Stories from September 2014

September 29, 2014 |

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—James R. “Rob” Quigg, vice president of accounting at Richmond Baking Company in Richmond, Indiana, has been elected to the Indiana University Foundation Board of Directors. Founded in 1936, the IU Foundation maximizes private support for Indiana University by fostering lifelong relationships with key stakeholders and providing advancement leadership and fundraising services for campuses ...

September 26, 2014 |

Indiana University East will celebrate College GO! Week September 22-26. The event offers high school students the opportunity to explore IU East and its academic programs. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education established College GO! Week to encourage high school students to pursue a college education. IU East will highlight scholarships, campus spirit and traditions, ...

September 26, 2014 |

The Indiana University East Alumni Association invites members of the community and other interested individuals to submit nominations for the Indiana University East Alumni Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is newly established to recognize and celebrate the outstanding alumni of IU East. Inductees to the Hall of Fame are alumni who have typified ...

September 23, 2014 |

Indiana University East was named as a Military Friendly® School by Victory Media Inc., the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The list provides service members transparent, data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities. The 2015 Military Friendly Schools® list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade ...

September 18, 2014 |

Indiana University East will present Alice Driver from 5-6 p.m. on Monday, September 22,  in the Whitewater Hall Community Room. Driver, a photojournalist in Mexico, will present on her upcoming book More or Less Dead. She will also talk about her work as a photographer and as a documentary filmmaker. Her documentary film is If Images ...

September 16, 2014 |

Indiana University East is pleased to welcome its newest faculty in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Melissa Blankenship, visiting lecturer in English, received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction from Murray State University and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in English with a Creative Writing minor from Indiana University East. Previously, ...

September 12, 2014 |

The Indiana University East School of Nursing will offer a third concentration for its Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program. The Family Nurse Practitioner concentration will be available beginning the 2015 spring semester. The graduate program began courses in fall 2011. The program provides registered nurses with advanced practice knowledge, through concentrations in nursing ...

September 11, 2014 |

Indiana University East is pleased to welcome its newest faculty in the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. Joshua Beal, assistant professor of mathematics, received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Ohio University. He earned his Master of Science in Mathematics and his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from Miami University. Before joining IU ...