February 17, 2016

'Portal to the Public' Develops Faculty Skills,

Shares Research with Community

A national program run locally by Science Central that helps connect public audiences with current science in their own communities has been implemented at IPFW. The Science Central Portal to the Public program helps make the connection through direct interactions with local researchers and experts. Science Central initiated the multi-year program via numerous grants received from the Portal to the Public Network (PoPNet) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

"Portal to the Public allows us to share with the community who we are as an institution and broaden how the general public conceives of science," said Shannon Bischoff, associate professor of linguistics and director of the Institute for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors. IPFW participated in the program with an inaugural group of 12 faculty in various areas of expertise. Read the news release

Support Our Student Musicians as They Perform

in World-Famous Carnegie Hall

For the first time, student musicians from the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will represent IPFW with a performance at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of the 2016 New York Wind Band Festival during spring break, March 5--8.. There are a number of ways you can support and even attend this exciting event:

We are still in need of financial contributions to support this effort to make it free for students to participate. Make a contribution here
Much of their repertoire will be performed at IPFW during the pre-travel concert on Thursday, March 3, in Auer Performance Hall. Concert information
You can attend a luncheon at Sardi's restaurant the day of the concert (March 8), a pre-concert reception at the Red Eye Grill, or attend the concert that night at Carnegie Hall. Learn how you can participate

Enjoy Italian Cuisine at New Student-Run Restaurant

Seniors in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management will soon be serving up authentic Italian Cuisine at Ristorante Pranzo, this semester's student-run restaurant. Pranzo will operate in the Holiday Inn at IPFW and the Coliseum and will be open every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., February 18 through April 28.

Ristorante Pranzo will be open for lunch only. Reservations are recommended; call the Holiday Inn at 260-482-3800. Learn more about Ristorante Pranzo on Facebook and Twitter. Read the news release

Celebrate EveryBODY

IPFW's eating disorders awareness week program, "Celebrate EveryBODY," is Thursday, February 25, in Walb Student Union. Visit the Resource Fair between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or watch the Fab(YOU)lous Fashion Show from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a national outreach and screening week designed to educate people about all types of eating disorders, prevention, and recovery programs so that everyone can seek assistance and support in a non-threatening, easily accessible manner. View the flier [PDF]

Need a flu shot? Contact the IPFW Center for Healthy Living: Campus Clinic and Wellness Programs, located in Walb Union, Room 234. Immunizations, lab work, injury care, birth control, and sick care are all available to you in the nurse-managed clinic. Call 481-5748 for an appointment and remember to bring your medical card.

Join Retirement Open House for Warren Cartmel

Warren Cartmel is retiring after 25 years of being a maintenance mechanic in the Liberal Arts Building, Helmke Library, Visual Arts Building, Rhinehart Music Center, and Williams Theatre.

His open house party will be held Friday, February 19, from 10 a.m. to noon in Liberal Arts, Room 312. Please join us as we celebrate his retirement and wish him the best!

Photo of the Week

Color Me Don! This week's Homecoming department decorating contest has brought out all the colors of the rainbow. View large photo | Photo by Jim Whitcraft

RIPPLES Recipients

Pam Thompson, purchasing agent

Mike Phillips, media services technologist

Gabrielle Carteaux, student service-user tech

Jan Nichols, identy analyst