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Our Campuses in the News

• DePauw University introduces incoming president Dr. Brian W. Casey, Harvard University's associate dean for academic affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. 

• Dr. Ray Barber has been named the new president of Oakland City University. 

• Martin University selects Dr. Algeania Freeman as its new president, succeeding Founding President Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin, OSB.

• Valparaiso University has named Mark A. Heckler, provost and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at University of Colorado Denver, as its 18th president, effective July 2008.

• Tri-State University announces name change to Trine University, effective August 2008. 

• Fast Forward, Manchester's unique 4-in-3 initiative, allows students to graduate a year early in any degree program, save money, and get a headstart on their careers or graduate studies.

• Marian College announces plan to become The Marian University and undertake the largest development drive in its history. 

• University of Indianapolis' CELL receives $298,700 Lumina Foundation grant for policy study of AP, IB, and Dual Credit programs in Indiana.

• $200 million campaign will serve as capstone for 20-year leadership of Valparaiso President Dr. Alan F. Harre, retiring at the end of the 2007-08 academic year.

• Indiana's independent colleges and universities fare well in the 2008 America's Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

ICI News and Events

• University of Evansville President Stephen Jennings has been named Chair of the ICI Board. 

• Indiana CPA Society awards scholarships to students from ICI campuses.

• UPS delivers scholarships for Indiana's independent college students. 

• Fifth Third Bank establishes new Second Wind Scholarship program with ICI for minority women on Indiana's independent campuses.

• Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance "grows its own" through new scholarship program with ICI.

• The Indiana Academy inducts five Hoosier leaders for lifetime achievement and service.

• ICI announces 2007 Ball Brothers Foundation Venture Fund winners.  

• Two ICI campuses share $20,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation to support "overcoming barriers and challenges to education" initiatives.

• Old National Bank awards financial studies scholarships to students on ICI campuses.

Perspectives in Higher Education

• ICI President Hans Giesecke discusses "Finding the Right College Fit" (a September 2007 Indianapolis Star "My View" column). 

• ICI President Hans Giesecke presents "Look at what Indiana's independent colleges offer" (an October 2006 Indianapolis Star opinion piece).