By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–“Surface and Illusion” is the title of a solo exhibition by Debra Clem, head of painting in the School of Arts and Letters at IU Southeast. The show opens on Thursday, October 28, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. at the historic Carnegie Center for Art and History in New …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–For a student, the academic year can sometimes feel like a roller coaster at a theme park, with its highs, lows and ecstatic relief at having survived. And wobbly knees. But what if classrooms really were theme parks? Better still: What if theme parks were classrooms? Absurd, right? Not when …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–As part of the 2021 State of the Campus ceremony, the first traditional faculty-staff event to be held on campus since the reopening, IU Southeast executive leaders presented the 2021 Distinguished Teaching and Service Awards. Recipients were introduced by Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Kelly Ryan, Vice Chancellor …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast students have earned the institution a place on Washington Monthly’s 2021 Best Colleges for Student Voting Honor Roll. The annual list recognizes institutions that are “doing the most to turn their students into citizens,” per the publication’s website, acknowledging the efforts of administrators to expand the culture of citizenship on …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–The second annual Southern Indiana Regional School Counseling Conference drew over 70 practitioners from across the region to IU Southeast for an exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices. Top-shelf speakers invited discussion on topics ranging from classroom management to public policy, and from career readiness to mental health, providing …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Each year, the First Year Seminar (FYS) introduces freshmen Grenadiers to the building blocks of academic research. Information literacy is among the required General Education learning outcomes, embedded in courses COAS-S104 FYS and COAS-S154 Pathways. At IU Southeast, the information literacy component is taught by faculty librarians, led by Maria …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Donna Albrecht, associate professor of education, has been named the new Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Education. She succeeds Dr. Lisa Hoffman, who has assumed the role of IU Southeast’s Dean of Research and Graduate Programs. Albrecht, most recently recognized as Faculty Innovator of the Year …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–In 1963, Alan Zollman was one of only eight students in the graduating class of Lanesville Elementary School. So it was with a sense of wonder–along with awe and no small amount of terror–that he walked through the doors of the imposing new Floyd Central High School, where his class …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Lisa Hoffman has been named Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. Hoffman, an associate professor of education, had previously served as Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Education. “Dr. Hoffman has a wealth of experience in both divisions of this position, and has a vision that will …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Margot Morgan, assistant professor of political science, has received the 2021 ADP John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The national award, granted to one nominee each year since 2011, recognizes exemplary early-career leaders who are advancing …
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