By 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 STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Last month, scholars from around the world gathered at IU Southeast for the 34th annual meeting of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS). Chaired by Dr. Doyin Coker-Kolo, dean of the School of Education and president-elect of the ATWS, the conference unfolded as a lively blend of academic presentations …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Meriwether Lewis and William Clark shook hands on Sunday, Oct. 2 at IU Southeast. Or rather, re-enactors Jan Donaldson and Peyton “Bud” Clark (great-great-great grandson of the explorer), playing the roles of Lewis and Clark, performed the handshake. With that symbolic act, the two men honored the donation to IU …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. — One of the most significant moments in U.S. history was marked by a handshake. It happened when Meriwether Lewis met with William Clark in Louisville in 1803. When they shook hands at the Falls of the Ohio, the Lewis and Clark Expedition began. In commemoration of that moment, the Indiana University Southeast Center for Cultural Resources …
FULL STORYBy Rachel Terlep NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Reliving the most significant moments in IU Southeast history will soon be a click away. The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County recently awarded IU Southeast an $8,000 grant to create the Indiana University Southeast Student Newspaper Digital Archive. The archive will provide public access to student-created newspapers from 1947 to …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak “When they shook hands, the Lewis and Clark expedition began.” These words, by historian Stephen Ambrose, are inscribed on a bronze statue of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark near the spot where the two men met in the fall of 1803. The statue is not in St. Louis, Mo., long celebrated …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Courtney Block, the instruction, reference and user engagement librarian at IU Southeast, has won a spot at the 2016 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL). Block is one of only 21 applicants accepted into this year’s institute, which received hundreds of applications from 37 states. The institute takes place …
FULL STORYBy Rachel Terlep NEW ALBANY, Ind. — A book planned, organized and edited by two retired IU Southeast professors has been named a regional finalist for the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. As part of the Indiana Historical Society’s recognition of the state of Indiana’s bicentennial, professors emeriti Jim St. Clair and …
FULL STORYBy Rachel Terlep A late IU Southeast librarian’s legacy will live on as part of a distinguished service award given out by Indiana Networking for Documents and Information of Government Organizations (INDIGO). In honor of her associate librarian Jackie Johnson’s passion for and devotion to access to government information and information literacy, INDIGO announced the creation …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak NEW ALBANY, Ind. – IU Southeast welcomed 22 of Indiana’s top social studies teachers from 12 counties to campus on Mon., Nov. 30, for an all-day immersion in the extraordinary world of the Center for Cultural Resources in the IU Southeast library. The inaugural IU Southeast Social Studies Day was the brainchild of …
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