Stories from 2010

October 7, 2010 |

Indiana University East is pursuing its fourth master’s degree program in one of the nation’s growing career fields. The Master of Science in Nursing degree was approved by the Indiana University Board of Trustees during its October 1 meeting. By receiving the trustees’ approval, IU East may now submit the graduate program to the Indiana ...

September 28, 2010 |

Richmond businessman Kirit Patel has donated a building to Indiana University East. The 9,040-square-foot office building is located on Richmond’s east side at 423 and 425 Commerce Road.  The gift of property has an appraised value of $498,800. Chancellor Nasser Paydar said that the building provides IU East with additional opportunities and options for extending ...

September 21, 2010 |

The Indiana University East Office of Student Support Services has received a $1.39 million grant from the United States Department of Education. IU East will receive $278,000 a year over the next five years under the grant. The funding will serve 200 eligible students each year who are first-generation college students, with low income or ...

September 20, 2010 |

Indiana University East kicks off College GO! Week today. The weeklong event offers high school students, their parents and the community the opportunity to explore IU East and its academic programs. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has initiated College GO! Week to encourage high school students to pursue a college education. “IU East is ...

September 20, 2010 |

Indiana University East’s Mindful Explorations series presents David Gompper, piano, and Wolfgang David, violin, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, in Vivian Auditorium. This event is sponsored by Mindful Explorations, courtesy of the William H. and Jean R. Reller Endowment. The event is free and open to the public. A public lecture with David ...

September 16, 2010 |

Indiana University East will accept art entries September 20-September 24 for the Whitewater Valley Annual Art Competition. The competition will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, in Whitewater Hall. The top ten entries will receive a monetary award. Each year 300 to 400 pieces of art are entered for the competition. Previous entries ...

September 14, 2010 |

Indiana University East is now offering an online degree completion program for a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics. Currently, three bachelor degree completion programs are offered online including Business Administration, Communication Studies, and English-Technical and Professional Writing. Students who have their general education courses completed can receive any of these attractive B.A. degrees online in ...

September 14, 2010 |

Indiana University East’s continued growth has resulted in another semester of record-breaking enrollment. Student enrollment (3,365) has increased by 15.1 percent this fall semester, while student credit hours (33,411.5) increased 15.5 percent over last fall.  Both figures are new record highs for the campus, breaking marks set last fall. This fall’s growth in enrollment and ...

September 9, 2010 |

External Affairs directors presented at Blog Indiana, eduWeb Rob Zinkan, vice chancellor for External Affairs, and John Oak Dalton, director of Communications and Marketing, presented “Social Web Integration: Are You “All In?”” at the annual Blog Indiana social media conference held August 20-21 in Indianapolis. The presentation shared IU East’s innovative approach to integrating social ...

September 9, 2010 |

Kimberly Greer, assistant professor of biotechnology, is researching canine hereditary disease and aging/longevity and connecting the research to the human genes that could help people to live longer, healthier lives. Greer has been drawn to research in the laboratory that could help explain why smaller canine breeds may outlive their larger canine peers. “We also ...