Known as “living legends of American music” and “the most imitated entertainers in show business,” the Ink Spots will return to their native city on Saturday, May 31, to perform at the University of Indianapolis.

The concert, part of UIndy’s annual Alumni Weekend festivities but open to the general public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center’s Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Admission is $25 or $20 before May 16, with tickets available through the Alumni Relations office, (317) 788-3295.
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The University of Indianapolis is expected to award 879 undergraduate degrees and 473 graduate degrees for the 2007-08 academic year, with commencement ceremonies on the home campus scheduled for Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.

This year’s projected graduates total 1,153 in Indianapolis and 199 at partner institutions in Greece, China, Belize and Cyprus. The graduates represent 18 states and 22 nations, with international students – non-U.S. citizens – accounting for 20 percent of the total.

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The University of Indianapolis has named a director for its newly established Richard G. Lugar Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders, created to build leadership skills and promote public service and ethics among Indiana high school and college students.

Lara Mann of Fishers will bring extensive education and public policy experience to her leadership of the center, which the university and the state’s senior senator unveiled in December.

“The center and the other resources of the University of Indianapolis are poised to provide opportunities that inspire and shape the next generation of Indiana’s leaders,” Mann said. “Our goal is to instill the qualities of integrity and leadership that Senator Lugar has demonstrated representing Indiana.”
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Sandi Patty, a top name in contemporary Christian music for nearly three decades, will perform Sunday, April 27, at the University of Indianapolis.

The UIndy Concert Choir will join the celebrated vocalist for selected pieces during the matinee concert, which begins at 2:30 p.m. in the university’s Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for students and seniors, and are available through the box office, (317) 788-3251.
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The University of Indianapolis has been named the state’s Television School of the Year in the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters annual college competition, adding to a growing list of recent awards for UIndy’s communication students.

In results announced this week, UIndy TV placed second in the Video Magazine and Television School Newscast categories, and UIndy students earned nine other awards for TV and radio work. Other participating institutions included Ball State University, Indiana State University, University of Southern Indiana, Valparaiso University and Indiana Wesleyan University.

Scott Uecker, general manager of UIndy TV and UIndy radio station WICR, noted that campus cable channel UIndy TV 5 debuted just two years ago.
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University of Indianapolis public radio station WICR-FM 88.7, the radio home of jazz in Indianapolis, will stage its second annual outdoor WICR Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 19.
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The University of Indianapolis’ Department of Theatre will conclude its season with Henrik Ibsen’s social drama Hedda Gabler. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. April 11-12 and 17-19 and 3 p.m. April 13.

Set in the late 19^th century, the play explores the caged life of its title character (played by Ryan O’Shea) and her tormented desire for escape and individual freedom.

UIndy will use a translation by Nicholas Rudall, which director Brad Wright calls “very American.”

“It’s a relatively new translation, so the language and rhythm of speech are more contemporary,” Wright explains.

Performances will take place in Esch Hall’s Ransburg Auditorium, 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Admission is $8; $6 for students, seniors and groups of eight or more. For more information, call (317) 788-3251 or visit http://arts.uindy.edu.

The production rounds out the theatre department’s season of genres, which has included a melodrama and comedic spy spoof.

“Hedda Gabler is the quintessential Modern play,” Wright says. “So it’s a good play for students to tackle, but also it’s just a good play.”


AT A GLANCE
Hedda Gabler
When: 8 p.m. April 11-12 and 17-19
3 p.m. April 13
Where: Esch Hall, Ransburg Auditorium
University of Indianapolis, 1400 E. Hanna Ave.
Admission: $8; $6 students, seniors, groups of 8 or more
Information: (317) 788-3251 or http://arts.uindy.edu

A national education expert and one of Indiana’s best known philanthropists and civic leaders will be the featured speakers when the University of Indianapolis conducts its commencement ceremonies May 2 and 3.

The graduate programs commencement will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, in UIndy’s Nicoson Hall, located at Hanna Avenue and State Street. Addressing the graduates will be Arthur Levine, president of the New Jersey-based Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
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The University of Indianapolis is welcoming back Stan Gouard as its new head men’s basketball coach. A former University of Southern Indiana standout, Gouard returns to the UIndy Greyhounds after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Indiana State University. He served in that capacity for the Greyhounds from 2002-05.

University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, who was Gouard’s coach at University of Southern Indiana, called him “one of the greatest players and student athletes I’ve ever coached.”
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The University of Indianapolis’ Department of Theatre will conclude its season with Henrik Ibsen’s social drama Hedda Gabler. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. April 11-12 and 17-19 and 3 p.m. April 13.

Set in the late 19^th century, the play explores the caged life of its title character (played by Ryan O’Shea) and her tormented desire for escape and individual freedom.
Read more »