Commencement speaker tells grads

TERRE HAUTE - Kirby Rice reminded her fellow graduates that they learned more lessons than those in the classroom during Indiana State University’s 2007 Winter Commencement Saturday afternoon.

More than 850 students were eligible to walk across the stage • about 650 for undergraduate degrees and about 200 for advanced degrees.

Driving safety professor gives winter driving tips

When snow is in the forecast and holiday travel on the agenda, drivers need to limit their distractions and stay focused on the road, according to Stan Henderson, ISU driver safety expert.

ISU offers Crisis Intervention Training and Certification Program

Wabash Valley healthcare, emergency services, disaster workers and school personnel are invited to learn crisis intervention techniques to help their colleagues and others following a traumatic event during a conference Jan. 24 and 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education.

Students invited to attend ISU's Flute Fair

The Indiana State University Music Department will host a Flute Fair Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center for Performing and Fine Arts, at Seventh and Chestnut streets.

Student Health Center earns state recognition

Indiana State University's Student Health Center recently received an Excellence in Epidemiology award from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). The award recognizes the center's active participation and reporting record to the Influenza Sentinel Surveillance Program during the 2006-2007 flu season.

Research finds rodents living near highways

Dale Sparks, associate professor and research scientist in the department of ecology and organismal biology, and a team of students are evaluating the quality of Interstate 70 as a small mammal habitat from the Indiana state line to Marshall, Ill., with the permission of the Illinois Department of Transportation.