By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Contrary to popular belief, the Underground Railroad in Floyd County was not led by white abolitionists. It was driven mainly by a vibrant, rooted and well-connected African American community in New Albany, Louisville and Floyds Knobs, with the assistance of anti-slavery whites, including people of faith and German immigrants, many …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Feb. 6 was a big night for the IU Southeast theatre program at the third annual Arts-Louisville.com/Broadway World Theatre Awards honoring excellence in local theatre in Louisville, Ky. Cody King, a communications/theatre major from Sellersburg, Ind., was named best actor in a play for his portrayal of the neurotic thespian …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)―What does a sound look like? Books on sound usually provide graphs or illustrations of vibrational waves over time, but to the student trying to understand what actually happens when sound is being made, this approach is not always that helpful. Now IU Southeast Professor of Physics, Kyle Forinash III …
FULL STORYAdam Maksl Assistant Professor of Journalism School of Social Sciences By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—It’s a fairly typical session in Journalism C 327: Writing for the Media. The instructor is Adam Maksl, assistant professor of journalism. Most students are either multimedia journalism majors or minors. All of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—IU Southeast has long cultivated strong working relationships with employers, government and nonprofits in its service region of Kentuckiana. Now a new partnership between the Offices of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, supported by a grant from the Indiana Campus Compact, will help the university systematize and grow those relationships, …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–“Bread and Roses: Recent work from the IU Southeast Ceramics Program” is a new exhibition bringing together the artwork of 13 students and two ceramics faculty members. The show runs from Jan. 20 to March 12 at the Arts Council of Southern Indiana, 820 E. Market St. in New Albany, …
FULL STORYJanice McMahan Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing School of Nursing By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—About 40 years ago, a novice nurse at a hospital in Louisville placed a phone call to inform a man that his wife, a patient in the nurse’s care, had just died. The …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The holiday season is an incredibly social time, and that makes it a busy time for Prof. Bernardo “Bernie” Carducci, whose research focuses on the psychological and social mechanisms of shyness—and ways to deal effectively with it in order to live a more socially engaged life. The professor of psychology …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The winners of the 2016 IU Southeast International Photography Contest have been announced, in a selection showcasing wit, compassion and a sense of wonder. This year’s submissions included 62 images from 25 countries, with the winners representing not only cultural diversity but also a wide range of photographic genres and …
FULL STORYPaul Pittman Professor of Operations Management School of Business By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—It was a hot day on the Ohio River at Aurora, Ind. in the summer of 2007. At the drop of the starting flag, the boats of the outboard professional class fired up their …
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