Browsing by Subject "IUPUI students"

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    Biracial Students on Campus: The Question of Identity
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2015-04-17) Smith, Derrian A.; Aponte, Robert
    Although the growing emphasis on celebrating diversity and multiculturalism has brought forth positive recognition to many varying identities, all have not benefitted equally. Lacking a solitary racial anchor, bi- and multi-racial individuals may have difficulty ‘choosing’ a preferred racial identity or ‘conforming’ to others’ preferences. Accordingly, this project examines how and why biracial IUPUI students come to embrace, reject, or alternate among the generally prescribed racial identities. By conducting penetrating interviews of biracial students while immersed in their immediate environment, I will explore their choices, the factors influencing such choices, their satisfaction with their choices, and the choices’ stability. I am especially concerned with whether students feel pressured to embrace one or another identity, and whether the prescribed goes against the students’ instincts or preferences, and to what extent they may alternate among various identities in varying contexts. The ongoing work has begun to provide hints to the ultimate findings ahead. Preliminary results show that 1) subjects feel pressured by the rigidity of historically established racial categories, especially since such pressures are often reinforced by peers, and 2) the context provided by IUPUI’s diverse student body engenders increased confidence in their embracing a “multiracial” identity, despite an abundance of contrary prescriptions. Anticipated conclusions include disconfirmation of the original hypothesis that most biracial IUPUI students maintain a fluid racial identity. Uncertainty and frustration, rather than the confidence to switch identities across varying contexts, appears to characterize student reactions to varying pressures to identify as either black or white. In addition, the more likely identity response, embracing the biracial persona, does seem to work for some, but others may require still more inclusive milieus for truly engaging in more thorough explorations of their identity.
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    Greek Heritage: The Exploration of an Ancient Sanctuary
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2016-04-08) William, Albert; Lewis, Thomas; Townsend, Andrew
    ABSTRACT In the Summer of 2015, a team of faculty and students from IUPUI undertook the ambitious mission of traveling to the uninhabited Greek island of Despotiko to make the first cinematic documentary about an influential archeological discovery. This trip resulted in a thirteen-minute film about a wealthy and rebellious Greek island that challenged Athens for dominance in the ancient Greek world. This study abroad program provided students with a service learning experience that produced a significant documentation of Greek cultural heritage. On their base Island of Paros, the team collaborated with members of the community to create a modern production facility. Led by two faculty members from the IUPUI School of Informatics and Computing, a team of eleven students conducted research, interviewed local scholars, and created 3D recreations of an ancient Greek complex. In addition to their academic achievements, interaction with the broader community provided a critical component to their experience. The video, titled “Despotiko: An Unknown Treasure”, was well received locally and, in addition to being shown in the U.S., the film was debuted internationally in a Greek film festival. This combined effort laid the foundation of a new partnership with the residents of Paros and demonstrated how public scholarship can connect global communities towards mutual understanding and cooperation.
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    Survey Research Center at IUPUI
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Chumbler, Neale R.; Mitchell, Anne L.
    This poster will describe the different ways in which the Survey Research Center at IUPUI (SRC) can help serve IUPUI faculty, staff and students as well as organizations not affiliated with the campus with research design, data collection, data management and data analyses. The poster will use recent surveys for which SRC has been a leader in designing, collecting and analyzing data to show the possibilities for collaboration to show the possibilities of collaboration within and outside the IUPUI community. SRC, a research center within the Institute for Research on Social Issues (IRSI) within the School of Liberal Arts, is an interdisciplinary survey research center that provides services to a wide variety of private, nonprofit, and governmental organizations. The center also serves the entire IUPUI campus by conducting research for faculty members, students, and various university departments. The SRC is equipped with call stations (for telephone interviewing) and is equipped to conduct face-toface, web and mail surveys depending on research design needs.