By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–It’s a rare middle school math teacher who dances his way to social media stardom. Craig Smith ’15, a math teacher at Oldham County Middle School in LaGrange, Kentucky, is rare. Smith’s TikTok dance videos, intended to engage his students at Oldham Middle School, have gone viral, gaining over one …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–How hot are STEM fields? In last year’s “Hoosier Hot 50” job rankings, 12 of the top 25 jobs involved STEM. Coming in at number two was education. That was good news for IU Southeast, which received a grant of $240,000 from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) to …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–November is Native American Heritage Month, and The Adult Student Center (ASC) is celebrating with a lunchtime concert by award-winning singer and songwriter Michael Jacobs on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 12-2 p.m. Jacob’s music spans genres, blending elements of rock and folk music. First proclaimed in 1990, Native American Heritage …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Van Knopf ’17 of Eastwood, Ky. is the latest IU Southeast Fulbright Award winner. Knopf, who double-majored in history and German, received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, which will enable him to work with a teacher of English in a school in Germany, providing native-speaker expertise. Knopf is IU Southeast’s …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—It was smiles all around at the official kickoff reception for IU Southeast’s Growing Tomorrow’s STEM Teachers (GTST) project, at the Graduate Center in Jeffersonville, Ind. The event brought together the ten selected grant recipients, School of Education faculty, representatives of local school corporations, and community and business partners—key players …
FULL STORYWhat’s new at IU Southeast? Our Master of Science in Management—the only graduate management degree in the region!—helps you develop the skills required to successfully manage or lead an organization in areas such as non-profit, government, healthcare or for-profit enterprise. When is it offered? Beginning Fall 2018. What does it look like? The M.S. in Management …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—IU Southeast’s School of Education is offering 12 hours of free graduate tuition to students enrolled in the Advance to Teaching (A2T) and dual-credit pathways in STEM content areas. The offer is part of the school’s Growing Tomorrow’s STEM Teachers (GTST) initiative to enhance recruitment, preparation and advancement of highly-qualified …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–New degree programs, expanded online offerings, advanced websites for adult learners and graduate studies. These were among a bevy of academic initiatives and administrative advances unveiled at a recent event for local business leaders at IU Southeast. The Appreciation Luncheon brought prominent partners and friends of the university to the …
FULL STORYWhat’s New at IU Southeast? The Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree prepares registered nurses with advanced practice nursing knowledge in the areas of nursing education and administration to enhance health care delivery for the community, while serving in leadership and administrative roles. When is it offered? Beginning Fall 2017 What does it look …
FULL STORYSusan Ridout School of Education Professor of Education This story is the first in a series profiling faculty who are bringing innovative strategies to their classrooms. Each month, we will explore the approaches, interventions and teaching philosophy of a different educator at IU Southeast. The series is part …
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