What's New at the IHC
Keira Amstutz has been selected to be the new president and CEO of the Indiana Humanities Council, effective April 14th. Keira has a strong arts and humanities background including leading Indianapolis's Cultural Development Initiative.
The IHC is thrilled to to bring her passion for cultural programming to one of the country's oldest and most respected state humanities councils.
Read the full press release.
Upcoming Events
Governor's Awards Grant Deadline June 1st.
The deadline for Governor's Awards for Tomorrow's Leaders nominations is fast approaching.
Please download and submit your choice for this distinguished statewide award. Dealine is June 1st.
Governor's Award Nomination Form (PDF)
IHC Grant Deadline
The Indiana Humanities Council is pleased to announce its 2008 Grant guidelines. This year we are offering special priority to all requests for grant funding for programs that address our 2008 theme of immigration.
The next (and last) grant deadline is September 15th. Mark your calendars to give yourself plenty of time.
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Report on Foreign Language LearningThought
"The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions. . . . Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. . . .
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NANCY N. CONNER
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Nancy Nakano Conner serves as the Council's Director of Grants. Her responsibilities include grant counselling and administration; working on collaborations with cultural and historical organizations; and overseeing the creation of metadata for the Resource Connection.
Nancy received her Ph.D. and M.A. in English from the University of California at Los Angeles, where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a Chancellor’s Teaching Fellow, and her A.B. in literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She was an assistant professor of English at Purdue University and Iowa State University before coming to the Indiana Humanities Council in 1982. She recently completed an M.A. in history at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Her professional and volunteer activities include serving as a member of the Indiana Council for History Education, the Indiana State Library Advisory Council, the Association of Indiana Museums Advisory Council, and the African American Landmarks Committee of the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. She also serves on the Lincoln States Bicentennial Task Force and the education committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and is a former board member of the Japanese American Citizens League and a member of the Japan America Society of Indiana.
Nancy was born in Chicago and grew up in Los Angeles. She has been married to Joel T. Conner for 34 years. Their daughter, Anjela Frances Bugher, and son-in-law, Grant Bugher, live in the Seattle area.
