James Fuqua Jr. has been named director of the International Affairs Center at Indiana State University. Fuqua is currently director of international engagement, communications and protocol at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Representatives from the city of Terre Haute and Indiana State University formally dedicated the Cherry Street Multi-Modal Transportation Facility Friday (May 16). Completion of the $13.4 million building is viewed as an economic development tool for the community and a catalyst for additional projects that will bring students and citizens downtown and stimulate new development.

Students of Steven Stofferahn taking Medieval Europe history participated in a research and service-learning project to uncover living legacies of the Middle Ages in their own backyard. The project was funded by a grant from the Center for Public Service and Community Engagement.

Whether searching for a way to block the growth of cancerous tumors, examining factors that influence domestic violence or designing a more energy efficient home, rising faculty members at Indiana State University plan research that holds the promise of a better quality of life. Seven up-and-coming faculty members have been named 2008-09 "Promising Scholars" in recognition of their commitment to meaningful research and student learning.

Sixty consultants with training and experience in all aspects of business have spent the past several months working with new and existing companies and not-for-profit entities from throughout central- and south-central Indiana, but there's a twist. These consultants are college seniors. Putting into practice what they've learned in the classroom over the past four years, their firm - Sycamore Business Advisors - is a business of its own, but is also a class in Indiana State University's College of Business.

Kevin Kelly of Zionsville, Ind., regional vice president of State Auto Insurance, and Mike Vaught of Venice, Fla., senior vice president of sales with Zurich North America Commercial of Shaumburg, Ill. have been named to the Insurance Advisory Council of the Indiana State University College of Business.

Thomas Sawyer, professor of recreation and sport management, and physical education, has received the 2008 Sport Management Outstanding Achievement Award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, or NASPE.

Elderly in a long-term care setting are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants and to self-report depression compared to those in a home-health care setting, according to a study by social work students Jodi Shapuras and Lindsay Egan.

Diana Quatroche, an Indiana State University associate professor of education, was recently named the executive director of the Indiana State Reading Association (ISRA), which will move to Indiana State University this summer.

For the first time in its 20-year history, the W. Kevin Artz Outstanding Police Officer Award has been presented to officers with the Indiana State University Department of Public Safety. The Terre Haute Breakfast Optimist Club presented the award to Cpl. Ian Loomis and Officer David Glick in recognition of their quick actions that helped save the life of an ISU professor.