1987 Chancellor Charlie Nelms arrives to lead the campus.
1990
1989 The IU East Alumni Association is chartered with Greg E. Chamness serving as its founding president.
lifelong friends”.
Enrollment increases by over 50 percent from 1985 to nearly 2,200 students.
Fulton said during this time, he was privileged to work with and learn from several remarkable higher education leaders who provided the essential leadership for the campus. “Fred Grohsmeyer organized the community to establish IU East as a regional campus. IU President John Ryan, and Chancellors Alex Schilt, Glenn Goerke, and Charlie Nelms each enriched the campus with their own visions of its future,” Fulton said. Chancellor Emeritus Fulton retired from IU East in June 2007 and remains active in the Richmond community. “Now IU East, under the leadership of Nasser Paydar, continues on this path of remarkable evolution. The campus is
2008
The Master of Social Work is approved as IU East’s second graduate program.
David Fulton becomes the fourth chancellor of IU East.
Brice E. Hayes Hall, housing the library, computing services, tutoring and classrooms and faculty offices, is dedicated in June.
1996
The Indiana General Assembly gives preliminary approval for a fourth building which will focus on student activities and child care. Middlefork Hall celebrates its dedication in June. Indiana University East salutes its 25th Anniversary as a campus and its 50th year as an integral part of the ongoing effort by the citizens of east central Indiana to aim higher.
Charlie Nelms - Third Chancellor of IU East
University East. In the early 70s, when I joined the campus as an instructor in history and political science, IU East was struggling to establish itself as an accredited two-year institution,” Fulton said. “During the ensuing 30 years, the campus developed the programmatic, administrative and policy infrastructure and physical facilities necessary to establish itself as a full-fledged baccalaureate institution.”
Three new sports begin intercollegiate competition: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, and women’s golf.
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a case study in the expanding role and importance of higher education to 21st century communities. We all are privileged to be part of and supportive of IU East,” Fulton said.
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Nasser Paydar Nasser Paydar was appointed IU East’s fifth chancellor in January 2009. He was the university’s interim chancellor from July 2007-December 2008. Before coming to IU East, Paydar served as vice chancellor and dean of Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus for three and a half years, where he was credited with overseeing significant growth in enrollment, faculty and programs. Paydar joined Indiana University in 1985 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. From 1989 to 2003, he served the School of Engineering and Technology as chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, associate dean for Graduate Programs, associate dean for Academic Programs, and executive associate dean.
as the region’s premier four-year and master’s degree public institution in eastern Indiana and western Ohio. He has also brought a record-breaking enrollment of nearly 4,000 students. Paydar’s innovative leadership and bold vision have brought unprecedented growth and success to the campus. In 2008, IU East became the first – and today remains the only – state university campus to discontinue all associate degree programs and remedial courses. By partnering with Ivy Tech Community College and differentiating missions to complement each other, IU East has created an affordable and accessible higher education system for the region. In the last four years, IU East has added more than 20 new baccalaureate programs. “Today we are being recognized both within Indiana and nationally for creating a new model for higher education that is productive, efficient and of high quality,” Paydar said. “All of this could not happen without the extraordinary team effort of our hard-working faculty and staff.”
As chancellor, Paydar established a new mission for IU East
2009 Nasser Paydar becomes IU East’s fifth chancellor. IU East Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science (RN to BSN) Mobility Option is approved. The first cohort of students enroll for fall 2009. IU East hosts a Naming Ceremony for Tom Raper Hall to honor the contribution of Tom Raper in recognition of his commitment of $2.17 million to support the campus. The gift is the largest in IU East’s history. Fall enrollment increases by 20 percent, reaching record highs for the campus with 2,924 students enrolled and 28,926 credit hours taken.
2010 The Master of Science in Education degree program is available to students in summer 2010. IU East experiences record-breaking enrollment growth. Student enrollment (3,365) increases by 15.1 percent. The most credit hours (33,411.5) in IU East’s history are taught, an increase of 15.5 percent over fall 2009.
2011 IU East transitions to a full-fledged baccalaureate and master’s degree institution when the final three associate degrees are conferred during the 40th Commencement Ceremony. IU East awarded more than 2,500 associate degrees since July 1, 1971. IU East and Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, in collaboration with the Indiana University School of Medicine, establish a program to bring clinical clerkships to Richmond.
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