Special Homecoming Info
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Letter from the President Alumni Updates In Memoriam Faculty & Staff News
16 Annual TWIST Golf outing 18 ‘06 Homecoming Schedule Planner 19 Homecoming Registration Form 20 ‘05 Hall of Fame Recipient: Bob Featheringham
Features 2 Elementary Education Plans are in the works to develop a new program aimed at providing teachers where they are needed most.
3 On the Cover: New Era in Education–Software Engineering Get a sneak peak at Indiana Tech’s newest degree
program and see how its director, Monique Anderson, plans to teach software engineering like never before.
6 Distance Learning Indiana Tech expands its campus right into students’ homes.
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7 This fall’s L3 Concert: Dave & Rae An Indianapolis favorite, pop band Dave & Rae promise to kick off the new semester with a bang.
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10 “WE DID IT!” Commencement 2006 Our annual graduation ceremony photo spread.
People 8 Faculty Portrait: Tim Allwein This enigmatic professor is among students’ favorites. 12 New Coach Spotlight: Dan Moster Tech nets Moster to lead new tennis teams. 14 Alumni Spotlight: Frank Childers See how a Tech grad with small-town roots sprouted a successful career that spanned the country.
Trends Volume two, Issue four
Trends is published quarterly for students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of Indiana Tech by the university’s Creative Services Department.
© 2006 Indiana Institute of Technology
Janet Schutte, Marketing Director
Arthur E. Snyder, Ed.D., President
Samantha Teter, Marketing Specialist Drew Kora, Graphic Designer
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