IU leadership engaging on higher education matters in Washington, DC
President Michael McRobbie and Senator Mike Braun met to discuss issues affecting higher education on April 1st. Senator Braun is a member of the senate committee that will work to reauthorize the Higher Education Act.Photo courtesy of Jan Schuler-Hicks.
Senator Young meeting with IU Simon Cancer Center Director Dr. Patrick J. Loehrer Sr. and other IU Simon Cancer Center researchers. Photo credit: Indiana University School of Medicine
Congresswoman Susan Brooks meets with members of the Indiana Prevention Resource Center located at the IU-Bloomington School of Public Health on Capitol Hill to discuss the importance of mental health first aid and other public health related topics.
From Left to right: Jon Agley, Konye Ori, Susan brooks, Mallori DeSalle, Desiree Reynolds, and Jasynda Radanovich
Congressman Pete Visclosky meets with students, faculty, and staff from IUN on Capitol Hill on March 15th. The students enjoyed breakfast with the Congressman and discussed various legislative items of interest to northwest Indiana citizens including affordable housing, public transportation, and the revitalization of the steel industry.
Director of National Intelligence and IU Alumnus Dan Coats is being introduced by Nicholas Bragin of the Walter Center for Career Achievement in IU’s Washington DC office. Director Coats met with students participating in the Walter Center’s Career Trek, a program which permitted students to discover and connect with Washington area alumni, organizations, and professionals during Spring Break 2018.
Jim Kennedy, Associate Vice President for University Student Services and Systems, testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 3, 2015 concerning the IU's efforts to help ensure college affordability. Video of his testimony can be found here.
Senator Donnelly, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, worked to bring Executive Director of the Hall Center for Law and Health at IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Professor of Law Nicolas Terry to Washington on May 23, 2018 to testify before the committee about prevention and treatment of opioid abuse among older Americans.
