Won’t you make a child’s Easter a bit brighter?
8th Annual Easter Basket Collection
Sponsored by the Northeast Indiana Alumni Directors Consortium
February 15 to March 17, 2008
10 area college alumni offices will be collecting filled, wrapped Easter baskets for the children of clients at SCAN (Stop Child Abuse and Neglect)
http://www.scaninc.org/
Baskets may only be filled with commercially wrapped items (nothing homemade) with each basket completely wrapped so nothing falls out – Help IWU reach our goal of 100 baskets by dropping your basket off at the Ft. Wayne campus or the IWU Alumni Office in Marion
Participating Universities:
Indiana Wesleyan University – Ft. Wayne
IPFW
Ivy Tech
University of St. Francis
Huntington University
Grace College
Indiana Tech
Tri-State
Manchester College
Taylor-Fort Wayne
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Easter Basket Collection
Monday, February 11, 2008
Carlos Reid - appointment to Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses
Carlos Reid has been named president and chief executive officer for Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses in the
Reid has over 10 years of business development and marketing experience, previously serving as senior vice president of sales for CD Intelligence, president of B.E.A.M. Encoding, and founder and president of Point D.com, Inc.
He holds a bachelor's degree from the
Telesale underway - February 18-22, 2008
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Article published Feb 8, 2008
Face of telesale gives an inside glimpse at show
Miller says it's calm on TV but busy on set
BY MISHELE WRIGHT
mdwright@chronicle-tribune.com
Alan Miller - who will host his 10th Indiana Wesleyan telesale later this month - says being the face of the show earns him too much recognition.
"I get more credit than I deserve," he said. "There are so many people who do far more than I do."
Miller, public relations director at the university, will host the university's 13th annual fundraising telesale, which is set for Feb. 18 to 22.
Miller came to work for the university in January 1996, about two weeks before the first telesale. The following year he became more involved in the event, and in 1998 he hosted it for the first time. He's hosted the event every year since then, except for last year, when he had knee surgery.
He said it was fun sitting at home watching the event last year while he was recuperating. He said he was surprised at how organized the event looks on television, because it's actually very chaotic behind the scenes. More than 100 volunteers come together to do the fundraising.
Miller said his favorite part of hosting the event is sharing facts and trivia about the university between bidding and helping to acquaint the community with what the university is about.
"It's a neat opportunity to share the university for a week," he said.
This year, Miller will host the telesales for just three nights because he'll be on vacation the other two days. But he'll have a co-host each night.
His long involvement with the event has shown the Marion City Council member what kind of growth the university has seen in the past decade.
The event raised $15,000 for scholarships the first year and $30,000 the second year.
"We received so much response," he said. "We couldn't sell it all in two nights."
Now, the five-night event raises about $150,000 to $160,000 a night. During its 12 years, the telesale has brought in a total of about $1.35 million.
The money goes to scholarships for students. About 90 percent of the university's students require some kind of financial assistance, Miller said.
He said that throughout the years he has been surprised at the unusual items donated, including an ostrich, liposuction surgery, concrete, topsoil and fried chicken. Items such as coupons for condominiums and restaurants always are popular, he said.
While many of the items have remained the same, the technology is constantly changing. In the past, the item being sold was written on a card that one of the hosts would hold; now the list is just projected on the screen, Miller said. Bidding also goes much more quickly.
Another upgrade this year is a new location for the event: the two news WIWU-TV studios.
"This year is going to be a new adventure," Miller said.
For the past 10 years, the telesale has been in
The location also means that all the items will be stored in a separate studio, and the overall show should look more professional, Miller said.
Miller said he will read from a teleprompter some, but most of his wording during the event is impromptu. He said he usually does some writing in advance, but he doesn't practice.
"A lot of it will still be spontaneous, because that's the nature of it," he said. "We make a lot up as we go along. I have no idea who they'll want me to interview."
He also will have a wireless audio feed in his ear so he can communicate with other producers.
As far as the future, Miller said he plans to host next year's telesale. He said he may come back to the university to host others, if he's asked to, after he retires.
Paul Crisp, station manager of WIWU-TV 51, has worked with Miller for 12 years. Crisp said he's the perfect host for the show because he's a public figure who's well known and personable.
"He's awesome to work with," he said. "He's very flexible. He'll do whatever we want him to do, even if it's out of his realm of comfort."
Crisp said Miller is good at ad-libbing during the event, as well as interviewing people live.
"He knows them well enough to know what to ask them," he said. "He can wing it."
Last year, Crisp said, the event was awkward without Miller. Even though Crisp knows many of the same people, it wasn't the same, he said.
"It's just something about him," he said. "People feel more comfortable. Everybody who watches knows of him."
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Dr. Bud Bence is awarded Hinds Fellowship
Dr. Bud Bence awarded Hinds Fellowship
Both the university-wide Scholarship Council and the CAS Faculty Development Committee voted unanimously to award Dr. Bud Bence a Hinds Fellowship for the 2008-2009 academic year. This honor reflects both appreciation for the time of his service to the faculty, and it offers important assistance for his research project.
Dr. Bence was commissioned through the TEV Lilly project to write a book on vocation—and this was before he agreed to assist with the VPAA and Dean duties. This award, named after our esteemed Dr. Marvin Hinds, allows for a course-load reduction each semester plus $3,000 to assist with research needs. It is a high honor to receive this award, and in this case a double vote of confidence.
Congratulations to Dr. Bence!
Tony Dungy - Indianapolis Colts Coach - To speak at IWU Marion Campus
Changer Convocation
World Changer Convocation
February 27, 2008 at 10:00 am
Recreation and Wellness Center, Luckey Arena
Special Guest - Coach Tony Dungy
Purpose - The purpose of this event is to honor Coach Tony Dungy by
inducting him into the Society of World Changers and to inspire and
encourage students to become World Changers in their chosen professions.
With this purpose as our focus, we are planning to maximize the number
of students who can attend the convocation in the Luckey Arena.
Announcement for Alumni wishing to attend event: Unfortunately, we do
not have a facility that is spacious enough to include those from the
local community who would like to attend. University personnel who
receive inquiries should graciously share the purpose of the convocation
and the priority we have placed upon having our students hear Coach
Dungy. While we do not have a facility capable of accommodating all who
desire to attend, we are making the ceremony available electronically.
Available via television on WIWU-TV, Channel 51 over the air, Channel 23
on Brighthouse Cable, or via Internet streaming at www.wiwutv51.com .
The WIWUtv.51 website, www.wiwutv51.com , will have the live event, and
the times for re-runs posted by February 1.
Dr. Jim Lo - Dean of Chapel 08-09
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Lo has accepted the appointment as Dean of the Chapel beginning next academic year. We were blessed by Dr. Lo’s return to IWU this year! His ability to provide spiritual leadership to our campus as Dean of the Chapel is unquestioned.
For the past three years Dr. Steve Lennox has provided outstanding leadership as Dean of the Chapel. His request to return to the faculty was accepted with great appreciation for his work to organize and structure the Dean of the Chapel as a vital role at IWU.
Please pray for Dr. Lo and Dr. Lennox as they prepare to transition to their new assignments next academic year.
Henry Smith
President
MUNCIE -- Mayor Sharon McShurley makes appointment
Appointed Stephanie Le-Blanc as executive assistant to the mayor, succeeding Sheryl Estes. LeBlanc came from the American Red Cross Hoosier Heartland chapter in