Stories from 2013

December 23, 2013 |

For Indiana University East the past year has brought many celebrations and accomplishments including the installation of the campus’ sixth chancellor, continued record-breaking enrollment and many events connecting the campus to the community. Here’s a look in review at the most memorable moments from 2013 for IU East. This fall, IU East celebrated its 17th ...

December 19, 2013 |

Indiana University East has received approval for a new graduate degree program, a Master of Arts in English, from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Applications for the program are now being accepted through April 15, 2014, for admission to the fall 2014 semester. The M.A. in English ...

December 3, 2013 |

The Indiana University Board of Trustees will meet Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6, in Whitewater Hall on the campus of Indiana University East in Richmond. A schedule and agenda for the meeting are available online. The Board of Trustees is Indiana University’s governing board, its legal owner and final authority. The board holds ...

December 2, 2013 |

Indiana University East distributed scholarships to area high school guidance counselors from Indiana and Ohio during its annual Counselors’ Breakfast held November 21 in Whitewater Hall. This is the seventh consecutive year that IU East has hosted the Counselors’ Breakfast. Over 70 guidance counselors attended. This year’s theme centered on the holidays and traditions of ...

November 25, 2013 |

Indiana University East has awarded $78,000 in donor-funded scholarships to incoming freshmen and returning students for the 2013-2014 academic year. Stephanie Hays-Mussoni, director of Gift Development, said over 130 students received scholarships from donor-based scholarships. “The multiple scholarships for our students are made possible by the generosity of donors from around our region. Without these ...

November 22, 2013 |

IU East’s Red Wolves are traveling across the Midwest and to the East Coast to compete in two national tournaments and regular season road games. The three teams will travel to Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania and New York. The volleyball team is at Grand View University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, for the National Association of ...

November 21, 2013 |

The Indiana University East Honors Program inducted 46 students during the annual Honors Induction and Pinning Ceremony held November 21 in the Hayes Hall Campus Library. The Honors Program is an academic program that provides an intellectually enriched curriculum for highly-motivated students. Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, director of the Honors Program and professor of the Honors First-Year ...

November 21, 2013 |

Indiana University East’s School of Education received accreditation for seven years through the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The undergraduate program received continuing accreditation. Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards said, “Accreditation of our professional degree programs is a sign of the quality upon which we insist, and that quality ...

November 19, 2013 |

Chair of Mathematics Department participates on online education panel discussion Markus Pomper, chair of the Department of Mathematics, was invited to be a panelist at a podium discussion at the Indiana Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). The meeting was held on October 26 in Evansville, Ind. The panelists explored topics ranging from ...