Stories from 2016

May 25, 2016 |

The Enactus team at Indiana University East is having a banner year, polishing off the spring 2016 semester with a trio of prestigious awards at the program’s national convention. “We’re having the best year in our 10-year history, winning awards beyond our expectations,” said Tim Scales, faculty advisor for Enactus and a senior lecturer for ...

May 19, 2016 |

It’s Tonya Breymier’s self-professed mission to pioneer improvements in nursing education. Her efforts can be visualized through a three-word mantra passed on in the master’s programs that she has started and grown: Pride. Passion. Perseverance. She tells the graduate students that the Three Ps are imperative to becoming successful leaders in nursing, in leaving lasting ...

May 19, 2016 |

Forthcoming Photo Book, One Day in May, to Highlight Typical Indiana Day BLOOMINGTON, Ind. On Friday, May 20, 2016, Indiana University Press will look to answer the question “What is a Hoosier?” as residents from all 92 Indiana counties are invited to submit photos of their lives taken on this one day in May. Photographs ...

May 13, 2016 |

The Class of 2016 will receive 795 diplomas during Indiana University East’s 45th Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. today (May 13) at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. Of the degrees being conferred, 772 are bachelor’s degrees and 23 are master’s degrees.  This marks the most degrees awarded to one graduating class in IU East’s ...

May 13, 2016 |

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie will present the President’s Medal for Excellence to Indiana University East Chancellor Emeritus David Fulton during the Commencement Ceremony. The President’s Medal is the highest honor an IU president can bestow. IU East’s 45th Commencement Ceremony will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at the Richmond High School Tiernan ...

May 13, 2016 |

Indiana University East will award an Indiana University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to former Indiana State Senator Allen E. Paul and to former Indiana State Representative Richard “Dick” Bodiker during its Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. tonight (May 13) at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie will ...

May 10, 2016 |

In the summer last year, the Indiana University East Business and Economic Research Center (the BERC), the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County (the EDC) and the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce (the chamber) partnered together to research the business climate and related business needs of the county. The purpose of this survey was ...