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September 16
IUSB
Community Health Forum sponsored by SPEA South Bend
On Thursday, Chuck Lauer, publisher of Modern Healthcare, will speak at 7:00 p.m. in SAC 221 (free)
On Friday, there will be sessions on various health management topics including:

• Mel Hall, President & CEO, Press Ganey
  Associates Building a Patient-Centered Culture
• Aixsa Perez, Elkhart County Health Officer
  Hispanic Health Initiatives
• Dave Handel, IUPUI MHA Director
  Key Issues Facing Hospitals and Health Systems
• Chuck Lauer, Publisher, Modern Healthcare
  Three Main Issues in Healthcare Today
• Kathleen Kraenert, Memorial Hospital
  Taking Health Care to Neighborhoods
• Nancy Hellyer, CEO St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
  Building the Hospital of the Future
• Tom Sutula, Memorial Hospital, Director of Residency Program
  Just When You Thought it was Safe to go Back to Your Clinic (Legal Issues)

Registration in Weikamp Lobby (Registration fee $25 by 9/7, $35 at the door, $10 students)
Registration form also available at www.iusb.edu/~sbspea
Contact Leda Hall at 574/520-4803 or LHall@iusb.edu for more information.

September 19 (Constitution Day)
Library Conference Center Room 105, IUN
Marie A. Eisenstein, IUN, will open her classes to the public in honor of Constitution Day:
1:00-2:15 p.m: U.S. Congress
2:30-3:45 p.m.: Religion and Politics
4:00-5:15 p.m.: Introduction to American Government from
Co-Sponsored by the American Democracy Project, The Center for Sustainable Regional Vitality and Cultural Discovery and Learning, Student Government Association, the School for Public and Environmental Affairs - Political Science.

September 20
12:00-1:00 p.m., SPEA Atrium, IUB
Presentation with the Commissioner of Indiana Department of Labor
Come meet Commissioner Miguel R. Rivera Sr. at his first visit to SPEA! He will be discussing policy, addressing changes to the Indiana Department of Labor, Indiana state government, and what it is like to work in the public sector compared to the private sector.

2:00-4:00 p.m., Dean’s Office, Suite 300, IUB
SPEA IUB Welcome Reception for new adjuncts and new faculty

September 21
7:00-8:30 p.m., SPEA 274, IUB
Peace Corps Information Session

7:00-8:30 p.m., SPEA 276, IUB
Washington Leadership Program Information Session
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) will sponsor the 34th semester of the Washington Leadership Program for the spring semester 2006, offering 30 IU juniors and seniors a leadership development internship opportunity.

September 22
4:00-5:00 p.m., SPEA 278, IUB
Environmental Science and Policy Seminar Series
Dennis Wichelns, Director, Rivers Institute at Hanover College

4:30 p.m., Skyline Club, Indianapolis, IN
Thomas DeCoster Retirement Celebration

September 26
5:30 p.m.
SPEA Alumni Reception – International City/County Management Association Conference
Minneapolis, MN
For more information please contact Erin Bottorff, Alumni Coordinator, ebottorf@indiana.edu.

September 27
2:00-3:30 p.m., SPEA Atrium, IUB
Indiana General Assembly Internship Program Information Table
The Indiana House of Representatives will have a number of internship positions available during the 2006 legislative session.

7:00-8:30 p.m., Woodburn Hall Room 121, IUB
Washington Leadership Program Information Session
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) will sponsor the 34th semester of the Washington Leadership Program for the spring.

September 29
4:00-5:00 p.m., SPEA 278, IUB
Environmental Science and Policy Seminar Series
Stacy Simonich, Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University