The director of UIndy’s sports marketing program is noted in the latest issue of the American Marketing Association’s biweekly Marketing News.
Laurence “Larry” DeGaris, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Business, is listed among a handful of “Marketing Academics to Watch” in the Nov. 15 issue.
The publication cites Dr. DeGaris’ ability to link theory and [...]

As the Marion County Health Department faces the enormous task of vaccinating thousands of schoolchildren against the H1N1 flu, the UIndy School of Nursing is filling the gap with knowledgeable volunteers.
So far, nearly 50 nursing faculty and students are offering their time to administer shots or inhalable mist to children in the Perry Township schools. [...]

University of Indianapolis faculty member Barbara B. Kelly has been named president of the Board of Directors for the Indiana State Nurses Association.
 
An assistant professor in UIndy’s School of Nursing, Kelly was elected to a two-year term at the association’s annual member meeting in October.
 
ISNA is the professional organization for the state’s registered nurses, representing [...]

Ned Shannon, head athletic trainer and clinical instructor at the University of Indianapolis, has been named 2009 Indiana Athletic Trainer of the Year for the College and University setting by the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association.
In addition to his work at UIndy since 1993, Shannon also has participated in medical coverage for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the [...]

University of Indianapolis Director of Athletics Sue Willey was honored recently as a distinguished alumna of her other alma mater, Indiana University.
Willey received IU’s W.W. Patty Distinguished Alumni Award, which is presented annually to graduates of its School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation who have demonstrated outstanding personal and professional achievement. She holds master’s [...]

An event Saturday night will mark a half-century of nursing education at the University of Indianapolis.
The School of Nursing 50th Anniversary Gala in Schwitzer Student Center’s UIndy Hall will include dinner, music, tours of the school and its simulated nursing laboratory, and reflections on the past 50 years. The event begins at 6 p.m., with [...]

Trick-or-treating in the residence halls and other Halloween traditions at the University of Indianapolis are featured in an Indianapolis Star photo gallery.
Photographer Charlie Nye captured several staffers, faculty, students and kids as they enjoyed the Oct. 29 festivities, organized by the Residence Hall Association, Circle K, Sigma Zeta, the CaLUB, the library staff and Experiential [...]

The UIndy Department of Theatre is dedicating its 2009-2010 season to the late Richard Williams (pictured), who chaired the department from 1967 to 1994 and directed more than 120 productions, often drawing critical praise.
Dr. Williams died Oct 27 after an illness. He is survived by his wife, Muriel Williams; daughter, Kathryn Ransburg; and sons Richard [...]

WRTV news carried a story Tuesday about the ongoing research into metal theft conducted by UIndy’s Community Research Center, part of the Department of Social Sciences.
Metal theft is a crime in which the damage to victims’ buildings and vehicles typically far outweighs the value when thieves sell the material to scrap metal recyclers. The latest [...]

UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community is referenced in a front-page story in today’s Indianapolis Star.
The story notes the successes of Communities for Life, a program overseen by CAC for the Indiana Division of Aging to establish and support naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) at five locations around the state. The program’s directors and participants [...]