISU in my time here, and through this office, I feel like I can make the most positive impact on the campus and the student body. Indiana State is an institution that I’m sure I’ll be involved with for the rest of my life as well.”

Student Government Association provides many opportunities to the student body through organizational funding, Diversity Week, organizing support of ISU Athletics, and so on, Brousseau said.

“It would be easy to go on and on about what SGA does,” he said. “SGA also attends and speaks at the important meetings around campus, such as Board of Trustees meetings, Faculty Senate meetings, President’s Council meetings, and so on. In essence, SGA is the sounding board of the student body to university administration.”

Choosing a running mate was one of the easiest choices Brousseau made in his route to SGA president.

“Brooke [Wardle] was my

first a n d o n l y choice for a r u n n i ng m a t e . As I’ve said about some other things, picking Brooke was the natural choice,” Brousseau said. “She and I have past involvement through working together as campus representatives for Barnes and Noble and Monster Energy, respectively. She’s incredibly talented at what she does, and I’m excited to work with her and the rest of the SGA cabinet.”

The participation in organizations has led Brousseau to where he is today as a student, group member and now SGA president.

“There are so many awesome organizations that provide excellent opportunities to students. Students learn great things in class, but campus organizations allow for students to have direct and hands-on experiences and to delve into areas like management, planning, goal-setting, professional development, and leadership,” he said. “Organizations are great pathways to find other involvement on campus and around the community as well. Aside from that, I have met some of the most meaningful people in my life, and have formed lifelong friendships; all from taking that first step to get involved.”

Determined, accepting and caring are three words that Brousseau uses to describe himself and he said that asking questions has been one of the leading causes for his success.

“Take initiative and ask the question,” he said “I always try to think that 90 percent of getting something done is asking a question, whether it is for help, for more information,

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someone. It takes c o u r a g e , but you’ve got to be willing to take that first step and it’s amazing to see all the new doors that open up when you do. If you don’t ask, you’re still at, ‘no.’”


“Take initiative and ask the question”

Her love for family and friends and de-sire for adven-ture and creativ-ity led Brooke Wardle, senior communication major, to run for vice president of the Student Government Association.

Though Indiana State University was not her initial choice to further her education, she has had many great experiences while here.“I was actually going to go to Hawaii

State, but at the time, my sister decided to move there. I did not want both of us to leave my family so I stayed back and decided to go to ISU, because the campus was really close to my vacation home in Brazil,” Wardle said. “My plan coming in was to raise my grades and transfer to Purdue, but that changed quickly after my first month when I fell in love with campus and all the people and relation-ships I made. I became attached because of my involvement with my sorority and the classes I took.”When she came to ISU, she wanted to be

involved with PRSSA [Public Relations Student Society of America] but it is cur-rently not active on campus, she said. “I worked for the communication de-

partment and I also received a job with advertising our bookstore by being the ambassador,” Wardle said.

With her ambitions set primarily within her major, it was inevitable for her desire to be involved on campus to stretch to other endeavors, like her sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha.“I am not going to lie, I came to school

and thought there was absolutely no way I could be a sorority girl, but once I met Al-lie Price and Amanda Perry, I felt at home. The girls were so inviting,” Wardle said. “The girls made me feel so comfortable and they were really laid back and chill which is what I like.”With her social circle nearing

completion,Wardle soon turned her attention to the Student Government Association at ISU and her running mate, Brousseau.“Dré actually chose me [as a running

mate],” Wardle said. “We have worked together a lot throughout the year since he was the Monster representative and I was the bookstore representative. We had a lot of events together. He is also my next door neighbor and we work better together than anyone I know.”With all the groups and people that she

has been involved with, Wardle believes she has good advice to other students.“Find the [activity or group] that fits you

and it will help you love ISU even more by making you feel a part of it,” she said. “Never doubt yourself because you will be the one holding yourself back. Also work hard and play harder. You need to balance things out but once you get your deadlines met, take a break and have fun.”

Wardle partners with Brousseau as SGA Vice

PresidentJessica NeffStaff Editor

“Find the [activity or group] that fits you and it will help you love ISU even more by making you feel a

part of it””


With the 2012-2013 school year fast approaching, the Student Government Association is working tirelessly to jumpstart the new administration. President André Brousseau and Vice President Brooke Wardle have al-ready begun planning and brainstorming ideas for the future of Indiana State University.

SGA is designed to be similar to the United States of America’s own government system. With three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Each of the branches has its own specialized duties and they also work together to represent and serve the ISU students.

SGA’s mission is to represent Indiana State University students by anticipating and meeting the needs of stu-dents and provide leadership for continuing improve-ment and implementation of student-driven programs.

“We have many plans for the coming year that we’re excited to implement. Our primary goal is to make communication throughout the university to the stu-

dent body more accessible and streamlined,” Brousseau said. “We look forward to making an increased use of the Student Media Services to better serve the student need and get information out to students in a creative way that will catch everyone’s attention. We’re also in development of a newly organized student section for athletics and plan on continuing initiatives to develop emerging leaders to ensure student retention and suc-cess.”

These are not the only plans in the works but Brous-seau does not want to give them all away just yet, he said.

“We’ll continue to be working hard throughout the summer. We will be making a few minor changes, but for the most part, we will continue pushing forward with the initiatives that are in place,” he said. “Of course, we have some additions in mind, but it’s important to keep things consistent throughout the changes in ad-ministration. If plans changed every year with the new administrations, very little would get accomplished.”

Difficulties are inevitable for the new administration, but Brousseau is confident that his team will be able to

overcome them and potentially exceed expec-tations.

“There are many challenges coming into the new administration, but it’s just what every other administration goes through: figuring out the email situation, learning how to make phone calls, all the other basic stuff, etc.,” he said. “Other than that, there are some inter-esting things to have to learn in a short time, but thankfully the last administration and the office of Student Activities and Organiza-tions have been a great help.”

Some challenges they face with their new ideas are simply making sure that they get to the grind, making sure things are getting done and making sure they communicate with the proper authorities to ensure their success, Brousseau said.

“It’s also somewhat difficult with the sum-mer situation as well, as not everyone is in town currently,” he said. “However, we have our list of objectives and we are working dili-gently to make sure that all our goals are be-ing met accordingly.”

Purpose and objectives are necessary in order for the new team to improve the ISU

community and Brousseau cannot wait to get started.“It is our goal to be more transparent to the ISU com-

munity and to make sure that communication is getting out as much as possible. Look for heavy social media activity, lots of videos and pictures and much more in-volvement everywhere within the university,” he said. “Next year is going to be a great year and everyone in the 50th Administration is greatly excited to give ISU students an awesome experience.”

Jessica NeffStaff Editor

Transparency, communication goal of new SGA


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Students sync up involvement using ISU Treehouse

Indiana State University encourages student involvement outside of the class-room and the OrgSync program, called the ISU Treehouse, is a resource portal that students can use to explore ways to participate on campus.

The ISU Treehouse database acts as a communication device between mem-bers of groups and potential future mem-bers. It shares announcements and gives awareness of the existence of the organi-zations.

Students are able to access the ISU Tree-house once they activate their ISU Portal.

Currently, ISU Treehouse has approxi-mately 200 groups registered.

“Students do not need to know the name of a certain group to get involved with it,” associate dean of students Brooks Moore said. “They can get contact infor-mation, event schedules, anything the need to know about the group. The unin-

tended effect is that students learn and get exposed to something different than what they were originally looking for.”

During the first week of school, orga-nizations promote themselves to the stu-dents. Club week is the second week of classes and gives an introduction to student life on campus.

“There will be an organization expo in which call out sessions will be held for the larger groups on campus like Union Board and Late Night Dance,” Moore said. “The Student Government Association will hold recruitment ses-sions and sororities and fraternities will hold open recruitment. There will also be a nonprofit and volunteer fair during this time period.”

If a student wishes to start a new club,

the ISU Treehouse makes it easy.“The group creates a profile on the site

and it is reviewed by the Student Activi-ties and Organizations staff,” graduate as-sistant in student affairs, Natalie Brewster, said. “The group also needs an advisor,

a constitution that identifies the club’s purpose and at least six students. The Stu-dent Activities and Organizations staff is more than willing to help start a new group; we have con-stitution templates and are able to find a

potential advisor.”New groups can be created periodically

throughout the year; 20 were started last year, Brewster said.

“An advisor can be anyone who is in-terested in the group,” Moore said. “It de-pends on the focus; we can help identify a faculty member with a similar interest,

hobby, or passion. Students can also look for positive relationships [with faculty]. The advisor does just that, advises or as-sists the group; it’s all on the students to keep it running.”

The best way to understand the data-base is to just go on the website and start clicking things to see what it does, Brews-ter said. “It’s similar to Facebook.”

“Students should browse the organiza-tions,” Moore said. “They shouldn’t fear [the database] because they can’t break it. We are in charge of it.”

Training sessions are available for offi-cers of the groups in order to help under-stand the more technical features, Brew-ster said.

“If students wish to have a more per-sonalized way to get involved on campus, they are more than welcome to talk to me about it or anyone else in the Student Ac-tivities and Organizations staff,” Brewster said.


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“They shouldn’t fear [the database] because they can’t break it. We are

in charge of it.”

Brooks Moore, associate dean of students


Getting involved on campus is very important to students’ lifestyles and it promotes growth both personally and professionally, Brewster said.

“A lot of learning occurs outside of the classroom,” Moore said. “You de-velop leadership, organization and time management skills. It also builds a connection between the student and the institution and involvement is im-portant in student retention.”

It acts as a résumé builder because you have tangible ways to show that you can actively use the skills that you have learned, Brewster said.

“Organizations are resources to help students navigate the univer-sity, through relationships and skills,” Moore said. “It’s not about the breadth of involvement but the depth. If you

delve deeply into your organization and are engaged, you will get more out of it than if you were slightly involved with multiple groups.”

There is a high correlation between high involvement and high academics, but keep in mind that there is a tipping point, he said.

Brewster was greatly involved during her undergraduate program. She held offices in her sorority, was a member of the college choir, enjoyed theatre and she was an ambassador for the admis-sions program.

“It helped my time management and taught me that I could schedule every-thing I needed and wanted to in my day,” she said. “The opportunities are abundant. We are here to help so con-tact us.”

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The Indiana State University Housing Policy requires single freshman students to live in residence halls unless they live and commute from their parent’s home or have a valid exception.

REsidential Life area director Ben Kappes said Residential Life staff members meet with both roommates to establish a room contract within the first three weeks.

Residential Life staff plays positive roles in the guidance of roommates getting along. Staff assists students with outline guidelines, goals, and expectations that occupants have for sharing space through the room contract, he said.

Kappes said communication and creating room contracts early is a key factor in successfully maintaining a relationship with a roommate.

He said that they meet again to discuss the current living status for both parties and any unsolved issues among them.

“Talk to your roommate,” Kappes said.Associate Director of Residential Life Stephanie Pearcy

suggests refraining from rooming with friends from high school.

Kappes added the most effective ways to combat the first year adjustment to college life is to get involved in student

organizations and make new friends.“Be careful what you put on Facebook and don’t judge

others from their Facebook content,” Pearcy said.The most challenging issues freshmen find difficulty

adapting to college life is with homesickness, roommate relationship issues and common academic stressors, Pearcy said.

Various student organizations aid new students by programming activities that are developed with the first year students’ transition in mind by focusing on issues such as meeting people, identifying campus resources, time management, test taking, getting involved on campus and managing homesickness.

Residential Life will work with students to help meet their special needs. Some of the aids to assist students are available in some of the residence hall rooms including bed shakers; fire alarm activated strobe lights, and specially equipped bathrooms. Students with special needs should contact the Residential Life Office and ask to speak with Donna Fagg.

Kappes and Pearcy agree that safety and security doesn’t seem to be much of a concern to first year students.

To ensure safety and security, front desk monitors and residential assistants (RA) are on duty 24 hours every day of the week.

“If issues do arise, don’t let them go unaddressed… it

Incoming students encouraged to rely on Res-lifeResidential life tips:

• Packages delivered by UPS, Federal Express, etc., are dropped off at the reception desk of each residence hall.

• After-hour dorm entrances require a stu-dent ID. Up to two guests can be signed in by a student per night.

• The university reserves the right to conduct searches and seizures due to suspicion of criminal acts, administrative actions or emergency situations.

• Students should make sure access to doors and windows are clear from blockage of furniture or lofts. Also, students should never block stairways with chained bicycles.


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A commitment to community service remains one of the goals of Indiana State University as it continues to try to get more ISU students involved.

Erika True, Indiana State University women’s soccer head coach, has the same fervor for giving back to the community as the university and has transferred this to the young women competing on the women’s soccer team.

“They don’t think twice about giving to others and helping out the community,” True said.

The team’s focus on community engagement reflects one of the purposes of college as described in ISU’s mission statement. According to ISU’s mission statement the university “combines a tradition of strong undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on community and public service”.

As a campus in the 2010-11 academic year, Associate Director for the Center of Community Engagement Heather Miklozek said that following a curricular survey administered by the center that for the academic year of 2010-2011 it is estimated that ISU completed just under a million hours of

community service.In addition, within the past year the university

was honored by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department for their efforts. ISU was awarded the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction.

According to the ISU Strategic Plan, involvement in the community ranks high coming in at goals two and three of the plan. The overall objective of this goal is to have 100 percent of the student population involved in some form of experiential learning before graduation.

“We feel that part of the college education is learning about your community and your responsibility to that community, beyond that we who are at the university are privileged and need to learn the value of sharing,” President Dan Bradley said.

Miklozek said some think of community service and engagement as a court sanctioned order but at the center it is viewed as “mindfulness to be part of your civic community.”

ISU students and faculty traveled to Henryville Indiana to lend a hand after a tornado destroyed their town (Photo by Jessica Squires). Community ServiCe/23

ISU continues its commitment to the community


“[Community service is] spending your time at an agency providing support in some capacity,” Miklozek said.

Miklozek said that a lot of academic programs have already included experiential into academic curricula.

have already included experiential learning opportunities into academic curriculums.

She added that experiential learning involves using a skill set or providing volunteer time to improve a facility. Therefore, students in marketing classes may be involved in developing marketing plans for non-profit or profit organizations within the community as part of their curriculum.

The Center for Community Engagement aids faculty and students by providing grant opportunities for community engagement projects as well as offering different events for students and faculty to get involved. Miklozek said the center links students and faculty with over 120 agencies servicing different populations from youth to elderly to physically and mentally disadvantage to animals. The most notable partner of the center is currently the Ryves Neighborhood Partnership.

The center not only links students to agencies but also provide opportunities on campus for students to get involved. Miklozek said that some of the events the center carries out include Alternative Spring Break, fall and Spring Donaghy Day and Chicago Service Trip. New events this year may include “Stop and Serve”. Miklozek said the center

plans to have it as a bi-monthly event bringing community service to students. The Center will set up tables in the commons and have activities such as writing holiday cards for nursing home residents or children. The goal is to bring community service efforts to the students who may not have the time to committ to service projects but want to still play a part.

“The companionship of others involved in service and the reactions of those being helped make the loss of time seem trivial,” Bradley said.

ISU students and faculty traveled to Henryville Indiana to lend a hand after a tornado destroyed their town (Photo by Jessica Squires).

“We feel that part of the college education is learning about your community and your responsibility to that community, beyond that we who are the university are privileged and need to learn the value of sharing.”

President Dan Bradley

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Center for Community Engagement Events

College Day of Caring

Alternative SpringBreak

Community GardenCongressional Leadership

Program

Da�odil Days

Day of Action

Fall Donaghy DayFirst Year Students Only

Habitat HouseChicago Service

Learning Trip

Human Rights Day

Indy Day of Service

ISU Supports Southern Indiana

Martin Luther King Jr.Day of ServiceNeighborhood

Partnerships

Service-LearningScholars

Special Olympics

Spring Donaghy DaySycamore Service

Challenge

Symposium

Volunteer Fair

Volunteer Summit

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Public Safety serves many purposesSafety remains #1 priority

Indiana State University’s Public Safety Department is charged with many responsibilities while trying to maintain a safe environment for students on campus.

“The Public Safety department serves many purposes,” said Joe Newport, assistant director of Public Safety. “Even though many people believe we are only here to fight crime, we also handle other very important areas such as student ID’s, parking”

One of the few areas that is covered through the Public Safety Department are issuing Student ID’s to everyone on campus.

Student ID’s are given to all ISU students for free, but if lost, a replacement fee of $5

is required. “Student ID’s are important,” Newport

said. “They tell us a student’s current status, how much money is left on their meal plan and is required to make entrance into some buildings.”

Local merchants throughout the community have also partnered with ISU and issue discounts if a student ID is presented.

Parking enforcement and issuing parking tags must also go through the Public Safety Department. Any student or staff member that would like to park on campus, must obtain a parking permit for specific lots throughout campus. With many parking changes projected for the 2012-2013 school year, Newport encourages students to pay attention to where vehicles are being parked

and to have a visible parking tag.“We don’t want students to be ticketed for

something silly like not having a parking tag where we can see it,” Newport said.

Although Public Safety plays many roles, students are urged not to take advantage of the law.

“I think sometimes when students, specifically freshmen, enter college, they find a new freedom that they might not have had before. That doesn’t mean there’s an automatic relaxation of drinking law enforecment,” Newport said.

Newport warns students that drinking enforcement will be taking place and not to get involved with the wrong crowd.

“We don’t want students getting off on the wrong foot,” he said.

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Placed throughout campus at 30 different locations, Blue Light Phones provide a direct link to the Public Safety Department. This can be used to call for emergencies or for general information.

The RAVE alert text messaging system is the best way to be immediately notified when an emergency happens on campus. It is free to sign up, but some phone carriers may charge. To sign up for the RAVE alert text messaging alerts, go to www.indstate.edu/pubsafety

All students and visitors are required to have a hanging ISU tag on all university owned lots. Make sure to keep your vehicle locked and valuable items out of direct sight in your vehicle. If you need to report something stolen or need to receive a new ISU tag, visit the Public Safety Department or call 237-5555



Indiana State University will be no longer issuing paper bills to students beginning fall 2012.

Prospective and current students at the university will receive their bill information electronically.

“It will be the first time ISU will not mail paper tuition bills to students at their home address,” Laura David, associate vice president of finance said. “All tuition bills going forward will be electronic (e-Bill) and loaded into the Indiana State University Student Account Suite.”

David said the university made the switch to electronic bills because it enables students to have access to their information 24/7 whilst maintaining security and confidentiality. David added that sending the bill electronically also eliminates mailing and postal delays.

“Electronic bills will be exactly the same as the current paper tuition bills,”

David said. “The only change that is being made is how the bill is delivered to students.”

Parents and/or guardians interested in accessing their child’s account can do so. David said students could set their parents and/or guardians as an authorized user.

“Authorized users will receive email notifications when the student’s e-Bill is available and are able to adjust their profile to receive text message alerts as well,” David said.

David said upon receiving an email notification students will be able to pay their bill via their MyISU portal or going to www.indstate.edu/payisu. In addition, David said students would be able to view previous bills on their portal.

David added that payment options for the bills would remain the same as it had in the past.

According to http://www.indstate.edu/express/paymentplans.htm students have available to them three payment plan options. There is the single payment

plan which requires one payment every semester at the required due date. The date for this plan is August 21, 2012.

Secondly, there is the monthly plan that allows students to spread their tuition, housing and other fees equally over ten months. The plan requires enrollment in the Tuition Management Systems (TMS) at the cost of a non-refundable $55.

Finally, there is the variable payment plan which allows students to pay as determined by the student up till the final due date which for fall 2012 is October 8.

ISU students to receive bills electronically this fall

Illustration by Marcus Steiner

“It will be the first time ISU will not mail paper tuition bills to students at their home address.” Laura David, assoicate vice president of finance

Student population at Indiana State University

As of Spring 2012 Indiana State Univeristy’s student body was 10, 741.

Undergraduate students account for 80.8 percent of the student populatio and graduate students were 19.2 percent.

Majority of students going to ISU are female who made up 54.7 percent of the student population while men were 45.3percent.

Most of the students attending ISU are Indiana residents at 75.7 percent, followed by out-of -stat students 18.7 percent and international students at 5.5 percent.

Minority students stand at 21 percent. African Americans are the largest minority group making of 68.9 percent of minority students.

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The Indiana State University Student Counseling Center located in the Student Services Building provides various counseling services annually at a minimal cost for many students.

Director of the ISU Student Counseling Center Kenneth Chew said the main issues that students suffer from include depression, anxiety, relationship concerns and homesickness.

“During the first month of school, we tend to see high numbers of students dealing with homesickness and adjustment to college,” Chew said.

Homesickness can be triggered by major losses, or changes in geography, sleeping/eating patterns, peer groups,

living situations, activities, classes, and living accommodations, he said.

Feeling “homesick” may include sadness, loneliness, nervousness, insecurity, missing loved ones, or apathy towards your new environment.

ISU Student Health Promotions encourages students not to feel shame and to understand that a period of “homesickness” is a natural reaction to the college transition for many first year students.

In fact, the first tip the Center gives to students suffering from homesickness is to “give yourself permission to be homesick.”

Associate Director for Wellness Aimee Janssen-Robinson said there is activities students can engage in to ensure the transition is a healthy one.

“Talking with friends and family, be involved on campus with student organizations, community service, and experiential learning,” Robinson said.

The Center recommends that students seek help from the counseling center if their symptoms involving homesickness or any other threat show no improvement or increase after four to six weeks upon arriving at campus.

The first personal counseling session is free for registered students. Thereafter, there is a one-time charge of $30 for one semester or $60 annually per academic year.

Not every student’s case is evaluated and necessary for ongoing counseling sessions.

Robinson said the Center frequently refers students to other professionals

on campus who can assist with their concerns more effectively.

The Center also participates with many university wide programs annually such as the ISU Fest and Rec Fest. In addition, the Center organizes the annual Wellness Bash.

The Center is located at 567 North Fifth St. on the third floor of the Student Services Building. The hours are from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday. Appointments must be made prior to the scheduled time, there are no walk-in sessions. Appointments usually last approximately 45 minutes. To make an appointment, call (812) 237-3939.

“Freshmen typically make up about 40 to 45 percent of the students who use the Counseling Center (annually),” Chew said.

Counseling center offers guidance to distressed students



University Apartments close community center doors

Under an affordability initiative, Uni-versity Apartments has closed the resi-dential community center for an unspeci-fied amount of time.

“Every department to be more efficient,” residential life assistant director Jessica Robinson said. “Everything that the com-munity center offered is available on cam-pus and we want to make students take use of them.”

Students can make use of the library for studying and the Student Recreation Center for working out, residential life associate director Stephanie Pearcy said. “We also have the shuttle bus that runs between the University Apartments and campus.”

President Daniel J. Bradley put forth the charge to be more efficient a few months ago so we decided to close the commu-nity center’s doors in order to not raise the price of rent, Robinson said.

“There isn’t a lot of tenant use anyway,” Pearcy said. “Those who do use it will be upset and we understand that it will take some getting used to.”

Robinson added that the University Apartments are a very different setting with students who are aged 21 and up,

graduate students, and families all resid-ing.

“They have different needs,” she said.Residential Life and all other depart-

ments are constantly reviewing things in order to be more fiscally and socially re-sponsible, Pearcy said. “However we are not looking at closing anything right now.”

Our staff members do a fantastic job so we are not looking at changing the staffing process, Robinson said.

“We are conducting a review process though, using a Residential Life survey,” Pearcy said. “We have a good response rate and will be using this to judge if we are serving students satisfactorily and op-erating efficiently.”

The student-staff of Residential Life are also giving feedback so it’s a 360 degree feedback circle, Pearcy said.

“We are ultimately meeting student needs both academically and socially,” Robinson said. “Our goal is to look at the current process-both good and bad- and being proactive with upcoming challeng-es.”


The University Apartments circa 1965 (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).


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When Cheri Bradley met her husband, she never imagined she would get the opportunity to travel the world along with many other incredible experiences by becoming the first lady of Indiana State University.

Bradley graduated University of Tulsa with a bachelors’ degree in elementary education, followed by a masters’ degree in special education from Nova Southeastern University.

She met the future ISU President in Tennessee. They eventually married and moved to Montana to raise their three boys.

After teaching for 15 years, She retired when her husband pursued the presidency at ISU.

“I love retirement,” she said. “It gives me opportunities to travel, volunteer and see my grandkids. Being the first lady also offers me wonderful opportunities with no responsibilities.”

I have to stay busy, Bradley said, when you move to a new community, you have to be a part of that community and get involved.

“We love living on campus; it connects us with the students,” she said. “I’m your neighbor and it makes me feel so lucky. The students challenge me and keep me feeling young.”

Bradley is very involved with campus affairs and tries to attend all sorts of events.

“We enjoy sporting events because they are all encompassing and involve both young men and women,” she said. “I love music and try to attend the choral and music department events. We also love theatre and enjoy going to plays. We try to support the art shows and events hosted by the sororities and fraternities. Recently we hosted a cookout with the orientation leaders at the house.”

Every year since she became the first lady, Bradley has hosted the annual lemonade stand out on the front lawn of the Condit House.

“As I was packing up the house to come to ISU,

I had an epiphany about creating this lemonade stand so I approached Sodexo and they thought it was a wonderful idea. It was very successful initially so I decided to continue with the idea,” she said. “As I was cleaning out the Condit House, there were hundreds of mugs everywhere so I got the idea to clean them all up and hand them out to the students. The February following the first lemonade stand, I gave out mugs of hot chocolate and cookies. The only thing was that the students were not allowed to bring back the mugs so I have never done that again.”

The annual summer lemonade stand has become a tradition that ISU students look forward to every year.

“Facilities built me an actual lemonade stand and I was really appreciative of it,” Bradley said. “People have come to call me the ‘lemonade lady.’ As a freshman, people are timid and through this tradition we can have a short, sweet conversation and offer a friendly ‘hello.’”

The lemonade stand is usually held during the first week of classes and has been held on the front lawn of the Condit House but it was moved by Tirey Hall this past year for more traffic, she said, it has continued to be a success ever since the first year.

She, her husband and some other important representatives of the university recently traveled to Thailand to commemorate the ISU Foundation’s first international club, the Thailand Alumni Club.

“It was my first time in Thailand. I love the country and its people; they are so kind and polite,” she said. “The alumni of ISU go back to Thailand and become leaders in their own fields.

Many people are excited for this opportunity to study and work in the United States and they also welcome students and teachers to come to Thailand. We are continuing work based on efforts from before we came here.”

In the spring and fall, my husband and I take trips across the state and try to establish relationships with the alumni of ISU, Bradley said, we also speak to high school graduates about what their next chapter in life will hold for them.

“We call them alumni but they are really our friends,” she said.

Along with her own endeavors, Bradley also holds high offices within different boards.

She works on the executive committee for the sustainability initiative, she is a member of the Board of Special Olympics and she has started the “Women of ISU” group.

The Special Olympics have been hosted at ISU for 40 years and Cheri continues promoting the event.

“Because I worked in special education, I

t h o u g h t the Special O l y m p i c s would be a good fit,” she said. “It’s something that I appreciate the work that people do and help the Special Olympians to reach their goals. I work as a liaison between the state organization, the games and ISU. The Board oversees the big picture of the organization.”

The “Women of ISU” was started in 2008 and I am very proud of it, she said. “Female faculty and staff gather for a nice brunch at Christmas with a gift for CODA or the Bethany House. We also host a brunch in the spring in which we collect money for scholarships to go to non-traditional women on campus.”

Her energetic, patient, and creative attitude has led Bradley to some interesting opportunities which qualify her advice to students as equally interesting.

“Be true to yourself-search out academically, socially, environmentally and explore opportunities that you are personally interested in,” she said.


Goode returns to ISU, replaces Hasler

Indiana State University alumni Greg Goode will return to ISU as the executive director for governmental relations after being appointed by President Daniel J. Bradley.

After holding a similar position at ISU from 2001 to 2007, Goode will resume the duties following the resignation of Brian Hasler, who was arrested in Indianapolis in Nov. for soliciting a prostitute.

“I love ISU and Terre Haute,” Goode said. “Many great things are happening at the university and in the community. I am happy with the prospect of being closer to family and for my little boy to grow up in Indiana.”

In his previous tenure with ISU, Goode was instrumental in working on several projects such as the University Hall for the College of Education, the Federal Building for the College of Business and the Terre Haute multi-

modal facility.Goode has also

held key roles on the staffs of former U.S. Reps. Steven Buyer, Brian Kearns and Ed Pease, served on the boards of directors of Terre Haute Regional Hospital and the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and on the Indiana Chamber of Commerce federal policy task force.

Having a history in politics, Goode said he is not interested in running for public office after a failed first attempt.

“I held many responsibilities when I had served as executive assistant to the president (Dr. Lloyd Benjamin at the time) for external affairs before resigning to run for the United States Congress in 2007-2008,” he said. “I have no political aspirations now, however, and am not interested in running for political office.”

Goode plans on

beginning his duties on July 16, and to remain visible on campus and throughout the community.

“Getting reacquainted with members of the legislature, the Commission for Higher Education and the Indiana Congressional delegation will also rank high on the list of immediate activities,” he said.

Goode currently serves as the Chief of Staff at Bastyr University which is located just outside of downtown Seattle.

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“I love ISU and Terre Haute. Many great things are happening at the university and in the community and I am happy with the prospect

of being closer to family and for my little boy to grow up in Indiana.”

Greg Goode, ISU’s executive director for governmental relations


Teach It39 faculty members conduct research or teach about sustainability.22 courses deal with environmental and sustainability issues.

Live ItISU has signed on to the Presidents’ Climate Commitmentand has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.Our Carbon Footprint Analysis shows that we are at53% of our 1990 carbon emission levels.

Embrace ItISU believes it’s important to let everyone have achance to become involved in sustainability.Whether it’s with Earth Day, The Energy Competition, Recyclemania, or the Environmental club.

Indiana State Universityis taking the next step to becoming

more sustainable.

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GREEN

Learn more about what Indiana State University is doing atwww.isusustainability.org


The Indiana State Men’s Track and Field team successfully defended its Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship Title for the second consecutive year.

After sweeping the MVC in the 2011-12 season (win team championship titles for men’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field) the Sycamores followed up clinching two of three conference championship titles in the 2011-12 season.

ISU men’s track and field and cross country head coach John McNichols was named the MVC Outdoor Men’s Coach of the Year for the ninth time. (Photo left courtesy of ISU Athletics Media Relations).

The Indiana State University baseball team was crowned the Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions.

The championship is the fourth in ISU school history the last championship coming in 1985. The Sycamores ended the regular season play with a 41-13 record overall, 14-5 in the league play.

The team then went on to play in the MVC tournament where they were eliminated by the Evansville Purple Aces.

Nonetheless, the Sycamores were able to get an at large bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional. (Photo left courtesy of ISU Athletics Media Relations).

Sycamores among the best in the Missouri Valley

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After traveling to for the 2012 NCAA Division I East Regional Championships in Jacksonville, Fla. the men and women of the Indiana State University track and field team earned five qualifiers to the 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.

The contingent of sixteen athletes (five women, 11 men) competed over a span of three days against the top 48 in the East Region for a spot at a berth to the national championships. At the end of the competition, on the women’s side three ISU student athletes made it to the outdoor nationals meet in Des Moines, Iowa.

“This group of women really had a good outdoor season and they are all back for next year so it would be really exciting to watch the improvements they made from this year translate into next year,” ISU women’s head coach Angie Martin said.

Junior thrower Felisha Johnson led the team as she qualified in three events to the championships in Des Moines, Iowa; the women’s shot put, discus and hammer throw.

Johnson began the meet with a throw of 54 feet-63/4 inches (16.63 meters) in the women’s shot put finishing fifth in the competition. Johnson currently holds the number two spot on the ISU All-Time List behind school record holder Christy Barrett (Sherman) at 56 feet – 103/4 inches (17.34 meters) in 1991.

The Sycamore then went on to compete in women’s discus on the following day where she threw a three meter personal best of 180’6” (55.03 meters) finishing second in the competition.

The effort is a few inches shy of the ISU record held by Julie Koebcke at 180’9” (55.10 meters) established in 1995.

Johnson closed out the meet with the women’s hammer throw. The Sycamore entered the competition ranked tenth in the region but was unable to move on as she fouled out the event.

Junior thrower Mary Thiesien was another lady Sycamore making it to nationals. The Sycamore will accompany Johnson in the women’s shot after finishing ninth in the competition. Thiesien threw a personal best of 54’3” (15.94 meters) which ranks third on the ISU all-time list. The Sycamore competed once more in the women’s discus but fell short finishing (insert place) with a throw of 159’8” (48.67 meters).

After advancing to the quarterfinals in the women’s 400

meter hurdles with the sixth fastest time of 58.11 seconds junior hurdler Stacia Weatherford clinched the third place spot in the quarterfinals and thus earning her first trip to nationals in a time of 58.03 seconds.

Rounding out the competition for the women junior runner Leann Michl and Richelle Kimble just missed the trip. Michl ran a personal best time of 2:06.28 seconds in the women’s 800 meters in the preliminary round to qualify for the quarterfinals where she finished 15th overall.

Kimble exited the competition on misses in the women’s pole vault. The junior cleared a personal best height of 13’3.5” (4.05 meters) with a few close clearances at 13’5.75” (4.10 meters) to finish 14th in the competition.

The sixteen Sycamores that qualifed to compete at the 2012 NCAA Division I East Regional Championships in Jacksonville Florida (Submitted photo).

“This group of women really had a good outdoor season and they are all back for next year, so it would be really exciting to watch the improvements they made from this year translate into next year.”

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Junior thrower Brandon Pounds and sophomore hurdler Greggmar Swift were the two men to qualify for the trip to nationals. Pounds threw 213’ (64.94 meters) and finished fifth in the men’s hammer throw competition. The throw is the second best in his career.

“It felt good,” Pounds said. “It was good to go against some of the best in the country and perform well.”

Sophomore hurdler Greggmar Swift ran 13.75 seconds in the preliminaries to advance to the quarterfinals where he improved on his time running 13.55 seconds.

Teammate, junior hurdler Maurice Lyke, ran a personal best time of 14.06 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. The Sycamore was just a spot shy of making the quarterfinals missing it by just six hundredths of a second.

Senior high jumper Major Clay tied for 20th in the completion clearing 6’11.5” (2.12 meters) while teammate, freshman Jonathan Christensen tied for32nd after clearing 6’9.5” (2.07 meters).

Teammate, junior hurdler Maurice Lyke, ran a personal best time of 14.06 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. The Sycamore was just a spot shy of making the quarterfinals missing it by just six hundredths of a second.

Senior Craig Padgett concluded his career as a Sycamore as he competed in the 10,000 meters along with teammate, junior Albaro Escalera. The Sycamore duo finished 26th and 28th respectively.

Two other sycamores that concluded their time as part of ISU track and field were seniors Jeremiah Vaughn and Ernest Rollins. Vaughn competed in the men’s 1500 meters competition where he ran a time of 4:07.77 to finish 44th overall. Rollins competed in the men’s triple jump but fell short of making it out of the preliminaries finishing 26th with a leap of 49’1” (14.96 meters).

Junior runner Dustin Betz rounded out the competition for the Sycamores by competing in the men’s 3000 meter steeple chase. Betz ran a 9:02.07.

Sophomore Greggmar Swift was the last Sycamore to qualify for the NCAA Division I National Championships in the 110 meter hurdles (Submitted photo).

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HOMECOMING2012

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Danny PfrankISU Athletics Media Relations

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The Indiana State baseball team received numerous awards prior to the start of the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, highlighted by junior Jeremy Lucas becoming the first student-athlete in program history to earn the MVC’s Joe Carter Player of the Year award.

Junior Dakota Bacus also earned a specialty award, being named the MVC’s Newcomer of the Year, while head coach Rick Heller received the Dan Callahan MVC Coach of the Year award. The MVC announced this February that the league’s annual coach of the year award would be renamed to honor former Southern Illinois head coach Dan Callahan. Callahan spent 16 years as the head coach of the Salukis before losing his long battle with cancer in November of 2010.

Bacus becomes the fourth student-athlete to be named the Newcomer of the Year, joining Tim Brewer (2005), Clint Barmes (2000) and Rick Angell (1998). Heller is the third coach in ISU history to receive the Dan Callahan MVC Coach of the Year award, joining Bob Warn (1979, 1983, 1984) and Lindsay Meggs (2009).

Lucas earned three separate awards from the MVC, being named Joe Carter Player of the Year, First Team All-MVC and to the All-Defensive Team. The West Terre Haute, Ind., and West Vigo High School product, started all 21 games behind the plate for ISU in league play, hitting .361 (26-for-72) with six doubles,

two home runs, 15 RBIs, 19 runs scored and a .505 on-base percentage. Behind the plate, Lucas recorded 143 putouts and totaled 23 fielding assists without committing an error.

Bacus was also named First Team All-MVC along with his Newcomer of the Year award, going 4-1 with a 2.00 ERA in MVC action while throwing a pair of complete games in his seven starts. The Moline, Ill., and Southeastern Community College transfer, led ISU to the regular season MVC championship last Thursday, throwing a complete game in ISU’s 6-3 victory over Missouri State.

Junior Rob Ort was the third Sycamore to earn First Team All-MVC status, his second straight season earning the honor. The Newburgh, Ind., and Castle High School product, led ISU with 22 RBIs in MVC play, totaling six doubles, one triple and four home runs. Ort was also 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts.

Senior Kyle Burnam and sophomores Sean Manaea and Tyler Wampler all earned Second Team All-MVC plaudits. Burnam was second on the team with a .309 batting average in conference play, tying for third on the team with 21 hits while leading the team with six sacrifice hits. Manaea went 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in seven starts, striking out 54 batters in 47 innings. Wampler started all 21 games at shortstop for ISU, totaling 17 hits at the plate and a team-leading 59 fielding assists on defense.

Senior Jon Hedges and freshman Landon Curry rounded out the awards for the Sycamores, both being named Honorable Mention All-MVC. Hedges tied for third on the team with 21 hits in league play, tying for the team lead with six doubles while also hitting two home runs and driving in 17 runs. Curry also tied for third on the team with 21 hits in MVC action, scoring 13 runs and ranking third on the team with a .288 batting average.

Indiana State’s eight All-MVC awards tied with Illinois State for the second-most in the league, one behind Missouri State’s nine.

Conference honors roll in for Sycamore baseball

(Photo courtesyof ISU Athletics Media Relations).


Indy

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T h e I n d i a n a p o l i s 500 is one of the biggest events that Indiana hosts annually and this year an Indiana State University student was closer to the track and traditions than most people could ever imagine.

Katy Balch, s o p h o m o r e finance major and legal studies minor, was crowned as one of the 33 Indy 500 princesses for the 2012 race.

Racing is a tradition that Balch has running through her veins. Her great-grandfather was a three-time winner of the

Indy 500 and her grandfather built engines for many of the winning cars in later years.

Balch’s great-grandfather, Louis Meyer, won the Indy 500 in 1928, 1933 and 1936. In 1936, the tradition of drinking milk on the winner’s stage began because a photographer took a picture of Meyer drinking buttermilk. After seeing the picture, the American Dairy Association wanted to use it for marketing purposes.

“The Indy 500 is in my blood. From the time I was born, my family has been sharing with me fascinating racing stories,” Balch said. “These stories always get me excited about the rich history the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has and would get me excited for the coming year’s race.”

Balch has been attending the race since she was a child, she said, and she has been looking up to the princesses for as long as she can remember.

“Although I have wanted to be a princess for a long time, it was my grandmother who initially encouraged me to compete for the princess title. However, I am also grateful for the strong support from my ISU family,” Balch said. “Paula Meyer and Tammy Schaffer [class of 2012] were instrumental in earning the princess title. Former Festival Princess and Miss ISU, Taylor Schaffer, has been an excellent mentor for me; a tradition I hope to continue for many years to come.”

Balch felt she was qualified to be a princess because she is knowledgeable about the history and traditions associated with the Indy 500, she said.

“The process [in becoming a princess] is different than a pageant because it is based solely on your résumé and interviews,” Balch said. “The emphasis of this program is on GPA, involvement on campus and in your community and being outgoing and personable.”

T h e first step in her route to her royal status was to apply online at 500festival.com.

“They will either accept or deny applications based on GPA. This year they accepted 276 applications,” Balch said. “Then I underwent two interviews where they cut from 276 to 66, then two more interviews to cut from 66 to 33. There are 33 princesses to correspond with the 33 drivers in the 500 Mile Race.” Of the 33 princesses, one queen is chosen.

The 33 women, who were chosen to represent the 500 Festival, need to possess the following characteristics: exceptional poise and appearance, volunteerism, maturity and responsibility, academic achievement, ability to work with others, hardworking, patience and flexibility, great sense of humor, high energy level and unselfishness, she said. Balch felt that she had all those characteristics.

“Earning the title of 500 Festival Princess was extremely exciting. I was overjoyed knowing I would be carrying on my family’s racing legacy,” she said. “I have had the opportunity to share my great-grandfather’s story with so many Terre Haute elementary school classrooms and that has definitely been the most rewarding part of this

experience.”B e i n g

a Princess has helped me build new networks and so many wonderful people who share an interest in racing, she said.

The application to apply to be a Princess for the 2013 Indy 500 will be online starting in September.


“The yard of bricks tasted

like a dream come true,

consequently, my dreams

taste like clay.”


ISU 101 - June 4, 2012

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