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IU Southeast and Align team up for Southern Indiana3rd August 2023

NEW ALBANY, (August 3, 2023) – Two Southern Indiana entities are teaming up on education, training, and regional development. Align Southern Indiana has moved their offices to the Indiana University Southeast campus to build synergies between the university and the economic and educational development agency. Align Southern Indiana was created in 2017 following a needs …

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AREC-produced report assesses community priorities in Floyd, Clark counties5th August 2021

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana has released its latest assessment of priorities for Clark and Floyd Counties. The assessment, Priorities for Progress: Assets and Aspirations in Southern Indiana 2021, was prepared for the Foundation by the IU Southeast Applied Research and Education Center (AREC). Dr. Melissa Fry, AREC director, …

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AREC presents Forward Together revitalization recommendations for Scott County9th November 2020

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast’s Applied Research Education Center (AREC) has presented “Forward Together,” a report that establishes baseline data to guide future community and economic development efforts in Scott County, Indiana. The report, commissioned by the Scott County Community Foundation and funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc., draws upon exhaustive surveys of …

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Melissa Fry co-authors article on coronavirus’ impact on most vulnerable27th May 2020

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Melissa Fry, IU Southeast associate professor of sociology and director of the Applied Research Education Center (AREC), has co-authored an article detailing how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the lives of some of society’s most vulnerable individuals: those with substance use disorders. The article, in the online issue of …

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Dr. Melissa Fry elected president of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology22nd May 2019

Dr. Melissa Fry, associate professor of sociology and director of the Applied Research in Education Center (AREC) has been elected president of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS). The AACS promotes applying social scientific knowledge and methods to develop constructive solutions in the real world. It provides members with educational, programmatic, mentoring, networking, …

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Melissa Fry named Indiana University Bicentennial Professor19th December 2018

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Melissa Fry, professor of sociology and director of the Applied Research and Education Center (AREC), has been named an Indiana University Bicentennial Professor by the Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial. Fry is one of only 25 Bicentennial Professors, whose appointments were approved by the IU Board of Trustees at …

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AREC Director Melissa Fry honored for substance abuse work with local nonprofit Our Place3rd May 2017

By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Dr. Melissa Fry, director of the IU Southeast Applied Research and Education Center (AREC), has received the Jamey Aebersold Spirit of the Red Ribbon Award from Our Place Drug and Alcohol Education Services, Inc., honoring her contribution toward the prevention of substance abuse in the New Albany community. The awards …

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IU Southeast joins with community to discuss ending homelessness in Southern Indiana7th October 2015

By Rachel Terlep NEW ALBANY, Ind. — How can one end homelessness in Southern Indiana? It’s a loaded question with no clear-cut answer, but Indiana University Southeast is playing an instrumental role in bringing the discussion to light. IU Southeast co-hosted a public forum with the News and Tribune titled “Facing Homelessness: A community conversation” on Tuesday …

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New research shows 60 percent increase in population in poverty29th October 2014

The IU Southeast Applied Research and Education Center (AREC) released new research today that details the increase of those living below the poverty line in the four Metro counties in Southern Indiana between 2000 and 2010. The study found the population living below the poverty line on the Indiana side of the Louisville Metro region grew by …

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