Indiana University East will host Legislative Forums from 8-9 a.m. on Friday, January 27, Friday, February 24, and Friday, March 31, in the Springwood Hall Graf Center. The forums are free and open to the public. The forums are an opportunity for the community to have an in-person discussion with Senator Jeff Raatz and Representative Dick Hamm. Each elected official will give opening remarks on the 2017 session of the Indiana General Assembly and any legislation of interest. The forum will then be opened for a question-and-answer period with the audience, moderated by Ross Alexander, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. For more information, contact Terry Wiesehan, IU East director of Alumni Relations and Campus Events, at … Continued

Gene Cruz-Uribe Professor of History Gene Cruz-Uribe will lead a trip, “Legends of the Nile,” to Egypt March 15-25, 2017. The trip is offered through the Indiana University Alumni Association’s (IUAA) Travel IU program. Cruz-Uribe, an Egyptologist, is the first IU East faculty member to serve as a travel director for a trip abroad with the IUAA. From Cairo to cities along the banks of the Nile River guests will travel through ancient Egypt. Participants will explore the Egyptian Museum’s remarkable antiquities; discover the enigmatic Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza; travel to Luxor, the site of the ancient capital of Thebes; journey to the intriguing Valleys of the Kings and Queens; and visit the Oriental Institute’s Chicago House … Continued

At Indiana University East, outstanding undergraduate academic achievement is recognized by naming students who take 12 or more credits of graded coursework and obtained a 4.0 GPA to the Chancellor’s List. The following is the fall 2016 IU East Chancellor’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown.   CALIFORNIA Burbank Ellada Shahbandarian IDAHO Boise Alexa Blanc-Goldhammer ILLINOIS Clarendon Hills Matthew Klotz INDIANA Anderson Susie Ditsworth and Anna Ponsler Albion Kelsey Clark Aurora Tonya Alley, Kerry Finley, Nancy Lunsford and John Prarat Avon Kaylin Venezia and Rickil Bandy Batesville Jeffrey Laymon and Grace Yeaton Bloomington Jessica Shurr Brownsville Cole Lane Boston Marisa Vanzant Cambridge City Hannah Castor and Alexis Dehart Carmel Amber McCanna Centerville Taryn Husted, Ryan Husted, … Continued

At Indiana University East, outstanding undergraduate academic achievement is recognized by naming students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale to the Dean’s List. The following is the fall 2016 Dean’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown. CALIFORNIA Fallbrook Kaitlin Eddy COLORADO Fountain Crystal Labarbera Colorado Springs Judston Parlin IDAHO Coeur d’ Alene Nathaniel Wilkerson IOWA Long Grove Connor Quinby Madrid Jamie Thurston INDIANA Alexandria Hannah King Anderson Helen Donofrio, Justin Farmer, Garrett Garza, Brooke Johnson and Brady Smith Aurora Matthew Bauer, Katrine Burris, Rachel Romans, Luke Satchwill, Rick Thompson, Laura Widener and Rachel Williamson Austin Linda Fox Avon … Continued

You’re invited to the opening reception for Histories and Memories You’re invited to the opening reception and juror’s lecture for IU East’s Third Juried National Exhibition Histories and Memories Thursday, January 26 Juror lecture by Joshua Hagler, 4 p.m., Whitewater Hall Room 132 Reception and Awards, 5 p.m., Whitewater Hall Community Room The “Histories and Memories” exhibit is open Monday, January 23, to Friday, March 3. Participating Artists: Walt Bistline, Katina Bitsicas, Anne Bouie, Sarah Cecil, Kat Douglas, Thad Duhigg, Liz Ensz, Maggie Evans, Olga Evanusa-Rowland, Ashley Gates, Helen Geglio, Chris Ireland, Wayson Jones, Eric Kunsman, Janet Lauroesch, Shona Macdonald, Brittany Marcoux, Julie Mardin, Christopher McNulty, Amy Meissner, Noritaka Minami, Paige Mostowy, Glenn Richardson, Joe Thompson, Cynthia Torres, Scott A. … Continued