Indiana University East

The Indiana University East School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Nursing will host a new series this spring to discuss current topics and concerns. “Let’s Talk” is an interactive forum for students, faculty, and members of the community to participate free of charge.

The first “Let’s Talk” discussion will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, February 13, in Vivian Auditorium. The topics are bullying, diversity and social acceptance. IU East faculty Mary Folkerth, clinical assistant professor of nursing, and Elvinet Piard, assistant professor of communication studies, will be the speakers.

“The aim of the Let’s Talk series is to provide students and the community with an opportunity to increase their knowledge and promote discourse on a variety of important social and medical topics,” said Rosalie Aldrich, assistant professor of communication studies. “It is my hope that this series will provide an opportunity for IU East students and faculty to develop partnerships with healthcare providers, local schools and businesses, and other members of the community.”

“Let’s Talk” will include a comprehensive presentation by IU East faculty on the social or medical topic followed by a question and answer discussion led by a moderator. Questions will be submitted to the presenters anonymously from the audience.

Dean of the School of Nursing Karen Clark said, “The School of Nursing is pleased to collaborate with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to promote dialogue on such important social and health issues facing the citizens of our community. We look forward to interacting with students, staff, faculty, and community members as dialogue is the first step in developing community awareness and problem solving.”

“Let’s Talk” Schedule:
Monday, February 13 – “Bullying, Diversity and Social Acceptance” from 6-8 p.m. in Vivian Auditorium. Speakers are Mary Folkerth, clinical assistant professor of nursing, and Elvinet Piard, assistant professor of communication studies.

Monday, February 27 – “Women’s Health and Social Issues” from 6-8 p.m. in Vivian Auditorium. Speakers are Diana Stanforth, clinical assistant professor of nursing, Dr. Rubinder Dab of Reid Hospital and Health Care Services, and Laverne Nishihara, associate professor of English.

Monday, March 5 – “Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease” from 6-8 p.m. in Vivian Auditorium. Speakers are Paula Baumann, assistant professor of nursing, Carolyn Britt, lecturer in nursing, and Aimee Prater visiting professor of psychology.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) at Indiana University East recently received a Sam’s Club Step Up for Small Business grant that will help students work with businesses in the Richmond Depot District and Center City Development Corporation to produce YouTube videos. The team was one of 50 recipients nationwide for the $1,500 Sam’s Club award.

IU East SIFE students and local business leaders kicked off the “Who Are YOUtube” video contest during a breakfast at the Canteberry Salon and Day Spa February 2.

Blake Pieratt, a junior business administration major with minors in entrepreneurship and sports management, said students will work with a variety of small businesses through the project.

“I just really enjoy getting to know the owners. With potentially getting to be a future small business owner, it’s a great opportunity to get to know the ins and outs of a small business and to talk with the owners about how they got started and where they plan to be in the future.”

Megan Winn, a communication major minoring in sports management, said students will have two weeks to produce 30-second to one-minute videos for YouTube. She said she is looking forward to the experience the project will provide as well as getting to learn from entrepreneurs.

As part of the project, SIFE students will divide up to partner with five or more businesses to develop videos to post to YouTube. Students will compete against each other for the most hits on YouTube. The winning team will receive a Sam’s Club membership.

“It is exciting to be able to offer both the students and the business owners an opportunity to interact on such a unique project. The response from the business owners has been tremendous,” said Jason Whitney, co-executive director of Center City Development Corporation. “I am excited to be able to help connect these students with business leaders in our community so that they have better connections for future employment when it comes time to graduate.”

Tim Scales, SIFE advisor and lecturer of business administration, said he was energized by the meeting between the 12 students and more than 30 businesses.

“I’m very happy to have this opportunity to create energy and potential successes for the students and small businesses in our community,” Scales said.

Additionally, the IU East SIFE team was one of 50 teams nationally to receive a 2012 American Free Enterprise Award from the American Chamber of Commerce. The award will provide the SIFE team funding to work with the Winchester Chamber of Commerce in Randolph County as well as the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

SIFE will also use the funding to host guest speaker Rollie Helmling, director of Indiana Motorsports. Helmling will present “Racing into the Future” to motivate growth of small businesses and inspire community members to develop their ideas. The presentation is free to participating businesses and IU East students.

SIFE is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE challenges students on more than 1,500 college campuses nationwide to take what they’re learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities.

For more information, contact Tim Scales, SIFE advisor and lecturer of business administration, at (765) 973-8620 or go visit the School of Business and Economics online at iue.edu/business.

Brittany Hostetler and Rick McKinney have been selected by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) USA to attend the 2012 Partner Summit in New York City February 7-10. They are two of 30 students invited to meet with President and CEO of Sam’s Club Brian Cornell and President and CEO of Walmart International Doug McMillon in the Time-Life Building.

Both are seniors at IU East studying business administration. Hostetler is from Camden, Ohio, and McKinney is from Eaton, Ohio.

SIFE’s Partner Summit brings together students, business partners, and staff leadership for strategic discussion and networking.

While there, Hostetler and McKinney will participate in the “Top-of-the-Future-Top” Forum on February 8. They will also get to visit the New York Stock Exchange on February 9 and talk with a group from Habitat for Humanity New York City about the SIFE team’s birdhouse project on February 10.

Hostetler is the SIFE team president at IU East.

“I am looking forward to everything I will learn on this trip. From spending time at the SIFE summit with big company CEOs like Walmart to witnessing how the New York Stock Exchange works, I know I will gain valuable knowledge I can apply to my academics and career,” Hostetler said.

The “Top-of-the-Future-Top” Forum connects SIFE students with company executives in partnership with SIFE U.S.A. to discuss issues or problems and to present possible solutions.

“Students are able to give their opinion and insight based off of their experiences with SIFE, SIFE’s partner companies, and business experiences in general. For example, IU East’s SIFE team has worked with the partner company Lowes and Habitat for Humanity to create a workshop in which the attendees learn about entrepreneurship, how to make birdhouses, and how making birdhouses is relevant to entrepreneurship,” Hostetler said.

McKinney received a Jules and Gwen Knapp Ambassador Scholarship in June 2011. The national scholarship recognizes the leadership, teamwork and communication skills developed in SIFE students. As a recipient, McKinney is a Knapp SIFE Student Leader and represents the organization on campuses.

“When I selected a university to start my career I felt strong about coming to IU East. It’s when I started in the entrepreneurship program and joined SIFE that I realized IU East was the best university for me,” McKinney said. “The visit to Habitat for Humanity New York City and to stand on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange are opportunities and experiences that far exceed my dreams and expectations.”

The SIFE team at IU East is advised by Tim Scales, lecturer in business administration and the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Scales, who is also a Sam Walton Fellow, said he is extremely pleased and excited to have two IU East business students participate in this opportunity.

“SIFE has 57,000 students in their programs in the United States, so to have two of our students selected in the top 30 is something we definitely need to acknowledge. SIFE is supported primarily by the Fortune 50, or what would be considered the Top 50 businesses within the United States,” Scales said. “The SIFE program at IU East is open to all disciplines and the achievements of the IU East SIFE team have brought us worldwide recognition. This is a great opportunity for Brittany and Rick to witness business hands-on.”

SIFE is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE challenges students on more than 1,500 college campuses nationwide to take what they’re learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities.

For more information, contact the IU East School of Business and Economics at (765) 973-8343.

The Indiana University East School of Nursing welcomed its first cohort for the Master of Science in Nursing program this spring semester. The School announced that nine nursing graduate students received $1,000 scholarships to advance their education. The scholarships may be used for tuition, textbooks, or fees.

“The School of Nursing is excited to welcome our first class of M.S.N. students. These students are beginning a journey which is taken by a few and we are glad they have chosen IU East to prepare them for the next level of their careers,” said Dean Karen Clark. “Ultimately, those completing a M.S.N. program in our community will impact the quality of health care and nursing education in our region. We look forward to assisting many more students to fulfill their potential as M.S.N. prepared nurses.”

The Master of Science in Nursing is a six-semester program designed for nurses seeking a graduate-level nursing degree. The program provides two different tracks to choose from: nursing administration or nursing education.

IU East graduate programs include the Master of Science in Education, the Master of Social Work, and the Master of Science in Management, which also welcomed its first cohort at the start of the spring semester.

Associate Dean for Nursing Graduate programs Tonya Breymier said the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a special report in 2010 regarding the future of nursing. Several recommendations were made, among those was the recommendation to increase the number of registered nurses engaging in lifelong learning and advancing their education, she added.

“This includes preparing and enabling nurses to initiate and lead effective change in today’s healthcare arena to advance health. The IU East master’s in nursing education or nursing administration tracks will do just that. We are excited to be able to offer our service area advanced education opportunities, close to home,” Breymier said.

The School of Nursing is currently accepting applications for its next cohort that will begin summer of 2012.

For more information on the Master of Science in Nursing, visit iue.edu/nursing/msn or contact Tonya Breymier, associate dean for Nursing Graduate Programs, at (765)973-8520 or email tbreymie@iue.edu.

Indiana University East faculty will be available preceding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight.

Scales is the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and lecturer of business administration for the School of Business and Economics. Scales’ research and creative activities are involved in marketing and entrepreneurship with a strong focus on community.

“What I would like to hear President Obama address are incentives, leadership and motivation for small business. By definition, small business is 500 or fewer employees. If we look at the demographics of small business, it represents the majority of all employers,” Scales said. “To get sustainability in our economy, for the majority of Americans, it’s going to take the creation and sustainability of employment. Programs for small business need to include all small business including those businesses already in existence as well as new ones to be established.”

Health care is another issue Scales would like for President Obama to address in tonight’s speech.

“While employment in small business is important there are other issues of concern. A difficult subject is health care. Health care is certainly a discussion within economics with many Americans being faced with health care needs we have to have solid programs in place to ensure that health care will be available and affordable,” Scales said.

Paul Kriese is a professor of political science in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. His research interests include politics of race, civic engagement, and scholarship of teaching and learning. He is the faculty advisor for the IU East American Democracy Project.

Kriese said Americans need to hear his plans on the economy and how he will work with congress, the controller of legislation, if they remain in deadlock. He added the President needs to talk about what he has done domestically and internationally to show what he has accomplished while in office.

“President Obama needs to be presidential but also give people a reason to vote for him in this election year,” Kriese said. “He needs to portray himself as a president who is trying to work for the American people and battling a congress dead set against working with him in order to move to a better place.”

Scales may be reached at (765) 973-8620 or tiscales@iue.edu and Kriese may be reached at 765-969-4180 or at pkriese@iue.edu following the address.

Indiana University East’s first cohort in the Master of Science in Management program began this weekend. The School of Business and Economics welcomed 22 graduate students to the program. Students will meet on weekends during the next 15 months to complete the program.

Fredricka Joyner, director of the M.S. in Management and an associate professor of business administration and organization behavior, said students in the program bring a diverse background in undergraduate education, careers, employers or working in the nonprofit or for-profit sectors.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with this first cohort. It’s a fabulous group of students who will bring a lot of different perspectives,” Joyner said.

The M.S. in Management is distinguished from a Master of Business Administration by its special focus on organizational management, strategic thinking, and leadership skills, and is open to graduates from any bachelor’s degree program who meet the other qualifications.

The program is designed for individuals who have at least two years of work experience and who are current or emerging leaders in area organizations.

Carol Wels of Liberty, Ind., recently moved back to the United States after living in Germany for the past 21 years as a civilian employee with the military. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Tourism degree from Indiana University Bloomington, Wels went to Germany through an internship with the military and stayed on through various positions including recreation, marketing, and fitness.

Wels currently works at the Union County Foundation. She said the master’s program appealed to her as a way to reorient herself to the community and to the skills she has already established.

“I think this master’s program for me will be good way to tie all of those skills together,” Wels said.

Adam McQueen of Richmond is also a member of the first cohort; McQueen works for the Wayne County Probation Department.

“The broadness of the degree is what appealed to me. We all come from different backgrounds in our careers. This program will be applicable to so many things that we do,” McQueen said.

The second cohort will begin in August 2012.

For more information about the Master of Science in Management, contact the School of Business and Economics at (765) 973-8366 or go online to iue.edu/management.

Indiana University East is continuing to break records with enrollment and credit hours based on census figures released today (January 18) for spring semester.

Compared to this same time last year, IU East student enrollment (3,348) increased 12.5 percent in headcount and 12.4 percent in credit hours (33,298.5).  Both figures are historic highs for spring semester enrollment at IU East.  The headcount enrollment is an increase of 373 additional students compared to the same time last year.

IU East – which has experienced continued significant enrollment increases since 2007 – once again led all Indiana University campuses in enrollment growth.

“IU East is an attractive option for students living in this region. It is also becoming a destination online for students who want to complete their bachelor’s degree,” said Chancellor Nasser Paydar. “The unprecedented and significant growth in the last 10 semesters is the result of setting priorities as part of the campus’ strategic plan. Considering that the majority of our graduates remain in our region, this growth points to a bright future for this part of the state.”

This spring, two new graduate programs enrolled students in their first cohorts – the Master of Science in Management and the Master of Science in Nursing.

Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards cited several factors for the record-breaking enrollment.

“Our ability to retain more students, to attract increasing numbers of both first-year and transfer students, to add more degree programs, including graduate programs, and to expand our offerings of online programs has proven to be a formula for success, one that strengthens our position as the premier institution for providing bachelor’s and masters’ degree education in eastern Indiana and western Ohio,” Richards said.

Indiana University East students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale are named to the Indiana University East Chancellor’s List. The following is the fall 2011 Chancellor’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown.

GEORGIA
Atlanta
Ashley Zajac

INDIANA
Aurora
Wesley Hollingsworth, Rachel Murphy, and Amy Slayback

Batesville
Keith Kraus, Stephanie Meyer, and Amber Wirth

Bloomington
Melanie Brown-Partin and Abby Daniel

Brookville
Sara Chaddon, Suvanna Collins, and Amanda McIntyre

Carthage
Lori Stephens

Centerville
Tyler Harrell, Layne Husted, and Misty Stroh

Charlestown
Heather Bowen

Commiskey
Veronica Owens

Connersville
Rachel Buckmeier, Melissa Clark, Jeramie Horn, Zachary Hufferd, Blythe Keener, Shelia Martin, Teresa Price, Elizabeth Reed, James Todd Snyder, Melissa Sparks, Mara Sullivan, and Valerie Tipton

Danville
Annette Henshilwood

Dupont
Denise Feltner

Economy
Kristin Watts

Farmland
Cameron Cox

Glenwood
Ashley Wilson

Greenfield
Kyla Cecil

Hagerstown
Brooke Beckman and Tina Berhalter

Hanover
Anna Conover

Jasonville
Elizabeth Luper

Kirklin
Carrie Coyle and Matthew Coyle

Lafayette
Sarah Lee and Cale Nearing

Laurel
Hubert Branstetter and Richard Lewis

Lawrenceburg
Angela Black and Nikolas Hounchell

Liberty
Amanda Kurtz and Gwendolyn Tipton

Madison
John Brim, Ryan Feider, Jennah Green, and Jose Reyes

Metamora
Amanda Godsey

Mishawaka
Annita Iseminger and Rodney Iseminger

Moores Hill
Billy Lane and Kristen Wright

Muncie
Leonna Cross and Jonathan Greene

New Castle
Heather Farr, Tim Madden, and Delmar Smith

Pekin
Stephanie Mattingly

Richmond
Ann Barrett, Shannon Behan, Jason Coblentz, Roger Crane, Stephanie Dargie, Dylan Doner, Ryan Doughty, Kaylyn Flora, Richard Goss, Sandra Gulley, Clayton Haisley, Richard Hale, Anna Harrison, James Healton, Victoria Hicks, Ronald Jarvis, Margaret Lane, Todd Moistner, Emily O’Brien, Rebekah Ross, S. Chad Ross, Kristin Smith, Sandra Spencer, Deanna Spradling, Kasey Stolle, Michael Teufel, David Turner, Whitney Wesley, and Jesse Wills

Rising Sun
Abigail Fox and Courtney Lamkin

Rushville
Christopher Hundley

Scottsburg
Teresa Basham

Sunman
William Theising

Union City
Sophia Binkley

Vevay
Natalie James

West Lafayette
Angela Borchert

Winchester
Ray Slick and Tracy Smith

KENTUCKY
Florence
Martin Beets

MINNESOTA
Brooklyn Park
Stephanie Carlson

OHIO
Arcanum
Shelby Anderson and Joshua Burns

Bradford
Chelsea Brand

Camden
Brittany Hostetler and Samantha Powers

Cincinnati
Jeffrey Davis

Eaton
Kristie Kiracofe and Rachel Selby

Fairfield
Gena Maras El Raey

Greenville
Frances Gagnon and Ashley Hartsock

Harrison
Debra Mathis

New Madison
Kendra Beran

New Paris
Toni Holzapfel and Zach Mogle

Seven Mile
Anne Ewen

Union City
Chanda Hunt

Versailles
Craig Subler

West Alexandria
Kelly Coffman

TENNESSEE
Nashville
Trina Edwards

VIRGINIA
Farmville
Katie Leve

SOUTH KOREA
Goyang
Gyeonggi-do
Wooje Kim

Indiana University East students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale are named to the Indiana University East Dean’s List. The following is the fall 2011 Dean’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown.

ARIZONA
Mesa
Laura Tennyson

CALIFORNIA
San Marcos
Samira Elmarry

Santa Ana
Allen Clouse

Temecula
Shannon Long

COLORADO
Boulder
Robin Tayal

FLORIDA
Destin
Malissa Parks

ILLINOIS
La Salle
Damian Delporte

Monticello
Kristie Montgomery

INDIANA
Albany
Megan Fox

Arlington
Zachary Tucker

Aurora
Christopher Kaffenberger, Donald North, Michael Ray, Evelyn Santiago, and Kristen Selmeyer

Bedford
Terra Neeley

Bloomington
Shannon Baker, Clinton Deck, and Amanda Underwood

Boonville
Gina Pardue

Brookville
Brittany Ault, Mary Bennett, Cory Boggs, Katie Davis, Steven Grant, Beth Wagers, and Kara Williams

Brownsville
Kaylynn Smith

Cambridge City
Timothy Gard, Nicole Kuhn, Matthew Munchel, and Kristen Wilkinson

Carmel
Patrick Riley

Cedar Grove
Rachael Money

Centerville
Leslie Bell, Rachel Bouford, Morgan Godsey, Steven Harrison, Cheltsi Hinners, Murphy Jones, Jared King, Brittany Ledbetter, Darin Lucas, Mariah Mason, Shawna Sparks, and Aaron Stiner

Connersville
Jessica Best, Margaret Bloom, Amanda Briar, Jessica Bunyard, Cierra Caldwell, Shantel Cartwright, Nicolette Davis, Maryann Deatline, Chase Eversole, Katie Fowler, Amy Fox, Erin Futrell, Darin Griffin, Ashley Hall, Lucas Harrison, Stacie Howard, Brianna Keener, Hannah Long, Tammy Mathews ,Trisha May, Ashlee Miller, Sarah Mitchell, Angela Newman, Chelsy Nichols, Zachary O’Neal, Eric Pazzaglia, Kristi Precht, Jeffrey Pruet, Vickie Rude, Kevin Sherwood, Cambria Sparks, Toni Stephen, Lori Wagner, and Nolan Yates

Daleville
Mary Estridge

Dillsboro
Sheri Hardin and Crystal Liming

Dublin
Thomas Bonwell, Chelsea Gabbard, and Heather Goble

Earl Park
Andrew Hall

Economy
Dorene Hayes and John Wilson

Evansville
Jezaret Hall

Farmland
Kylee Buckmaster

Fort Wayne
Cameron Brower

Fountain City
Ashley Evans, Cody Harris, Christopher Hayes, Dylan Newman, and Miranda Smith

Georgetown
Cody Banet

Glenwood
Devon Niehoff, Kodi Smith, and Eric Venable

Greendale
Teresa Bradshaw Grace, Angela Fleming, and Amanda McCarty

Greenwood
Kaitlyn Stickel

Guilford
Jonathan Carroll, Janine Cummings, and Angela Keller

Hagerstown
Allan Bullock and Emily Phillipy

Indianapolis
Nichole Hall, Caleigh Heaton, Haylee Knauer, Mary McLaughlin, and Brooke Sahm

Knightstown
Kristen Florea, Courtney Isaacs, and Benjamin Wright

Lake Station
Ian Enriquez

Laporte
Tiffany Schuck

Laurel
Breanna Raible and Jordan Spurlock

Lawrenceburg
Sarah Atkins, Jamie Baer, Lauren Bosse, Stephen Courter, Ryan Downard, Lisa Ferraris, Elizabeth Grouse, Alesa Hamilton, Christina Nobbe, Amy Powell, Jessica Raftery, and Jami Wilson

Liberty
Amber Brown, Christina Frame, Kayla Gray, Kathryn Guenther, Delanna Richardson, Taylor Richardson, Matthew Snyder, Ricky St. John, and Jessica Stanton

Losantville
Shelby Morris

Lynn
Hannah Beckley, Cristin Bright, Tamara Brown, Caleb Elliott, Lorrick Gibson, Miranda Lutz, Rachel Phenis, Shawna Smith, and Joshua Wert

Madison
Ashley Ball, Nathan Bear, and Barbara Sigmon

Metamora    
Kayleigh Cummins

Milton
Jessica Price

Modoc
Hannah Clawson

Muncie
Kylee Lipscomb, Jamie Privett, and Kristin Waechter

Nashville
Chase Chambers

New Castle
Scarlet Alton, Whitney Catron, Matthew Davis, Stephanie Denney, Kaitlyn Ferrell, Shelby Groce, Mollie Price, Kirstyn Shafer, Kyle Sloan, Rachel Smith, Mary Spell, Mary Syme, Kristopher Walters, Jennifer Webb, Christina White, and Amy Willis

Newburgh
Hannah Fichter

Noblesville
Vjekoslava Lukovic and Sidy Sidibe

Oldenburg
Kayla Werner

Osgood
Jonathan Hoium

Parker City
Hailee Martin

Pennville
Kimberly Nibarger

Plainfield
Bryan Schlatter

Portland
Andrew Houck

Richmond
Jessica Atwell, Alyssa Baker, Erik Baker, Kate Beard, Courtney Bowling, Kimberly Burk, Erica Carlson, Richard Carrera, Lauran Caudill, Felicia Chagdes, Corey Coby, Allison Cook, Ariel Cox, Andrew Cross, Alivia Crowe, Lauren Crump, Hannah Dalbey, Edward DeLaPaz, Nathan Delucio, Chaz Dickerson, Eric Eldridge, Leigh Ernst, Katelyn Felix, Holli Gard, Lee Goeke, Joseph Grassia, Taylor Gray, Sam Grimes, Stephanie Gropp, Nikolas Hall, Trevor Hall, Jennifer Hartman, Jordan Haworth, Ian Holt, Kayla Holt, Alexis Hurd, Danielle Johnson, William Juday, Samantha Kittle, Sean Klaine, Shoshanna Kunce, Ryan Lacey, Margaret Leffel, Mathew Leonard, Julie Liddell, Evan Livingston, Sherry Mc Clain, Michael McCulloch, Jeanette McFarland, Austin Moistner, Amber Moore, Lisa Mueller, Kriegon Newby, Chelsea Nolte, Magen Olson, Tiffany Ombrello, Christina O’Sullivan, Adam Powell, Marc Price, Merri Priest, Sa’de Reece, Kaly Reichter, Rebekah Robbins, Lyndsey Rohrer, Kraig Rose, Brooke Sanford, Sergio Santiago, Betsy Scotten, Carl Siders, Jessica Skinner, Britany Swallow, Lloyd Tate, Donna Thompson, Katey Tolly, Erin Trotter, Courtney Washington, Derek Washington, Aaron Wigger, Brittaney Worch, and Mariah Wright

Ridgeville
Ronald Harris and Hannah Sarff

Rising Sun
Abbey Gipson, Christopher Gosney, and Andrew Smith

Rochester
Jennifer Morgan

Rushville
Katelyn Berkemeier, Holly Lee, Wendee Pickett, and Jessica Smith

Spiceland
Kayla Protsman and Stacey Waters

Sunman
Emily Batta and Kati Stanley

Terre Haute
Lawrence Dull and Cheryl Roadruck

Union City
Rhonda Fields, Brian Frantz, Michelle Hernandez, Lindsey Lea, Kerri McIntosh, Kathy Moore, and Alyssa Warner

West Harrison
Deanna Stone

Williamsburg
Steven Whitehouse

Winchester
Traci Edwards, Wanda Eley, Andrea Fodrea, Aaron Fraze, Jerrica Govin, Michaela Hirschy, McKenzie Kirby, Nicholas Miller, Julia Plessinger, Lindsay Smith, and Cody Spillers

Wolcott  
Michael Luck

Zionsville
Jeremy Blum

KENTUCKY
Louisville
Robert Ivey

Simpsonville
Devin Danehy

MARYLAND
Frederick
Amy James

NEW YORK
Williamsville
Jennifer Sroka

OHIO
Arcanum
Nickey Ary, Gavin Glasscoe, Daniel Printz, and Cody Schellhaas

Eaton
Benjamin Beare, Christopher Carr, Ashley Caudill, Emily Floyd, Heather Futrell, Mary Hake, Micah Hickman, Samantha Kyle, Lori Lowman, Mariah Marshall, Richard McKinney, Billie Moreland, Christopher Mullins, Brittany Phelps, Tina Pugh, Carlie Rider, Bridget Rinehart, Kelsey Rubright, Courtney Scholl, Clint Shepherd, Destiney Vice, Jennifer Williams, and Megan Winn

Greenville
Logan Brubaker, Amy Locke, Amber Plessinger, Kacey Ritz, Christina Shafer, Penny Stock, and Kelsey Wolfe

Hollansburg
Tyler Greer, Kesla Klingler, and Kathryn Osborne

Lewisburg
Nathaniel Akers, Andrea Brower, and Dessica Sykes

New Madison
Jennifer Buzard, Shelly George, Linda Hummel, and Deidra Purvis

New Paris
Deonda Armentrout, Sierra Graham, Clayton Hurd, Mara Pennycuff, and Brianne Simpson

Oxford
John Apel

Troy
Brianna Strete

Union City
Gideon Adkins and Sarah Fields

Versailles
Mandee Simon

West Alexandria
Barbara Rehmert and Leah Short

West Manchester
Erin Kovach

West Milton
Justin Judd

Yorkshire
Storm Davis

TENNESSEE
Nashville
Samuel Pipkin

Ross Alexander is the new associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Indiana University East. Alexander joined the campus January 3, 2012.

As the associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, Alexander will provide oversight and coordination of academic accreditations, community college articulations, assessment of student learning outcomes, new academic program development, compliance and disclosure issues, and campus data analysis and reporting.

Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Larry Richards said, “Dr. Alexander brings extensive administrative and faculty experience to IU East that makes him a valuable addition to the academic affairs team, as well as to the IU East faculty in general. I look forward to working with Ross on many academic and related initiatives.”

Alexander received his Ph.D. in Political Science with majors in Public Administration and American Politics and a minor in Political Theory from Northern Illinois University. He received his M.P.A. from Arizona State University and his B.A. from Beloit College where he majored in Political Science and History.

Before joining IU East, Alexander was the department head of Political Science and Criminal Justice from 2010-2011 and the assistant department head from 2009-2010 for the North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega, Ga. He formerly held positions at the university as an associate professor of political science and the co-director of the Quality Enhancement Plan.

Previously, Alexander was a visiting assistant professor of political science at the Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., and an instructor of political science at Northern Illinois University in De Kalb, Ill., where he began as a teaching assistant with the department.

Alexander co-edited and co-wrote The Basics of American Government published by the University Press of North Georgia. He has authored several peer-reviewed articles on information literacy and improved student research, the effect of citizen input on state legislature, and legalized gaming. He has recently presented at state and national conferences including the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy, Appalachian Studies Conference, and Midwest Political Science Association Conference.