Indiana University Alumni Association
Indiana University Alumni Association
This podcast features audio recordings from the Indiana University Alumni
Association. The IU Alumni Association is dedicated to serving Indiana University and
its diverse alumni, students, and friends. The IUAA develops and supports volunteer
leadership, serves as a voice for alumni as ...
Mini University Conversations: Lack of Respect and Generational Differences
What is respectful or disrespectful? What is proper and appropriate? Surprisingly, different generations have different opinions as to what is proper and respectful. Carolyn Wiethoff describes the characteristics of the "millennial generation," or ...
Mini University Conversations: Politics and The Daily Show
Jon Stewart is a comedian. So why do people tune into his show for their news and politics? Julia Fox discusses both the cynicism and the substance present in The Daily Show and the niche role comedy news shows play in the democratic process. Roughly 20 ...
Mini University Conversations: Oprah Winfrey as an American Icon
What is an icon? Religious Studies professor Kathryn Lofton discusses the iconography of Oprah Winfrey in terms of her marketability, her racial profile, and her moral and spiritual authority through what Lofton terms an evangelical narrative. Shes an ...
Mini University Conversations: American Presidential Politics
Marjorie Hershey discusses campaign strategies used in 2006 and how they contributed to the change in party control from the Republicans to the Democrats. How will these strategies and the polarization of the political parties affect the 2008 ...
Winter College Conversations: Patrick Rooney
Interview with Patrick Rooney, Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI. This presentation looks at disaster relief giving: how big was it, who did it, and the impact these gifts had on other charities.
Winter College Conversations: Mike Pyle
Interview with Mike Pyle, Adjunct Faculty Member, IU School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, IUPUI. Using two small 1"x1" cubes of chicken, fish, pork, and beef per person, a presentation of 6 wines are used to complement (or not!) these ...
Mini University Conversations: The Jesus Birth Stories in Matthew and Luke
Chancellor Ken Gros Louis has used methods of literary criticism to analyze the stories of Christs birth in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. These narratives have tremendous literary value in addition to their theological significance. Chancellor Louis ...
Winter College Conversations: Ora Pescovitz
Interview with Ora Pescovitz, Executive Associate Dean for Research Affairs, School of Medicine. IU is becoming a leader in Life Sciences and is making critical contributions to Indianas economy. Ora Pescovitz, Executive Associate Dean for Research ...
Mini University Conversations: Social Security
Can Social Security survive the baby boom? Economics Professor Bill Witte, whose grandfather helped create the Social Security program, discusses the origins of the program, and the problems that threaten it. He also presents the policy changes that may ...
Winter College Conversations: Randy Heron
Can Social Security survive the baby boom? Economics Professor Bill Witte, whose grandfather helped create the Social Security program, discusses the origins of the program, and the problems that threaten it. He also presents the policy changes that may ...
Winter College Conversations: Philip Goff
Interview with Philip Goff, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, IUPUI. While much is made of the increasing role of religion in American politics, the interaction between religion and public life actually has a long history in the United States. ...
Winter College Conversations: Sara Blackburn
Interview with Sara Blackburn, Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition, IUPUI. We as consumers are bombarded with information and advertising about the health benefits of chocolate. Research shows that chocolate does not raise cholesterol, nor does it ...
Mini University Conversations: Prevention as a Cure
Applied Health Science Professor Mohammed Torabi discusses the impact of tobacco use, level of activity, nutrition, and overall lifestyle on our quality and length of life, and how educating ourselves on healthy living can improve our overall health. The ...
Winter College Conversations: Jay Siegel
Interview with Jay Siegel, Director of Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program, School of Science, IUPUI. What is forensic science really like today? It is not as portrayed by "CSI:" and other media? Crime laboratories are experiencing unprecedented ...
Winter College Conversations: Frances W. Hardy
Interview with Frances W. Hardy, Clinical Professor of Law, IU School of Law, Indianapolis. In the context of a mock homicide case, the presentation will explore the theory and practice tied to admissibility of scientific evidence in civil and criminal ...
Alumni Profiles: Gaurav Parikh
Interview with Gaurav Parikh, BS'02, business. "I didn't know much about IU before I got here. I didn't have access to enough information back then nor did I have the resources and the means to visit the campus prior to enrolling myself, so I think I ...
Mini University Conversations: Russian Politics
Interview with Regina Smyth, Professor, Political Science. Political Science Professor Regina Smyth discusses democracy in Russia in terms of Vladimir Putins presidency, his popularity, and the single political party that still dominates Russian ...
Student Stories Project: Miranda Knight
Interview with Miranda Knight a Freshman at IU East. "I was always told in high school that I was a horrible writer. The instructor here was like, 'What? You're kidding? You're an incredible writer!' The confidence that I gained from my instructors has ...
Winter College Conversations: Karl MacDorman
Interview with Karl MacDorman, Associate Professor, School of Informatics, IUPUI. "I think android is something very strange, because actually it is not really something that we can say exists, but it is more like a goal. So, the goal is to build a robot ...