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April 12, 2024 |

Two of Indiana University East’s online students not only graduated with a B.S. degree in Mathematics, they are also proud co-authors of peer reviewed articles. During the last academic year, students Chava Shawn and Carlos Garces Lopez had worked hard with their faculty mentors on solving difficult problems in mathematics. The results of their labor ...

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April 12, 2024 |

Student-athlete Kobe Ward is so busy that he doesn’t have time to waste. Yet, waste is a reason why he is so busy. Ward is president and majority owner of Ward Waste and Recycling Services in Danville, Ind. He also keeps very busy as full-time student, a Red Wolves basketball player and a volunteer for ...

April 2, 2024 |

Derek Streidl stands as a prime example of Indiana University East’s effort to draw midcareer professionals into its highly acclaimed online mathematics program. The 30-year-old already has a bachelor’s degree in literature and a Master’s in Business Administration, but his current job as a business systems analyst for a mortgage industry leader helped change his ...

March 22, 2024 |

As an astronomer, IU East faculty member Wes Tobin’s laboratory is a telescope with which he observes distant star systems. His specialty is contact binary stars, consisting of two stars that orbit each other so closely that their surfaces touch. Tobin’s most recent discovery involves the binary system NSVS 2910034. This star system, found in ...

March 13, 2024 |

Plan to put down your ebikes and ebooks. Put off doing emails and put on your safety glasses. Let the total eclipse grab your total attention on the afternoon of April 8. The four-minute eclipse will be “a soul-searching experience,” predicts Wes Tobin, Ed.D., assistant professor of physics at Indiana University East. The event is ...

March 12, 2024 |

A hometown college degree provided the first and most vital step in Ken Christmon’s three decades of successes in higher education.  It created confidence and momentum, and it opened new worlds of career possibilities.  Christmon’s positive college experiences at home in Richmond factored heavily into his decision to accept the position as vice chancellor of ...

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March 12, 2024 |

The IU East Campus Library, in collaboration with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), will host a health literacy event featuring physician and author Dr. William Cooke on Monday, March 25th. The event will take place at Whitewater Hall on the Indiana University East campus. Dr. Cooke, author of the book “Canary ...

March 12, 2024 |

IU East was recognized by the U.S. Department of State for its support of its first recipients of the Gilman Scholarship. IU East was one of 18 institutions in 16 states that supported their first Gilman Scholarship recipient(s) for the 2021–2022 academic year. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides financial support and encourages ...

February 20, 2024 |

David Crumbaugh watched his mother balance love, family life and hard work so well in a single-parent household that it inspired him to become an accounting student at Indiana University East. So well that the 1993 graduate has achieved notable successes in a variety of roles – as a certified public accountant, as a consultant, ...

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February 6, 2024 |

Indiana University East is launching an expanded micro-credential program for local corporations who want to attract, develop, and promote employees.  The course will launch in February of 2024; it was first offered in Spring of 2022 as a pilot program in partnership with Belden, Inc. The Spring 2024 program will be in partnership with NSK ...