Motorists should expect delays traveling to IU Bloomington commencement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2011

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Highway construction on the north side of Bloomington is expected to cause traffic delays for Indiana University Bloomington commencement ceremonies this weekend.

IU officials are encouraging graduates' friends and family members, especially those coming from the north, to allow extra time for the drive and to be patient. Motorists may want to take an alternative route to avoid the intersection of North College Avenue and Ind. 46.

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Because of construction, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction at the intersection of College Avenue and the Ind. 46 Bypass. Motorists attempting to reach Assembly Hall from north of Bloomington via the College Avenue or Ind. 46 exit from Ind. 37 are likely to experience delays.

On Saturday, officers with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department will assist IU Police Department officers in directing and regulating traffic and parking, said IUPD Chief Keith C. Cash. Officers will be stationed at heavily traveled intersections near Assembly Hall to keep traffic moving.

Additional information and directions are available at http://www.indiana.edu/~bypass/.

Commencement ceremonies for Indiana University Bloomington graduates will take place Friday (May 6) and Saturday (May 7) at Assembly Hall (1001 E. 17th St., Bloomington, IN 47408). They include:

Friday, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for business, education, HPER, music, nursing, public and environmental affairs and social work
Saturday, 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony for arts and sciences, continuing studies, informatics and computing, journalism and optometry
While there is a 3 -hour gap between the two Saturday ceremonies, graduates and some audience members will begin arriving early for the afternoon ceremony. Congestion can be reduced if those who attend the morning ceremony don't linger at Assembly Hall but travel to other locations on campus or in Bloomington to celebrate graduation.

For more information, see the IU Office of Ceremonies website, http://www.indiana.edu/~ceremony/. A news release with additional information about Indiana University commencement ceremonies is at http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/18144.html.
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Translational Science: Everything you wanted to know!

Dear PBS faculty, research scientists, and students,

You are invited to attend the 1st annual retreat of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at IU Bloomington on October 18, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (I-CTSI) administers over $3.5 million in research and training awards to IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame, with the aim of accelerating the rate of translation of basic research into clinical care and policy

The agenda for the upcoming meeting (which is attached and pasted below) includes presentations describing the mission, resources, and funding opportunities offered through the NIH-funded I-CTSI. This morning session will be held in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). A complimentary lunch will be offered between 11:45 and 1:00 PM in the IMU Solarium, followed by a symposium in which our IUB colleagues will illustrate their use of I-CTSI resources and their approach to translational science. The meeting will conclude with six thematic breakout sessions that will promote discussion about how to capitalize on I-CTSI resources and engage in translational research.

Please register for the conference at the following site, even if you are able to attend only a portion of the meeting:

www.indianactsi.org/IUBretreat

In addition, we encourage poster presentations during lunch (11:45 - 1:00 PM in the Solarium). Because the meeting will draw faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines and units, this is a unique opportunity to move outside of our silos and see the breadth of research conducted on our campus. We welcome new posters as well as those recently presented at scientific meetings. If you let me know of your intention to hang a poster, we'll be sure to have enough poster boards.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the upcoming meeting or the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute ( www.indianactsi.org).

Best regards,

Bill Hetrick

William P. Hetrick, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Psychiatry, & Neuroscience
Director, Bloomington Office of the Indiana Clinical Translational Science Institute
whetrick@indiana.edu
812-855-2620
Indiana CTSI 101
Inaugural IUB Retreat of the Indiana Clinical Translational Sciences Institute
Monday, October 18, 2010
10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University, Bloomington
10:00 – 10:10 am Welcome
Provost Karen Hanson
10:10 – 10:15 am IUB and the Indiana CTSI
Vice Provost Sarita Soni
10:15 – 10:25 am New Research Directions for IUB
Vice President Jorge José
10:25 – 10:55 am Indiana CTSI: Mission, resources, & funding opportunities
Anantha Shekhar, Institute Director

10:55 – 11:45 am High lighting select Indian CTSI programs:
10:55 am (a) Project Development Teams (PDTs)
– Bernice Pescosolido
11:05 am (b) Research Education, Training and Career Development
– Bill Hetrick
11:15 am (c) Community Health Engagement Program
– Dave Marrero/Ron Ackermann
11:25 am (d) Biomedical Informatics
– Bobby Schnabel
11:35 am (e) Getting connected through the Indiana CTSI HUB
– Bill Barnett

11:45 – 1:00 pm Complimentary Lunch & Poster Session in IMU Solarium

1:00 – 2:00 pm Symposium –Clinical Translational Science at Work:
1:00 pm Using the Project Development Teams
Dave Nelson (Biology) &
Bobbie Van Der Pol (HPER)
1:15 pm Translating Psychological Science into the Law Clinic
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe (Psychological & Brain Sciences) &
Amy Applegate (Maurer School of Law)
1:30 pm Translating Cognitive Science into the Memory Clinic
Mike Jones (Cognitive Science) &
Andy Saykin (Psychiatry/Radiology, Indianapolis)
1:45 pm Cannabis: A journey from college to bench to bedside
Ken Mackie (Neuroscience) &
Mike Vasko (Psychopharmacology & Toxicology, Indianapolis)

2:15 – 3:30 pm Exploring Translational Opportunities through Breakout Sessions
(1) “Plugging in”: How to use the Indiana CTSI – Scott Denne (IUSOM), Tommy Sors (Purdue), Mayland Chang (Notre Dame), Lilith Reeves (IUSOM), & Tammy Sajdyk (IUSOM)
Georgian Room, 1st floor, IMU
(2) Indiana CTSI Community Health and Engagement Program – Dave Marrero (IUSOM) & Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin (HPER, IUB)
State Room West, 2nd floor, IMU
(3) Global Health & Disease¬Keith Clay (Biology, IUB) & Michael Muehlenbein (Anthropology, IUB)
Persimmon Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(4) Clinical Translational Science Approaches to Pain – Andrea Hohmann (Neuroscience & PBS, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(5) Translational Interdisciplinary Approaches to Complex Systems – Bernice Pescosolido (Sociology, IUB)
Maple Room, Mezzanine, IMU
(6) Fostering Translational Behavioral Health, Education, & Policy Research – Jonathan Plucker (Education & Cog Sci)
State Room East, 2nd floor, IMU

Join us! Psychology Club is walking to prevent suicide on 10/10.

Psychology Club members are walking this Sunday, Oct 10th, in the Out
of Darkness Community Walk. Join us! Everyone is welcome.

Anyone who wants to walk with us should arrive at the stadium by 9:30
a.m. and look for the "Psychology Club" sign near the registration
tables. The tables will be at the double arches at the north entrance
of the IU football stadium - there will be balloons near the tables so
you can't miss them.

What: Out of the Darkness Community Walk
Where: Indiana University Football Stadium
When: Sunday, 10/10/2010
Check-in Time Starts: 9AM Walk Starts: 10AM Walk Ends: 12:00 noon
Cost: Free. Donations gratefully accepted.

The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are 3-5 mile walks taking place
in over 200 communities across the country this fall, with the proceeds
benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). By
walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks, you will be walking
with thousands of other walkers nationwide to raise money for AFSP's
vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save
lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide and
provide support for survivors of suicide loss. In deciding to walk you
are taking us a step closer to making suicide prevention a national
priority.

Anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the
walk! To register online for this event click the link below. Online
registration closes at 11:45PM the day before the walk.

http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.eventDetails&eventID=1097&destination=E

This Week in Themester, September 27-October 1

This Week in Themester

The following events are associated with Themester: sustain•ability: Thriving on a Small Planet. All events listed are open to the public and all are free except those designated with a $.

See THIS WEEK IN THEMESTER at
http://themester.indiana.edu/thisweek.shtml for place, time and other details.

COLL-T 200 LECTURE: Peak Oil: The Community Response on Reaching a Fundamental Ecological Limit (Dave Rollo, Bloomington City Councilmember, Research Associate, Department of Biology)

PUBLIC LECTURE: Coal’s role in Indiana’s future (Tom Sparrow , Purdue University)

FILM SCREENING: The End of Suburbia (2004, 78 min)

COLL-T 200 LECTURE: Redefining Prosperity: The Economics of Sustainability (Heather Reynolds, Department of Biology)

STAGE PRODUCTION: AwareFest: The Bloomington Playwrights Project presents eight short plays about keeping our world green.
~ A Bloomington community event, $ ~

PUBLIC LECTURE: Global Inequality, Within-Nation Inequality, and the Changing Distribution of Income (Art Alderson, Indiana University)

PUBLIC LECTURE: Majora Carter, environmental activist and consultant

PUBLIC LECTURE: Climate Science: Regional Manifestations (Linda Mearns, National Center for Atmospheric Research)

STUDENT SUMMIT: greenINg our economy, a Student Empowerment Summit, featuring Majora Carter

PANEL DISCUSSION: Design Matters: Sustainability and the Built Environment

EXHIBITION: Exhibition: African Reinventions: Reused Materials in Popular Culture Sustainability-themed tours at the IU Art Museum start September 23. Contact the IUAM Tour coordinator (855-7719 or prahn@indiana.edu) to schedule.

This Week in Themester - September 20-26

The following events are associated with Themester: sustain•ability: Thriving on a Small Planet.

All events listed are open to the public and all are free except those designated with a $.

For dates, times and updates to this list see, This Week in Themester at http://themester.indiana.edu/events/thisweek.shtml

PUBLIC LECTURE: Textile artist Carmen Benavente, author of Embroiderers of Ninhue COLL-T 200 LECTURE: Critical Thinking about Sustainability (Christine Barbour, Department of Political Science)

Simply Living Fair & Midwest Permaculture Convergence ~ A Bloomington community event, $ ~

COLL-T 200 LECTURE: The Energy Challenge – Meeting environmental goals while providing reliable, affordable electricity (Mariann Quinn, Director of Environmental Policy Analysis and Strategy for Duke Energy)

PUBLIC LECTURE: The Evolution of Global Income Inequality (Glenn Firebaugh, Pennsylvania State University)

OPENING RECEPTION: Exhibition: African Reinventions: Reused Materials in Popular Culture. Exhibit runs through December 19.

Sustainability-themed tours at the IU Art Museum start September 23. Scheduled in advance by contacting the IUAM Tour coordinator (855-7719 or prahn@indiana.edu).

Office of Admissions Tour Guide Recruitment - Call Out Meeting September 20

Attention, sophomores and juniors! Herman B Wells wants you to join the IU Tour Guide Program! Please join us at our Call Out Meeting.

Office of Admissions Tour Guide Recruitment Call Out Meeting Monday, September 20 7:30 p.m.
Jordan Hall 124

We are hoping to recruit students from across campus in every academic discipline to be more representative of Indiana University when prospective students from across the country consider making IU their home.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Ryan Short & Kyle Roach
Tour Guide Directors
Ryan (Cell phone): (765) 748-8945
Kyle (Cell phone): (765) 624-8081
E-mail: IUBTOURS@INDIANA.EDU

Jewish Studies Fall Welcome dessert

You are cordially invited to for the Jewish Studies Fall Welcome dessert

Come meet Jewish Studies faculty and students, and learn about Jewish Studies and the Jewish Studies Student Association!!

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Hoosier Room
(around the corner from the East Lounge, Mezzanine Floor) Indiana Memorial Union

Drop by and join us for dessert and beverages.

All students interested in Jewish Studies are welcome!

For more information, please contact 855-0453 or e-mail the Jewish Studies Program.

Themester Events - September 3

Welcome to Themester 2010! Please join us for these exciting events.

Friday, September 3
Student Building 150
9:30-10:45 a.m.

PUBLIC LECTURE: Introduction to issues in poverty, inequality and development Gerhard Glomm, Indiana University


Friday, September 3
Student Building 150
11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m.

PUBLIC LECTURE: Introduction to Climate Science and to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sara Pryor, Indiana University

PACE Events for Fall 2010

All interested students are invited to the following Political and Civic Engagement (PACE) events. Please note that some events need advance reservations.

Wednesday, September 8
11 AM to 3 PM
[rain date 9/14]
IMU parking lot area
Student Involvement Fair
Learn about all of the opportunities for engagement in Bloomington

Friday, Sept. 10
2-3 PM
Ballantine Hall 242
Wisdomtools presents ‘Oceana’
Help develop an online game that deals with issues of civic engagement

Friday, Sept. 17
12-1:30 PM
IMU Georgian Room
lunch free with your participation in the conversation Constitution Day lunch and conversation, hosted by Michael Grossberg PACE Director; *Reserve a seat by 9/10 [respond to this email or to pace@indiana.edu] *PICK UP free pocket U.S. Constitution copies in Franklin 004A or C.

Monday, September 20
5 PM-7 PM
IMU Dogwood Room, refreshments
Leadership panel & discussion -- Karen Hanson, IUB Provost and Executive Vice-President; Toby Strout, Executive Director of Middle Way House; Paul Burt, Director of Pen & Publish.
Panel of educational, non-profit, and social entrepreneurial leaders *Reserve a seat by 9/10 [respond to this email or to pace@indiana.edu]

9th District Congressional Debate
Monday, Oct. 18
Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Kirkwood west of Washington
6-7 PM, questions can be posted to website: http://www.indiana.edu/~spea/events/2010/hill_todd_knott_debate.shtml

Tuesday, Oct. 19
5-6 PM
Franklin 004 Conference Room
9th District Congressional Debate Post-debate discussion with Prof. Michael Grossberg, PACE Director

Thursday, Nov. 4
5:00-6:00 PM
Woodburn Hall 218
Post-2010 election conversation with Prof. Marjorie Hershey, Professor of Political Science, LESA/PACE

Early December TBA
LESA capstone poster session
This is the final Leadership, Ethics, and Social Action public poster session

Announced by:
Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Political and Civic Engagement Program--PACE Franklin Hall 004C 812-856-1747; pace@indiana.edu http://pace.indiana.edu

Fall 2010 Scheduling

The Student Organization for Cognitive Science (SOCS) is preparing for the Fall 2010 semester. SOCS is open to both majors and non-majors interested in discussing topics in cognitive science, which includes topics in psychology, philosophy, computer science, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, and education.

This semester, in addition to a series of professor dinners, we will be reading through the "30th Anniversary Perspectives on Cognitive Science: Past, Present, and Future" collection in Topics in Cognitive Science to start a discussion about each of the cog sci subdisciplines. We invite other suggestions for articles, activities, or TED talks that may interest the group.

Any interested students may submit their availability at http://www.doodle.com/s4fypa3b4gxik7xc by Friday, September 3, so we can plan an optimal meeting time.

Announced by:
Jaimie Murdock

CAPS Event about Alcohol Use and Sexual Assault - August 27

You are invited to attend an event sponsored by IU Health Center and the Office of the Dean of Students.

“Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll”
Friday, August 27
12:00-3:00 p.m.
Showalter Fountain

Join IU Health Center and the Office of the Dean of Students for our annual event to get students thinking about making healthier choices around drunk driving, binge drinking, high risk sexual behaviors, and sexual assault. Seventeen campus offices and student organizations will provide fun interactive games and activities, live music, snow cones, drunk driving simulations, and freebies!

Contact cmeno@indiana.edu or 855-5711 for more information.

Participating Organizations include the Alcohol and Drug Information Center, Center For Human Growth, Counseling and Psychological Services, Health and Wellness Education, Interfraternity Council, IU Police Department, IUSA, Office of Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal, Office of Student Ethics and Anti-Harassment, Office For Women’s Affairs, Panhellenic Association, Raising Awareness Of Interactions In Sexual Encounters (RAISE), Residence Hall Association, Safe Sisters, Sexual Assault Crisis Service, Student Activities Office, and Student Legal Services

IU's Big Ten Network Series: Beyond the Syllabus - RSVP ASAP

You are invited to IU's Big Ten Network series: Beyond the Syllabus.

First come, first served! RSVP information below.

What can you learn in an hour and a half? What difference can you make to IU in that time?

All IU students are invited to be part of the studio audience as we tape two pilot programs called BEYOND THE SYLLABUS for airing on the Big Ten Network:

• On Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., celebrated Professor of Chemistry Richard DiMarchi - the IU scientist who discovered a drug combination that reduced body weight in lab mice by 25 percent and body fat by 40 percent within a week – will discuss the life sciences discoveries you can expect to see in your lifetime. (Radio-TV Building Room 251)

• On Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 2:30 p.m., internationally renowned Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor Olaf Sporns will lead you on an amazing journey through the human brain. (Radio-TV Building Room 245)

Enjoy a free lunch, then listen while some of IU’s best minds share ideas and research discoveries that will change the way we live in the 21st century.

All audience members will be filmed and should expect to be on TV as part of the finished programs. Space is limited; reservations are required. RSVP to kelljone@indiana.edu to confirm your attendance at this free event; specify which date you would like to attend (or both days). Participants are asked to wear either non-branded clothing (preferred) or IU shirts.

Questions? Contact:
Jocelyn Bowie
Director of Communications and Marketing IU College of Arts and Sciences Von Lee 201
517 East Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408-4060
812-855-5265
jbowie@indiana.edu
Visit the College at: www.college.indiana.edu

CAPS "De-Stress Fest"

The IU Health Center’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health & Wellness “De-Stress Fest” events include:

Monday April 26 @ 3:15pm – free relaxation skills workshop at IU Health Center, 4th floor

Wed April 28 and Thur April 29, 6-9pm- free seated chair massages, make-your-own stress balls,
and information about effective studying, stress management and relaxation @ Wells Library foyer.

Animal Behavior Society Film Competition ---Submit Now!

Submit your animal behavior film now to the Animal Behavior Society Film Festival Competition!

http://animalbehaviorsociety.org/absfilm/abs-film-committee-web-site/?searchterm=film

Celebrate the launch of 2010's SustainIU series

April 11th at Dunn Meadow from 2:00-6:00.
Join us for an outdoor festival to celebrate the launch of 2010's SustainIU series of events as well as to showcase green initiatives and events on campus.

LIVE MUSIC and FREE FOOD all afternoon!! And we'll be selling some sweet shirts for $5

Musical Acts:

The Olympians
David Campbell II
Alexander the Great
White Roberts
On the House

Sponsored by RHA and Greeks Go Green

NCCWSL Scholarship for Women Students - Deadline March 30

Announcement from the Indiana State Board of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)

The state board has budgeted $500 to help send a college/university woman student to NCCWSL (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.

The 2010 conference, titled “Leadership for Today and Tomorrow,” will be held June 3-5 at the University of Maryland-College Park. This conference has received rave reviews in the past, and so our state organization believes it to be important to underwrite the attendance of a student from Indiana.

This year’s event will be especially exciting as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of NCCWSL. Conference Early Bird registration opens Feb. 15 and extends through April 16 at a cost of $395. Regular registration continues through May 19 at $445. Therefore, the scholarship recipient will have little left over to apply toward transportation and meals. Lodging is included in the fee.

Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2010

For more information, visit:
http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/
and access the application at:
http://web.indstate.edu/aauw-in/NCCWSL-2010.docx

Explore Your World: The Middle East - April 1

Please join us for the following campus event/

Explore Your World: The Middle East
Thursday, April 1
6:30 p.m.
Foster-Harper Formal Lounge*

From religious and cultural traditions to global markets and geo-politics, the Middle East is a region of enduring consequence in world affairs. Join faculty and other representatives from CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES and NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES to learn more about your options for academic study related to this vital region. Students recently returned from overseas study experiences in the region will also be on hand to discuss their experiences.

Join us to sample free food and music from the region and decide if you want to add a global dimension to your undergraduate education through study of the Middle East!

The program is free and open to all IUB undergraduates, but we ask that you arrive promptly and plan to stay for the whole program (approximately 1 hr.).

* Foster Quad is located on North Fee Lane beside the IU Baseball Stadium. Foster Harper is located on the circle drive. If you enter from the front entrance, the formal lounge will be on your left.

Sponsored by University Division in cooperation with Foster International, RPS Academic Initiatives and Services and the Departments of Central Eurasian Studies, Jewish Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.

Slam Poetry Event on March 31

Please join us for a Slam Poetry event.

March 31
7:00 p.m.
School of Education Atrium

The first 30 minutes will be an open mic session for anyone to perform their original poetry. Then, at 7:30 Joaquin Zihuatanejo, the current World Cup of Slam Poetry Champion, will perform. He is a former Creative Writing and English High School Teacher, who writes his poems about social inequalities, education, and justice. He is very engaging, and uses his poetry to encourage students to express themselves in a healthy way and engage in dialogue about these issues.

Sponsored by the LGSA, BGSA, and IUSPA.

Indonesian Cooking/Cultural Demo March 27

You are invited to an Indonesian Cooking/Cultural Demo.

To bring peace in the world we need to understand the cultures, traditions, and religions of other nations in harmony with the universe. As part of this effort to initiate a dialogue of peace, love, and understanding and to dispel negative misconceptions of Muslims, we invite you to take a virtual tour of different Muslim nations in the world starting with Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population. At this event, you will learn to cook and taste different Indonesian dishes while watching lively performances and listening to a presentation of untold facts about the life of Indonesian Muslims and their culture.

Saturday March 27
2:00-5:00 p.m.
1925 East Atwater Avenue
Islamic Center of Bloomington


Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24 at:
http://tinyurl.com/indonesian-cooking-demo

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Writing Contest

In celebration of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the College of Arts and Sciences, Asian American Studies Program, and the Asian Culture Center present a writing contest.

You may submit a Research Paper, Short Critical Essay, and/or a Creative Writing Piece
DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Winners will be announced at a luncheon to be held from 12 noon to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, Grand Hall, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center. All winning entries will be posted on the ACC website.

Criteria and Details for Research Paper and Short Critical Essay:
This contest invites submissions for the most outstanding research paper and the most outstanding short critical essay pertaining to Asian Pacific American issues. Criteria for Judging: Papers will be judged on the originality of ideas, persuasiveness, clarity, and elegance of language. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Awards and Prizes:
Research Paper: First Place--$150; Second Place--$100 Short Critical Essay: First Place--$100; Runners-Up (2)--$50/each

Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed, double-spaced, using a 12-point font. For research papers, there is no page/word count limit. For short critical essays, the maximum length is 2,500 words.
Please submit 3 copies of the paper and a cover letter, which should have the applicant’s name, email, phone number, undergraduate level, major, and paper title, to Jody Hays, Ballantine Hall 442. For more info, please email aasp@indiana.edu.

Criteria and Details For Creative Writing:
The contest is open to full- or part-time undergraduate students in good standing at Indiana University.
Creative Writing Contest Theme: On the Face of It: Transcending Myths and Stereotypes The theme for this year’s creative-writing contest centers on the question of identity, which is one of several themes central to the Asian American experience. We are looking for works that examine the ways individuals have negotiated, challenged, or rejected identities that have been imposed on them by existing myths and stereotypes. These myths and stereotypes can be based on differences including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and religion.

Criteria for Judging: The submissions will be screened for their relevance to the stated theme, and the winners will be selected based on the literary merit of the work.

Awards and Prizes: Three prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Prize: $150.00 plus Plaque
Second Prize: $100.00
Third Prize: $ 75.00

Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed using a 12-point font and printed on a letter-quality printer. Include a title at the top of the page, but do not include your name on the entry itself. On a separate title page, include the following information: your name, permanent address, phone number, email address, the title of your piece, its genre, and the following: “APA Heritage Writing Contests.”
Although you may submit only one entry per genre, you may submit work for more than one genre. Each entry may be a short story, a poem, or a creative non-fiction* piece. Prose (fiction or creative non-fiction) must be double-spaced and should not exceed 1,000 words. Poetry must be single-spaced and should not exceed 30 lines.

*Creative non-fiction is defined as writing that employs literary techniques and artistic vision usually associated with fiction or poetry. These pieces, which often deal with the author’s life but may also report on actual persons and events from a personal perspective, are very often written in the first person.

Submit entries via snail mail to the Asian Culture Center, 807 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408; via fax at 856-5030; or via email at acc@indiana.edu. If submitting via fax or email, please include “APA Heritage Writing Contests” in the subject line. For more info, please email acc@indiana.edu