DePauw News

Business Ethics Prof. Jeffery Smith Coming to DePauw as Schaenen Visiting Scholar

Jeffery Smith, associate professor of business ethics and founding director of the Banta Center for Business, Ethics and Society at the University of Redlands in Southern California, will serve as DePauw University's Nancy Schaenen Visiting Scholar at the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics during the 2013-14 academic year.

Wednesday Concert Features Bass-Baritone Andrew Richardson '10

Andrew Richardson, a bass-baritone and 2010 graduate of DePauw University, will be featured in this week's concert presented as part of the Greencastle Summer Music Festival.

Google's Internet Balloon Project Could Create "Enormous Benefits," Says Prof. Kevin Howley

"Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online," notes an internationally distributed Associated Press story. Martha Mendoza and Nick Perry write that "the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households are already beginning to receive the Internet briefly on their home computers via translucent helium balloons that sail by on the wind...

"Dangerous Mindset" Leads to Surveillance of Reporters, Opines Prof. Jeff McCall '76

"Constitutional framers established a free press to make sure there would be watchdogs around to keep an eye on the government," begins an Indianapolis Star column by Jeffrey M. McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University. "The press serves a surrogate’s role for citizens who are not in a position to carefully monitor the daily goings-on of their elected government officials. That’s what makes the administration’s current assaults on reporters so disturbing. When the government attacks...

President Obama Calls it "Pretty Cool" as He Welcomes Indiana Basketball Champs to the White House

"Congratulations to the 2012 WNBA Champions, the Indiana Fever," President Barack Obama said this afternoon at an event in the East Room of the White House. "They brought Indiana’s other championship team with them -- the Division III women’s basketball champions, the 34-0 DePauw Tigers, who are in the audience." President Obama added, "How about that? That’s pretty cool."

Curator Kelly Conway '99 Joins Corning Museum of Glass

Kelly A. Conway, a 1999 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed curator of American glass at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. Conway -- who begins her new duties in September -- comes to the post from the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, where she has been the Carolyn and Richard Barry Curator of Glass since 2007.

Seth Tsui '11 is Finalist in Film Scoring Competition

Seth Tsui, a May 2011 graduate of the DePauw University School of Music, is one of five finalists in CINE’s 2013 Film Scoring Competition for Emerging Composers. The winner will be announced June 17 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Profs. Orcenith Smith and Eric Edberg Lend Their Talents to Musical Summer Camp

Orcenith Smith, professor of music and director of orchestras at DePauw University, will serve as a conductor at Strings and Jazzy Things, June 17–21. Professor Eric Edberg will also participate in the camp.

Dave Underwood '78 Appointed Sr. VP & CFO at Heritage Enterprises

David M. Underwood, a 1978 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Heritage Enterprises. "Underwood assumes responsibility for corporate-wide finance, accounting, budgeting, reimbursement and reporting," reports the Herald-Review of Decatur, Illinois. "In addition, he is heavily involved in merger and acquisition analysis, project financing and banking relations."

National Basketball Champs from DePauw Headed to White House

DePauw University's national championship women's basketball team is headed to Washington, D.C., where the student-athletes and their coach, Kris Huffman, will attend a ceremony at the White House tomorrow. Also on hand will be the Indiana Fever, who will be honored for winning the WNBA championship.

Newspaper Covers Men of Note Reunion Concert

"We've had four reunions in the past 10 years," says Tim Grodrian of the Men of Note, the singing ensemble he's a part of. The 1967 DePauw University graduate is quoted in a Banner-Graphic article recapping Saturday's reunion performance by the group, which was founded on campus fifty years ago.

Angie Hicks '95 to Address National Small Business Week Event

Angie Hicks, founder and chief marketing officer of Angie's List and 1995 graduate of DePauw University,"will take part in an arm chair forum with U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills" at next week's National Small Business Week event in Washington, D.C. The event, and others taking place, will be streamed live. Look for details here.

America is On a First Name Basis with Angie Hicks '95

"Angie Hicks calls Indianapolis home. Her family is here. Her business is here. However, her name is absolutely everywhere," begins a report aired by Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV. "That's because Angie Hicks is the 'Angie' in Angie’s List."

Investigations Done Right Will Benefit the Country, Lee Hamilton '52 Writes

"By my count, 11 separate Washington investigations are looking into the three big issues besetting the Obama Administration right now: Benghazi, IRS targeting of tea party groups, and the Justice Department's pursuit of national security leaks to Associated Press reporters," begins a column by Lee H. Hamilton. The former congressman and 1952 graduate of DePauw University opines, "Each case raises important questions, and the investigations offer Americans the chance to find out what went wrong...

Article on Man Who Broke the NSA Leaks Story Cites Prof. Bob Steele '69

"The man who claimed to leak state secrets on U.S. government eavesdropping sought to break the story through a columnist for a U.K.-based publication who has made no secret of his distaste for intrusions on privacy," begins an internationally-distributed Associated Press story that includes analysis from Professor Bob Steele.