By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Learning the basic principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields is hard enough for K-12 students. Now imagine trying to do it in a language you barely understand. Yet this is precisely what’s happening in schools across the country, as teachers cope with demands to provide STEM skills …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—“The singing, drums and dancing mixed with the smell of sage to create an energy that I never want to forget,” wrote Audrey Stillwell, a senior nursing student from Madison, Ind., in a blog post after taking part in a Lakota Sioux pow-wow on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Over 800 students, along with their families and friends, packed the IU Southeast Activities Center on Friday, August 19 for the traditional Induction Day ceremony. Induction, also known as convocation, is the first bookend of a new student’s college career, which ends at the other bookend, graduation. Induction can be …
FULL STORY(NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Mild weather, big smiles and a sea of helping hands greeted incoming residents for Move-In Day at IU Southeast on Thurs., August 18. Over 100 volunteers—joined by Chancellor Dr. Ray Wallace—were ready to assist the new arrivals, who numbered around 320, according to Amanda Stonecipher, assistant vice chancellor for retention and student services. …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak This summer, Alice Markiewicz, a graduate student in the School of Education at IU Southeast, found herself at the Iroquois Library in Louisville, discussing the taste of camel meat with a 22-year old refugee from Somalia. “I asked her what her favorite food was,” said Markiewicz. “She said it was camel, and …
FULL STORYWhat’s New at IU Southeast? Our Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) degree is now offered online. What does it look like? The online B.G.S. has the same structure and requirements as the face-to-face B.G.S. degree, but students take online courses delivered by IU Southeast, IU East, IU Kokomo and IU Northwest. Working closely with their …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Brian Harper, associate professor of fine art in ceramics, has won two grants that will enable him to lecture and present his work at the ScanCeram conference, from Oct. 20-23 in Aalborg, Denmark. The first is an Overseas Conference Grant from IU Worldwide, which provides support for IU faculty to …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—For the past five years, Parkwood Elementary School in Clarksville, Ind. has been the site of a unique partnership with IU Southeast’s graduate program in teacher education: the Summer Academy. This year the Summer Academy brought IU Southeast faculty and 24 graduate students—including 11 students enrolled in the transition-to-teaching licensure …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Dr. Bernadette Jessie, associate professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice, and Dr. Lisa Russell, assistant professor of management, are the latest IU Southeast faculty to be welcomed into the ranks of the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET). The induction took place at the annual FACET …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—For a refugee, learning the language of the host community is essential to becoming integrated and leading a full and productive life. If the refugee is coming to the United States, and is already educated in her own tongue, she still needs to learn to speak and read English. It …
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