Stories from 2010

May 26, 2010 |

The upcoming exhibit in the Indiana University East art gallery will be “The Works of Mike Elsass” on display now through July 2. The Gallery exhibit features the Ohio based artist’s abstract and weathered steel paintings that represent strength, life’s elements, aging, imperfection and beauty. Elsass became a painter after a career in the insurance ...

May 24, 2010 |

The Indiana University East Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team competed in its first national competition held May 11-13 in Minneapolis, Minn. “As our first trip to the National competition, finishing in the top 100 out of 800 teams worldwide is a very impressive accomplishment for IU East SIFE,” said Tim Scales, lecturer of business ...

May 19, 2010 |

There is always work for Mort Seddighin. A student calls to ask about a textbook for an online class. On his desk, there are dozens of papers laying nearby. He picks up a bundle of stapled papers between his pointer finger and thumb to show that even though classes have just started for the semester, ...

May 14, 2010 |

MEDIA ADVISORY: IU East 39th Commencement Ceremony WHAT: Indiana University East will broadcast the 39th Commencement Ceremony via live stream video at www.iue.edu/live. Video from the commencement will begin at 6 p.m. Also on the Live Stream website, guests can follow IU East on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates and photos during the ...

May 13, 2010 |

Jerome Mahaffey, associate professor of communication studies, was a guest on the Glenn Beck show, “Founders’ Friday.” The show will be on FOX News at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, May 14. The show will also air at 2 a.m. EST on Saturday, May 15. Mahaffey was a guest on the series to discuss the ...

May 11, 2010 |

Raymond C. Kelley is the recipient of the Indiana University East 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award. Kelley will receive the honorary award during the IU East commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 14. The ceremony is being held at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. The IU East Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes outstanding IU ...

May 10, 2010 |

The pinning ceremony for Indiana University East nursing graduates begins at 2:30 p.m. with a slide show with the ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 14. The annual ceremony for nursing students will be held at the Central United Methodist Church, located at 1425 E. Main Street in Richmond. Graduates will receive their pin ...

May 10, 2010 |

More than 300 degrees will be conferred at the Indiana University East Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 14. Commencement begins at 6 p.m. in the Tiernan Center at Richmond High School. IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU East Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar will preside and address the 334 graduates eligible to receive degrees during ...

April 30, 2010 |

Wazir Mohamed, assistant professor of sociology, did not plan for his life to lean toward academics and research.  Born and raised in a rural village with 12 families in Guyana in the 1950s, he was a rice farmer before he chose to pursue academics. He decided to go to college at the University of Guyana ...

April 29, 2010 |

Ed Thornburg, director of the Art Gallery and lecturer of fine arts, works in close proximity to nature by recycling discarded items into art. “Now, I’m really interested in found art. It’s yours to do something really original but you have to find it first,” Thornburg said. Take for instance his latest piece, “Corvair.” Thornburg ...