By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Promise High School in Madison, Ind. is not a typical secondary institution. It serves the inmate population of the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana’s only maximum-security prison for adolescent females. This summer, the school hired a new social studies teacher: IU Southeast graduate Brian Cole, ’17. For Cole, a U.S. …
FULL STORY(NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The 2017 IU Southeast Student Conference concluded on Friday, April 21 with an awards ceremony to recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate research across all academic disciplines. The winners are listed below. Graduate Session Award Winner Title of Presentation Faculty Advisor Chancellor’s Award for Creative Achievement Jade Bilyeu “Effects of Emerald Ash Borer on …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—This week, the largest student conference in the IU system returns to IU Southeast for the 13th year. Forget Thunder. This is the real fireworks. From the evening of Thursday, April 20 to the afternoon of Friday, April 21, some 304 undergraduate and 29 graduate students from all schools will …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–What does “home” mean to you? That’s the question at the center of “Finding Home,” a deeply compassionate and expertly crafted indie film written and directed by Nick Westfall and co-produced by Bradford Griggs, assistant professor of education at IU Southeast. The film will screen on Tuesday, April 11 at …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak Over the past 20 years, Louisville photographer Ross Gordon has visited and worked in over 50 countries, gathering images and understanding of peoples and cultures. In that time, he has come to see photography as a powerful way to bring people together, to meet one another across ethnic, religious and social divides. …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—How do you apply for food stamps? Can you open a bank account when you live in your car? How do you prepare for a job interview when you have no place to bathe? If you are a teenager in a family of three, living with a single parent who …
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.)—IU Southeast will host the 34th annual meeting of the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), Sun. Nov. 20 through Tues., Nov. 22. This international and multidisciplinary conference will bring scholars from around the world to present research on current issues pertaining to countries in regions including Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—This summer 18 students, teachers and volunteers embarked on the annual Summer in Ecuador service learning and study abroad trip. In their luggage: 42 water purification units from Louisville, Ky.-based nonprofit WaterStep, destined for refugee camps in areas hard hit by the April 16 earthquake. Now they are back, and …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. — The Indiana University Southeast community is saddened to learn of the passing of John E. Reisert, former chancellor and dean of education, on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the age of 86. Reisert, a 1953 graduate of Indiana University, served IU Southeast for 25 years as an education professor, dean of education, vice chancellor and …
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