James Wilkerson, director of staff equity and diversity and Title IX deputy at IU Southeast, will discuss toxic masculinity for a livestreamed TedxBloomington event at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Wilkerson’s talk examines the “MasculiniTree,” a unique concept derived from a legal doctrine called the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree that states if a …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – Dr. Joey Rivera, president and CEO of Rivera Group, will discuss his time as a student at IU Southeast and his experience founding and leading Rivera Group, one of the country’s premier cyber defense firms, for a Sanders Speaker Series event. Dr. Rivera will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Racing heart, clammy hands, light-headedness, upset stomach. No, this isn’t a “Twilight” marathon. These are all symptoms of numerophobia, also known as math anxiety. The trait is experienced by people all over the world. In one key 2012 study of 15- to 16-year-old students in 34 countries, nearly 60 percent …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Say “Kentuckiana,” and Zimbabwean marimba is not what leaps to mind. But like Indian classical dance, Ethiopian cuisine and Scottish bagpipes, the sound of Zimbabwean marimba has become as distinctive a part of the region as riverboats, Lenten fish frys and horse racing. To bring the burgeoning cultural diversity of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—As a boy growing up in rural Virginia, Daniel Hoffman wondered how stuff worked. He dreamed of figuring out machines, before ultimately devoting his life to figuring out the organisms that create them. “I thought I wanted to build mechanical things,” Hoffman said. “But my academic area is more aimed …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–The IU Southeast Honors Program and The Common Experience will present the Tenth Religious Discussion Forum. The will be held on March 8, from 6-9 p.m. on Zoom. It is free and open to all, but registration is required at this site. Members of a distinguished panel will discuss how …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast finance students Danny Recktenwald, Jordan Pope-Studstill and Reynaldo Sierra-Escobedo claimed second place in this year’s Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge, held virtually. The IU Southeast team was in third place after the paper round, but rebounded to place first in the presentation, good enough for second …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Northaven Elementary School of Jeffersonville, Indiana has been recognized as an Outstanding Community Partner by the Indiana Campus Compact. Formed in 1993, Indiana Campus Compact is a partnership of college and university presidents and chancellors who have committed themselves and their institutions to their communities through mutually beneficial and meaningful …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – IU President Michael A. McRobbie announced that the fall 2021 semester on all IU campuses will be in person and that the university expects that the fall semester will see a return to mostly normal operations. “This decision has been made on the basis of advice from IU’s medical and public …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – In accordance with Indiana University COVID-19 policies, Indiana University Southeast is planning an in-person, outdoor May commencement ceremony for both 2020 and 2021 undergraduate and graduate students. The ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 10, at the Caesars Foundation of Floyd County Amphitheater on the IU Southeast campus. In-person attendance …
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