Graduate Education Day at the Statehouse

First Annual

GRADUATE EDUCATION DAY AT THE STATEHOUSE

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Noon to 3:00 p.m.

You’re invited to celebrate graduate education in the state of Indiana on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at the Indiana Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis. Join Indiana University, Purdue University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in showing Indiana State Legislators the value of an Indiana graduate education and how graduate education contributes to Indiana’s economy and our nation’s future.

At this event, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Meet other graduate students from Indiana and Purdue Universities
• Learn how graduate education contributes to Indiana’s economy
• Understand the importance of graduate education for training the researchers, teachers and business professionals for the future.

SCHEDULE:

Noon – 3:00 p.m. Graduate Student Exhibit

Students will represent themes such as the following:

· Health / Biomedical

· Technology Education

· Advanced manufacturing

· Agriculture and Natural Resources

· Homeland Security

· Energy & Resources

· Language

· Education

· Technology

· Business

· Life Sciences

· Social Sciences

2:00 p.m. Presentation

Welcome
Paul Rohwer, Indiana University Graduate Student
Dean Cindy Nakatsu, Purdue University Graduate School

Dean James C. Wimbush, Indiana University Graduate School

Greetings

Provost Karen Hanson, Indiana University

Interim Provost Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue University

Speaker
Christopher P. Leamon, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research, Endocyte Inc.

Appetizers, dessert and drinks will be served from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

For more information: Contact Erika Lee at The Indiana University Graduate School, 812-856-3744, ebigalee@indiana.edu