By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Giraffes. Cobras. Rhinos. Scorpions. No Wi-Fi. Worms for dinner. Welcome to Namibia! This past spring, Field Biology students joined Drs. Omar Attum, associate professor of biology and Beth Rueschhoff, assistant professor of biology, on a journey to this nation of natural wonders in southwestern Africa. Namibia is situated between South …
FULL STORYAs July temperatures swelter into the 90s, beat the heat by grabbing an ice tea, a patch of shade and a good book. Need some recommendations? Here’s what IU Southeast faculty and staff are reading this summer: Looking for… …award-winning historical fiction? The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The 2017 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—In the mid-1950s, Mildred Kemp discovered the trombone at Eastern High School in Louisville, Ky. Within a decade, the Prospect native was playing the instrument in the American Symphony Orchestra in New York City under famed conductor Leopold Stokowski, moonlighting in other orchestras and on Broadway, and giving lessons at …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The timing couldn’t be better for the appearance of Physics and the Environment, the new book by Kyle Forinash III, professor of physics at IU Southeast. While humanity suffers through another hottest year on record, glacial and polar melt accelerates, biodiversity craters and storms increase in number and ferocity, policymakers …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The Horizon, IU Southeast’s student news organization, won big at the Society of Professional Journalists (Louisville Pro Chapter) Metro Journalism Awards on June 29. Student journalists received awards across a variety of categories, from writing to design, photography to graphics, reflecting the breadth of talent and the range of expertise …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—If you’re searching for a good beach read this summer, you couldn’t do much better than the IU Southeast Graduate Research Journal (GRJ). Seriously. The latest installment of the journal, showcasing the scholarship of grad students in 2016, features a dozen papers on topics ranging from the ecology of Caperton …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – Indiana University Southeast is proud to announce members of the Spring 2017 Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List. For Spring 2017, 263 students made the Chancellor’s List, while 818 students were named to the Dean’s List. The Dean’s and Chancellor’s lists recognize students who have completed at least 12 graded credit hours …
FULL STORYBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A longtime Indiana University Southeast supporter was among those honored by Indiana University and the IU Foundation as the university’s 2017 Partners in Philanthropy. During a ceremony June 8, C. Sue Sanders was honored with the Cornerstone Award, which recognizes individuals whose partnership, volunteerism and generosity have been instrumental to the success …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – Three students at universities around the United States and one from IU Southeast are spending the summer on campus as interns in the Office of Campus Life and the Center for Mentoring They are Martina Andrews, Karen Argent, Jamie Ascanio and Shania Phillips. The interns will work in various capacities, assisting …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Seven IU Southeast faculty have received IU Trustees Teaching Awards for the 2016 calendar year. The IU Trustees Teaching Awards were first awarded in 2000-2001 to recognize and enhance excellent teaching, especially at the undergraduate level. The awards are open to tenured and tenure-track faculty, as well as full-time lecturers …
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