Consider Mini University 2002 this summer

IUB’s Mini University is college at its best—no tests, a great time and a fee remission for faculty, staff and spouses

By Susan Williams

Mini University 2002 features nearly 90 classes and enrolled participants may attend up to three each day. Class topics are diverse, with a sampling from this summer’s offerings including classes in the arts, business and technology, international affairs, domestic issues, health, fitness and leisure, human growth and development, science, and the humanities. Class titles range from: “From Textiles to Treasures: Evolution of a Navajo Art Form” and “Why Economists Make Terrible Terrorists: Exploding Myths about Forecasting” to “The CIA and Intelligence Failures” and “How Can We Teach Creativity and Problem Solving.” Others are: “Maya Magic: Stories of Romance and Science from Digging in Belize,” “Before the Big Mac: History of Global Food Trade,” and “Rats in Space Revisited.”

Administered jointly by the Bloomington Division of Continuing Studies and the IU Alumni Association, Mini University 2002 is available to IU faculty, staff and spouses at the discounted rate of $145 per person for six days of classes and social activities. The price is $175 per person for the general public. Lodging and meals are available at the Indiana Memorial Union Building at additional cost. Advance enrollment is encouraged, although limited enrollment is available on the morning of June 17.

For more information, go to:

http://www.indiana.edu/~alumni/learn/miniuni.html