Stories from 2016

March 1, 2016 |

Indiana University East will host a Legislative Forum on Friday, March 4, from 8-9 a.m. in the Springwood Hall Graf Center. The forum is free and open to the public. The forum is an opportunity for the community to have an in-person discussion with Senator Jeff Raatz and Representatives Tom Saunders and Dick Hamm. Each ...

February 24, 2016 |

Indiana University East School of Humanities and Social Sciences will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish degree beginning fall 2016. Courses in the degree program will be offered on campus and online. The addition of the program is part of IU East’s initiative to grow the baccalaureate and master’s degree options in order to ...

February 22, 2016 |

Indiana University East was recently ranked in the top 15 as a Best Online Colleges in Indiana by Accredited Schools Online. Accredited Schools Online is a leading resource for online learning and college accreditation information. According to a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics, over 400,000 Indiana students are enrolled in at ...

February 16, 2016 |

The “Let’s Talk” series returns with discussions focused on current topics and concerns in health including bullying, addictions, and Native American Health. “Let’s Talk” will be broadcast live on WETV Channel 20. “Let’s Talk” is an interactive forum for students, faculty, and members of the community. The series is sponsored by the School of Humanities ...

February 12, 2016 |

Eva Mozes Kor’s presentation given at Indiana University East on February 2 will be broadcast on WCTV next weekend. Kor is a Holocaust survivor and founder of CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Ind. Kor’s visit to IU East was sponsored by the IU East Diversity Commission to provide others an opportunity ...

February 11, 2016 |

Indiana University East continues to see a steady increase in its enrollment. According to the most recent census, IU East has a headcount of 4,135 students enrolled for the spring, an increase of 3 percent compared to this same time last spring. Credit hours also reached a record level at 36,902, an increase of 0.6 ...

February 10, 2016 |

Indiana University East student Stacy Webb presented her findings on cursive writing before the Indiana Senate at the invitation of Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg. Webb addressed the Senate during a hearing of Sen. Leising’s bill, Senate Bill 73, requiring public and non-public elementary schools to include cursive writing and reading in their curriculum beginning July ...

February 9, 2016 |

Indiana University East is one of 44 participating higher education institutions in a new project that will focus on improving the first-year of college for underserved students. Launched February 1, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) project, “Re-Imagining the First Year of College” (RFY), is to ensure success for all students, particularly ...

February 4, 2016 |

Creative writing faculty from the Indiana University East School of Humanities and Social Sciences will host a series of writing workshops from 2-3:30 p.m. at IU East’s Room 912, located at 912 E. Main St. in Richmond. The workshops are free and open to the public. Assistant Professor of English Brian Brodeur will lead the ...

January 28, 2016 |

Jerry Wilde is the new dean of the Indiana University East School of Education, beginning January 4, 2016. Wilde has been the interim dean since July 2014 while he also continued to serve as a professor of educational psychology. He joined IU East in 1998. “Jerry brings with him many outstanding qualities to the role ...