Stories from 2008

July 3, 2008 |

Indiana University East is pursing the implementation of a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies. The degree was approved by the Indiana University Board of Trustees Friday, June 20. The degree program must next be approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The degree will complement the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication ...

June 27, 2008 |

RICHMOND, Ind. — Several area high school students involved in the Indiana University East Advancing Entrepreneurship Business Opportunities for Self Starters (BOSS) program participated in the regional competition Tuesday, June 24. The competition was held at the Richmond Civic Arts Center. Students presented their business plans in the competition. The top three finishers were: • ...

June 27, 2008 |

Director of Gift Development begins July 1 Indiana University East recently appointed Brindy Roosa as the director of gift development. Her official start date is July 1, 2008. As a part of her duties, Roosa will be responsible for planning and implementing IU East’s overall gift development program and will work to strategically align the ...

June 13, 2008 |

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education today approved Indiana University East’s Master of Social Work degree. The commission’s approval is the final step in the process to implement the graduate program proposal. The decision was announced during the commission’s meeting held at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Interim Chancellor Nasser ...

June 9, 2008 |

Indiana University East has continued its positive trend in enrollment. The campus has recorded an increase of 11.5 percent in credit hours taught for its first of two summer sessions. The number of students enrolled in Summer I increased 8.1 percent compared to the same period last summer. The credit hour and student headcount increases ...

May 29, 2008 |

Indiana University East has awarded six scholarships for the 2008 Summer Research Scholar Program. Undergraduate students receive $2,000 to conduct a research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. The first Summer Research Scholar was a single award made to a biology student, Nathan Feldman, in summer 2000. Feldman graduated with a Bachelor of ...

May 15, 2008 |

Indiana University East presented several faculty and staff with awards for their service to the university during the Honors Convocation ceremony held at the end of the academic year. Interim Chancellor Nasser Paydar and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards presented select members of the IU East faculty with awards during the program. ...

May 5, 2008 |

The pinning ceremony for Indiana University East nursing graduates will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9. The annual ceremony for nursing students will be held at the Central United Methodist Church, located at 1425 E. Main Street in Richmond. During the ceremony, 31 Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 21 Associate of Science ...

May 5, 2008 |

More than 300 students will have their degrees conferred at the Indiana University East Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 9. Commencement begins at 6 p.m. in the Tiernan Center at Richmond High School. IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU East Interim Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar will preside and address the 315 graduates eligible to ...