A welcoming campus in historic Melaka, Malaysia
By Becky Wood, Assistant to the Chancellor for Communications: Although business in the United States took David Russomanno, dean of the School of Engineering and Techology, back to the United States, the last day for the rest of the IUPUI delegation was truly remarkable. We traveled to the University Technical Malaysia Melaka, known as UTeM, […]
IUPUI delegation begins day with Ministry of Education meeting and ends day with a work of art on a plate
By Becky Wood, Assistant to the Chancellor for Communications: Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 Did a little rain in the afternoon dampen the spirits of the IUPUI delegation in Malaysia? Not one bit. From the morning at the Ministry of Education Community College Division to the afternoon with Datuk Professor Asma Ismail, vice chancellor at Universiti Sains […]
IUPUI delegation to Malaysia meets with IUPUI, IU Bloomington alumni
Post by Becky Wood, Assistant to the Chancellor for Communications: Monday evening found the IUPUI delegation to Malaysia at the beautiful Royale Chulan Hotel. A curving, wide marble staircase took us to the second floor where 25-30 alumni from IUPUI and IU Bloomington welcomed us to an incredible evening of memories, laughter and conversation. It was […]
IUPUI delegation visits UNITEN, a long-time educational partner
Post by Becky Wood, Assistant to the Chancellor for Communications: Monday, Jan. 16, 2016 Picture this: traffic at a standstill in one direction, and barely tapping the brakes going the other. This was the road to Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) this morning, and the IUPUI delegation was traveling the right direction, barely needing the brakes […]
IUPUI delegation begins visit in Malaysia
Post by Becky Wood, Assistant to the Chancellor for Communications: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 After traveling for up to 33 hours and over 11,000 miles, the IUPUI delegation to Malaysia arrived in Kuala Lumpur to begin visits with Malaysian universities, IUPUI alumni and future Jaguars. The goals: To strengthen existing partnerships and forge foundations for […]
Jennifer Bute has unique opportunity to help shape food allergy research
Since last August, Jennifer Bute, a health communication expert in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, has had a seat on a new national board that was formed to help Food Allergy Research and Education prioritize its research initiatives. FARE is the leading U.S. organization dedicated to advocacy for research and education about life-threatening […]
Visiting U.S. Embassy in Croatia becomes empowering experience
Guest post by Rob Schneider, School of Social Work coordinator of external affairs: Carmen Luca Sugawara knew that she and her students would have a strong program for their stay in Zagreb, the first leg of their 18-day study-abroad course in Croatia. But what she did not know was the impact that adding the U.S. […]
