Stories from 2012

November 19, 2012 |

The Indiana University East Honors Program inducted 66 students, its largest group to date, during the annual Honors Induction and Pinning Ceremony held November 15 in Vivian Auditorium. The Honors Program is an academic program that provides an intellectually enriched curriculum for highly-motivated students. Alisa Clapp-Itnyre, director of the Honors Program and professor of the ...

November 19, 2012 |

Harper is guest on radio show to discuss 1968 explosion following Indianapolis tragedy Jean Harper, associate professor of English, was a guest on the “Afternoon Show” on WIBC 93.1 FM in Indianapolis. Harper talked about the 1968 Richmond explosion in relation to the gas explosion on the Southeast side of Indianapolis. Additionally, Harper was recently ...

November 16, 2012 |

Indiana University East Whitewater Valley Annual Art Competition Top Ten Award and Purchase Award recipients have their work on display now through December 7 in The Gallery and Meijer Artway, located in Whitewater Hall. This year’s competition was juried by Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The competition accepts entries ...

November 15, 2012 |

The Indiana University East Annual High School Speech Tournament will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012, in Whitewater Hall. Registration is from 7:15-8 a.m. and the tournament will end by 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The speech tournament is presented by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences ...

November 14, 2012 |

The Indiana University East Campus Police Department is offering a new professional training program for students interested in careers in law enforcement. Campus Police Chief Burt Cole said IU East is participating in the Indiana University Police Department Cadet Program for the first time this fall semester, along with IU Kokomo and IU Southeast. Chief ...

November 14, 2012 |

Indiana University East is pleased to welcome its newest faculty in the School of Nursing to further enhance the campus’ mission as a comprehensive bachelor’s and master’s degree institution. Two new faculty began at the start of the fall 2012 semester. Gloria Dixon, lecturer of nursing, received her Master of Science in Nursing Administration from ...

November 13, 2012 |

Indiana University East is pleased to welcome its newest faculty in the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. Two new faculty began at the start of the fall 2012 semester. Yu Kay Law, assistant professor of chemistry, received his Doctorate in Biophysics from Ohio State University where he was also a Graduate Fellow. He earned ...

November 13, 2012 |

Indiana University East distributed scholarships to area high school guidance counselors from Indiana and Ohio during its annual Counselors’ Breakfast held November 8 in Whitewater Hall. This is the sixth consecutive year that IU East has hosted the Counselors’ Breakfast. This year’s theme was the Academy Awards. “We have a great partnership with these counselors,” ...

November 12, 2012 |

Indiana University East is pleased to welcome its newest faculty in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to further enhance the campus’ mission as a comprehensive bachelor’s and master’s degree institution. Six new faculty joined the school at the start of the fall 2012 semester. Chera LaForge, assistant professor of political science, received her ...