IU Founders Day March 3Faculty awards to honor historic legacyBy Susan Williams | |
| In honor of its founders, its historical legacy, outstanding students from its Bloomington campus and 18 award-winning teachers university wide, Indiana University will celebrate Founders Day March 3, at 2 p.m. in Bloomington’s Assembly Hall with IU President Myles Brand presiding.
As is tradition, the ceremony will recall IU’s founders, who in 1816, while drafting the first Indiana state constitution, called “for a general system of education, ascending in a regular gradation from township school to a state university.” The Indiana State Seminary, established in 1820, became today’s IU through the visionary work of its presidents—Andrew Wylie, David Starr Jordan, William Lowe Bryan and Herman B Wells. IU educators and students share the honors on Founders Day as well. Fourteen professors, three associate instructors and a part-time instructor from the faculties at Bloomington, Indianapolis, South Bend and Fort Wayne will be recognized for excellence in teaching, research or service.
IU Bloomington students achievements will also be honored. | |
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