INDIANA

IU application deadline crucial for financial aid

Indiana University admissions officials are reminding high school students applying for 2009 fall admission to IU's Bloomington campus that an important deadline is quickly approaching. In order to receive maximum consideration for many merit-based scholarships, applications for admission must be completed and in the mail by the Nov. 1 deadline.

Roger Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management, said a sharp increase in applications to IU has led to increased competition for admission and financial aid.

"Don't wait around if you want to go to IU," Thompson said.

For more information, visit www.indiana.edu.

VALPARAISO

Public relations grads to get national award

Two Valparaiso University spring graduates will be honored at the national conference of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Karen Morrill and Jackie Fuller, both May graduates who earned bachelor's degrees in public relations, will receive the National Gold Key Award at the PRSSA conference, Oct. 24 to 28 in Detroit.

The Gold Key Award is the highest individual honor bestowed upon members of the PRSSA. Morrill and Fuller will be recognized for their academic excellence in public relations and leadership qualities in the society.

While serving as president of Valparaiso's PRSSA chapter, Morrill led the chapter in winning a regional bid to organize a two-day, professional development program for members of PRSSA chapters throughout the Midwest.

Fuller, former public relations officer for Valparaiso's chapter, chaired the committee that developed the regional professional development program, held in Chicago earlier this year.

Morrill is an event coordinator for Classic Party Rentals in Chicago. Fuller works in corporate communications with the government's Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Cleveland.