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Lawmakers, group to discuss economy,\nhigher education\nDuring the annual "Hoosiers for Higher Education Day" Wednesday, alumni, faculty and students will express their support for higher education at the Indiana Statehouse.\nThe day will include a series of informal visits with lawmakers, where they will discuss Indiana and its economy, as well as its effect on higher education. Participants will gather at 1:30 p.m on the third floor of the Statehouse.\nHoosiers for Higher Education is a grass roots legislative advocacy group whose members stress the importance of higher education.\nMeeting to address volunteerism\nRepresentatives from Ball State University, Indiana State University and the University of Southern Indiana will also be present.\nThe Indiana Conference on Service Learning and Volunteerism, co-hosted by the IU Civic Literacy Project, is March 1-2 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. \nThe conference will involve skill-building workshops, informal gatherings and resource sessions. There will also be four featured speakers at the conference. \nFraternity sponsors blood drive at IMU\nWill Morgan, executive director of the Literacy Project, said the conference will be a good opportunity to learn about building communities around service learning and volunteerism. \nFor more information, call 856-0528.\nBecause of severe blood shortages, Alpha Phi Omega is sponsoring a blood drive at the Indiana Memorial Union. \nFrom noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 20, the Red Cross will be set up in the IMU Solarium. Donors are eligible if they weigh at least 110 pounds and are at least 17 years old.\nProfessors join group that links IU, IUPUI communities\nAccording to the Red Cross, this time of year is especially challenging because of the bad weather and flu season; the need for blood is increasing at a rate of 4.8 percent.\nHistory professor John Hanson, director of the African Studies Program, and William Schneider, a history professor at IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis, are charter members of a faculty group seeking to link two communities.\nThe group is working to increase interaction between the Africanist community in Bloomington and the faculty members who have research interests in Africa. It has been supported by the African Studies Program, the School of Medicine and IUPUI's School of Liberal Arts.