Stories from 2016

May 6, 2016 |

Wayne Bank and Trust Co. and Indiana University East have partnered for the third year to bring the ATHENA Leadership Award® to Wayne County. The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to an individual who is honored for their professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership ...

May 6, 2016 |

Fine Arts Senior Exhibition at Room 912 Richmond, Ind. – Seniors majoring in fine arts will celebrate their accomplishments with an exhibition of their work, commencing on April 30 at Indiana University East’s Room 912, located at 912 E. Main Street in Richmond. The exhibit is open through June 3. Each student will be exhibiting work ...

May 4, 2016 |

Indiana University East will host its 45th Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 13, at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. This year, the university will confer 772 baccalaureate degrees and 23 master’s degrees. The number of degrees is a significant increase for IU East and marks the university’s highest number of graduates ...

May 4, 2016 |

Indiana University East marked Arbor Day with the dedication and planting of several trees in the new Legacy Grove, located between Hays Hall and Tom Raper Hall, on April 29. The dedication was officiated by Chancellor Kathy Cruz-Uribe and organized by Staff Council’s Ways and Means committee including Joni Thornburg, financial aid advisor; Pat Doughty, ...

May 3, 2016 |

Indiana University East celebrated the accomplishments of its students during the annual Honors Convocation held April 28. Chancellor’s Scholar Awards are campus-wide awards, presented to the highest achieving seniors, by academic school. Chancellor’s awards were presented to: •    Caleb Huntington, Greenville, Ohio, School of Business and Economics •    Michelle Bettner, Richmond, Ind., School of Education ...

May 3, 2016 |

Indiana University East recognized several faculty and staff during the Honors Convocation ceremony held April 28. Presented during the ceremony were the Trustee IU East Faculty Recognition awards and Staff Service Recognition awards. Litao Zhong, assistant professor of economics and finance, received the Teaching Award for New Faculty. This award recognizes excellence in teaching by ...

April 21, 2016 |

Wayne County Cultural Atlas to reveal cultural trail, marker during community event Wayne County Cultural Atlas welcomes the community to celebrate the start of summer during the ALL-IN Block Party from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. The ALL-IN Block Party is a free event and will be held on 10th Street, ...

April 19, 2016 |

Today Indiana University East announced that library director, Frances Yates, and her husband, Sean, gave a $58,000 gift in support of scholarships for students at IU East who are engaged in service-learning activities. Yates knows the power of gift-giving, of helping make it easier for future students to find their positive pathways to success. She ...

April 15, 2016 |

The Criminal Justice and Political Science Club will host two public forums on “Witness to Innocence” on Tuesday, April 19. In the morning, the first event is the Wrongful Conviction Forum from 10:30 a.m. to noon and will be held in Vivian Auditorium, located in Whitewater Hall. This forum will feature speakers Associate Professor of ...