Stories from 2015

April 15, 2015 |

Tom Raper, a longtime friend and devoted supporter of Indiana University East, passed away April 14, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. IU East Chancellor Kathryn Cruz-Uribe said that Tom believed in the importance of higher education to improve the lives of those living in Wayne County and throughout the region. He had a long-established history ...

April 15, 2015 |

Upcoming Crossroads Reading Series features students from IU East, Earlham College and Richmond High School The Crossroads Reading Series will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at IU East’s Room 912, located at 912 E. Main Street in Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. The Crossroads Reading Series ...

April 15, 2015 |

Indiana University East junior Christopher Halberstadt, of Cambridge City, Ind., has been named as a Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow for 2015. Halberstadt is a business administration major and minoring in accounting. Halberstadt joined seven students from across the state of Indiana who received the award during the Indiana Campus Compact meeting held March 26. ...

April 14, 2015 |

The Indiana University East Center for Leadership Development’s 2015 Spring Leadership Forum will be presented by Courtney Martin an author, blogger and speaker. She will present “Next Generation Leaders.” The forum will begin with a continental breakfast and networking at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, in the Whitewater Hall Community Room. The program is ...

April 10, 2015 |

On Thursday, April 9, 2015, four Indiana University East students were honored with the Women Helping Women: Honoring Student Volunteer Leadership award by the Women’s Philanthropy Council (WPC) at Indiana University. Students Ashlee Brown, Katelyn Brown, Shyanna Pasay, and Hope Peer, received the awards from IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie, founding co-chair, Women’s Philanthropy ...

April 7, 2015 |

Indiana University East Assistant Professor of Psychology Beth Trammell has organized a workshop for parents and caregivers to set up preventative strategies to bring out positive behavior from the children under their care. The workshop offers participants the ability to learn essential skills to being a more purposeful and effective parent. The first workshop is ...

April 2, 2015 |

The Indiana University East Fine Arts program is hosting an inaugural national themed juried art exhibition, and the theme for this year is “Gender.” The exhibit will be open from April 9-June 19 in the Whitewater Hall Art Gallery. The juried art exhibit is supported by the IU East School of Humanities and Social Sciences ...

March 25, 2015 |

Indiana University East Women and Gender Studies Unit and the Indiana University East Diversity Committee invites the community to the Spring Diversity lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, in Vivian Auditorium. This year’s featured speaker is Jane Collins, professor of Community & Environmental Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of ...

March 19, 2015 |

Visiting Writer Bianca SpriggsRichmond, Ind. – Affrilachian Poet and Cave Canem Fellow Bianca Lynne Spriggs is an award-winning poet and multidisciplinary artist from Lexington, Ky. Spriggs will read from her work from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, in the Whitewater Hall art gallery. The event is free and open to the public. During her ...

March 18, 2015 |

The Indiana University East Center for Leadership Development will host a workshop on “EQ and You: Creating a Personalized Emotional Intelligence Development Plan” from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, in the Whitewater Hall Community Room. Participants must RSVP online. Emotional Intelligence is a term that has come into popular use to describe a set ...