Find a great career doing something you love
Faculty Excellence is a series which focuses on faculty members who excel in their field of study. Jean Harper wrote and directed the documentary 1:47 which premiered in Vivian Auditorium on April 4, 2008 She decided to make this documentary to show the younger Richmond residents the history of the downtown area along with some reasons for Richmond's current state.
Whether you’re interested in art, communication, English, history, criminal justice, political science, psychology, or sociology, you can prepare for a successful career at IU East. In the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, you will explore human experiences and behavior and learn to express those experiences through writing, speaking, and participating in the arts. You’ll study with caring faculty members who are experts in the field. When you graduate, you’ll have an IU degree, a broad liberal arts education, and the skills for a rewarding career. Education for a career; arts for a lifetime.
Our Mission Statement
“The mission of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is to explore the many dimensions of the human condition through teaching, scholarly and creative activities, and service. As a School of Indiana University East, Humanities and Social Sciences embodies and promotes all aspects of the campus mission. We especially endorse the campus commitment to diversity.”
Upcoming Events
Annual Student Showcase
March 31 – April 29 (Meijer Artway): Cash awards totaling $500 will be given at the opening reception at 7:00pm on Wednesday, March 31. Students having taken courses in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Metalsmithing, Photography, 2-d or 3-d Design, Computer Graphics, Art & Design, or any studio or lecture art course in Fall ’09 or currently enrolled may enter. Contact your art professor for an entry form and details. Deadline for entry is Friday, March 20.
Journey to Vietnam and China
April 6 (4:00 pm Community Room): A year ago today, Dr. Joanne Passet was in the middle of her Fulbright semester at Nha Trang University in Vietnam. Join her for a slide-presentation and stories about her experiences in Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
Visiting Author: Scott Sanders
April 8th (6:30pm Vivian
Auditorium): Award Winning Author Scott Sanders public reading. Scott Sanders spent his career at Indiana University, becoming a Distinguished Professor of English and earning the university’s highest teaching award. Among his twenty books are novels, collections of stories, and works of personal nonfiction, including Staying Put (1993), Writing from the Center (1995), and Hunting 
for Hope (1998). His memoir, A Private History of Awe (2006), was nominated by the publisher for a Pulitzer Prize. His latest book is A Conservationist Manifesto (2009), which envisions a shift from a culture based on consumption to one based on caretaking. Sanders has won the AWP Creative Nonfiction Award, the John Burroughs Essay Award, the Lannan Literary Award, the Indiana Humanities Award, and the Mark Twain Award. In his writing he is concerned with our place in nature, the practice of community, the relationship between culture and geography, and the search for a spiritual path. He and his wife, Ruth, a biochemist, have reared two children in their hometown of Bloomington in the hardwood hill country of Indiana’s White River Valley. He will be on campus April 8th to conduct a writing workshop and give a reading. Contact TJ Rivard for more details at trivard@iue.edu.
