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Larry Richards has been appointed interim chancellor of Indiana University East, university officials have announced. He will take over from Chancellor Nasser Paydar, who has led the campus since 2007 and who has taken a new leadership role at IUPUI.
Paydar's leadership came across in many ways and numbers, but mostly he will be remembered for the willingness to take the risks inherent in charting a new course. And that course involved a more cooperative arrangement, in the interests of students, of working with Ivy Tech Community College.
Overall enrollment on Monday (May 14), the first day of the session, was up 12.5 percent from the first day of the 2011 session. The number of credit hours taken grew 14.4 percent.
Gerry Stroman, assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs, said attending orientation is a great way to learn about the campus and resources available to students.
The demolition of Indiana IUN’s Tamarack Hall may have left the Gary campus with a temporary vacancy in its physical appearance, but its legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of those whose academic lives were interwoven with the university’s first building…
Stafford is a nationally known author, speaker, and consultant on livable communities for all ages. Through his research, writing and travel, as well as case study projects in Indiana, Stafford has identified the key issues involved in creating communities that work for older residents.
The IU South Bend electronics waste recycling event was success again. More than 1,000 vehicles dropped off 210,000 pounds of electronic waste on Friday and Saturday, according to the Center for a Sustainable Future at IU South Bend.
In college, breaking up the monotony of the school year can be a big stress relief. Study abroad programs give students that opportunity. IU South Bend is currently offering trips to Mexico, Costa Rica, Florence, and London for the 2013 school year.
The conclusion of Indiana University Southeast’s 70th anniversary celebration coincides with the beginning of Jeffersonville Main Street’s Friday night Concerts in the Park series, so at 7 p.m. Friday, about 150 musicians from IU Southeast’s different music ensembles — including alumni and community members — will close their celebration where the school began — in Jeffersonville’s Warder Park.
Jerry Finn, executive director of the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, was recently named this year’s Indiana University Southeast Distinguished Alumni Award winner. Finn received two undergraduate degrees from IU Southeast, where he said the confidence from staff members helped drive what he does now.
Monday’s workshop will include an overview of autism spectrum disorders and applied behavioral analysis, a therapy that has insurance approval. Tuesday’s workshop covers information about music therapy and sensory integration therapy from two local experts in the field. Connected with these two free sessions is a graduate-level course, Introduction to Working with People with Autism Spec Disorders.
As the Doermer Distinguished Scholar, Sherwood will be paired with a faculty mentor and a mentor in the business community. She will also be invited to attend Business Advisory Council and Alumni Council meetings and other events, allowing her the opportunity to network with leaders in the business community.
