Class takes the eek out of economics

For the past 12 years, John Conant, chair of the economics department at Indiana State, has taught this course to teachers and shown them the way to a brighter economically educated future for children.

ISU alumnus Jan Eglen manages the risk

Although Jan Eglen worked with the pioneering efforts to send man into space, developed one of the first hovercraft and co-founded a company that mixes psychology with pricing, he doesn't consider himself a risk taker.

Miss ISU to compete for Miss Indiana

Miss Indiana State University, Eric Eisenhut of Vincennes, will compete for the title of Miss Indiana June 18-21 in Zionsville.

Decision on new president expected by early July

A new president for Indiana State University will likely be named by early July with an anticipated starting date in mid-August, Michael Alley, president of the ISU Board of Trustees announced. Alley will recommend to the board at its June 20 meeting that ISU Provost Jack Maynard serve as interim president until a new leader is in place.

ISU receives second $100,000 Grant from Osher Foundation

Indiana State University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, the first and only such institute in Indiana, has been awarded a second grant to provide learning opportunities for older adults in the Wabash Valley.

New director named at Small Business Development Center

Heather Penney has been named director of the West-Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, which is housed in Indiana State University's College of Business. A certified business counselor, Penney was previously director of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.

University response to flooding

Indiana State University is working to help students, faculty, staff and the community affected by recent flooding in the Wabash Valley.

ISU presidential candidate Thomas Hynes to visit campus

Thomas "Tim" Hynes, vice president for academic affairs at the University of West Georgia, and one of three finalists in the search for Indiana State University's 11th president, will visit campus Monday and Tuesday (June 9-10).