Indiana University East will add men’s and women’s tennis for the 2009-10 academic year.  Local tennis professional Michael Sherer will be the program’s first head coach.  The Red Wolves will now compete in eight intercollegiate sports.

Read more on IU East to add men’s and women’s tennis; Michael Sherer named head coach…

Indiana University East has a name for the Red Wolves mascot. “Rufus the Red Wolf” debuted in person during the IU East/Holiday Inn Richmond Homecoming Classic basketball tournament held in November. After seeking nominations from the community for a name, the university received 162 suggestions.

Read more on Red Wolves mascot receives name…

Indiana University East now has a Red Wolf on the prowl.

The university debuted its new mascot during the IU East/Holiday Inn Richmond Homecoming Classic basketball tournament on November 8.

And now the university is asking for the campus and the community to name the Red Wolves mascot. Nominations will be accepted online at www.iue.edu/mascot until Monday, December 1. The winning name will be announced during the home basketball game on Saturday, December 6.

Read more on Red Wolves seek names for new mascot…

Derrick Stump, of Pitsburg, Ohio, and Carri Pyle, of Richmond, are now homecoming royalty. The IU East

Print Quality Photo (3.8MB)

students were named the 2008 Homecoming King and Queen during the bonfire Thursday, November 6 after the nominees had been narrowed to three lords and three ladies. The Homecoming Royalty was also introduced during the IU East/Holiday Inn Richmond Classic men’s basketball homecoming tournament November 8.

Read more on Homecoming King and Queen announced…

Print Quality JPG (CMYK) [1.8 MB] 4-color EPS (CMYK) [0.8MB] 2-color EPS (CMYK) [0.7MB] 1-color EPS (CMYK) [0.7MB]

Indiana University East is now the Red Wolves. The new mascot was unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday at IU East.

Read more on IU East proudly announces Red Wolves as new mascot…

Indiana University East will unveil its new mascot at 11:30 a.m. in the Whitewater Hall lobby on Wednesday, April 30. The event is open to the community and will be broadcast live by WCTV.

Read more on IU East to unveil new mascot…

Indiana University East will add men’s cross country, women’s cross country, and women’s golf to its intercollegiate athletics program for the 2008-09 academic year.

Interim Chancellor Nasser Paydar said the move is consistent with IU East’s overall growth.

Read more on IU East to add three sports for 2008-09…

Indiana University East is one step closer to naming a new mascot. The IU East mascot steering committee has narrowed the 165 different nominations to five finalists.

The university is now inviting the public to vote for a favorite finalist.

Read more on IU East unveils mascot finalists…

For a complete listing of events for “IU East Athletics Day,” please visit http://www.iue.edu/mediarelations/?p=26. 

Richmond, Ind. – Today the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that it officially accepted IU East as a member of its association at its national meeting in Kansas. IU East will now pursue conference membership in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.

Read more on Indiana University East officially launches intercollegiate athletics, joins NAIA…