Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 2005 — Page 9

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2005

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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New president highlights goals for 11 of I

By BRANDON A. PERRY Staff Writer

After four months of being president of the University of Indianapolis (U of I), Beverley J. Pitts has settled into her new role as leader of one of Central Indiana’s prominent academic institutions. Pitts, the first female president in U of I’s 103year history recently sat down with the Recorder to inform the community about her goals and what the institution has to offer. In recent weeks, Pitts has been greeting students, visiting faculty, meeting the 33-member board of trustees and sharing U of I’s story with various community organizations. “I’ve been very busy, but I suppose the president should be busy,” Pitts said with a laugh. “Everything’s been going great. There’s a whole lot going on at our campus that hopefully people will begin to take a look and say ‘you know, this is really good for Indianapolis and it’s something we should take pride in.’” Pitts noted that many individuals still don’t know much about certain aspects of the university, such as its wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, performing arts center, campus in Greece and successful outreach programs for students, including Bridge Scholars and Center for Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL). CELL was established by the university to promote educational excellence, and has provided grants to assist four local startup high schools that will provide personalized and rigorous education in the context of small student populations. The primary goals of the Bridge Scholars’ Program are to assist at-risk but ca-

pable high school students to envision a college education as a reality and help ease the transition from high school to college. “It’s awfully easy to get overwhelmed with the strangeness of college that some students leaving high school just say T’m not gonna’ try’ and pull back,” said Pitts. “We want to get them before they make that decision and tell them that they are college material and we want to help them make the transition.” Pitts noted that a major advantage of U of I is that it’s located in a convenient urban environment, but offers the feel of a small, close-knit liberal arts institution. She said U of I is happy about making strides in efforts to maintain a diverse campus. “Lm very proud of the fact that we see ourselves as being a multicultural campus,” she stated. “We see ourselves as being a reflection of our community. Everybody wants to recruit African-American students, but I think with us it’s a little more than that. We feel that it’s a part of our mission and that helps define us.” U of I, Pitts added, is also undergoing efforts to hire more minority faculty members, and has worked with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and various organizations to attract minority education graduates who are interested in teaching at the college level. A native of Indiana, Pitts was serving as provost and vice-president of academic affairs at Ball State University when she was appointed to succeed retiring U of I president Jerry Israel in July. Under Pitts’ leadership, the freshman retention at Ball State jumped from 67 percent in 1997 to 80 percent by 2003.

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Orchard School open house On Oct. 30 from 1-3 p.m., Orchard School will host an open house for prospective families of pre-school through grade 4 students. Information sessions begin on the half hour. Meet Joe Marshall, head of the school, and Donna Romack, elementary school director, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Orchard School, located on a 50-acre campus and established in 1922, is located at 615 W. 64th St. Call 2519253 or visit www.orchard.org for more information.

Faculty Reception Crispus Attucks Middle School recently held its 19th annual reception for new faculty members. Albert Murphy (front right) has hosted the reception since it was launched in 1986. Murphy is shown with her "helpers," Dorothy McKinney (front left) and (back row from left) Sharon Jones, Gilbert Taylor and DeLynn McKinney. (Photo/C. Guynn)

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"Diversity: On TV, Behind

q SESQUICENTENNIAL 2005-2006 BUTLER UNIVERSITY celebration of DIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES Soledad O'Brien Broadcast journalist and host of CNN's "American Morning"

Vincennes U. campus visitation days Vincennes University will host fall visitation days on Oct. 21 and 22, and also on Nov. 18 and 19. PreVU Days provide high school students and their parents an opportunity to tour campus and meet with faculty, staff, and students. There are also sessions about the college application process, financial aid, scholarships, student activities, and housing. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. at the Beckes Student Union, located on Second Street. Walking tours of campus will follow an information session. The program is free and lunch is provided, with advance registration. To register or for more information call toll-free, 1-800-742-9198, or visit the VU Web site: www.vinu.edu.

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005 7:30 p.m. at Clowes Memorial Hall A Hallmark event of Butler's Hispanic Heritage Celebration This event is open to the public at no charge, although tickets are required for admission and are available at the Clowes box office. For more information regarding tickets, call 940-6444.

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