Stories from 2018

June 5, 2018 |

A first-time collaborative course between the Indiana University East School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Business and Economics allowed students to study how political, economic and cultural processes of globalization have changed relationships between China and the West. Seven students completed the course, Globalization in Context: China, which was offered during ...

June 1, 2018 |

At Indiana University East, full-time students with outstanding academic achievement are recognized by being named to the Chancellor’s List, the highest semester-based academic achievement that students can attain. The following is the spring 2018 IU East Chancellor’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown. CANADA ALBERTA Okotoks Sheldon Miller CHINA JIANGSU Nanjing ...

June 1, 2018 |

At Indiana University East, outstanding undergraduate academic achievement is recognized by naming students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in that semester, and does not qualify for the Chancellor’s List. The following is the spring 2018 Dean’s List. The list is ...

May 25, 2018 |

Marcy Jance, associate professor of business administration, has been named a regional recipient of the 2018 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) recognizes individuals each year who exemplify teaching excellence in the classroom. Jance will be recognized during the ACBSP annual conference held June 8-11 in Kansas City, ...

May 25, 2018 |

Kristoffer Rees, assistant professor of political science, is one of 10 scholars selected to attend the Eurasian Migration 2018 Summer Research Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), June 11-15. The summer workshop is offered through the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at UIUC. Rees applied to the summer workshop and selected ...

May 23, 2018 |

Wayne Bank and Indiana University East have partnered for the fifth year to bring the ATHENA Leadership Award to Wayne County. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to an exemplary leader who has achieved excellence in their business or profession, served the community in a meaningful way and, most importantly, actively assisted women to achieve ...

May 11, 2018 |

The Class of 2018 will receive 831 diplomas during Indiana University East’s 47th Commencement Ceremony today (May 11) at 6 p.m. at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. Of the degrees being conferred, 801 are bachelor’s degrees and 30 are master’s degrees. The Commencement Ceremony will welcome friends and families of graduates from near and ...

May 10, 2018 |

Amy Jarecki is the new dean of students at Indiana University East. She will begin July 1, 2018. As the dean of students, Jarecki will assist students in all aspects of their college careers, ensuring access to needed resources, and facilitating the resolution of challenges students may encounter, both academic and non-academic. Jarecki began her ...

May 9, 2018 |

Sharing her personal struggle with a health issue helped an Indiana University East student win a new scholarship. Erin Bristow’s essay about the years of despair, medical treatments and gradual acceptance of her infertility moved IU East’s English department faculty, who selected her as the winner of the Judith A. Roman-Royer Scholarship. “It took courage ...