Stories from 2010

December 21, 2010 |

Indiana University East is adding more varsity level sports to its athletics program to provide greater opportunities for students. The cheer squad and dance team will compete at the varsity level beginning the 2011-12 academic year. The IU East Faculty Senate during its December meeting approved a resolution to add competitive cheer and dance to ...

December 16, 2010 |

HSS welcomes new academic advisor Katie Baldwin Chaney is now the academic advisor for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her start date at IU East was November 29. As the academic advisor, Baldwin Chaney will advise students, provide information for academic services and career resources, and talk with prospective students and parents about ...

December 15, 2010 |

Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College, Lawrenceburg Campus, recently completed a six-year partnership and plan to continue to work together to meet the needs of Southeastern Indiana. Students can complete credits with both Ivy Tech and Indiana University via face-to-face classes with IU East at the Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg campus to earn a bachelor’s ...

December 14, 2010 |

Indiana University East will award its 200th degree for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program in Lawrenceburg to December graduates. Seventeen students will have their degrees conferred. IU East and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Southeast in Lawrenceburg formed a partnership in June 2004 to offer the business administration degree program as ...

December 10, 2010 |

The Indiana University Alumni Association recently recognized Jeff F. Cappa of Richmond, Ind. for his volunteer service and dedication to the university. An alumnus of Indiana University East, Cappa is a recipient of the 2010 Indiana University Alumni Association President’s Award. He and seven other IU alumni were presented with the President’s Award on Friday, ...

December 3, 2010 |

For the second consecutive year, Indiana University East has received four awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V for excellence in fundraising, marketing, and alumni programs. IU East received a Gold Award for Best New Alumni Program, a Silver Award in Excellence in Design and Bronze Awards for Best ...

November 30, 2010 |

Registrar attends annual IACRAO meeting Dennis Hicks, registrar, attended the 71st Annual Meeting of the Indiana Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (IACRAO), October 25-26, in Columbus, Ind. He presented the session, “FERPA: Educating Your Campus & Staying Compliant.”  Hicks was a contributing editor to the AACRAO 2010 FERPA Guide. Also, Hicks was recently ...

November 29, 2010 |

Humanities and Social Sciences faculty receive funding for research Wazir Mohamed, assistant professor of sociology, received an award from Indiana University’s Summer Faculty Research Support Fund to facilitate the completion of field research for a book in progress, Sugar, Land, and Marginalization: Guyana and the World Economy, 1838-2010, to be completed by December 2011. New ...

November 29, 2010 |

Indiana University East has new full-time faculty members on staff this fall. The additional faculty will further enhance the campus’ mission. “The additional faculty further enhances the campus’ mission as a comprehensive bachelor’s and master’s degree institution,” says Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards, “and we plan to add more next fall.” IU ...

November 23, 2010 |

Indiana University East raised $10,000 during its 2010 Scholarship Luncheon held November 16 to benefit the general scholarship fund. Funding for scholarships is critical to supporting student access to education and enhancing opportunities for success. IU East has long awarded scholarships to both incoming and continuing students in recognition of their academic achievement, leadership and ...