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2007 UEAAA Luncheon in Indianapolis, April 14

NCAA Hall of Champions
Indianapolis, Indiana

“We had a very successful UEAAA Luncheon. Robiaun Charles (Assistant to the President/Director of Diversity Initiatives for UE) gave a phenomenal report on the diversity initiatives underway on campus; the keynote speaker, Ms. Janice Wiggins, spoke to the current students and alumni in a way to motivate all of us to higher levels of performance; and the student/alumni networking session was quite productive.”

— Dr. Michael Woodard '70

About the Featured Speaker

Ms. Janice Wiggins has been an administrator for over 25 years on Indiana University Bloomington’s campus. She has served ten years as the Director of the Groups Student Support Services, a program that annually admits first generation, low income and physically challenged students to IUB. She is responsible for the program’s administrative and operational policies and procedures, public relations and representation to all constituents, grant seeking and proposals, and budget.

She has served on the board of the Mid-West Association of Education Opportunity Personnel Programs (MAEOPP) and has served as president and executive board member of Indiana-MAEOPP state association. She currently serves on MAEOPP Education Foundation Board. She is a Member of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

Awards and Honors:
Consultant to the Counseling and Psychological Division at Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa. Listed in Who’s Who in the Midwest; the National Distinguish Service Registry: Counseling and Development. Awarded The Indiana Association of Women in Education (IAWE) Distinguish Service Award; Indiana University Division of Student Affairs, the “Shoemaker Special Merit Award;” The Institutional Development and Student Service Division Outstanding Service Award; The I-MAOEPP State Association’s “LaVerta Terry Outstanding Service Award;” the MLK Building Bridges Award and The State of Indiana “Sagamore of the Wabash” given by Governor Joseph E. Kernan.

UEAAA members and UE alumni who attended the luncheon and took part in the networking session:
 

Current UE Students:

UE Faculty & Staff:

Robiaun Charles

Talitha Washington

Angela Williams


Other Attendees and Friends of UE:

Mrs. Janice Wiggins, Keynote Speaker, Director of the Groups Student Support Services, Indiana University Bloomington

Jethroe Knazze, Principle of New Horizon Alternative School

Wezley Campbell, Purdue University Science Bound Program