Stories tagged with: community

September 27, 2018 |

Indiana University East’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration includes several events and activities offered by the World Languages and Cultures department and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. IU East students are visiting schools across Richmond for Huevos verdes y jamón (Bilingual Storytelling). This is a joint venture with the Campus Library and literacy movements. ...

September 18, 2018 |

Associate Professor of Psychology Beth Trammell will offer a community-based workshop series, “Making Words Matter with Kids,” to teach parents, teachers and caregivers how to effectively communicate with children between the ages of 18 months and 12 years. The workshop series is made possible through an Indiana University Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council award Trammell received ...

March 26, 2018 |

Tall Paul, a Native American Hip-Hop artist, will visit Indiana University East at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 2, in Vivian Auditorium, located in Whitewater Hall. He will share his music and insight on Native American issues. A reception will be held prior to the event at 5:30 p.m. in Meijer Artway. Denise Bullock, associate ...

March 20, 2018 |

Ayanna Thompson, Ph.D., will present on “Shakespeare, Race, and Performance: What We Still Don’t Know” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, in Whitewater Hall Room 132. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Meijer Artway. Thompson is professor of English at George Washington University and ...

October 16, 2017 |

Indiana University East in partnership with Earlham College and Genesis of Richmond will join together to host Walk a Mile in Her Shoes from 11 a.m. to 12:30 on Tuesday, October 24, on the IU East quad. Registration is open at 10 a.m. This event is sponsored by Whitewater Broadcasting station, G101.3, and Brewer Broadcasting ...

June 22, 2017 |

Angie Dickman is the recipient of the 2017 ATHENA Leadership Award® for Wayne County. Dickman, of Richmond, Ind., was presented the award during the ATHENA celebration dinner held June 22 at Forest Hills Country Club in Richmond. The event recognizes women leaders who motivate, inspire and create positive change in the community. Wayne Bank and ...

May 9, 2017 |

Wayne Bank and Indiana University East have partnered for the fourth year to bring the ATHENA Leadership Award to Wayne County. The ATHENA Leadership award is presented to an individual who is honored for their professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. “The ATHENA ...

April 13, 2017 |

Indiana University East and Richmond Parks and Recreation will dedicate and name the newly renovated tennis courts at Glen Miller Park at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. The courts will be known as Kyle Tom Courts in recognition of the philanthropist’s generosity to the university and community. The dedication includes a ribbon cutting, ice ...

February 9, 2017 |

Middle and high school students who need assistance with math can receive help from Indiana University East’s Center for Service-Learning. The center offers Math Counts!, a tutoring program that pairs college students one-on-one with younger students to provide math tutoring free of charge. Now in its second year, Math Counts! recently received a $10,000 grant ...

February 8, 2017 |

The next upcoming Legislative Forum at Indiana University East will be held from 8-9 a.m. on Friday, February 24, in the Springwood Hall Graf Center. The forum is free and open to the public. Each spring, IU East hosts three Legislative Forums to provide an opportunity for the community to have an in-person discussion with ...