Omar Attum School of Natural Sciences Associate Professor of Biology Biography Dr. Omar Attum is a wildlife biologist and associate professor of biology in the School of Natural Sciences at IU Southeast. His primary interest is in the ecology and conservation of species ranging from sea turtles and dugongs to copper-bellied water snakes and the …
FULL STORYBy Rachel Terlep Winter isn’t coming. Winter is here. After closing out 2015 with mild temperatures, the full force of winter weather hit Kentuckiana to start the 2016 spring semester. Sometimes the weather is bad enough to delay or cancel classes. Here’s a look at how IU Southeast arrives at that decision, as well as tips …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The Ronald Barr Gallery at Indiana University Southeast will present “Wolf Tickets,” an exhibition of digital paintings by Caleb Weintraub, from Jan. 21 to Feb. 16. Weintraub is an associate professor of fine arts at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. His many awards include an IU Collaborative Teaching …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak Imagine being a licensed pharmacist just five years after graduating from high school. That vision is now a reality thanks to a new partnership between IU Southeast and Sullivan University College of Pharmacy in Louisville, Ky. The collaboration creates a pre-pharmacy track at IU Southeast that prepares students to enter the Doctor …
FULL STORYWhat’s New at IU Southeast? The minor in creative writing at IU Southeast gives students the chance to spread their creative wings while learning about the many applications of writing in careers ranging from finance to fine arts. When is it offered? Every semester. What does it look like? The minor requires 18 hours of coursework …
FULL STORYBy Kristin Kennedy NEW ALBANY, Ind. – IU Southeast recently received funding that will help the university pursue Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of helping others. In December 2015, Indiana Campus Compact awarded IU Southeast a $2,000 grant to be used for the 2016 Community Day of Service. The event will be held on Martin …
FULL STORYBy Rachel Terlep NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Seven IU Southeast student-athletes achieved a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester, earning spots on the Fall 2015 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll released Monday, Jan. 11. Fifty-five student-athletes (54 percent of the department) qualified for the honor roll by having a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher. Four athletic programs attained GPAs of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak On Aug. 31, 2005, Air Force One, carrying then President George W. Bush from a month-long vacation on his Texas ranch to the White House, flew over the city of New Orleans, which was reeling from a hurricane named Katrina that had struck two days before. Photos taken aboard the plane showed …
FULL STORYBy Stephen Utz NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Indiana University Southeast Chancellor Ray Wallace has assumed his new role as chair of the KIAC Council of Presidents effective Jan. 1. “I am honored to have been elected chair of this important group in what is one of the most storied athletic conferences in the United States,” said …
FULL STORYBy Kristin Kennedy A physics student strapped himself in a roller coaster seat, and the ride began. As the roller coaster train inched up, the student launched an app on his cell phone to collect data as the ride accelerated. The app collected data during the ride, and once the student got off, he graphed …
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