Education News and Features
20th Annual IU Southeast Student Conference and Showcase Celebrates Student Achievement
April 25, 2024
New Albany – Student success and achievement was on display at the 20th IU Southeast Student Conference and Showcase. Students were nervous and excited as they prepared for oral and poster presentations. The event was held April 17-19, 2024, with virtual presentations leading off the conference on Wednesday. Thursday evening and Friday morning featured oral presentations ...
Campus Commitment Awards honor student achievement, service
April 17, 2024
New Albany, Ind. – The Campus Commitment Awards is an annual ceremony that celebrates student achievements in and out of the classroom in areas such as community outreach, diversity, innovation, as well as the Outstanding Grenadier Award. New additions this year included the Outstanding Student Organization Award and Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards. We also celebrated ...
Wendy Dant Chesser named 2024 IU Southeast Distinguished Alumnus
April 16, 2024
Jeffersonville native, Wendy Dant Chesser, has been awarded the honor of IU Southeast Distinguished Alumni. An award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 17, at 6 p.m. in the IU Southeast Library as part of the annual statewide IU Day. Chesser received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Indiana University Southeast in ...
IU Southeast Student Success Corp: Using tutoring/mentoring to improve p-12 learning
April 8, 2024
by Gloria Murray New Albany, Ind. – The IU Southeast Student Success Corp (SSC) continues to address the educational needs of Indiana students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With funding from the Indiana Department of Education beginning in 2021, the group focuses on improving the academic and social development of Indiana students. Using tutoring/mentoring best ...
Faculty Innovator: James Hollenbeck, School of Education
March 28, 2024
By Steven Krolak James Hollenbeck, professor of science education, has pioneered a multi-modal approach in his secondary methods course that enables students of differing abilities, constraints and even locations to take part in the same class–often at the same time–and continue their learning journey. Everything, everywhere, all at once By now, the world knows that ...
IU Southeast School of Education Grant Partnership to hold Summit on Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
March 25, 2024
by Faye Camahalan, Dean of IU Southeast School of Education New Albany, Ind. — Indiana University Southeast’s School of Education is hosting the Summit on Diversifying the Teacher Workforce April 12th at 8:15-2 pm, in the University Center Hoosier Room. This is the culminating event of a grant partnership designed to attract and retain a more ...
Faculty Innovator: Neil Brewer, School of Education
March 18, 2024
By Steven Krolak Neil Brewer, senior lecturer in education, uses model rocketry to illustrate elementary science principles while helping teacher candidates build proficiency in the collaborative practices they will need to engage and inspire the next generation of K-12 learners. It’s more than rocket science In the 200-level undergraduate course, Beginning Teacher Experiences, candidates become ...
Chancellor Debbie Ford installed in formal ceremony
March 1, 2024
New Albany, Ind – For only the sixth time in the 83-year history of Indiana University Southeast, a formal installation ceremony was held on February 28, to instate Dr. Deborah Ford as Chancellor of the university. President Pamela Whitten presided over the sometimes-lighthearted event, with 300 faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members in attendance, ...
