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CFI has partners who contribute in a variety of ways. The success of the program is due in large part to their support!
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* Columbus East High School(CEHS): CEHS has been building innovative practices into its organization since 1971, when it was established as an alternative school. The school reflects its commitment to good education as well as its underlying view of the teacher as a professional. It also has an established partnership with the Hudson Institute, a public policy research center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Local businesses work closely with the school in providing experience and job-related expectations for students that fit with the consolidated curriculum, which offers workforce-oriented courses in a variety of academic selections.
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Contact: Greg Lewis, Social Studies Department Chair
230 S. Marr Road
Columbus, IN 47201
phone: (812) 376-4343
e-mail: glewis@bcsc.k12.in.us
* Geography Educators’ Network of Indiana (GENI): GENI’s mission is to promote the value and importance of geography in Indiana Schools, to provide a forum where teachers can exchange ideas and encourage an excellence in the teaching of geography through classroom techniques. To carry out its mission, GENI sponsors workshops and summer institutes, holds conferences and meetings with high-interest programs, and recognizes excellence in teaching by giving awards and grants. Additionally, GENI distributes the GENI Newsletter with news of workshops, meetings, and classroom ideas, and maintains a file of maps, lesson plans, and other classroom materials for use by GENI members.
Contact: Kathy Lamb Kozenski, Executive Director,IUPUI-CA345
University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
phone: (317) 274-8879
e-mail: geni@iupui.edu
* Indiana Council for the Social Studies (ICSS) is a voluntary, professional organization for teachers, supervisors, and administrators at the elementary, secondary and collegiate levels. ICSS works for the improvements of the teaching of history, government, economics, sociology, geography, psychology, and problems courses. Affiliated with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), ICSS hosts regional roundtables throughout Indiana, an outstanding convention program each spring, and distributes the International Journal of Social Education and publishes the newsletter, Viewpoints.
Contact: Lee Morganett, Executive Director
Indiana University Southeast 4201
Grant Line Road New Albany, IN 47150
phone: 812-941-2217 office
e-mail: lmorgane@ius.eduJane Henson
Center for Social Studies and International Education
2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 140
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
phone: 800-266-3815
812-885-3838
e-mail: icss@indiana.edu
* Indiana Secretary of State (ISOS) Todd Rokita has been Indiana's Secretary of State since January 2003. As SOS he has shown leadership in civic involvement and the election process. Secretary Rokita is the President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) which recognizes Capitol Forum as a Voter Education and Outreach Partner.
Contact: Julia Bauler, Help America Vote Act Education and Outreach Director
Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita
302 West Washington, E-111
Indianapolis, IN 46204
phone: (317) 232-6541
email: jbauler@sos.in.gov
* Indiana
University Center for the Study of Global Change (CSGC) The Center
for the Study of Global Change maintains a strong commitment to
interdisciplinary study and research. It has consciously followed a policy
of encouraging the crossing of disciplinary boundaries in study and
research. The Center sponsors a broad range of educational programs
and research on global issues in the contemporary world. These encompass the
effects of fundamental societal transformation, the impact of power on
social and political life, problems of differentials in the access to
resources, sustainable development, and the growing influence of nationalism
and movements of cultural identity.
The Center’s primary role is globalization at Indiana University. The
Center is eminently and strategically positioned to encourage the focusing
of intellectual resources of the University in the search for workable
solutions to fluid transnational problems. As a catalyst, the Center has
become a critical force in the University community and beyond; this
animating role will continue to characterize our initiatives.
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* International Center of Indianapolis (ICI) The International Center of Indianapolis (ICI) offers programs and services that help make central Indiana a welcoming place for all international citizens. Educational programs, opportunities for interaction with distinguished international visitors and interns, offer Indiana citizens a "window to the world". We can be of service to you-whether you are planning to relocate here or looking for opportunities to learn or share global talents and interests.
Contact: Kristin
Garvey,
Director of Operations and Government Relations
32
E. Washington St.
Ste. 16, Symphony Ctr.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
phone: (317) 955-5150
e-mail: kgarvey@icenterindy.org