IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association kicks off nation's first GLBT scholarship campaign with $500,000 challenge gift

Students enrolled at any IU campus may apply

The IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association (GLBTAA) today launched the nation's first-ever scholarship campaign devoted to assisting GLBT students and promoting leadership on GLBT concerns. Bolstered by an anonymous $500,000 challenge gift, the campaign kicked off with more than $200,000 in cash and pledges.

"We are very proud to be a university known for welcoming and supporting GLBT students," said IU Executive Vice President and IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel. "This scholarship campaign will help us recruit and educate future leaders. Our GLBT Alumni Association has truly led the way in demonstrating how an alumni group can carry forward a legacy of community support, and it has been wonderful and moving to see how many alumni and friends have already stepped forward to get this campaign off the ground."

The campaign aims to significantly increase support for both academic and emergency scholarships, which the GLBTAA has funded since 2005 through donations from alumni and friends. Full- or part-time students enrolled at any IU campus may apply for the academic scholarships, which are awarded based on academics, career goals, financial need, leadership, and community service. Additional consideration is given for involvement in activities promoting diversity or raising awareness of GLBT and related issues. Emergency scholarships are for undergraduate students who have lost the financial support of their families after disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity. The campaign also includes a $50,000 commitment to the GLBT Student Support Services Office.

"The generosity of the anonymous donor and of those who have contributed will enable students to have the needed resources to stay in school and focus on their scholarly pursuits rather than how to make ends meet," said James C. Wimbush, IU vice president for diversity, equality and multicultural affairs and dean of the University Graduate School. "Even more, this effort reinforces the fact that Indiana University is inclusive and values the diversity of its students. I'm proud to be part of this wonderful nurturing environment."

Established in 1997, the GLBTAA is an active and vibrant alumni organization with more than 1,500 members nationwide. GLBTAA's core mission is to improve the quality of life for GLBT students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Indiana University on all eight campuses.

"The GLBTAA is especially proud of our scholarship program, which helps both academically strong students and students who tragically have been financially disowned by their families," said Mike Shumate, GLBTAA president and IU Foundation Board director.

"During recent years, we have experienced a significant increase in scholarship applications. We launched this campaign to increase the total number of scholarships and, eventually, award amounts," said Shumate. "Ultimately, we hope to create an endowment that will assist deserving students and promote diversity and leadership well into the future."

For the past three years, IU Bloomington has received the highest five star rating from Campus Pride, and in 2012 was ranked by the same organization as one of the nation's top 25 GLBT-friendly campuses. Campus Pride is the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more GLBT-friendly colleges and universities.

"This community is a guiding force for change in the equal rights movement and I would not be the same person I am today had I not come to IU," said Matthew Bloom, a sophomore who was awarded a GLBTAA academic scholarship. "The scholarship is a great way for me to help my parents pay for my education."

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Indiana University Foundation - Indiana University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association Kicks Off Nation's First GLBT Scholarship Campaign With $500,000 Challenge Gift

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September 10, 2013

Proud members of GLBTAA.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- The IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association (GLBTAA) today launched the nation's first-ever scholarship campaign devoted to assisting GLBT students and promoting leadership on GLBT concerns. Bolstered by an anonymous $500,000 challenge gift, the campaign kicked off with more than $200,000 in cash and pledges.

"We are very proud to be a university known for welcoming and supporting GLBT students," said IU Executive Vice President and IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel. "This scholarship campaign will help us recruit and educate future leaders. Our GLBT Alumni Association has truly led the way in demonstrating how an alumni group can carry forward a legacy of community support, and it has been wonderful and moving to see how many alumni and friends have already stepped forward to get this campaign off the ground."

The campaign aims to significantly increase support for both academic and emergency scholarships, which the GLBTAA has funded since 2005 through donations from alumni and friends. Full- or part-time students enrolled at any IU campus may apply for the academic scholarships, which are awarded based on academics, career goals, financial need, leadership, and community service. Additional consideration is given for involvement in activities promoting diversity or raising awareness of GLBT and related issues. Emergency scholarships are for undergraduate students who have lost the financial support of their families after disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity. The campaign also includes a $50,000 commitment to the GLBT Student Support Services Office.

"The generosity of the anonymous donor and of those who have contributed will enable students to have the needed resources to stay in school and focus on their scholarly pursuits rather than how to make ends meet," said James C. Wimbush, IU vice president for diversity, equality and multicultural affairs and dean of the University Graduate School. "Even more, this effort reinforces the fact that Indiana University is inclusive and values the diversity of its students. I'm proud to be part of this wonderful nurturing environment."

Established in 1997, the GLBTAA is an active and vibrant alumni organization with more than 1,500 members nationwide. GLBTAA's core mission is to improve the quality of life for GLBT students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Indiana University on all eight campuses.

"The GLBTAA is especially proud of our scholarship program, which helps both academically strong students and students who tragically have been financially disowned by their families," said Mike Shumate, GLBTAA president and IU Foundation Board director.
"During recent years, we have experienced a significant increase in scholarship applications. We launched this campaign to increase the total number of scholarships and, eventually, award amounts," said Shumate. "Ultimately, we hope to create an endowment that will assist deserving students and promote diversity and leadership well into the future."

Indiana University is a leader among American colleges and universities for its policies, programs, and practices toward GLBT students, faculty, staff, and alumni. For the past three years, IU Bloomington has received the highest five star rating from Campus Pride, and in 2012 was ranked by the same organization as one of the nation's top 25 GLBT-friendly campuses. Campus Pride is the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more GLBT-friendly colleges and universities.

"This community is a guiding force for change in the equal rights movement and I would not be the same person I am today had I not come to IU," said Matthew Bloom, a sophomore who was awarded a GLBTAA academic scholarship. "The scholarship is a great way for me to help my parents pay for my education."

For more information on the campaign, please see the IU GLBTAA website here: http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtaa.

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Graduate Business Programs

Mission Statement

The Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend offers high-quality, AACSB-accredited educational programs that provide business knowledge and develop skills that enable our diverse student body to succeed in a dynamic environment. We emphasize superior teaching and learning; greatly value scholarship, and engage in service to the wider community. As part of a state-assisted university, we serve as a professional resource committed to the economic development of our region. We strive for academic excellence through rigorous and relevant teaching; an intellectually active faculty engaged in research that contributes to discipline-based scholarship, to practice, and to learning and instruction; and through extensive involvement in public, professional, and university service.

To our students, we offer outstanding instruction by dedicated faculty and well-established, affordable Indiana University undergraduate and graduate programs that meet the highest academic standards. As part of a comprehensive university system, we serve a broad range of students including traditional, nontraditional, minority, and international students who seek to compete in a global business environment. To our faculty, we provide an intellectually stimulating environment that enhances teaching, research, and service. To employers, we develop well-educated graduates who contribute to and lead organizations in our region and beyond. To our community at large, we serve as a highly regarded educational and training resource for current and future leaders, as well as a widely respected, responsive, and continuing professional partner.

Vision Statement

The Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics at IU South Bend aspires to be the best regional business school in the nation, recognized for academic excellence, and for contributing to the overall development of our region and our broader environment.

We will achieve this vision by:

• Providing rigorous and relevant programs that are intellectually grounded, innovative, integrative, technologically advanced and global in perspective


• Preparing students for successful leadership roles


• Collaborating with stakeholders to align our teaching, scholarship, and service to the needs of the community


• Serving as a primary source for creating and applying business knowledge to promote regional economic development.

Admission

Graduate business programs admit only those students who demonstrate aptitude, ability, and scholarship. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and take the standardized Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

For the Admissions Committee to consider a candidate for admission into one of the graduate business programs, the applicant must submit the following materials:

• Online application: www.iusb.edu/portal/apply


• Official transcripts of every college or university attended. The graduate business office obtains Indiana University transcripts.


• Two letters of recommendation.


• Official score report from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).*


• A nonrefundable application fee.

Admission standards into graduate business programs are maintained by selecting only those candidates who can successfully complete a rigorous and competitive academic program. The program is accessible only to those students of demonstrated aptitude, ability, and scholarship. Admission decisions are based on a composite evaluation of the applicant's:

• GMAT scores


• Undergraduate academic performance measured by GPA


• Two letters of recommendation


• Personal essays


• Professional work experience/résumé

The committee encourages submission of additional supporting information. Applicants whose native language is not English must submit an acceptable Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score or successfully complete Level 12 of The Language Company program.

Interested students must submit all application materials on or before the following deadlines:

Semester | Deadline

Fall | July 1
Spring | November 1
Summer | April 1

Admitted candidates may enter the program at the beginning of any regular semester.

Enrollment Restriction

No graduate student (except those officially admitted to graduate business programs) is allowed to take more than 6 credit hours in graduate business courses under any circumstances.

Academic Standing

Graduate business students whose grade point average (GPA) falls below the 2.75 requirement are placed on academic probation for one semester. If the student's GPA is not raised to the 2.75 level, the student may be placed on additional probation, or may be dismissed from the program. If at any time a student's GPA falls below 2.25, automatic dismissal takes place.

Credit Transfer

Graduate business students may transfer a maximum of 12 credit hours into their graduate program. For coursework to be eligible for transfer, the class must be taken at another AACSB accredited college or university. All classes must be preapproved. The approval process requires the submission of the course syllabus and possibly other course-specific materials. The student is notified in writing if the approval is granted. Only those courses in which a student receives a grade of B or higher transfers. Upon successful completion of a preapproved course at another institution, the student must request that an official transcript be sent to the Office of Graduate Business Programs showing a grade of B or higher. Upon receipt of said transcript the Office of Graduate Business Programs will complete the transfer and notify the student.

Fast-Track Program Option

This option is geared toward recent graduates and is available for students fully admitted to the MBA, MSA or MS-MIT degree programs. Students admitted under this option will be waived from all prerequisite courses** and will have the cost of their GMAT reimbursed ($250) upon satisfactory completion of 6 graduate credit hours in the program.

• Undergraduate degree in business (earned no more than one year prior to the semester of admission) and a CGPA of at least 3.35 from an AACSB accredited business school, OR undergraduate degree in business (earned no more than one year prior to the semester of admission) and a CGPA of at least 3.65 from a non-AACSB regionally accredited school.


• GMAT score of at least 450 (500 for MS-MIT program).

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Nation's first GLBT scholarship campaign launched at IU with $500,000 challenge gift

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alumni Association today launched the nation's first-ever scholarship campaign devoted to assisting GLBT students and promoting leadership on GLBT concerns. Bolstered by an anonymous $500,000 challenge gift, the campaign kicked off with more than $200,000 in cash and pledges.

"We are very proud to be a university known for welcoming and supporting GLBT students," said IU Executive Vice President and IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel. "This scholarship campaign will help us recruit and educate future leaders. Our GLBT Alumni Association has truly led the way in demonstrating how an alumni group can carry forward a legacy of community support, and it has been wonderful and moving to see how many alumni and friends have already stepped forward to get this campaign off the ground."

The campaign aims to significantly increase support for both academic and emergency scholarships, which the GLBTAA has funded since 2005 through donations from alumni and friends. Full- or part-time students enrolled at any IU campus may apply for the academic scholarships, which are awarded based on academics, career goals, financial need, leadership and community service. Additional consideration is given for involvement in activities promoting diversity or raising awareness of GLBT and related issues. Emergency scholarships are for undergraduate students who have lost the financial support of their families after disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity. The campaign also includes a $50,000 commitment to the GLBT Student Support Services Office.

"The generosity of the anonymous donor and of those who have contributed will enable students to have the needed resources to stay in school and focus on their scholarly pursuits rather than how to make ends meet," said James C. Wimbush, IU vice president for diversity, equality and multicultural affairs and dean of the University Graduate School. "Even more, this effort reinforces the fact that Indiana University is inclusive and values the diversity of its students. I'm proud to be part of this wonderful nurturing environment."

Established in 1997, the GLBTAA is an active and vibrant alumni organization with more than 1,500 members nationwide. GLBTAA's core mission is to improve the quality of life for GLBT students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Indiana University on all eight campuses.

"The GLBTAA is especially proud of our scholarship program, which helps both academically strong students and students who tragically have been financially disowned by their families," said Mike Shumate, GLBTAA president and IU Foundation Board director.

"During recent years, we have experienced a significant increase in scholarship applications. We launched this campaign to increase the total number of scholarships and, eventually, award amounts. Ultimately, we hope to create an endowment that will assist deserving students and promote diversity and leadership well into the future."

Indiana University is a leader among American colleges and universities for its policies, programs, and practices toward GLBT students, faculty, staff and alumni. For the past three years, IU Bloomington has received the highest five star rating from Campus Pride, and in 2012 was ranked by the same organization as one of the nation's top 25 GLBT-friendly campuses. Campus Pride is the leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more GLBT-friendly colleges and universities.

"This community is a guiding force for change in the equal rights movement and I would not be the same person I am today had I not come to IU," said Matthew Bloom, a sophomore who was awarded a GLBTAA academic scholarship. "The scholarship is a great way for me to help my parents pay for my education."

Please visit IU GLBTAA for more information abotu the campaign.

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Transforming Lives: Give to the GLBTAA Student Program and Scholarship Fund

Support Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Scholarships and Programs

The need is great for student scholarships and program support. To meet that need, the GLBTAA has launched the GLBTAA Scholarship Campaign. This Campaign will dramatically change the lives of students with more scholarship opportunities and programs. With generous gift-matching, this Campaign makes supporting GLBT and ally students more compelling than ever.

The Indiana University Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Alumni Association (GLBTAA) was formed "to improve the quality of life for GLBT students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Indiana University on all eight campuses."

To further this mission, the GLBTAA needs your support for two important ongoing initiatives: providing scholarships, and offering a "home away from home" for IU GLBT students.

We award "emergency" scholarship grants to students who have lost financial support from their parents after disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity, ensuring that they can continue their IU education. We also award academic scholarships to students, on any IU campus, based upon their academic achievement and leadership on GLBT issues.

Additional programs are offered through the GLBT Student Support Services (GLBTSSS) office, which serves as a "home" for countless students, easing their fear and isolation as they face the challenges of accepting their sexual orientation or gender identity.

To advance these important initiatives, we have launched the GLBTAA Scholarship Campaign and created the GLBTAA Student Program and Scholarship Fund. This Campaign, the first of its kind, aims to provide support for IU student scholarships within the Indiana University gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. The Campaign also includes a $50,000 commitment to the GLBTSSS office. We have set a goal of $1 million for this groundbreaking Campaign.

As a part of our Campaign, we are pleased to announce that we have an anonymous donor who has made a challenge gift of up to $500,000 for every dollar raised. With your help, we will leave a lasting legacy and transform the lives of our students.

Please show your support: Make your tax-deductible gift to the GLBTAA Scholarship Campaign today. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Gentry, Alumni Relations Officer at jengentr@iu.edu or Mike Shumate at mdshumate@roadrunner.com.

Sincerely,

David H. Jacobs Jr.
Director, IU GLBTAA

Michael D. Shumate
President, IU GLBTAA

P.S. Show your IU pride by making a gift to the GLBTAA Student Program and Scholarship Fund today!

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