Stories from 2009

October 12, 2009 |

MEDIA ADVISORY: IU East Tom Raper Hall Naming Ceremony WHAT: The official naming ceremony for the Indiana University East Tom Raper Hall. The naming ceremony honors the contribution of Tom Raper, former Richmond businessman. Middlefork Hall will be renamed in recognition of Raper’s commitment of $2.17 million to support the campus. The gift is the ...

October 9, 2009 |

Indiana University East announced today (October 9) that a new degree completion program for a bachelor’s degree in communication studies will be offered in Lawrenceburg, Ind. located at Ivy Tech Southeast’s Lawrenceburg Riverfront Campus. The program was approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education at its meeting today held at IU East. This is ...

October 8, 2009 |

The Indiana University East New Faculty Research Seminar Series will be held October 14 through November 4. Lectures are scheduled from 12:15-1:15 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public. The schedule is: October 14 – Anita Morgan, assistant professor of business administration, Community Room, Whitewater Hall “A Study of the Factors That ...

September 29, 2009 |

Indiana University East awarded four scholarships for the 2009 Summer Research Scholar Program. Undergraduate students received $2,000 to conduct a research project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Funding for the program is provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and is matched by funds from IU East. The competitive program ...

September 25, 2009 |

In response to changes in the Richmond High School dress code, IU East staff will give away logo t-shirts to Richmond High School students at Red Wolves volleyball matches on Saturday, September 26, and Monday, September 28.  “As Superintendent Allen Bourff indicated, we are partners with the schools, and we would like to acknowledge that ...

September 25, 2009 |

Indiana University East is continuing to post updated information and recommendations on the H1N1 flu virus. The university has established an H1N1 Preparedness Web site at www.iue.edu/H1N1 with campus specific information, tips for prevention, symptoms, and frequently asked questions. Faculty, staff, students and their parents, as well as campus visitors, are encouraged to review this ...

September 24, 2009 |

Indiana University East has several new full-time faculty members on staff this fall. The additional faculty will further enhance the campus’ mission as a comprehensive bachelor’s and master’s degree institution. “IU East continues to grow and, to accommodate the growth, has added more full-time faculty over the past two years,” says Larry Richards, executive vice ...

September 23, 2009 |

The 31st Whitewater Valley Annual Art Competition will be held Saturday, October 3, at Indiana University East. This year’s competition is juried by Corin Hewitt who holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.F.A. from The Milton-Avery School of the Arts at Bard College. He also attended the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste Karlsruhe ...

September 22, 2009 |

More Online Read Passet’s blog at www.iue.edu/blogs/archives/joanne Joanne Passet went to Vietnam this year on scholarship to learn about the nation while teaching American culture and literature at Nha Trang University. But Passet, now Indiana University East’s dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, took on a far-bigger role. She essentially, at the ...

September 11, 2009 |

In a continued record-setting trend, Indiana University East has increased fall enrollment by nearly 20 percent.  Both enrollment (2,924) and credit hours taken (28,926) for the fall semester reached record highs for the campus. The enrollment growth (19.5 percent) represents an increase of 477 students compared to last fall. IU East has had continuous significant ...