By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Early last season, after the IU Southeast Grenadiers women’s basketball team lost reserve post-player Gabby Read to injury, Natalie Fichter was moved to center. She had played the position in high school, at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, but at 5-feet 9-nine inches tall, had played small forward or …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–It’s common for political science students to visit legislators at the state capital. Nursing students? Not so much. Until now. Thanks to the initiative of Rosalind Scott Williams, clinical assistant professor of nursing, 25 students from CLASS traveled to Indianapolis earlier this year for a Health Policy and Advocacy Day. …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Dr. Carla Hermann has begun her tenure as director of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at IU Southeast, bringing with her a breadth of experience in the field and a compelling vision for the future. A graduate of the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky, she …
FULL STORYNEW ALBANY, Ind. – The Indiana University Southeast School of Nursing is partnering with the Veterans Court of Southern Indiana to conduct a clinical experiential learning opportunity in collaboration with the correctional justice system and the military community. Founded in 2011 by Maria Granger, presiding judge over Floyd Superior Court 3, the Veterans Court of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Adam Booth, visiting assistant nursing professor, has been selected as an Indiana University Mosaic Fellow. The Mosaic Initiative supports innovative classroom design, research and active learning in all IU classrooms. The goals of the Mosaic Initiative are to prepare faculty to teach in active learning classrooms, build a community of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—IU Southeast recently played host to two visitors from Jönköping University (JU) in Sweden. Dr. Linda Johansson, director of the Institute for Gerontology and Ms. Susanne Johannesson, director for international exchanges, shared insights about healthcare—and cinnamon buns—in Sweden. The two were guests of Dr. Deborah Finkel, professor of psychology and …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Five senior nursing students and their instructor, Dr. Julia Mattingly, assistant professor of nursing, visited Charleston, West Virginia for an immersion in community health. The students are enrolled in S473, Health of the Community Practicum, and the trip enabled them to put their training to work by assisting Remote Area Medical (RAM). …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Nursing students recently took part in the first poverty simulation of 2018-19. Poverty simulations are facilitated group exercises designed to immerse learners in the world of the poor by placing them in the shoes of the disadvantaged and challenging them to walk a few miles in them. In the simulation, …
FULL STORYIU Southeast was recently awarded two grants from the IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council, an organization that strives to inspire women to give of their time, talent and resources to Indiana University, and to develop women leaders in philanthropy. The first grant will be used to support the Dean’s Alliance, an organization created by Kelly …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The 2018 IU Southeast Student Conference concluded on Friday, April 20 with a luncheon and awards ceremony to recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate research across all academic disciplines. This year, the conference boasted a record number of students displaying 114 posters and presenting 110 papers and performances. There were 62 …
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