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The IU East Archives- Exploring and Preserving the Campus’ History

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The campus archives is doing a lot to prepare for IU’s Bicentennial in 2020 and for IU East’s 50th anniversary in 2021. We have the Bicentennial Oral History project, a campus wide endeavor to collect stories from IU alumni across all the campuses, happening now and the stories we collect here at East are vital to preserving the history and culture of IU East. If you are an IU alumni, you can participate at https://200.iu.edu/signature-projects/oral-history/form.html. Make sure to select “share my story” and to choose the campus you graduated from. IU East alumni will hear from the East campus Bicentennial intern, Cassidy Clouse, or archivist, Beth South. We also have a few other projects happening at the IU East Archives … Continued

Do you have a story? Oral history interviews are continuing at the IU East Campus Library!

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It’s a new semester, a new year, and the library is continuing its mission to collect oral histories from IU East alumni and retired faculty for the IU Bicentennial and IU East archives! We are a few years away from celebrating 200 years of IU history, as well as IU East’s 50th anniversary, but it is never too early to start preserving and collecting all the unique and interesting stories from so many different members of the IU family. IU East has such an interesting beginning, starting off as a couple of rooms at Earlham College before evolving into the ever expanding campus we are today, with our students and faculty coming from all different backgrounds and experiences. We take … Continued

Local Families Count on Math Counts! at IU East

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“She seems to have a renewed interest in math. She was excited about coming each week.” “I really notice the increased confidence and positive attitude about math. I feel if she didn’t have this, she would have fallen behind, worried more, and not had as positive experience in starting high school.” “My son had become more inquisitive about what career options are available to him. With the tutor and college setting it has made him think more about his future.” “The IUE tutoring program has helped my child strengthen the math deficits she faced and now has a foundation on which to build upon.” “My daughter loves coming here; this has been an awesome asset to the community!!!” “This was … Continued

Living History

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Indiana University’s bicentennial will take place in 2020 and Indiana University East’s semicentennial will take place shortly after in 2021. To celebrate the legacy of IU we have been collecting the oral histories from alumni; the following five interview summaries are from IU East alumni who have chosen to continue their experiences at the college through their careers. Thank you to Lora Baldwin, Ashlee Brown, Tracy Amyx, Marcia Sloan, and Tony Foster for taking the time to donate their recollections to the IUE archives! If you are an alumni who would like to share your experiences at IU East, please complete this quick form, thank you! http://iue.libsurveys.com/oralhistory Lora Baldwin Lora Baldwin, Associate Librarian for Information Technology, has worked here for … Continued

It’s On Us

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Sexual assault on campus remains a huge concern for both students and administration alike. To raise awareness of this important issue, and to promote resources to help stop campus sexual assault, IU East is participating in It’s On Us. A nationwide project intended to support victims while providing help and resources, It’s On Us launched in 2014. IU East will be hosting a series of events throughout the week of 11/7-11/11. On Monday, the Red Flag Campaign will launch on the quad. The Red Flag Campaign encourages participants to look for “red flags”, or warning signs that might signal an imminent assault and speak up when they see them. Intervention training, which presents bystanders with methods to identify and stop … Continued