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HHE Statehouse visit Feb. 23

Photo by Paul Martens
Kirk White, director of IU’s Hoosiers for Higher Education, and Kathy Smith-Andrew, associate director of state relations for the university, are pictured in front of the Indiana Statehouse. On Feb. 23, the HHE will sponsor its annual visit to Indianapolis for meetings with state legislators to discuss issues affecting IU and other institutions of higher learning in the state. Faculty and staff are invited to participate.


Hoosiers for Higher Education will sponsor its annual Statehouse visit Monday, Feb. 23, in Indianapolis. The day will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Westin Hotel on Capital Avenue with a legislative briefing regarding funding of higher education in Indiana.

IU staff, faculty, alumni, students, parents and friends are invited to attend the event, which will include a luncheon, a trip to the Statehouse and an opportunity to interact with state legislators who are at the state capitol for the short session. IU President Adam Herbert will be in attendance.

Those wishing to attend may register online, and are asked to do so by Wednesday (Feb. 18). Transportation from the various campuses is being coordinated and information is available at this Web site:

http://www.indiana.edu/~hhe

General Assembly bills which relate to higher education and to the future of IU are discussed at this HHE link:

http://www.indiana.edu/~hhe/legislation.shtml