Radius - Fall 2022

Radius:A campus magazine for Indiana University East alumni and friends, is published by the Office of External Affairs at IU East. Copyright ©2022 Indiana University East.

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INTERIM CHANCELLOR: Michelle Malott

INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Todd Duke, BS’03

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS: Terry Hawkins Wiesehan, BA’96

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING: John Oak Dalton

EDITOR/WRITER: Hali Cartee, MA’12

WRITERS: Mike Bennett, Lindsay Osborn, BA’24 & Don Tincher

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS: Liz Johnson, BS’08, MS’13 Kaly Irvine, BA’15

PHOTOGRAPHY: Greg Pyle & Josh Smith

Radius is published twice a year. The magazine serves its readers by providing information about the activities of IU East alumni, students, faculty and staff through the publication of accurate and balanced content that informs and stimulates intellectual discussion. Text, photographs, and artwork may not be reprinted without written permission of the Director of Alumni Relations.

Michelle Malott is settling into her new role on campus as the interim chancellor of Indiana University East. Malott has completed the move across campus from her office in Whitewater Hall. Her office has been in IU East’s original campus building since she first joined the university in 2016 as executive vice chancellor of Academic Affairs in 2016.

Malott began her role as interim chancellor July 1. She was named in March 2022 IU East’s interim chancellor following the retirement of IU East’s sixth chancellor Kathy Girten. Girten retired on June 30, 2022 after serving for nine years.

“I am happy to take on the role of interim chancellor,” Malott said. “I look forward to continue working with our faculty and staff to prepare for the start of the fall semester and the year ahead.”

As interim chancellor, Malott provides leadership for the academic, student, financial, development, and administrative aspects of the campus in coordination with Indiana University administration other regional campuses.

Malott is well prepared for the role of interim chancellor. In the year leading up to the start of her new role, she has taken on additional responsibilities for the campus as the deputy interim chancellor from August 2021 to June 2022 as Girten also served as interim chancellor of IU Southeast, a role she held since August 2021.

Susan Sciame-Giesecke, vice president of Regional Campuses and Online Education, selected Malott for the position in late March 2021.

“I have come to know Michelle very well during this past year and I have been so impressed,” said following Malott’s appointment. “She is a proven leader with significant experience. She is well versed in the needs of the campus, and she will provide continuity during this transition.”

Many of the responsibilities have fallen under Malott’s purview as executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, the senior administrative role on campus. As the executive vice chancellor, Malott provides academic leadership with the responsi bility to plan and administer all aspects of IU East’s programs, activities, personnel and budget in the instructional and academic support areas. She works closely with the deans, directors, faculty, staff and student leaders to provide quality educational programs and services consistent with the campus mission.

Malott received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences (Biochemistry) from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and her Bachelor of Science in Biosciences from the University of Windsor, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Following the completion of her doctorate, Malott was a research fellow in the Cancer Research Division at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis.

Malott serves on the board for Girls, Inc. and is a committee member of Forward Wayne County.

Before coming to IU East in 2016, Malott was a professor of biosciences and held the positions of dean of the College of Science, Health, and the Environment and interim provost at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Malott and her husband, Michael, enjoy spending time with their three dogs, Otis, Toby and Knoll.

Michelle Malott, Interim Chancellor

of a Teacher: The Heart

Scholarship honors Lee Ann Adams as she retires after 29 years at IU East, more than 50 years in education

Acompletely flummoxed Lee Ann Adams sat at the conference table trying to figure out why her closest family members and friends would be joining a routine monthly meeting for the Indiana University East School of Education.

The routine meeting offered the perfect opportunity to unveil a new scholarship in honor of Adams’ 29-year career at IU East.

The Lee Ann Adams Heart of a Teacher Scholarship will support future teachers at IU East who share in Adams’ dedication to helping others and exemplify the idea that teaching is an act of service. The scholarship honors Adams and her service to students and the campus, as well as to encourage others to give.

This scholarship signifies “the ‘heart of a teacher’ is possessed by those rare individuals who change lives by consistently showing up ready to put their students first and ready to dole out measures of both tough love and fierce faith for each individual with which they work.”

Adams was a reading specialist for IU East’s School of Education and an instructor for the university’s First-Year Seminar, a course to help students transition to college and succeed in their first semester at IU East.

Adams retired in June 2022 after serving the university in various roles since 1993.

Jerry Wilde, dean of the School of Education, said he couldn’t believe the scholarship had been kept a secret for months. The scholarship is one way the school – and the campus – can ensure Adams’ contributions is recognized yet continue for years to come.

By Hali Cartee

“Lee Ann Adams’ legacy will be dozens, perhaps hun dreds, of students who have graduated and gone onto successful careers because of her direct support,” Wilde said. “Time and time again, she has tutored, encouraged, supported, and helped students overcome hurdles to reach their goals. The scholarship is named the Lee Ann Adams Heart of a Teacher Scholarship because Lee Ann cares deeply about each and every one of her students.”

The idea to honor Adams with a scholarship is the ideal retirement gift that developed organically, according to Josh Tolbert, special education faculty for the School of Education.

“When the idea of a scholarship to honor Lee Ann came up, it was basically as if everyone involved was thinking the same thought simultaneously and everyone just agreed that it was something that needed to happen,” Tolbert said. “It just seemed like the most fitting and natural thing to do, honestly.”

Terry Wiesehan, director of Alumni Relations, drafted the gift agreement for the School of Education to establish the scholarship in honor of Adams.

She worked with the School of Education, and in cahoots with Adams’ family and friends, to get an early start on raising the seed money for the scholarship. In her role with the university, Wiesehan additionally works with the Office of Gift Development, with both offices are falling under the purview of the Office of External Affairs at IU East.

Now, the seed is planted for the Lee Ann Adams Heart of a Teacher Scholarship. The School of Education now hopes to see contributions grow to meet its $25,000 goal.

Wiesehan said writing the gift agreement was spe cial to her as a colleague of Adams. Earlier in their careers at IU East, Adams and Wiesehan worked for the Office of Tutorial Services.

“Lee Ann means so much to me,” Wiesehan said. “I’m just very honored to be able to do this. This has gone far beyond what we had anticipated, just seeding this scholarship, and that’s because we love Lee Ann.”

The Surprise

The hybrid meeting – held in the School of Edu cation’s conference room in Tom Raper Hall and on Zoom, allowing for family from as far as North Carolina to California, her friends and colleagues of past and present to join the meeting.

Adams’ husband of over 50 years, Charles, her son John and his wife, Megan, her sisters, Jan, Kimberly and Karen, sister-in-law Ann, as well as her niece, nephew, and longtime friends attended. Marilyn Watkins, a retired faculty member and former dean of the school of Education, also joined the Zoom meeting.

Charles Adams shared how proud he was of his wife. “You’ve been a wonderful teacher, a wonder ful wife and a wonderful person. I just want to tell you how proud I am of you. I am just so happy for you.”

aren Scanlon, her sister, said Adams has always had the heart of a teacher, taking on that role in their family from a young age. Scanlon is a pre-school teacher, and show cased Adams’ influence by sharing a song taught to her by her older sister when they were children struggling in grade school. She displayed the lasting impact as she sang “half of the preposition list” which was meet with laughter and good humor, and the tribute to Adams’ the song was meant to be.

“When we had long lists of something to learn in school, Lee Ann would come in and sit on the bed with us and teach us by signing,” Scanlon said before launching the first verse. “If you can imagine, Lee Ann has been a teacher since she was probably 4 years-old, so she was born to love in a special way and she was born to teach in a very exceeding way.”

Photo by Greg Pyle

Her son, John Adams, joined with his wife, Megan, from their home in California.

He started his good-humored message with how important it was for the group to keep its secret for so long, but ended with how import ant her legacy is that she is leaving.

“Teaching and having good teachers will always be one of humanities greatest resources, and hopefully this scholarship will allow more great teachers to give the world their gift,” John Adams said.

There was no shortage of jokes and good natured-ribbing during the meeting.

Adams disclosed after her son’s message, she had a secret of her own.

“I’ll tell you how good he (John) is at keeping secrets,” Adams said. “Two minutes before this meeting I was texting him (John) and I said, ‘I have to go. I’m going into this boring meeting.’ And he didn’t say a word.”

The confession was met with laughter.

Building a Legacy of Care and Service

As noted in the scholarship agreement, Adams’ service to the university is admirable.

he has always done such work with the utmost patience for and fierce faith in her students. Through her guidance, support, and love, Lee Ann has given her students the tools to find success during their academic journeys. She has persisted in being the calm, consistent presence that follows stu dents into the storm, sits alongside them, and reassures them their dreams are possible until they emerge on the other side. She has given so many so much, and so the donors thought it most appropriate to honor her through giving back.”

During the Zoom meeting, Wilde said it has been hard for Adams to prepare to say goodbye to her career with the university.

In that regard, he said jokingly, Adams will never have to say good-bye because she is never going to leave. “She will be here at IU East as long as there is an IU East.”

Adams confirmed it was likely she never would.

For Adams, teaching is about her students. She comes from a family of teachers, including her grand mother, Elizabeth Spiker, who Adams credits as the inspiration for their “beloved profession.” Adams herself started teaching at an early age, teaching her stuffed animals, dolls and her three younger sisters—whether they wanted to “play school” or not. Many other family members are also educators.

“Students have always come first for me,” Adams said. “What I am really most touched about is the scholarship name. Teachers must have that ‘heart.’ You can’t be a good teacher if you don’t establish relationships with students, and that’s what I’ve enjoyed so much about all my years in the classroom.”

Throughout her time at IU East, Adams has been a dedicated teacher going above and beyond to help students to reach their fullest potential. Among those attributes are preparing students to tackle advanced coursework; bol stering their proficiency in reading, writing and test-taking skills; and helping many students as they face the struggles of college to overcome those challenges to achieve their dreams.

“We may legitimately need to devise some kind of new statistical measure to capture Lee Ann’s impact at IU East,” Tolbert said. “None of us could probably even guess the sheer number of students (many of whom are surely now practicing teachers or professionals in their own right) Lee Ann has inspired, let alone the positive contributions those former students have made. As a colleague, I think Lee Ann has always reminded us to be our most compas sionate selves, and to keep striving to be the best teachers we can be. It may not be possible to fully or accurately convey Lee Ann’s impact on our campus and how deeply respected she is in our School of Education.”

Tolbert said he hopes this scholarship will give promising teachers motivation and opportunity to pursue a career in education.

“This scholarship should allow aspiring teach ers to inform their emerging craft with the wis dom, empathy, and pedagogical expertise that have characterized Lee Ann’s career. In some way, I like to think of this scholarship as Lee Ann continuing to guide our future teachers safely and successfully on their journeys, as she has done for all these years at IU East,” Tolbert said.

Contributions to the Lee Ann Adams Heart of a Teacher Scholarship can be made online at myiu.org by following these steps: Click on ‘Give Now’. Click on ‘Make a Gift’. Type ‘Heart of a Teacher’ in the search all funds area. For more information, contact Terry Wiesehan, twieseha@iue.edu or 765-973-8221.

“Teaching and having good teachers will always be one of humanities greatest resources, and hopefully this scholarship will allow more great teachers to give the world their gift.”

- John Adams

Photos by Greg Pyle

Three separate endowed scholarships show value of support for students, connection between community and campus

Scholarships are a vital aspect for many students at IU East pursuing their degree. Each year IU East awards over 70 scholarships in varying amounts to on campus and online stu dents in each of its 60+ academic programs.

This past year, three new endowed scholarships have been established for students attending on campus or online. IU East is grateful for the generosity of each dollar given to support students to achieve their academic goals, who in turn give to the community through service, employment and talent.

According to the IU Foundation, an endowed gift is invested and a portion of the principal’s earnings are used each year to support our mission. Endowments are created through gifts of cash, securities and other assets invested by the university. Typically, the principle of the endowment is untouched with awards made from a portion of the fund’s earnings, generally around 4.5%.

IU East awards scholarships to incoming and current undergraduate students to assist with tuition costs, textbooks, fees, internships, research or creative projects, and travel oppor tunities.

Edwin Lewis Pike and Marilynn Craig Pike Scholarship

Marilynn C. Pike was a dedicated teacher who valued education and her students. Pike passed away in August 2021, but not before setting up an $850,000 bequest to IU East to establish an endowed scholarship. The scholarship honors the memory of Pike and her husband, Edwin Lewis Pike, and their support of education.

The Edwin Lewis Pike and Marilynn Craig Pike Scholarship will be awarded annually to one or more students pursuing a degree at IU East. Students may be enrolled in any academic program and must be residents of the state of Indiana in need of financial aid.

Todd Duke, interim vice chancellor for External Affairs, said Pike’s passion for education is a legacy she will continue through planned giving.

“In the 30 years that Marilynn was a teacher, she prepared her lessons, planned for her students and what each day would bring, and worked to meet those goals. It was important to Marilynn to be the best educator she could be, and she valued a life of learning so much so that she wanted to see others meet their ambitions for a degree,” Duke said.

By Hali Cartee

“Marilynn’s foresight into continuing her pas sion for education and the legacy she built to care for others is evident through this gift.”

Paula Kay King, former director of Gift De velopment, said IU East works closely with individuals who wish to establish or contribute to scholarships in support of students.

“Our students appreciate the support they receive through scholarships. Without the sup port of these gifts, students may not get to

Marilynn Craig Pike (Photo provided)

experience all of the opportunities available to them and we wouldn’t be able to continue to enhance our academic and extracurricular programs offered at IU East,” King said. “Con tributions from donors is extremely valuable to providing for our students on so many levels. We couldn’t do this without the support of the community, and we are thankful for each gift.”

Pike was born in Richmond and resided here for most of her life. She graduated from New Castle High School. Pike held a bache lor’s degree in education from Indiana Univer sity and a master’s degree in counseling from Ball State University. She taught English at Test Middle School for over 30 years.

An anonymous, close friend and the executor of Pike’s trust recalled her as a remarkable, generous woman who is dearly missed.

“She was one of those rare teachers who truly changed the lives of her students. Teaching was indeed a calling for her, not just a job. Past students often came to visit her – well into her 90s. She loved hearing about their lives now and the funny stories they would tell about things that happened while in her classroom. Marilynn and her husband were never blessed with children. She always said that this left her more time for her students. She was one of the most dignified, intelligent, caring and humble human beings that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.”

Jerry & Terri Logan Fine Art Scholarship

Dr. Jerry and Terri Logan endowed a $50,000 scholarship designed to help more IU East stu dents to achieve success while inspiring others to contribute as well.

Jerry Logan, IU Bloomington ‘67 and ’69, has been a perpetual booster and alumni board member for about 50 years. He is a current member of the IU Alumni Association East Region and the board’s secretary. He is a hands-on, tireless worker who is laser-focused on helping more students get into the Indiana University system — whether it’s at Blooming ton, IU East or any IU campus.

He and his wife, Terri, IU Bloomington ’77, give so generously to help students in optometry and the arts, fields that they studied at IU Bloomington and then turned into highly successful careers.

Terri Logan worked in psychotherapy for nearly two decades, often blending art forms into her treatment, before turning her attention to creating unique pieces of jewelry as a full-time artist. She is the owner of Terri Logan Studios. She has received many awards and prestigious gallery placements, including regular represen tation in the annual SOFA exhibitions. She is also on the IU East Board of Advisors.

Previously, she also served as a member of the Art Advisory Committee at IU East and as a member of the Whitewater Valley Chapter of the Alumni Association.

Jerry Logan opened his optometrical practice in 1969. He soon started serving on IU alumni boards.

“We hope that our scholarship will entice oth ers to either join our scholarship or start one of their own in fine arts,” Jerry Logan said.

“We both feel that we owe IU a lot and want to give back. We are excited about the opportunity to introduce students to art in hopes that some will decide to make it their career.”

Terri Logan agrees. “It’s the perfect place to help, to give back to the community and artists … make the journey a little easier and more likely.”

The scholarship for undergraduates in fine arts is the first for IU East, King believes.

“Their goal is to truly make an impact for fine arts students at IU East. Each year, they look forward to meeting with the scholarship recipient to hear how their classes are going,” King said. “This gives the scholarship recipient the opportunity to learn more about the Logans and why they created the scholarship. It also gives the student a chance to thank them for their generosity. We are grateful for the support the Logans provide our students at IU East.”

He has served several terms on the executive council of the IU Alumni Association. He has served on the IU Optometry Dean’s Advisory Council. He is a recipient of the 2018 IU School of Optometry Foley House Basement Key Award, presented to an alumnus/a who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and/or service to the school. In honor of his service to the School of Optometry, he was awarded an IU Bicentennial Medal in 2020. The bicen tennial medals were awarded to organizations and individuals who, through their personal, professional, artistic, or philanthropic efforts, broadened the reach of IU around the state, nation, and world.

In 2013, the Logans were included into the Presidents Circle which honors IU’s most generous donors.

Perpetuity and leadership are important to the Logans.

“My wife and I feel strongly about the impor tance of education. Having her degree in art, we wanted to encourage (students) to explore the possibilities,” Jerry Logan said.

They want to help IU East in part because it is a school of possibilities for so many people in Richmond and the surrounding area, he said. “It’s offered education to a lot who wouldn’t have had that opportunity.”

Jerry and Terri Logan (Photo provided)

The Logans also have endowed a similar scholarship for aspiring optometrists at the IU School of Optometry.

Jerry Logan is grateful about what his IU degrees have meant professionally and personally.

“It just changed my whole life. I met friends, grew as a person,” he said. “I have loved my profession and helping people. IU made that possible.”

Henry Family Scholarship

Robin Henry hopes to encourage students attending IU East to pursue their degree by establishing a new $25,000 endowed scholar ship, the Henry Family Scholarship. For Henry, having the support and encouragement from her parents, Homer W. Henry and Patricia “Pat” Sue Wampler Henry, was never in question as she pursued her college degree and formed her own career path.

Now Henry, a first-generation college graduate, hopes to do the same for students at IU East through the gift of scholarship.

Henry believes that her parents were instru mental in her success. By establishing this scholarship in the memory of her parents, Henry hopes to provide award recipients with an awareness that someone believes in them and what they can achieve when they pursue their dreams and passion.

“The achievements that I have been able to accomplish so far in my career and personal life is because my dad and mom believed in me,” Henry said.

The Richmond High School 1977 graduate at tended Ball State University. The first two years in college, she pursued a secondary education degree with a concentration in history. “But I didn’t feel this was my calling,” Henry said.

She changed her major and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Henry completed an internship at the Indiana State House, working for three senators before re turning to her hometown. “The economy wasn’t great at that time, so I came back to Richmond and tried finding my way into different opportu nities,” Henry said.

She joined WQLK/WHON (KICKS 96) as an account executive and news reporter, working for the local station. Henry was also the exec utive director for Leadership Wayne County. She went back to her roots in government and worked with the City of Richmond, serving first in the role as the director of Community Part nerships and then as the director of Human Resources.

Later, she attended IUPUI to earn her Master of Science in Adult Education. She also received certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources through the Society for Human Resource Management.

She was appointed to Richmond City Council in 1982 at the age of 22 to fill the vacant third district seat making her the youngest citizen to serve on council to date.

More recently, Henry was a founding commit tee member for Palette to Palate, a collabo rative annual fundraiser for the Richmond Art Museum and IU East.

Henry joined West End Bank as assistant vice president of Human Resources in 2002, and she was later promoted as the executive vice president and chief human resource officer. Today, Henry is the assistant vice president of Regional Human Resources for 3Rivers Federal Credit Union.

Starting out her path may not have been clear, she said, but she has found a unique path that has put her skills to use and brought her years of enjoyment, involvement and service to the community.

“When I look back at a total career, it wasn’t a clear way to go. I kept my eyes open and looked for opportunities. Now looking back I just think, ‘Wow, this has been quite the journey.’ They have all been very different but have all involved my skillset,” Henry said. “I have just really been blessed.”

Now, she is looking forward to giving back so new generations can have the opportunity to continue to do the same.

“Neither of my parents received a college de gree,” Henry said. “My father did attend some classes at Earlham College to prepare him for his mortuary science certification, but it was always assumed that I would attend college.”

Homer Henry was the co-owner of and operat ed Klute-Beach-Henry Funeral Home in Rich mond. Before then, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a POW in Germany.

Additionally, Henry has worked as an adjunct for Purdue University in Richmond. Within the community, Henry served on the board of directors for nearly 20 different community non-profits, including officer roles with the Richmond Art Museum, the Reid Health Gov erning Board and the Reid Health Foundation, Main Street Richmond/Wayne County and the Richmond Board of Works and Safety.

“I see the value of IU East. Having the university here in the community, and I see what it has done for individuals in the community – for many who have continued to work while they pursued a college degree – truly, IU East is a community asset. IU East is now a college of choice for students out of high school,” Henry said.

“As an employer I appreciate the outstanding workforce IU East provides for us.”

Robin Henry (Photo provided)

LIFE LESSONS: ‘BE COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE

AND KEEP GOING’

By Larry Price

Julian Short knows what it’s like when life gives you setbacks. He lost bas ketball scholarships at two different colleges when injuries sidelined him. He had to work two jobs for a year to pay one of the schools his balance so he could get his transcripts eventually released to Indiana University East.

And the day before he was to top off his senior year by competing in a national tournament, COVID-19 forced the event to be cancelled be fore the first game was even played. His team arrived, practiced — and then headed home to complete a semester in lockdown. “I would have loved to have been able to say we played a good game and lost; or we played good teams and beat them all.” Of course, thanks to a pan demic, he will never know.

But as someone who truly seems to live the “if life gives you lemons, make lemonade” cliché, he wasn’t about to waste the time being stuck in his apartment in Richmond. “Photo and video work was something I was always inter ested in doing but just didn’t have time. Once the pandemic hit and we got sent home, I had all the time in the world to think about what I wanted to do.”

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Figuring out how to overcome a pandemic was just another challenge in a series of life events that he wouldn’t let get the best of him. He admits getting discouraged along his up-anddown college career — he clearly isn’t someone who lets himself stay down for long.

“I guess my story is just fighting, not quitting, regardless of what happens along the way,” said Short, who completed his degree in psychology at IU East in Spring 2020. As an athlete whose 6-foot-6 frame has gained the attention of coaches since high school in Chicago, his jour ney to IU East took numerous turns along the way, mostly related to his being a sought-after athlete.

Right out of high school, he attended college on a basketball scholarship in North Dakota. Several injuries along the way knocked him off the team and resulted in the loss of the scholarship — though he still obtained a twoyear degree in 2015. From there, he was able to transfer on scholarship to the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, only to be sidelined again by injuries. This time, though, he was left with a $7,000 balance he had to pay before he could obtain his transcripts.

“Once that happened, I was so discouraged, I went home,” he said. While working as a tour bus ticket agent in downtown Chicago, he ran into another basketball coach from Governor’s State in Chicago, where he ended up going part-time for about year. While in Fort Wayne, he had a teammate who had gone to IU East, and through him made a connection to the coaching staff at the Richmond campus. Still hoping to finish a degree and play basketball somewhere, he scheduled a visit to Richmond.

Then came yet another obstacle — the day before he was driving to Richmond from Chicago, an acci dent totaled his 2012 Camaro. He alerted the school, expecting he’d have to reschedule. “They said, don’t worry about it, we will come and get you.”

That offer was the first of many welcoming and whirlwind experiences that soon had him mov ing into a Richmond apartment with another IU East basketball player, signing up for classes at IU East and finding jobs to pay his school debt and daily expenses. Though he wasn’t on a scholarship, he found school support invalu

able to his efforts to take classes, work two jobs, pay off his school debt and eventually play for the team. He worked at a grocery store and a restaurant, and he found support like he’d never experienced in previous colleges.

“I met a lot of people who encouraged me along the way,” he said. “At IU East, I got to really see how people were willing to help. Seeing people wanting to reach out, that was the ‘it’ factor for me.” It fit right into his personality, which he said is rooted in a desire to help others. That’s the reason he majored in psychology, though his experiences now have him moving in a different, but he feels related, direction.

“I thought about being a sports psychologist,” he said, maybe helping those who suffered injuries as he did or faced other challenges af fecting their ability to play. Ultimately, though, he wanted to focus less on people’s challenges and more on motivating people to overcome them. He sees photography and videography as a way to do that.

“People seeing themselves looking good, or being able to share their positive stories, helps their mental state.” As he’s built a business from his apartment — saving money to buy equipment along the way, including a used lap top for editing and a used but higher end cam era — he’s produced video projects including one about black fathers who are active in their children’s lives and another about how small black businesses in Richmond were dealing with the pandemic.

Some of his first projects were to promote IU East athletics on social media. He also created a video project about Richmond NBA star ath lete Desmond Bane. Many of the things he did at first were just for the experience — he wasn’t paid. As he learned and grew, he launched his company — Short Films Photography LLC — and began signing paying clients. His first was producing a video for an athlete. He became a vendor for his alma mater, IU East. He tackled some bigger, paying projects.

It was while he was on lockdown that he stayed focused by soaking in videos on photography and videography from his apartment. He taught himself photo and video editing. He also produced videos for other athletes. “It was sure a lesson in life — learning to take advantage of the time.” While working at the grocery and

restaurant, he saved money to buy a camera, then a MacBook for editing. Next he saved for a special $1,300 lens so he could do sports photography. Later he even purchased a drone.

His first photo edit in Photoshop took all night; now he can typically edit a photo how he wants it in a couple of hours. He vividly remembers his first paid assignment — photos and a video for another athlete last July. He’s now done projects for Richmond Realtors, other athletes and IU East. He is working on a minidocumentary about a woman who has a health issue that put her in a wheelchair, though she has no clear diagnosis after six years.

“What I’m trying to show in these projects is that these people are going through different things that impact their lives. I tell people every day, you are going through something, but ev eryone else is going through something as well. You have to figure out a way to overcome.”

He uses his own experiences beating chal lenges to get others to talk about how they are finding victory over their own. His end goal is to be fully dedicated to work relating to sports. Until then, he’s continuing to work on a variety of projects and learning more about his craft.

“It’s all about adapting and adjusting — learn things aren’t going to be easy. Grow, get one percent better every day. Soak everything like a sponge. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. And keep going.”

In January 2021, Short was the recipient of a Chicago/Midwest EMMY Award for a project he did with WNDU on “Why Shoot?: Violence in Michiana.” His twin brother, Joshua Short, was the reporter for the news story and asked him to work on the videography for portions of the news story. Joshua Short is now a reporter for FOX 32 in Denver.

Short said working with his brother gave him a broader perspective of what goes on in the news and the media. “They have to go deep to get the answers to their questions, sometimes in harms way.”

The EMMY, he said, is an honor. “It’s on the shelf right next to my basketball awards,” he said.

WE’RE BACK… AND FORGING AHEAD.

VIRTUAL REALITY VIRTUAL REALITY

TOOLS PROVIDES REALISTIC EXPERIENCES

By Mike Bennett

What do you call new high-tech tools that offer hands-on experiences in nursing and health sciences at Indiana University East?

How about virtually amazing.

Photo by Josh Smith

One amazing game-changer is the Anatomage table, which is humbly billed as a VR dissecting table, but offers an amazing array of other uses that fill gaps in anatomy and physiology. The table is for students of all majors, studying across academic schools.

“It’s like a giant flat-screen computer that allows you to touch and manipulate the human body,” explained Brian Olson, lecturer in biology.

The Anatomage virtual dissecting table, a state-of-the-art teaching tool allows students to learn human anatomy by providing a life-sized display of the human body. The table is used to help prepare students for careers in health science.

The IU East School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics received the Anatomage table in December 2021, just at the end of the fall semester, and immediately put it to use during spring classes. It has been used to develop anatomy class.

Using virtual controls, an instructor or students may peel back layers of tis sue and examine bones, blood vessels and organs. Students may even use a virtual scalpel tool to make incisions, cut away portions of the body and inspect different cross-sections of any anatomical structures.

Olson enthusiastically notes the Anatomage table even has applications for online courses. “It’s been a great tool for us,” he said.

Shelly Burns and Gloria Dixon, Simulation Coordinators for the School of Nursing and Health Science use virtual reality in the simulation lab. Every nursing student has the opportunity to use headsets and hand controls that embed each user into a virtual clinical practice environment.

“It’s state-of-the-art technology,” said Dixon, who is the virtual coordina tor. “We are one of a few schools of nursing (in the region) that adopted this. It’s been around in the medical field, but it’s fairly new in the nursing field.”

BBurns said VR has become an essential learning tool in helping future nurses build confidence and best practices, making the right clinical decisions for better patient care/outcomes. “It’s another platform for student learning,” she said.

In the School of Nursing and Health Sciences Simulation, the school is using virtual reality and simulation to afford students opportunities in clinical reasoning and skill development in a safe environment as part of the learning process.

IU East opened its Virtual Reality (VR) Lab in January 2019 through a strong partnership with the IU Advanced Visualization Lab (AVL). The group previously assisted the campus with an IQ-Wall, located in the First Bank Richmond Tech Zone in Whitewater Hall, and the first one of its kind installed at an IU regional campus in November 2017.

Now the School of Nursing and Health Sciences is expanding its virtual reality with programs chosen based on filling clinical gaps.

Seven simulation scenarios have been developed to fill gaps in nursing education in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Dixon, Burns and Olson believe VR methods have vital futures in realistic learning in part because today’s students have grown up in a high-tech world.

“The younger generation loves gaming,” Burns said. “There are few students who don’t handle tech as easily. Yet, they like the change.”

Olson said most students have quickly become comfortable using the Anatomage table (which has slight animation). “They are not afraid of it,” he said. “They are willing to jump in and use it.”

He believes its No. 1 attribute is realism. “You can see systems together, how they are integrated with each other,” he said. “It’s definitely a more relatable experience (than historical dissections of animals with similar structures). The speed you can manipulate is incredible. It’s happening in almost real time.”

The Anatomage table is primarily used in courses that prepare students for careers in health sciences such as the Bachelor of Science in Human Life Science, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, or Bachelor of Nursing.

The Anatomage table allows students to do a wide range of real-time activities that they otherwise might only find in a professional setting — such as a hospital.

State of the art VR tools will help IU East remain attractive in relation to other regional schools as the field of nursing keeps growing rapidly, Burns said. “It’s no secret that we need nurses. We need to build our pool of them,” she added.

Nursing education requires working together with medical facilities, Dixon said. “We have great partnerships with area hospitals.”

Her teaching partnership with Burns is certainly tight-knit. “We are like sisters,” Burns jokes. “We are behind the scenes. We actually guide the experience in the background and guide the virtual patient and clinical environment to respond based on the student’s clinical judgements... respond by how we want to take their learning.”

They like being pioneers in VR. “We are proud of that,” Burns said.

Their fill-the-gap wish list now relates to making big impacts by observing behind-the-scenes. “We need a control room,” Burns said. “We don’t have the money for that.”

Dixon explains the control room would contain two-way mirrors, microphones and sound to help observe students and coordinate instruction.

Burns and Dixon discussed VR programs and their importance with Indiana University President Pamela Whitten when she visited campus earlier this summer.

Recently retired Chancellor Kathryn Girten was a major advocate of the advancements into VR. “She was a big supporter for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences,” Dixon said.

The overall support paved the way for enhancements such as the Anatomage table.

GOING GLOBAL: GOING GLOBAL: HOW IU EAST FACULTY ARE INCORPORATING MORE GLOBAL ASPECTS IN THE CLASSROOM

By Mike Bennett

Global classrooms have a lot of reach, a lot to teach — and a lot of room to grow.

Those attributes are visible in a variety of new or revised classes at IU East that merge on campus and online methods of instruction and personal connection.

In the last year alone, seven instructors have of fered global components to their classes. Even more are coming in the next academic year.

The classes connect IU East students on projects with peers in parallel courses around the world through online platforms like Zoom, WhatsApp or Google Classroom.

Current offerings at IU East are available in almost every academic school.

– Special-education students interacted with peers in Finland through an undergrad uate-graduate class taught by Josh Tolbert, associate professor of education.

– Ann Kim, professor of fine arts, transitioned into an online component for Global Connec tions: Art and Culture of Japan and worked with a school in South Korea.

– Jaynne Rivas’s Administrative Policies class shared with students from Colombia. Rivas is an assistant professor of management.

– Shari Fowler’s Advanced Final Accounting class was joined by one in Ecuador. Fowler is the director of the accounting program and assistant professor of accounting.

– Chien-Chung Chen’s International Market ing class collaborated with a one from Taiwan. Chen is an associate professor of marketing.

– Wazir Mohamed’s class Race and Ethnic Re lations worked with a class in Brazil. Mohamed is a professor of sociology.

There are several driving forces behind the current push for global classrooms.

One is the COVID-19 pandemic that closed a lot of foreign travel and forced universities to get more creative in their offerings. Another is the increasing use of online platforms: It is increas ingly easier every day to communicate elec tronically face-to-face with people from around the world through the use of technology.

Another is IU’s new system-wide Global Class room Project Initiative by the Vice President for International Affairs (OVPIA). Tolbert, Rivas, Fowler, Chen and Mohamed started global class components with grants from OVPIA.

IU East also offers its own grant program for developing new classes, which are combined with the system-wide initiative.

Kim said the dual funding really helped. “I thought this would be a great way to incorpo

rate an element of cultural exchange and inter cultural communication into my course even though we could not physically take the trip.”

The funding helped Fowler add a global component to her course during the fall semester. “(The) grant and the ability to work with a group of colleagues to put this type of activity together was really the catalyst,” she said. “Attempting to create a project like this individually was a bit overwhelming. I definitely benefited from the opportunity to brainstorm and collaborate with my colleagues.”

Instructors and students saw some immediate positives — and some problems — in the initial global-classroom efforts. The positives include exchanging ideas, finding commonality with foreign students and building cultural under standing and respect.

One main goal, Chen said, “is to build an attitude of respecting peoples with different backgrounds or cultures. (That) helps the harmony of the world.”

Mohamed concurs. “The global classroom of fers our students the possibility of understand ing that the world is larger than their communi ty, and (they) are interdependent of each other, regardless of race, ethnicity, language, culture, and so forth.”

The problems included language and time-zone barriers — and instructors had to find their own foreign partners.

That happened in multifaceted ways. “It could be a friend (Chen), a family member (Kim) or a colleague from a conference,” said Julien Simon, who is an associate professor for the School of World Languages and Cultures and director of the Study Abroad program at IU East.

Tolbert had some connections already in Fin land. “Easily the best thing is to put in the work to find a good partner,” he said. “It’s so import ant to have that mutual benefit.”

Kim’s partner college in South Korea is a 13hour difference from Indiana and some of the South Korean students couldn’t speak English.

“So my solution was to partner with a profes sor in Korea who was in the English Education Department as a way for her students to also practice their English communication skills, and we decided that a good common theme would be about cultural biases or cultural differences in general.”

Tolbert said he was fortunate in the language arena: “The person I coordinated with teaches students going into secondary English.”

Kim, the chair of the Fine and Per forming Arts Department, took her class in 2019 to Japan on an eight-day study abroad trip over spring break. That wasn’t possible in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.

She aims to resume the trips but will keep an online component.

Arkadiusz Mironko’s International Business En vironment class stands as a successful exam ple that started before the current grant-aided global education initiative. Since 2017, dozens of undergraduate and graduate students have completed the X-Culture Global Collaboration

Project that connects them in creating a real-world business plan for a company.

The cohorts of five to eight students are randomly chosen from around the world and meet virtually for about two months.

Tolbert said the sister classes connected well from the start.

“Education has a lot of blended experiences,” he said. “It was powerful to see how quickly we made a connection. It speaks to the power of the global classroom.”

Global classrooms are complements — not replacements — for study abroad programs. The latter resumed at IU East in the spring semester after a two-year hiatus because of the effects on travel created by the pandemic.

“This is a standalone experience. Neither is lesser than the other,” Simon said. “It’s anoth er way to bring the world to our students.”

Kim explained how her students connected: Both classes were divided into groups and used the WhatsApp chat and voice thread function to communicate. “Although the groups themselves could decide to do synchronous video chats or Zoom chats, everyone in the end seemed to favor the text thread option, which felt comfortable to them. So people would type in questions into the chat and whenever the others were ready (or woke up), they would respond.”

IU East students had some communication challenges in the Advanced Final Accounting class last fall.

They were resolved, said student Luke Car dinal, by at least one class member meeting periodically on Zoom with a counterpart from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecua dor. “Then they would communicate with the members from their school,” he said.

Fowler’s initial problem was finding a partner from an international college.

Fowler found one through the coordinator in the IU system. “There weren’t many oppor tunities posted for accounting professors to collaborate in this type of project,” she said.

So, she got help from Rita Koryan, IU’s Vice

President for International Affairs. Koryan did some searching and quickly found a partner at USFQ.

“We were lucky enough that we were in the same time zone (and) I also did not receive any reports of issues with language barriers,” Fowler said. “Most of the students that we worked with at USFQ spoke English as a second language.”

The students in Fowler’s and Juan Carlos Chanaba’s classes worked on projects in small groups, such as analyzing costs and accounting data for a company.

“The students really enjoyed the collaboration, and Dr. Chanaba and I are planning to continue the project in future semesters,” Fowler said.

Kim had many contacts because she hails from an academic-oriented family in South Korea.

Cardinal of North Vernon, Indiana, said he enjoyed interactions with the Ecuadorian students. One reason was that he could put five years of Spanish classes to good use. “I hadn’t really spoken in Spanish over the past few years so it was fun to see how much I could remem ber,” he said.

He graduated in December 2021 with a B.S. in Business with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, and Management. “It was a very fun project because it is rare to have the opportuni ty to work with students from another country,” Cardinal said. “It was definitely a great experi ence.”

His group collaborated to resolve problems. “As usual, group projects have issues come up and it is not about how to prevent them, but how to handle them. We were able to handle our issues as a group and turn in our best work.”

of Americans have traveled outside the United States

Kim is a strong proponent of global classrooms. One major reason is that only 27 percent of Americans have ever left the United States, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. Amazingly, 11 percent have never left the state they were born in, according to a survey by Forbes.

of Americans have never left the state they were born in

“I have always had a view that emphasis on global citizenship was extremely important for all of my courses,” she said.

The globally-connecting classes don’t necessarily have to share the exact same topics. Simon said they can be “a complementary endeavor.”

Fowler paired for the global component with a class led by Professor Juan Carlos Chanaba at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. The instructors met regularly last summer “to create an engaging and dynamic assignment for our students to work on together,” Fowler said.

“Our students worked in small groups to choose a company, analyze their cost and financial accounting data, and make recommendations based on their analysis. They, then, presented the results of their project to our classes. It worked very well.”

So well, in fact, that she and Chanaba are planning to collaborate again with their classes.

Rivas was happy with the experiences between her class and its sister at Universidad EAFIT of Colombia.

“One of the course goals is linking business strategy to its performance,” Rivas said.

“Achieving this goal represents a challenge for students because businesses are becoming more global nowadays. Therefore, business strategy and performance consider the impact of the foreign business environment.”

The class connected with students at Universidad EAFIT of Colombia. “It worked even better than I was expecting,” Rivas said. “My students obtained a better understanding of society and business.”

Chen reports that feedback showed about 75 percent of his students were satisfied. “While it is impossible to satisfy everyone, we still have room to improve it,” he said.

He believes there are many important components to setting up a global classroom.

– Seek a good overseas teaching partner that can share the load.

– Find the students, preferably juniors or seniors. “We decided to emphasize on creating a brainstorm learning environment for several small project groups. (That) gives students room and flexibility to cooperate and interact with others.”

– Develop a schedule. “We only have a few weeks, so an intensive schedule is necessary.”

GO GO

Study abroad trips are a staple of university education.

COVID, though, put the kibosh on the trips for two years.

Thankfully, say instructors and students, the trips resumed at IU East in the 2022 spring semester as the pandemic ebbed. IU East students, for example, traveled with instructors on trips to Guyana, India, Spain and on program that encompassed England, Austria and Germany.

Study abroad trips are invaluable for creating common bonds from a worldwide perspective.

They provide ways to connect with cultures, with a diversity of peers and with other languages.

They can stimulate a lifetime desire to explore the world and to be employed outside the United States.

“Students want to go overseas. They are curious,” said Julien Simon, associate professor for the Department of World Languages and Cultures. He also serves as director of Study Abroad at IU East.

The pre-pandemic numbers certainly back up that college students are thinking global. IU East increased the number of study abroad programs available to students in 2014-2015. Just before the pandemic, there were eight programs available in 2017-2018.

IU East’s study abroad programs “combine online instruction with typically a one- or three-week trip,” said Simon, who led a three-week program to Spain in June.

“The pre-trip instruction prepares the students for what they will see, meaning that the trip can focus on what cannot be done otherwise through readings, videos and lectures,” he said.

OVERSEAS:

OVERSEAS: Study abroad trips are back, students thrilled

By Mike Bennett

The participants study abroad program raved about their experiences.

On the first study abroad trip since the onset of the pan demic, six students traveled to Guyana to learn about the Guyana Shield and Amazon Rainforest over spring break. The eight-day trip was part of the semester-long course “Rainforest Sustainability Program” co-taught by Wazir Mohamed, associate professor of sociology, and Aaron Comstock, assistant professor of anthropology.

Mya Whaley, B.S. ’22, is from Fishers, Indiana. She learned about the diversity Guyana offers, and its six different cultures.

“There was so much to marvel, and also so much to learn,” Whaley said. “Meeting with people from different backgrounds opened my eyes to beautiful ways of living and problem-solving that I would not have known without this trip.”

Noah Fox, B.S.’22 and a minor in anthropology, is from Richmond and a Lingle Scholar.

“I learned a lot about the cultures, the Guyanese and the indigenous people. One important part of Guyana culture is you don’t leave their homes without a meal. They greet you with open arms and kindness,” Fox said.

IU East students in the Guyana Shield and Amazon Rainforest traveled to study abroad in spring 2022, the first trip since the pandemic. The group enjoys the view after hiking to the top of Turtle Mountain in Guyana.

Mohamed designed the study abroad program to Guyana, a country of about 740,000 that sits on the north mainland of South America. He was born and raised in a rural village there, and he retains close ties with family and friends returning regularly.

“The students were able to immerse themselves in how they live there,” he said. “It was excellent.”

Natalie McCoy, B.S. ’22, of Brookville, Indiana, traveled to Spain.

“The whole trip was really great,” McCoy said. “A high for me was living with a host family that only spoke Spanish. It was such an amazing immersion experience.”

She said there was a balance between fun and education. “We learned so much about Spain, the culture, the history, etc. We enjoyed guided tours through museums, churches, and the streets of Spain, and we were also given free time to do things that interested us.”

William Anderson, a sophomore from Winchester, Indiana, enjoyed a two-week visit to India.

“The experience and knowledge you get in the short time you’re there is priceless,” he said. “I learned so much about India’s business and social aspects (that are) not known to us.”

Anderson, a business administration major, said he was impressed by the friendliness he encountered in India. “Everyone I met was very nice and helpful,” he said.

Anderson traveled with Feler Bose, associate professor of economics and finance, from April 29 to May 12. They toured business and cultural sites, joined in classes and attended numerous meetings with students and faculty at universities.

McCoy strongly encourages fellow students to study abroad. “This trip to Spain was my second study-abroad experience with IU East, and both of my experiences were amazing,” she said.

Simon said on the trip to Spain, the design of the program was essential to facilitate the understanding of differences. For example, one goal was for students to explore the linguistic diversity of Spain, and Barcelona provided the perfect oppor tunity. The trip included a two-week stay in the city, where both Spanish and Catalan are spoken. Simon explained that Catalan is one of Spain’s four official languages along with Galician, Basque, and Spanish.

“When what you want the student to remember is constantly present around them, learning becomes seamless and un avoidable,” Simon said. “It’s also a region with a strong inde pendence movement, a theme of the course. Another goal was to explore the ethnic/religious diversity of Spain’s Medieval era, a period during which Jews, Muslims and Christians lived side-by-side for almost eight centuries. This coexistence was apparent in the various central and southern cities we visited.”

In the coming academic year, seven opportunities are available for students to study abroad including to Costa Rica, England, Italy, Morocco, Spain and South Korea. Visit iue.edu/academics/study-abroad for information.

Simon said students should consider study abroad for many different reasons, no matter what academic program they are enrolled or their career ambitions.

“The world is ever-more connected and with the development of social media and the democratization of video sharing, we feel more connected than ever with people outside our circles, region, context or country,” Simon said. “However, this percep tion can be skewed, meaning that an embodied presence in a ‘foreign’ context can really help dispel myths that we may have absorbed in our surrounding context. Every college student should have this opportunity to challenge one’s own percep tion of the outside world. Plus, by doing so you are showing, to yourself as well as to others (such as future employ ers), that you’re not afraid of taking risks and being pushed outside your com fort zone.”

Sometimes in our hectic schedules and multi-tasking peppered with infor mation sharing through social media, it’s easy to be overwhelmed, to feel inundated by stress, chaos, or to feel like there is a lot of negativity.

KINDNESS everywhere

Then there’s the unrest the United States is ex periencing across several spectrums, whether its politics, race, gender, parenting, teaching, the economy or more. Internationally there is the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and in other countries.

It can be challenging to keep a positive outlook.

Sometimes that challenge is just to acknowledge the good that is happening right in front of us.

A simple act of kindness can make a positive difference in someone’s day.

Kindness can lift the spirits of others, our communities and it can improve our mood too.

Take for example the case of the lost class ring in 2021 while IU East was in the midst of pre paring for the hot water project in Whitewater Hall, the conversion to a new heating system. Robert Metcalf, campus services assistant, found a Richmond High School (RHS) class ring in a large trash container near the bookstore.

Metcalf set out to find the ring’s owner with the only lead the initials engraved on the inside.

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He walked the ring to IUPD-East, a photo was taken, then posted to social media. The ring was shared with the RHS alumni association and the group effort eventually produced the owner, who chooses to remain anonymous. The owner reclaimed the ring from IUPD-East –it had been missing for two years before Metcalf found–ex cited and thankful to have it returned.

In the case of the ring, IU East staff connected with the community to find the owner.

Kevin Hayden, events coordinator for the Office of External Affairs, is on campus sometimes before the sun is up and at times after it sets. He’s seen a lot go down too. And in all the activity, he sees a lot of good.

He shared a few of the everyday kindnesses he’s witnessed from behind the scenes.

For instance, sometimes more people attend an event than who register. For one event, it was apparent there wasn’t enough tortilla chips for a Nacho bar. Recognizing the issue, Todd Duke, B.S. ’03, made a grocery run. “Todd stayed for the event and when he realized we ran out of chips, he dashed to Meijer to grab more so the students wouldn’t go hungry and could celebrate together,” Hayden said.

Forget that Duke, interim vice chancellor for External Affairs, also happens to be his boss.

Hayden has more examples. It’s one of the things that make IU East feel like a family.

In May 2022, the School of Natural Science and Mathematics hosted a graduate event. Hayden worked with the school’s Diana Fahl to coordinate the celebration, which took some logistical planning. She thanked him for the effort with cards printed with her photography. He appreciated the gesture.

“What Diana doesn’t tell anyone is that she is a great photographer,” he said.

Another example is the Promise Indiana Ran dolph County. The event is held in partnership with IU East, Community Foundation of Ran dolph County and the Randolph County School District to welcome third-graders to campus for a day of interactive learning and hands-on discovery. The event supports students to pur sue education after high school and is a start to their future CollegeChoice 529 savings account.

The Campus Library and External Affairs do a lot of planning and organizing before 200-plus third graders from five elementary schools visit campus. Frances Yates, library director, and Hayden plan the event.

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In 2022, the program was held in May and in September because of the pandemic. After the May event, Hayden visited the library staff to thank them for their assistance. Yates in turn thanked Hayden with a plant, a Fuchsia Firecracker.

What we do for others matters.

Beth Trammell, associate professor of psychology and director of the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling Program, said serving others, especially within our communi ties, does a number of great things for us.

It grounds us in our community, she said.

“Getting to see other parts of our community, and the way other people live, is especially important to creating sense of place for us,” Trammel said. “Also, seeing how other people live differently from you broadens our world view, allowing for hidden biases to emerge and perhaps change.”

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Even when it feels like we’re inundated with negativity, times of conflict, or feeling overwhelmed, it’s important to continue to be mindful of keeping the good as a part of our perspective.

means you must first pay attention and attend to what your body and mind need,” Trammell said. “Too often, we are overscheduled and too fatigued to actually stop and listen to what our bodies are telling us they need. So, identifying what we need is the first step and then determining what keeps us from achieving that regularly.”

This could mean adjusting behavior, for example, by turning off the national news when feeling increased anxiety, putting the focus on prioritizing good health over getting news information.

“Once you’ve determined how to overcome those behaviors, achieving balance also means continually monitoring how you’re doing. We will always be tempted to go back to old habits, so knowing how to continually monitor your level of balance is important to remember,” Trammell said.

Trammell has found outlets at work and her personal life to provide balance. In her faculty role, her students showed an interest in her podcast for parents and teachers dealing with stress during the pandemic. They now work with her to select and research topics as part of their coursework, giving them hands-on experience to apply to practice. As a licensed counselor, Trammel also has two podcasts serving mental health needs.

When we are continually seeing and hearing about, and experiencing, lots of stress and struggle, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and burned out,” Trammel said. “Worse than that, feeling hopeless about the world and/or our specific situations. Seeing (and engaging in) GOOD in our community gives us a renewed sense of purpose and hope.”

Trammell recommends engaging with others. Isolation, she said, tends to cause people to be overwhelmed with anxious or depressed thoughts, which may lead to a sense of being out of control. The solution is to reach out to a neighbor or trusted form, or seek professional counseling, she added.

Balance is key.

“I think balance is what all of us strive for and continue to struggle with. Striking a balance

Finding the balance can mean serving the community. This summer, Trammell served her community in Muncie, Indiana, by partnering with a local church that indicated a need for anger management classes for kids in their community; they raised funding and engaged kids weekly in classes. They also partnered to offer a clothing event for women and teen girls, using social media to help spread the word, drawing an overwhelming positive response, she said.

“I believe people just want to be a part of something good. To believe that people are good. And we can come together to do something positive,” Trammell said.

Flowers are one way alumna Julie Frame, A.S.N. ’85 and B.S.N. ’95, has made a positive impact in the community. She owns The Barn at the Helm Flower Farm and Floral Design, located in Williamsburg, Indiana.

“Flowers Make Me Happy…hope they do you, too.”

Eight years ago, Frame began the flower farm with her husband, Tim Frame. Guests travel from across the county, Indiana, Michigan,

“As a psychologist, reminding people about the good is critical to minimize burnout and hopelessness.

Kentucky and further to visit and attend events on their family farm.

Frame said it’s been an incredible year across their three-dimensional business. An 80-plus hour a week job, they grow over 80 flower varieties. They sell at the Farmers Market and offer a community supported agriculture (CSA) called “Bouquet of the Month.” By the way, Frame continues her part-time nursing job with Whitewater Surgery Center, and Tim farms and is retired from UPS.

As designers, the Frames use what they grow–there is no wholesaler, no middleman–in bou quets, funeral arrangements, prom corsages and wedding packages. “Local grown flowers smell better, last longer, are more unique and leave no carbon footprint to get here. Over 80% of all flowers sold in the U.S. come from outside of the country, so we feel like we are truly offer ing a better option,” Frame said.

The third dimension of their business is the most exciting for Frame.

“We are an agritourism site, meaning we invite folks out to enjoy the farm. We offer a place to come to the countryside and relax. It’s peaceful and not commercialized,” Frame said.

The farm has a sunflower field, u-pick flowers, and visitors have ample photo opportunities including with the iconic silo, antique tractor or farm truck. There is the selfie station with butterfly wings for a backdrop.

“We have fantastic concerts called Flower Farm Fridays. In fact, our farm was just approved as an actual concert venue, and the five concerts have been incredible with fairly well-known names coming in from Nashville, Tennessee,” Frame said. “We are proud of our farm and our community and love being a point of entry into the county. We send folks on to our favorite lo cal restaurants and ice cream shops from here.”

The flower farm is more than a business. It’s about being a part of the community and giving back too. Frame donated flowers to nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We also did porch drops and nursing home drops. While many flower farms and flower wholesalers across the country had unused or unsold flow ers, all of ours went to good use,” Frame said.

The Frames donated a Photo Booth Floral Installation to the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce HYPE rooftop event because they feel it’s important to partner with and encourage young professionals.

They also donated to Seara Burton fundraising efforts. The Richmond City Police K-9 Officer was shot in the line of duty in August 2022. Sadly, she passed away in September 2022 as a result of the injuries. The Frames wanted to show their support for Burton and the RPD, Reid Health Police Department and countywide emergency communications by offering tickets to female officers or spouses, etc., to their Flower Farm Friday Girls Night Out Concert.

You may have heard about the events at Barn at the Helm through the efforts of an IU East alumnus because of the role he plays locally to showcase the county.

Ed DeLaPaz, B.S. ’12, earned his degree in business administration and a minor in entrepreneurship. He owns CityLife Studios. As an independent photographer and entrepreneur, he focuses his work on photography, marketing and graphic design.

He uses his talent to help tell the county’s story through colorful, vibrant photography, and shares images of daily life on his website CityLife.fyi and on social media. “I try to highlight all the cool and fun stuff happening in Richmond and Wayne County,” he said.

DeLaPaz has a hand in keeping the community in the know about what’s happening locally. In that effort, he highlights non-profits’ activities and fundraisers, programs, events and dedications.

“I don’t make what I do with CityLife about me, it’s about showing all the great things about our community,” he said. “If an event is happening in Downtown Richmond or the Depot District, 99% of the time I’m involved, either by designing the posters or creating the social media posts or just showing up and taking photos. I’m usually the one letting the community know what is happening and en couraging them to come down and participate.”

In April 2022, DeLaPaz received the Bob Rosa Buy Local Award from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce in recognition for his work.

“It takes more than one person to make a community; wolves run in packs,” DeLaPaz said.

Going the extra step is what builds the campus community and its reputation as a family.

Nichole Mann, B.S. ‘08, earned her degree in behavioral sciences. She is the director of Nursing Student Services, working closely with potential and current nursing students daily.

Mann said. “Faculty, staff, and students seek to lift each other up whenever the opportunity presents itself. I saw it as a student, and now through my work I’ve gotten to see how deep it runs. From faculty stopping by to ask how they might be able to better support a particular student’s needs to other departments enthusi astically making time to talk with me about how to advance efforts to support English language learners,

In April 2022, Mann received the first IU Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award, recognizing outstanding faculty or staff mem bers who make significant and lasting con tributions to creating an environment where diversity is honored and respected on campus and within the broader community.

This summer, she helped to organize a Minority Recruitment Open House in collaboration with the SONHS, the NAACP Richmond Chapter No. 3066 and Reid Community Outreach specifical ly for members of Richmond’s Black commu nity. The SONHS received a Black Philanthropy Circle grant from the IU Foundation to help fund the event.

“When I look at my role here at IU East, I see myself as a part of creating, supporting, and sustaining a diverse and well qualified healthcare workforce in my own community and beyond. It’s big work, and it’s an honor to be able to do it,” Mann said. “I think it’s easy sometimes to get lost in the day-to-day and forget that we’re part of something much larger than a single event, experience, or academic cohort. Keeping sight of the long-term impacts gives me a sense of legacy, reminding me that the work I do and the commitment of others to similar work has ripples that will be felt for a long time.”

Mann said the school will offer more events in the future.

“One of the things that I’ve always loved about IU East is that it’s a community of genuine caring,”

kindness is part of our culture here.”

“More open houses and other similar events are definitely in the cards for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences,” Mann said. “We’re already in discussion with other agencies about how we can work together to give various segments of the community easy access to learn more about our goals and pro gramming. We were encouraged by the warm reception of the Richmond community at the open house, and we look forward to creating more opportunities to connect.”

Jerry Wilde, dean for the School of Education, routinely gives his faculty and staff a shout out for the good work they do. He highlights advisor Carla Bowen and the after-hours work she puts in for students – a trait of many faculty and staff. She works late, he said, because students do not have time for normal advising hours. He said she is willing to do what it takes to get students the information they need, even if that means answering phone calls on the way out to the car when heading home for the evening.

“She views her work as a service to students and our area schools,” Wide said. “We‘ve talked about how grateful we are to have all the blessings we have. Her attitude is one of gratitude and that shows in how she works with the faculty, staff and students in the School of Education. Her work is not glamorous, but she is the glue that holds us together.”

Sometimes it’s the jobs that seem to be the least glamorous that are the most fulfilling.

Just ask Jay Barbre, associate professor of education and director of Graduate and Extend ed Education and Extended Learning for the School of Education. His independent project is in the Richmond community. He started an orchard at Mary Scott Park.

“The Mary Scott Community Orchard is going along excellently,” Barbre said. “This project represents a long-term investment in the com munity and in student learning. We are working to make this space available to everyone in terms of nutrition and education.”

The orchard is full of blackberries and raspber ries bushes, fruit trees, and rows of blossoming flowers. More importantly, it shows people of all ages working together to better the commu nity.

Classes from local schools, non-profits, individ uals and IU East colleagues volunteer to plant and care for the orchard.

“The strength of this project has been in the sometimes small, but highly consequential ways that people contribute.

This has included all points in the fundraising, planning, installation, and maintenance of this site. And we’re only getting started,” he said.

Barbre’s appreciation is overflowing. He is proud the City of Richmond leadership demon strates and the support it receives from the Mayor’s Office and Richmond Parks Depart ment. Seeing what the community can do when it pulls together is rewarding.

He said he is immensely proud teachers and students are at the center of the project.

“We don’t hear nearly enough about the good things that go on in education and even less about students going out and making a positive difference in their communities. This project showed just what teachers and students can make happen. I believe this showcases the kind of positive social change that people want and will contribute towards, if given the chance,” Barbre said.

The orchard continues to develop, with the purpose of thriving and feeding stomachs and minds.

“In my opinion, service to others undergirds everything that higher education and commu nity are supposed to be about. The nature of this project does not promote a single person, but all those who come and give their time for a community project that serves everyone. Seeing the turnout and continued interest is heartening in that this represents the kind of relationships that people, of all ages, across the community want,” he said.

In that spirit, check out the wood signs on the trails at the COPE Environmental Center. Tim Scales, A.S. ‘91 and B.S. ‘93, and Denise Smith had a hand in creating the signs. Smith is the dean and Scales is a senior lecturer in entrepreneurship for the School of Business and Economics. He is also the director for the school’s Center for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Economic Education.

Scales worked with the center this summer to create trail signs. He printed the signs on a Glowforge Laser Printer in the

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Center for Entrepreneurship. Smith donated the wood for the project.

Another faculty led project brought students and community together through the National Day of Writing in October 2021. Kelly Blewett, assistant professor of English, organized the event. Students and the community submitted entries on the prompt: “How did writing help them survive 2020?” Selected writings were published and publicly displayed on the IQ Wall in the Whitewater Hall Lobby, and on IU East’s Twitter. Check out the event each year at #iueast.

Blewett said writing helps people take some control of their lives when they are under stress. “There were so many touching stories,” she said.

One story stood out. The act of kindness helped nursing student, Olivia DeBortoli of Rich mond, through a particular rough patch while working as a nurse’s aide during the pandemic. This is what DeBortoli shared in her prompt: “Working as a nursing aide during the pan demic exhausted me in more ways than one. We were understaffed and burned out, but one day one of my residents brought me a poem he had written for me. In the poem, he wrote about how he sees me work and how much he appre ciates my commitment to him and his wife. His writing helped me remember why I was there and helped me get through the hard times.”

With the end of the fall term ahead, Thanks giving is just ahead. Traditionally, it’s a time for reflection and to be thankful, to consider blessings and what we can do for others. We invite alumni to share what’s going well for you by sending us a note or sharing a photo or post with us on social media @iueast or @IUAAER and tag #iueast.

For more good news and to catch up with what’s happening at IU East, keep reading this issue of Radius

IU East senior shares her perspective, place in history attending the 19th IU President’s Inauguration

By Hali Cartee & Lindsay Osborn

IU President Pamela Whitten made her initial visit to IU East in April 2021. At the time, she carried the title of president-elect and had just been named by the IU Board of Trustees as Indiana University’s 19th president on April 19. She started in her role on July 1, 2021.

Whitten then attended the Spirit of Philanthropy Luncheon in October, meeting students and friends of the university at the annual event. In May, she attended her first Com mencement Ceremony at the helm of IU to award the diplomas to the Class of 2022, along with former Chancellor Kathy Girten. During the Commencement Ceremony, Whitten presented Girten with the President’s Medal for Excellence for serving IU East as chancellor for nine years before her retirement on June 30.

Nearly a year to the day of her first visit to IU East, President Whitten made her third trip to the campus to meet with students, faculty and staff. She talked with a group of students about their classroom and campus experiences. She then met with faculty and staff to learn about the new innovative teaching tools available at IU East including the Anatomage Table in the School of Natural Science and Mathematics and a tour of the Virtual Reality and Simulation Learning Spaces for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

In November 2021, IU East hosted the Autumn Festival, a watch party and celebration of the inauguration of IU’s first female president. The historic event was open to alumni and the community.

Courtney James attended the inauguration. Indiana University celebrated the historic inauguration of President Pamela Whitten, the university’s 19th and first female president, on November 4, 2021. Students, faculty and staff from the regional campuses across the state selected a student representative to attend this momentous occasion.

IU East is no exception. When seeking out the repre sentative for the campus, faculty and staff sought out Courtney James, former vice president and current president of IU East’s Student Government Associa tion (SGA). At the time, the university was still limiting attendance at events under state health guidelines. The chancellor for each campus attended, plus the student representative. The campus celebrated by hosting an Autumn Festival and Watch Party by airing the lives tream of the event in Whitewater Hall Lobby.

When asked to attend the inauguration, James said she didn’t initially realize the significance of her nomination.

“It was definitely a surprise to me that I was nominat ed…I hadn’t grasped yet that I was an important part of helping this organization run, and so when I received that nomination in the email that stated I would be rep resenting IU East, I was completely shocked…” James explained.

James’ experience in Bloomington was a fruit ful one. Before the ceremony in IU Auditori um, James noted she stopped to admire the phenomenal architecture of Indiana Univer sity’s main campus. And as she prepared for the student procession, the SGA president also took the opportunity to meet with her peers from other IU campuses, exchanging ideas in which they can help their campuses thrive.

As the inauguration ceremony began, James and her peers, dressed in their academic regalia, joined the stage, and were introduced to the audience by their name and campus. “…it didn’t feel like I was the one up there—it felt like it was my whole IU East family up there, and everybody was cheering on IU East.”

But back home at IU East, James would later learn that everyone was cheering on her. “That meant so much to me. I seriously could not thank my IU East family enough. I’ve built so many connections here, and with out them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

James’ leadership role in the SGA is just one of many achievements to her name. Majoring in biochemistry with a double minor in psychology and neuroscience, James is also a member of Tri Beta, the National Bio logical Society, the Pre-Professionals Club, and is both a student ambassador and a supplemental instruction leader for organic chemistry.

As Whitten began her inaugural address, she spoke on IU’s rich history, goals for its future, and, of course, the pioneering women who came before her. “I am enor mously grateful to be able to stand on the shoulders of these and so many other women who helped Indiana University to thrive and flourish,” Whitten said.

And Whitten’s words struck a personal chord with James. “I zoned in on her, and it felt like I was the only one in the room,” James said. “I think that it was so great to just hear someone who was sincerely working toward the goals of the students and wanting to be involved with them.”

Following the ceremony, James fondly recalled meeting IU Board of Trustees chair, W. Quinn Buckner. “He actu ally said something that will stick with me for the rest of my life,” James said. She said that Buckner shook her hand and told her, in reference to Whitten, “‘…that could be you one day, and if you keep working toward this goal—if you keep doing big things like this, then that is going to be you one day.’”

Buckner’s words and Whitten’s leadership resonated with James. As a young woman pursuing a career in health care, James noted that there are still many male-dominated positions and seeing Whitten as a leader alleviated her concerns that such high-end posi tions are unobtainable to women.

Over the spring semester, James had the opportunity to meet again with Whitten. James was part of a group of students to meet with the president during her spring visit to campus, discussing their academic and campus life experiences. Whitten provided a thoughtful response to a question James had on increasing sustainability on campus. She provided updates on the IU Office of Sus tainability, suggested continuing to implement measures for improvements for energy efficiency, and the impact individuals and the world could make such as flying less, composting or eating less meat. And James took Whit ten’s words to heart.

As James’ senior year approaches, she plans on savor ing her remaining time at IU East with her friends and professors.

Post-graduation, James strives to attend a physician assistant program, and has recently landed a job at Reid Health, poised to give her even more experience in her desired field. “I’ve always been interested in health care,” James said. Growing up with two parents working in health care nurtured her desire to work in the field. “I am very passionate about helping others.”

IU President Pamela Whitten uses the Anatomage table during a presentation of Innovative Teaching tools new to the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. Brian Olson, lecturer, Heatherlynn Barrett, lab coordinator, and Marcus Pomper, dean of NSM, share with President Whitten how the 3D virtual dissecting table is used in the classroom to teach students in science, nursing or health sciences courses to learn human anatomy.

Courtney James

Photo by Greg Pyle

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PERMANENTLY PART OF THE PACK

By: Hali Cartee

IU East Chancellor Emerita Kathy Girten retired June 30 after nine years of service at IU East. She was named IU East’s sixth chancellor in February 2013; she received the honor of emerita chancellor this fall. She was the first female chancellor of the Richmond campus. In the last year as chancellor, Girten concurrently served as the acting chancellor for IU Southeast.

Girten always felt that IU East was a family. She believes in acting as a steward of place, an attribute that went well with the campus’ commitment to serving the community and the region. As chancellor, she was charged by the IU Board of Trust ees and then IU President Michael A. McRobbie to continue developing the campus and enhancing IU East’s four-year and graduate degree programs; to fulfill the educational mission to the community and to contribute to the cultural and economic development of the region. She did that and more.

Prior to joining IU East, Girten was provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at California State University. She accepted the role as chancellor and moved to Richmond to continue developing the campus and enhance its academic programs; to fulfill its educational mission to the community; and to contribute to the cultural and economic development of the region.

During the nine years as chancellor at IU East, Girten has achieved many of the objectives she first laid out during her installation, and continued to build on in the time since.

Girten’s achievements at IU East include records in enrollment, graduation numbers and four-year and six-year graduation rates.

Record enrollment: IU East continued its trend of increasing enrollment under Girten’s leadership. Highlights in record enrollment include welcoming the largest, most diverse incom ing freshmen class in 2018. In addition, that same year, the headcount enrollment was over 3,700 students taking more than 38,000 credit hours.

Record Graduation Numbers: The number of degrees award ed has steadily increased while Girten has been chancellor.

The Class of 2013 received 626 bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and the Class of 2020 was awarded 853. Despite COVID-19 students persevered and the Class of 2021 was awarded 811 degrees.

Record four-year and six-year graduation rates: Graduation rates for full-time, beginning bachelor’s seeking students have increased to record levels, with the four-year official rate consistently the highest of all the IU regional campus es.

Additionally, Girten led the campus in other areas, resulting in receiving the highest percentage increases in perfor mance funding state appropriations.

Increase in diversity: Increasing diversity and inclusion efforts on campus has been an over-arching goal for Girten. The diversity of students on the IU East campus contin ues to increase setting a record headcount enrollment of degree-seeking students in 2018. Diversity and inclusion are top priorities for Girten, as outlined in the strategic plan. Under Girten, the campus hired a new Chief Diversity Officer/Special Assistant to the Chancellor. The Diversity Commission also changed to the Diversity and Inclusion Committee with a revamped focus to support campus units in their diversity work and to implement the campus diversity plan.

Introduction of new degrees focused on career advancement, civic engagement and global stewardship such as accounting, Spanish, applied health sciences, informatics, data science and graduate programs in liberal studies, criminal justice and public safety, and more. In all, nine new undergraduate programs and six master’s degrees and nine collaborative online graduate certificates have been added to IU East’s portfolio while Girten has been chancellor.

“I want to thank you all for the privilege of serving as your Chancellor. IU East will always hold a special place in my heart, and I will be a Red Wolf for life!”

-Kathy Girten

“Together, we comprise one big family working to improve our region.”

-Kathy Girten

Additionally, she is the only chancellor to serve as the regional campus representative to the Online Advisory Council since 2014, represent ing the needs and concerns of IU East as well as the other regional campuses.

Campus expansion and improve ments: Over the past eight years, IU East has undergone several projects to enhance the campus grounds and buildings to better serve students and the commu nity. One of the most significant projects is the campus’ completion of its fifth building, the Student Events Center (SEC) in August 2016. At the SEC’s opening celebration, Girten reiterated the importance of the IU East family, and the impact of close connections and working together brings positive change for the region.

“Together, we comprise one big family working to improve our region,” she said.

While the SEC is a main highlight, the last eight years have brought about improvements across campus to nearly every area students interact, learn or receive services. Several areas, class rooms, office suites, facilities and operating systems have been renovated or improved.

Girten also maintained close relationships with community partners.

Girten also led the IU East campus during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring the faculty and staff were prepared to deliver high-quality education as all classes and cours es moved to a virtual learning platform early on in the onset of COVID-19. IU East is familiar with virtual instruction, having been an early adopter of online education at IU. Along with all virtual-instruction, the campus experienced many firsts during the pandemic, including its first virtual Commencement Celebration for the Class of 2020 and its first virtual New Student Orientations to welcome the Class of 2024.

During Girten’s leadership, IU East received re cord philanthropic support, and in September 2020, was successful in the completion of For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Cam paign. IU East received nearly $8 million in new philanthropy during the campaign, including 46 new scholarships.

When it comes to philanthropy, Girten leads by example.

When she became chancellor, Girten was married to Eugene Cruz-Uribe, who passed away unexpectedly in March 2018. He was an Egyptologist and a member of the faculty at IU East before he retired in 2017.

She and her late husband, Gene, provided financial support to assist with the construc tion of the Student Events and Activities Center. To recognize their generosity, the campus dedicated the Chancellor Kathryn Cruz-Uribe and Eugene Cruz-Uribe Interactive Classroom located in Springwood Hall. A second gift to IU East established the “Gloria & Joseph Allwarden and Lillian & Antonio Cruz-Uribe Scholarship,” to honor her and Gene’s parents. The chancel lor gives regularly to IU East, and she and her late husband were inducted into the Indiana University Foundation’s Presidents Circle in 2018.

Girten married Gary Girten during a private, home ceremony in March 2020.

As chancellor, Girten has continued the longstanding partnerships in place while establishing new partnerships and initiatives to benefit the campus and community. The most recent partnership established the College Now program to benefit area high school students by providing free college-credit courses that in turn, introduce them to the college envi ronment, stimulate learning and encourage future academic achievement. College Now is available to all six Wayne County high schools.

The arts is one area that holds a special place for Girten. An artist herself, she has found ways to intertwine her passion and volunteerism to benefit the fine arts department, non-profits in the region and to bring awareness to the arts and campus. One such example is Palette to Palate, created by IU East and Richmond Art Museum. Proceeds from this collaborative fundraiser benefit the RAM programming and the IU East Department of Fine and Performing Arts.

In 2018, IU East partnered with Randolph Coun ty Schools, and the Community Foundation of Randolph County on the “Walk into My Future” event held on campus. This is an important part of the Randolph County Promise, a program to help third-grade students and their parents open a College Choice 529 Direct Savings plan, which may be used to pay for education beyond high school. The program was established in 2019.

Girten also joined the 2021 Preble Arts fundraiser, “Bad Art, Good Folk,” and entered a pastel painting of the Richmond Rose Garden for auction.

The campus received the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce Achievement of Excel lence, Non Profit, Growth and Expansion award in 2014 in recognition of the campus’ continued enrollment growth, development of graduate programs, and plans to construct the Student Events Center, now open for its sixth year. In 2016, IU East also received the Chamber’s “Cor poration of the Year” award.

Girten has been very involved in the Wayne County community, and is honored to have received the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce Art Vivian Distinguished Com munity Leader Award in 2020, as well as the Community Achievement Award from Amigos in 2018.

Girten was a member of the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce board from 2013 – 2021 (chair in 2016), and was also a member of the Forward Wayne County steering com mittee. She currently serves on the boards of First Bank Richmond, the First Bank Richmond Community Foundation (vice president/treasurer), Reid Health, the Rich mond Art Museum (second vice president), the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (immediate past president) and the Wayne County Founda tion (vice chair).

While at IU East, Girten became part of the family, all while seeing her own family grow. She has become a grandmother, and extended her family to include the Girtens, and many faculty, staff, students, alumni and community mem bers, as well as the greater IU family.

Girten said she has enjoyed her time as chan cellor. She is looking forward to spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter.

The Girtens plan to remain in Richmond.

“When I became chancellor, I felt very welcome in the community, and it seemed like home immediately,” Girten said. “My husband Gary and I plan to stay here and continue to enjoy all that Wayne County has to offer.”

Garrett Keener and Kady Campbell (Photos by Daniel Arthur)

ESPORTS ESPORTS ESPORTS ESPORTS

JOINED THE COMPETITIVE WORLD OF ESPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR.

For many, there are questions about the IU East team, which is currently coached by alumnus Andrew Britt, B.A. ‘13. Britt was previously the associate director for Academic Support Programs at IU East. The team has also been coached by IU East alumni Jason Clark, B.S. ’14, and Kaly Irvine, B.A. ’14. Irvine is the print and digital media designer for the Office of Communications and Marketing at IU East.

2021-2022 was the first year for IU East’s first co-varsity sport. Here are some thoughts from current team members Kady Campbell and Garrett Keener on just exactly how esports works, and how the team plans strate gy, practices and entertains fans.

Campbell, who competes in the Rocket League and Overwatch is from Fishers, Indiana. Keener participates in League of Legends, Rocket League, Overwatch and Super Smash Bros., and he is from Con nersville, Indiana. Campbell and Kari Swoboda, ’22 B.S., represented IU East in the NACE Starleague Fortnite

Collegiate Series Championship last spring. Swoboda is from Bloomington, Indiana.

Why is esports becoming such a popular activity?

"Esports is now a beloved sport for competitors and spectators. People are driven to esports because they enjoy watching and there are elements of celebrity culture. This alone drives more gamers worldwide to follow eSports to relate and feel included." - Kady Campbell.

What would you want alumni or the community to know most about esports at IU East?

"The esports program at IU East may be in its infancy, however, there is already a welcoming atmosphere that has been established. We re main competitive, but friendly and inclusive in what we do, and I am glad it has become such a community." - Garrett Keener.

How did you feel about competing for IU East against other schools?

"I feel honored to represent IU East in the esports community. I am very proud to be a part of the first official esports team to be rec ognized by Indiana University. We are excited and ready to represent IU East in our upcoming season starting in August." - Kady Campbell.

"My family has many alumni from IU East so along with the school and myself I felt I represented them with my interactions within eSports." - Garrett Keener.

What is your favorite part about being a member of the team?

"My favorite part about the team personally is being able to meet other people. This is not lim ited to those I meet in-person but those I meet online competing. Sometimes our interactions are limited but those that we do engage with is something I always enjoy." - Garrett Keener.

What was your experience playing in the NACE Starleague Fortnite Collegiate Series Championship?

"Playing with NACE in the Starleague Fortnite Collegiate Series Championship was an amaz ing experience. I was able to make connec tions with other competitors that would have never been possible prior to playing. Our team advanced to being finalists in the competition. It showed me the true potential for our team for upcoming seasons and was very fun overall. The teams, organizers, and spectators were all so inviting and made it a surreal experience."

- Kady Campbell.

In March 2022, Michelle Malott visited the esports arena while serving as interim deputy chancellor. Malott was joined by members of the Rocket League team who helped coach her through a game, including Reggie Reuss, B.S. '22 (behind), Thomas Williams, B.S. '22 (left), and Kady Campbell (online). Malott is now interim chancellor at IU East.

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All-America Celebrations

By Don Tincher

Former IU East men’s basketball player Bishop Smith and Red Wolf track and field stars Justin Lowe and Seth Reynolds were each honored for their All-America careers. Their jerseys joined nine others on the Wall of Honor in the Nasser Paydar Classroom inside the Student Activities and Event Center after celebrations held the 2021-2022 academic year.

“It means more than anything to me,” Lowe said. “This is an achievement that I will look back on and never forget. I will never forget my time at IU East.”

Lowe and Reynolds were a part IU East’s All-America indoor 1,600-meter relay team that finished fifth at the 2020 NAIA Indoor National Championships.

“It’s so cool to be there as teammates,”

Reynolds said. “Just to have someone I was close with because we had been through the same struggles, went to the same meets, and we both put in just as much effort. Now to be recognized is amazing.”

Individually, Lowe also ran the 600 meters at the same indoor national event. He was a threetime national qualifier overall.

“To be recognized with some of these people on this wall is a dream,” said Lowe, who battled injury issues during his career. “The injuries were a blessing in disguise. The injuries made me work harder. I realized that I didn’t have as much time as everyone else does.”

Reynolds was the first IU East track and field athlete to earn the title of All-American at the 2017 NAIA Indoor Championships. After his sixth-place finish that year in the 60-meter hur dles, Reynolds became a six-time All-American

across four different events.

“I remember my freshman year, the names were in the auxiliary gym (Graf gym),” Reynolds said. “I always thought that was so cool. Now to be the first people to have our jersey up here from the track program, that’s going to be a new element for recruiting visits.”

In addition to the indoor 60-meter hurdles, he finished in the top eight in the previously mentioned indoor 1,600-meter relay along with the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles outdoors.

In a separate ceremony, Smith recently became the 12th member on the IU East Wall of Honor.

“It is a really special day,” Smith said. “It is like my final parting with my playing career. COVID shut down my senior year and took away that

Bishop Smith (Photo provided)

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last national tournament, so this kind of takes away some of that sour taste. It gives me a chance to reflect and appreciate the work that I put in and the experience I had here at IU East.”

Smith finished his career at the top of the IU East scoring list with 1,954 points, while also being a part of 111 victories, which is the most in school history.

“I’m extremely proud of the records,” Smith said. “I’m hopeful that the program continues to grow and somebody is able to break those someday.”

Smith was also a NAIA All-American in 2019 and a second-team selection in 2020.

“Everyone knows about Bishop’s records and great accomplishments,” IU East men’s basket ball coach Mark Hester said. “Bishop grew into a great leader. By his senior year, Bishop was

telling the exact same things to his younger teammates that his previous teammates and leaders had told him before. Bishop also put up winning numbers in the classroom. He was a multi-year academic all-conference honoree and received Academic All-District recognition as a senior.”

Klipstine at Nationals

Chance Klipstine became the first 800-meter in IU East’s history to qualify for the NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field National Champion ships during the 2022 season.

Klipstine ran the third fastest time of his career at the event on May 25 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

“I would have liked to have been a couple seconds faster,” Klipstine said. “Even though I didn’t place as high as I would have liked, I’m trying not to let myself be disappointed. I just want to celebrate the season I had and the opportunity to travel to Alabama for such a big event. I will use this experience to push myself and get better next season.”

Klipstine was sixth in the first of three heats with a time of 1:54.44 at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium. He improved his overall position as he was 17th of 24 competitors. His IU East record time of 1:52.53 set in early May was 22nd on

the national performance list. His record effort at the Carius/Gregory Track & Field Meet at North Central College on May 13 met the NAIA “B” national qualifying standard.

The River States Conference champion in the 800 meters during the outdoor season, Klipstine broke the school record several times including in his last three races prior to the national event.

“It was a great season for Chance,” Coach JW Maierle said. “He was able to finish higher than his seed mark and that is a fantastic accom plishment.”

In winning the RSC title with a time of 1:55.42, Klipstine set the facility record at the University of Rio Grande where the conference meet was staged on April 30.

They join the Wall of Honor with Jacoby Clay pool (men’s basketball), Lauren Crump (volley ball), Tyler Fangman (men’s basketball), Lucas Huffman (men’s basketball), Tia King (women’s basketball), Mallory Livingston (volleyball), Bre Nowak (women’s golf), Tyler Rigby (men’s basketball) and Breezy Strete (volleyball).

Klipstine was IU East’s representatives on the RSC Champions of Character Team during the 2022 outdoor season.

By Don Tincher

(Left to Right) Seth Reynolds and Justin Lowe (Photo provided)

Chance Klipstine (Photo provided)

300 Wins and Counting red wolf Nation

IU East head basketball coach Mark Hester reached his 300th victory near the end of the 2021-22 season with the Red Wolves.

“Mark is one of the hardest working coaches out there,” IU East Director of Athletics Joe Griffin said. “He has been very successful from working hard and having his teams work hard. He has been the mainstay at IU East Athletics and has set a lofty goal for the other teams as well as the whole department.”

As the only coach in the history of the program, Hester is 303-160 as he prepares for his 16th season at IU East.

“It means I’m old and that we have had a lot of great players,” Hester said. “The 300th is not, nor ever will be about me. It is 100 percent

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about the players that have come through this program over the years.”

“They did the work and bought in to what we were teaching,” Hester added.

Over the years, IU East has averaged 20 wins per season under Hester.

“Our culture and the player-to-player leader ship in our program will always be the key to our sustaining success,” Hester said. “Talent only goes so far, its culture and accountability that separates good to great. Guys like Jacoby Claypool, Vasha Davis, Bishop Smith, Ray Ramsey and even Tyler Rigby (the player), have all had lasting contributions to the culture of this program.”

Women’s Basketball

The road during the 2021-22 season may have been difficult to navigate, but IU East women’s basketball coach Tiffani Selhorst knew her squad would achieve great success.

IU East finished the year at 25-8 as the Red Wolves qualified for the NAIA National Tourna ment for the fourth time in school history and the first time since 2017-18.

“Making nationals this year is one of my proud est moments as a coach,” Selhorst said. “It is very rare to have a team that is so motivated to achieve their goals. In 21 years of coaching, I have learned that each team is special in their own ways and this team was set on overcoming the adversity of being shut down for the 20-21 season.”

There are often moments that players and

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coaches share when everything starts to fall into place.

“I knew in March 2021 that we would be at nationals in March 2022,” Selhorst said after the Red Wolves ended the 2020-21 season in December at 2-6. “We knew last season when we were shut down. The players that were here continued to work hard even when they did not have something to win.”

Kami McEldowny believed in her teammates on and off the court as the squad raised a record-breaking $2,000 for Reid Bravo to fight women’s cancers this year.

“During the year 2020-21, we had a lot of fear and what ifs,” McEldowny said. “It seemed like all that hard work we put in was for nothing. We used all that pain and all that work for the following year, this was our year and our team was closer than ever.”

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Wolves.

“It’s a pretty unique situation, especially in today’s basketball world,” Rigby said of his relationship with Hester. “I know he’s not big on keeping track of a lot of these things, but it is a major accomplishment and does validate what he’s been doing here over the years is working.”

“I truly love this group of girls and am proud of our accomplishments,” Brown said. “The best part is we aren’t done yet. We’re not settling for just making it to nationals. We have a lot more work to do and I wouldn’t want to do it with any other group.”

As a bonus, Selhorst was named as one of the Most Impactful Head Coaches in Women’s NAIA Basketball by Silver Waves Media.

Addie Brown echoed McEldowny’s sentiment.

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red wolf Nation

Women’s Golf

The IU East women’s golf squad made history in 2022 as the Red Wolves qualified for the NAIA National Championships in Oklahoma City.

“I’m so happy that our girls got to experience this,” IU East coach Billy Mullin said after the event in May.

IU East missed the cut as a team for the final round as the Red Wolves finished 25th out of 30 squads in the event with a two-day total score of 323-309-632.

Jo Wisecup played the final round of her IU East career at the national tournament as she birdied four of the last five holes to lead the Red Wolves making her total score 80-72-152.

“What a way to end my career,” said Wisecup,

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who also played in the national championships as an individual in 2021. “I’m so proud to be a part of this team.”

The Red Wolves won the River States Confer ence Championship in April to earn their ticket to Oklahoma.

“It’s a huge feat on a lot of levels,” Annie Gillock said of reaching the national tournament. “We’ve had individuals do it, but to do it as a team was super awesome.”

Wisecup’s putt on the final hole was the differ ence in the RSC Championship and teammate Brooklynn Cromwell missed the moment.

“When I came back out after turning in my scorecard, I had no idea,” Cromwell said. “I walked back out to the green and Jo made her

putt, everybody started clapping and every body started crying. It meant a lot.”

The other members of the history making squad at nationals were Liv Sanders and Katie Craig with Megan Schrier as the alternate.

“Overall, it has been a great experience,” Sand ers said. “We have a great coach and team. I feel very fortunate to be a part of it.”

Women’s Tennis

The IU East women’s tennis team put together a repeat performance during 2021-22. With a 4-2 victory over Oakland City, the Red Wolves won the River States Conference championship for the second straight year in April. IU East defeated Brescia 4-0 in the semifinals.

“They did a great job at nationals,” IU East Director of Athletics Joe Griffin said. “They all thought that they competed better this year than last. We played a strong team and I thought we played hard. The matches were very good. They represented IU East very well.”

Although the Red Wolves fell 4-0 to Lindsey Wil son in the opening round of the NAIA National Championships, it was a successful year for IU East.

“It is a great achievement for us as a team to have won the conference tournament and mak

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ing it to nationals for the second year in a row,” Amonette Theron said. “As a team, we went through a lot of challenges and circumstances that were out of our control, but we kept the goals high and played our best in every match to be successful.”

Theron led the Red Wolves with 10 victories in singles this season, while Camila Caballero and Linda Marino finished 14-4 in doubles action with seven wins each at No. 1 and No. 2.

“Our drive to win and stepping up in challeng ing situations and crucial moment was defi nitely a key to us being successful this season,” Theron said.

Other team members competing for the Red Wolves at nationals were Eva Caballero, Laura Billing, Mackenzie Cook and Sophie Wilkinson.

“As a team we are very thankful for all the support and effort that the athletic director, Joe Griffin, student assistant, Manual Roman, and the assistant athletic director and sports information director, Kyle Wright invested in us,” Theron said.

NAOMI OSBORNE SCHOLAR IS NAIA TOP SCHOLAR

By Don Tincher

Attending college in a foreign country often leads to a variety of experiences.

Matthew Paterson crossed the Atlantic Ocean to become a student-athlete at Indiana Univer sity East in the fall of 2018.

“I always wanted to run track,” said Paterson, who is from Rothwell in the United Kingdom. “Quite a few of my friends back home in En gland had come to the United States in various places and they loved the experience.”

In addition to his track and field career, Pater son’s journey to the United States now includes IU East’s top academic honor as the Naomi Osborne Scholar with the highest grade point average in the Class of 2022.

He led the Class of 2022 during IU East’s 51st Commencement Ceremony on May 13 at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center.

Paterson is the fourth student-athlete in the last five years to be named the Naomi Osborne Scholar, all from the School of Natural Science and Mathematics.

• Krystal Schmidt, 2020, Chrisney, Indiana, Bachelor of Science in Human Life Science with minors in psychology, exercise science, chemistry and neuroscience; women’s tennis

• Breanna “Bre” Nowak, 2019, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, women’s golf

• Lucas Huffman, 2018, Indianapolis, Indi ana, Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, men’s basketball team and a NAIA Division II All-American

“When I was told I was definitely caught off guard,” said Matthew, who is the son of Darren and Sue Paterson. “It was a great honor. It reflects the hard work that I’ve put into my classes over the last four years. I always want to do the best I can, so it’s kind of nice to get recognized for the dedication and the work I put in,” he continued. “My parents were very proud.”

Paterson received a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry as he led graduates at IU East’s commencement.

“As a biochemistry student, Matthew’s strong desire to learn helped him excel in his classes and prompted him to undertake undergraduate research at IU East,” said Jill Schweitzer, who is an assistant professor of biology and biochem istry at IU East that worked with Paterson on his project. “For his honors thesis project, Mat thew investigated the function of an unknown gene in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.”

“Using both bioinformatics tools and labora tory research, Matthew identified a new trait for his gene of interest, YJL206C,” Schweitzer said. “This spring, Matthew’s presentation won first place in the Honors Showcase at IU East Student Research Day. He also presented the results of his research at NCUR 2022, a nation al undergraduate research conference.”

On the track, Paterson was a NAIA Outdoor National Championships qualifier as part of the 1,600-meter relay squad that posted a school record time of 3:14.83 at the event in 2019.

The quintet of runners placed 11th. Earlier in his freshman year, Paterson was seventh in the 400-meter run at the River States Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 52.63.

“All of the track competitions have been very fun,” Paterson said. “We got to travel to differ ent states, which has been good.”

The biggest thrill was participating in the national meet in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

“The relay was definitely the highlight of com peting,” Paterson said. “That was really good fun and enjoyable.”

Paterson has been a member of the River States All-Conference Scholar-Team several times during the indoor and outdoor seasons throughout his career.

In 2020, he earned all-conference honors by finishing third at the RSC Indoor Champi onships in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:27.92. He was also was sixth in the 200-meter dash with a 23.51 at the conference meet.

Paterson won the 600-meter run at the Indiana Wesleyan University Midwest Indoor Classic in 1:24.14. He also participated on two winning indoor 1,600-meter relay teams during the season.

Matthew Paterson competed in the 100 meters at the River States Conference on April 30. He finished fourth in the event.

This year, Paterson was the IU East represen tative on the RSC Champions of Character team during the indoor season. During the outdoor season, Paterson finished fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.45 in the rain at the RSC Championships. He won his heat in the preliminaries the day before with a time of 11.24 in much better weather conditions.

“Matthew is a perfect example of a stu dent-athlete,” IU East coach JW Maierle said. “He has come here and done a fantastic job both on the track and in the classroom. We here

at IU East Track and Field are very proud of his accomplishments.”

The COVID-19 pandemic also created some unusual situations for Paterson. The original plan was to travel home during breaks between semesters and in the summer. However, that changed in March of 2020.

“It’s been very odd,” Paterson said. “It’s been a weird experience to have a freshman year, most of my sophomore year and just this senior year.”

Adjusting to being back home was difficult as Paterson had to change his academic approach by attending virtually, particularly with a night class at IU East.

“One of my classes was in the evening (at IU East),” Paterson said of the five-hour time difference. “Back home, I was having lectures from midnight to 1 a.m.”

Ultimately, Paterson returned to IU East for his final year.

“It went by quickly,” he said. “I don’t know where the time has gone. I will definitely be going home in the summer. It’s certainly been a great experience, but a little different than I thought it would be,” Paterson added. “It’s been nice meeting new people and living in a different culture. I’ve definitely made life-long friends.”

Just before the Commencement Ceremony, Pater son is presented as the Naomi Osborne Scholar by Michelle Malott, deputy interim chancellor, at the Honors Convocation. Malott is currently the interim chancellor.

He joins fellow Red Wolves as Naomi Osborne Scholars:

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Jean Reller*

William* & Edith* Smith

Catherine B. Thomas*

Dorothy Thorman*

Rob & Nancy Tolley

Gabor Tolnay & Margaret Grayson

Vigran Family Foundation

Jane* & Wayne* Vincent H.A. Voyles, Jr.*

*indicates those we remember

Remembered

Remembering the life and legacy of emeritus faculty who passed away in 2021.

Since the last issue of Radius, IU East has mourned the passing of three instrumental faculty members who helped to shape the campus, its academic programs, built legacies of service and philanthropy, and left an impression with their former students and colleagues with their sense of humor, their character, their passion for teaching and sharing knowledge. Each were influential on campus as well as in Richmond and Wayne County, each in their own way.

Paul Kriese,

Professor Emeritus of Political Science

(August 15, 1943 - March 6, 2021)

Kriese joined IU East as an adjunct instructor in 1985. He taught for over 30 years until his retirement and transition to professor emeritus in July 2015. The legacy he established at IU East was guided by his life-long passion for civic engagement, equality, justice, and the support for the success of students. Kriese taught a variety of courses in the areas of de mocracy, political theory, comparative politics, and political violence. He was a leading expert in the areas of diversity issues, gender and sex ism, hate, negative social behavior, nonviolent action, social justice, politics, and race. Read more about Kriese at go.iu.edu/4rdw.

Eleanor Turk, Professor Emerita of History

(September 9, 1935 - July 18, 2021)

Turk was one of IU East’s earliest full-time faculty members, helping to establish the cam pus’ history and leaving a legacy in research, scholarship and travel abroad. Turk first joined IU East’s faculty as an associate professor of history in 1983. In 1990, she was promoted to professor. She retired in 2003 with the title of emerita professor. Turk helped to develop the curriculum for several courses, and she was the first woman to chair the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at IU East. International travel was her passion. Read more about Turk at go.iu.edu/4rdx.

Jane Vincent, Ed.D., R.N., Professor Emerita of Nursing

(November 23, 1935October 26, 2021)

Vincent was the example of servant leader ship, earning local and state recognition for her leadership in nursing education. She was passionate about being a nurse and that pas sion carried through to serving others through teaching, mentorship, and philanthropy. Vin cent joined IU East as an assistant professor in 1980 and taught until 2000. In the community, Vincent was the first woman to serve on the Reid Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. She completed three terms, one as the board president and one as chair.

She also wanted to encourage the quality of life for families and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients. Vincent organized and facilitated the first Alzheimer’s support group in the state, a commitment she maintained for over 20 years. Read more about Vincent at go.iu.edu/4rdy.

Higher Learning Commission reaffirms IU East’s accreditation through

IU East received continued accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC).

IU East hosted a team of peer reviewers from the commission as part of the accred itation process. The team visited February 28 to March 1, 2022, to meet with adminis trators, faculty, staff, students, and com munity members.

Prior to the team visit, IU East underwent a two-year process of self-study to address commission requirements and criteria. Findings from the study were analyzed and compiled into a self-study document and submitted to the commission prior to the campus visit. The two-phase process of accreditation provided an opportunity for critical self-analysis followed by consulta tion and advice from persons from other institutions, leading to ongoing improve ment in quality including mission and integrity; preparing for the future; student learning and effective teaching; acquisition, discovery, and application of knowledge; and engagement and service.

Following the campus visit, the team rec ommended to the HLC that IU East receive a renewal of its accreditation. The commis sion approved the continued accreditation during its meeting May 24. IU East was notified of the accreditation June 1. The HLC’s next comprehensive evaluation of IU East will take place in 2031-32.

Chancellor Emerita Kathy Girten said the continued accreditation for the campus is an outstanding achievement and a demon stration of the commitment the university has to the region and beyond.

“To achieve this accomplishment is a significant achievement, and I am very proud of our campus for meeting this goal,” Girten said.

“IU East has had a strong focus on increasing enrollment and improving student success. This is the core of what we do— educate students and ensure they receive their degrees and are prepared for the future world of work.”

IU East has been an accredited institution of higher education since 1971. The HLC is an independent corporation, and one of six regional institutional accreditors that accredits degree-granting post-second ary educational institutions in the United States.

Michelle Malott currently serving as, inter im chancellor, said “student success is one of our top priorities at IU East. Reaffirming our accreditation solidifies our mission as a campus and the standards that we hold ourselves to as a leader in online programs and our traditional on-campus programs.”

Girten said IU East continues to meet the criteria for accreditation, including goals and initiatives accomplished within the campus’ strategic plan, such as:

• Significant and consistent improvement in graduation rates

• Success in dramatically lowering student loan default rates

• Reduction in the amount of student debt upon graduation

• Increase in the number of IU degrees awarded at IU East

• Increase in student diversity

• Development of new degree programs, including collaborative online programs

• Continued improvements on campus in cluding construction of the Student Events Center and the Arts Annex and renovations

to Whitewater Hall Lobby, Vivian Auditori um, and other areas on campus.

• Expansion of athletics, including its most recent co-ed varsity esports team in fall 2021

• Development of new degree programs, including collaborative IU online programs

• AACSB accreditation for the IU East School of Business and Economics

• Successful completion of the IU Bicen tennial Campaign, exceeding the campus goals of $7 million

• Increased meaningful community pres ence and engagement

Accreditation signifies that the campus’ academic programs meet nationally recog nized standards and that students earning degrees are well prepared. In addition, institutions that are accredited are also eligible to receive federal funds for student financial aid, a very important source of support for students.

Girten said IU East is continuously looking toward the future and planning for the pos sibilities ahead. She added that the current strategic plan has six focus areas: Enroll ment & student success; Human Resourc es; Academic Planning; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Community Engagement; and Sustainability & Environmental Resiliency.

campus Notes

College Now: IU East, First Bank Richmond and the Wayne County Foundation partner to provide opportunities for underserved high school students in Wayne County

High school students across Wayne County now have the opportunity to take free college courses through a new program at Indiana University East. The program is funded by the Wayne County Foundation and First Bank Richmond.

The College Now program is free to area high school students because of the support of the Wayne County Foundation and First Bank Richmond.

The Wayne County Foundation has agreed to support the program with $100,000 in annual scholarships over the next two years. First Bank Richmond provided an additional $100,000 in funding toward the program. The scholarships reduce the tuition paid by the school districts and help make the program tuition-free for students and their families.

College Now is a program designed to benefit area high school students by providing free college-credit courses that in turn, introduces them to the college environment, stimulates learning and encourages future academic achievement.

The program first began as a pilot program in 2019 with Western Wayne Schools and North eastern Wayne Schools to help meet the dis tricts’ needs for college-level courses. College Now proved so successful that it will include all six Wayne County high schools in the spring 2022 semester.

The program is available to juniors and seniors attending Centerville High School, Hagerstown High School, Lincoln High School, Northeastern High School, Richmond High School or Seton High School. Each of the high schools can enroll up to 15 students in two courses per semester. Program organizers allotted Richmond High School up to 30 students due to the size of the corporation.

School guidance counselors work with stu dents who may be eligible to participate in the program. The program is designed to primarily serve first-generation college students or students from underserved families (including minority or students receiving free and reduced lunch).

Students should have a minimum 2.5 GPA and completing their Core 40 or Academic Honors diploma. Dual-credit offerings include a wide array of courses such as math, psychology, sociology, English, criminal justice, public speaking, history and fine arts.

In August 2022, IU announced the application fee to all regional campuses - including IU East - and the per-credit-hour fee for Advance College Project (ACP) courses for Indiana residents would be free. By applying, students are automatically considered for some schol arships, which can further reduce the cost of attending school.

Michelle Malott, interim chancellor at IU East, said a free application process is a valuable resource for students considering college.

“We know the financial impact this could have for our high school students in our service area and their families, as well as any scholarships this automatically qualifies them for as part of the application process,” Malott said. “We all know that college is an investment, and every bit toward that investment helps and is appreci ated by our students.”

Some ACP credit can count toward the Indiana College Core and Indiana College Core certif icate now offered by IU’s regional campuses. With the addition of free ACP courses, the creation of the IU East College Now program and the Indiana College Core certificate, IU East is broadening the access to college for Wayne County residents and beyond. For more on reducing cost barriers: https://go.iu.edu/4uOR

For more information about College Now, visit iue.edu/collegenow

IU East, WTA celebrate 19 graduates under educational agreement

IU East and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and the Women’s Tennis Benefits Associa tion (WTBA) celebrated 19 graduates this year.

In May, IU East presented diplomas to WTA mem bers to graduate with the Class of 2022 are:

Cici Bellis, Orlando, Florida, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in finance. She was selected to address the 2022 class as the student speaker after an application process.

Marie Bouzková currently lives in Brandenton, Florida, and she is from Prague, Czech Republic. She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in sports marketing and management.

Anna Tatishvili currently lives in New York City, New York, and she is from Boca Raton, Florida, re ceived a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies with a minor in international studies.

Angelina Gabueva, Moscow, Russia, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

with two minors in finance and sports marketing and management.

Vicky Duval earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in December 2021 with highest distinction, and she was presented with her diploma on campus in February 2022.

Last summer, IU East and the WTA had the opportunity to celebrate WTA graduates at the Western and Southern Open held in Cincinnati during August. During a brief ceremony at the WSO, four graduates were presented with their diplomas.

Madga Linette, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Market ing, Minor in Sport Marketing and Management, and a Minor in Communication Studies, Poznan, Poland

Nicole Melichar, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Bradenton, Florida

Teodora Mircic, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in Spanish, Bradenton, Florida

Shelby Rogers, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Pompano Beach, Florida

Currently, there are 15 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) players enrolled at IU East through an educational agreement between the campus and the Women’s Tennis Benefits Association (WTBA).

IU East alumnae include former World No. 1 Venus Williams, 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, Alla Kudryavtseva, Irina Falconi, Katalin Marosi, Sandra Zaniewska, Ivana Lisjak, Natalia Siedliska, Anastasia Rodionova and Arina Rodionova.

IU East is the WTA’s educational partner. The agreement provides the opportunity for players to professionally train and play tennis while completing their bachelor’s degree online. IU East’s online degree completion programs offer the high quality of an Indiana University degree to students throughout Indiana, nationally and internationally. IU East offers 47 options for students to complete their bachelor’s degree or certificate online.

TOP 10

IU East-based online psychology program earns top 10 US News ranking

The IU East Department of Psychology’s online degree program in psychology is in this year’s top ten list by the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Education Program rankings.

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology online moved up three spots to No. 8 in the rankings revealed January 25.

The Department of Psychology is part of the IU East School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The psychology bachelor’s degree is part of IU Online, which ranked No. 29 for online bachelor’s degree programs overall. IU has been a forerunner in online programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level for more than 20 years, now offering more than 213 online degree and certificate programs. A complete list of IU’s online programs is available on IU Online’s website.

The online offerings at IU also received recognition for their accessibility, affordability and reputation among veterans. IU Online tied for No. 40 among best online bachelor’s programs for veterans.

Among other rankings, the IU Online bachelor’s program for business, a collaboration of IU’s statewide regional campuses including IU East, tied for 17th in that specialty.

Across IU, several programs earned high rankings, including top rankings for business and education specialties and top marks for nursing programs.

New academic programs include accounting degree, IU

collaborative online programs

IU East now offers over 60 academic degree programs on campus and online. IU East’s newest on campus program is the Bachelor of Science in Accounting, available to students starting with the fall 2022 semester. Addition ally, the Bachelor of Science in Accounting online program was approved at IU East for the fall 2022 semester. IU East is the first regional campus to offer the accounting degree online program. Other regional IU campuses will offer the degree beginning in fall 2023. The degree programs will help to meet the region’s growing demand for graduates with accounting expertise. The accounting program is preparing students for a professional career in accounting and graduate school.

The accounting degree, online and on campus, also prepares students for the Uniform Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Exam or the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) exam. Through the program, students have the opportunity to complete a capstone e-portfolio project, par ticipate in a professional-level ethics program, and attend professional accounting networking events.

IU East collaborates with IU Online to offer some of its online courses. Students can complete their degree program anywhere in the world. IU East offers 49 online degree completion programs, certifications and graduate programs.

The newest online programs are offered in collaboration with other IU campuses through the Indiana University Office of Online Education. These degrees include the Bach elor of Science degrees in Actuarial Science, Digital Media and Storytelling, History, French, German, Spanish, and a Bachelor of Applied Science with an Informatics Track. Through the collaboration, IU East also now offers a Master in Education in Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum as part of its graduate programs.

IU East’s School of Business and Economics earns AACSB International business accreditation

The IU East School of Business and Economics was one of 15 higher education institutions internationally to receive accreditation in business from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, known as AACSB International (AACSB) announced in May 2022.

A the time, IU East Chancellor Kathy Girten said the IU East School of Business and Eco nomics has worked diligently toward achieving business accreditation. Girten is now chancellor emerita.

“I am so proud of the work done by our faculty and staff in the IU East School of Busi ness and Economics. Under the leadership of Dean Denise Smith, they have worked tirelessly to earn this accred itation. IU East is the only institution of higher education in our service region that is AACSB accredited, affirming our commitment to providing high quality opportunities for our students,” Girten said.

Smith said, “I am proud of the work of the faculty, staff, and students in the School of Business and Economics. AACSB accreditations is a recognition of their commitment to providing a high-quality education for our business majors. We are grateful to the IU East administration, our colleagues

Indiana Commission for Higher Education visit to campus

IU East welcomed the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for its board meeting on October 14. Commissioner Teresa Lubbers, Mike Alley, chair of the board, and Senator Jeff Raatz, an IU East Board of Advisor and alumnus, were some of the speakers at the board meeting. The board visit included a reception and a student-led campus tour by Addie Brown, a senior communications major at IU East. Brown is a member of the women’s basketball team and an Admissions Ambassador.

across campus, and members of the community for their support in our accreditation journey.”

AACSB accreditation ensures continuous improvement and provides focus for schools to deliver on their mission, innovate, and drive impact. AACSB-accredited schools have successfully undergone a rigorous review process conducted by their peers in the business education community, ensuring that they have the resources, credentials, and commitment needed to provide students with a first-rate, future-focused business education.

Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally. As a result, less than 6 percent of the world’s schools offering business degree programs hold AACSB business accreditation. When AACSB announced the business accreditations in May, a total of 950 institutions across 59 countries and territories have earned AACSB accreditation in business. Additionally, 192 institutions maintain supplemental AACSB accreditation for their accounting programs.

The IU East School of Business and Economics provides graduates with a globally recognized IU degree. Its diverse and knowledgeable faculty and staff offer an engaging, quality education that meets the changing needs of the re gional population and business community. The vision of the School of Business and Economics is to provide a dynamic and forward-thinking environment where students acquire the relevant skills to ensure future professional success.

faculty awards

Rosalie Aldrich, John and Corinne Graf Professor, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Lee Ann Adams, reading spe cialist for the School of Education and instructor for First-Year Seminar, Helen Lees Award for Excellence in Teaching

Paula Baumann, associate dean for graduate programs and associate professor in nursing, Distinguished Service Award

Macy Bennett, lecturer in nursing, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Kelly Blewett, assistant professor of English, 2022 Erwin and Priscilla Boschmann Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant and Horizon Research/Creative Activity Award

Feler Bose, associate professor of finance and economics, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Edwina Helton, professor of English and director of Women’s and Gender Studies program, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Ange Cooksey, director of the Honors Program and senior lec turer in humanities, Distinguished Service Award and Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Nayeong Kong, assistant professor of mathematics, Horizon Teaching Award

Yu Kay Law, associate professor of chemistry, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Yan Liu, assistant professor of business administration and man agement, Center for Faculty Devel opment Faculty Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) for 2022

KT Lowe, assistant librarian for instruction, IU East Campus Library, Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant

Arkadiusz Mironko, assistant professor of management, Trustees Award for Teaching Inno

Deborah Miller, assistant professor of psychology, 2021 Erwin and Priscilla Boschmann Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant

Tanya Perkins, assistant professor of English, Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant

Daron Olson, associate profes sor of European and world histo ry, Distinguished Research/ Creative Activity Award

Jaynne Rivas, assistant professor of management, Chancellor’s Community Engagement Course Development Grant and Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Tina Pugh, Part Time Instruc tor Excellence in Teaching Award (now a full time instructor)

Wes Tobin, assistant professor in physics, Horizon Service Award

Tim Scales, director of the Cen ter for Entrepreneurship and the Center for Economic Education and senior lecturer, Trustees Award for Teaching Innovation

Sanga Song, assistant professor of marketing, Horizon Research & Creative Activity Award

Nicole Spear received the award for Excellence in Teaching Part Time 2021

Beth South, assistant librarian of access and technical services and archivist, Center for Faculty Development Faculty Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

U.S. Department of Education

Former IU East Chancellor Nasser Paydar was named as the new U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2022. Paydar was chancellor at IU East from June 2007 to June 2012, and he retired as chancellor e meritus of IUPUI and executive vice president for Indiana University in March 2022.

Newest East Central Indiana Chapter board members

The East Central Indiana Chapter IU Alumni Association chapter welcomed a new board president in the fall. Bill Kehlenbrink leads the chapter as the board president, a two-year term. Kehlenbrink received his Bachelor of Science in General Studies from IU East in 2001. He also attended IU Bloomington. Leadership roles on the board also includes Lorin Williams, vice president, and Jerry Logan, secretary. Williams is a Reid Health marketing specialist who earned his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 2010 at IU Bloomington. Logan earned his Bachelor of Science in Optometry in 1967 and his Doctorate of Optometry in 1969, both degrees in Bloomington.

Additional board members include: Corey Baker, B.S., Bloomington, 2012. He is an agent for Farm Bureau Insurance.

Elise Beatty, O.D., Bloomington, 1999 & 2002. She works at Eye Center of Richmond.

Travis Cornett, B.S., IU East, 2007. He is a compliance officer at Citizen State Bank.

Alfredo Diamond, B.S., IU East, 2005. He is a realtor in Richmond.

Erin Harris, B.S. 2005 & M.S. 2020, IU East, is a nurse practitioner at Reid Health Urgent Care.

Rena Holcomb, B.A. ‘06 & B.A. ‘16, adjunct instructor at IU East and Ivy Tech Community College.

Jeanni Hakes, B.G.S., IU East, 2003, is a national certified guardian with LifeStream Services.

Jim Low, B.S., Bloomington, 1982, works in dispatch and customer service for Ernst Concrete.

Ethan Snapp, B.S., IU East, 2019, works for 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union.

The East Region Chapter is the result of the merger of the former IU East Alumni Association and the East Central Indi ana Chapter IU Alumni Association. The former boards officially merged in 2020. The East Region Chapter is steered by the mission to serve IU, its alumni, friends and communities by providing opportunities to meaningfully connect with their alma mater to help elevate IU, IU East and the East Region.

DASA award recipient is education alumnae

Emma Frye, a recent May 2022 graduate from Centerville, Indiana. She received the Distinguished Alumni Service Award (DASA) in October 2021 as a senior education major at IU East.

The 2018 Centerville High School graduate attended the University of Indianapolis for two years before transferring to IU East at the beginning of her junior year. She completed her student teaching before graduating this spring. Frye was recognized at the annual luncheon held in the fall in Bloomington, where she received the DASA recognition, along with the Sue Talbot award for having the top GPA of education majors in the DASA cohort. Frye was seated next to Talbot and she was introduced Frye prior to her award presentation during the luncheon. The DASA award was presented by former IU East Chancellor Charlie Nelms.

Since 1953, DASA recipients—collectively known as the DASA Club—have donated more than $2 million in support of scholarships and grants to hundreds of exceptional IU students. Each year, Indiana University recognizes outstanding alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, the highest accolade reserved solely for alumni. The awardees are leaders in their chosen fields who make significant contributions benefiting their community, state, nation, or university.

The recipient for 2022 will be announced during the upcoming fall semester.

Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana University

2001

Melissa Jordan has been named principal of Starr Elementary, Richmond Community Schools.

2003

Katie Chaney was appointed as the registrar at IU East in February 2022.

2004

Elizabeth Markward is now serving as Richmond Community Schools’ director of Exception Student Education.

2010 & 2013

Tara See has taken a position as an accountant with Trademark Construction in Richmond.

2012 & 2016

Kara Bellew is the director of IU East’s Office of Career Services and Internships.

2013

Tai Muldoon was named as the executive director of Girls Inc. of Wayne County in May 2022.

2016

Tony Breitenbach was awarded his doctorate of biology from Illinois State University, Normal Illinois.

Brooke Hartwig was sworn in as a police officer with the Oxford Police Department in Oxford, Ohio.

Brian Weigel has joined the Indiana State Police as a trooper in the Versailles District, Versailles, Indiana.

2017

Trevor Boram has completed coursework and been awarded his Ph.D. in Biochemis try from Purdue University.

2018

Cassidy Clouse completed her Doctor of Jurispurdence from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinley School of Law in June 2022. She is now an associate attorney at Faegre Drinker.

Kaylee Cox has graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.

Lucas Huffman has completed coursework at the Marian University graduating as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Kaleb Gillock is the creative services producer at WISH-TV in Indianapolis. He started his position there in September 2022.

Umer Kahn has taken a position at Eli Lilly Company as a senior biologist.

Patrick Ripberger was chosen the 2021 Community Partner of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers in the State of Indiana.

2019

Scott Dunning was named Central Division Chief for IUPD, and will continue to oversee the IU East campus.

Cole Lane is an emergency communications specialist with Wayne County Emergency Communication.

Brianna Parker has completed her Doctor of Jurispurdence from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinley School of Law. She is a law clerk at the State of Indi ana Public Defender’s Office.

Taylor Webster has completed her Doctor of Jurispurdence from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinley School of Law. She is a law clerk at Lewis Kappes in Indianapolis.

2020

Justin Burkhart has been named the CEO of Warm Glow Candle Company.

Austin Gick has begun a position at Maverick Solutions Inc., Indianapolis.

Justin Lowe was announced the sales leader for April at Carpenter Realtors, in Crawfordsville, IN. Lowe is an active member of the Metropolitan Board of Realtors.

Morgan McKinsey Weaver is the Head of Marketing at Henry Community Health in New Castle, IN.

Sarah Roddy is now the human resources business associate for Blue Buffalo.

Mary Webster joined the IU Office of Campus Life as assistant director.

Rebeckah Williams will be teaching English education in Rwanda while serving with the Peace Corps for the next two years.

2021

Daniel Arthur is the communications coordinator for Forward Wayne County.

Kathryn Sattison has been promoted to the position of business development coordinator for Auburn Essential Services, Auburn, IN.

Risa Griffin is a teacher with the EPIK English Program in South Korea.

Andrew Vanderhorst is serving as the Chief Investment Officer at the Tampa Bay Trust Company. He leads the Asset Management Committee as well.

2022

Cole Fosbrink was hired by Wayne Bank as a Commercial Credit Analyst. He joined the Commercial Lending Department in May 2022.

Indiana University East and IU East School of Nursing and Health Sciences alumni received 2022 Nursing Excellence Awards during National Nurses Week in recognition of the high level of care they provide for all. 2022 Excellence in Nursing Awards recipients are:

2018 Joy Bowlin

2016 Natalie Meyer

2010 William “Bill” Newton

2017 Courtney Rhodabarger

2015 Kristin Wright

Parting Shot

Throughout June and July 2022, IU East worked to update the Graf Center. The project included new paint, carpeting, new furniture including tables and chairs, and refinishing and staining the wood on the counters, doors and window frames. A new double-door was installed at the entry from the inside hallway to the Graf Center. Additionally, IU East updated the technology, including the sound system and flatscreen monitors. Students also have access to charging docs at the tables and a free-standing charging station. IU East worked with IU Capital Planning and Facilities, Cherie Bachman, senior interior designer, Courteous Contractors, Lancer + Beebe, LLC., and IU East Office of Physical Facilities.

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BASKETBALL

Men’s Home Games

Nov. 8 vs. Goshen College 7 p.m.

Nov. 19 vs. St. Mary of the Woods College 3 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. Oakland City University 6 p.m. Dec. 13 vs. IU Southeast 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. Indiana Wesleyan University 7 p.m.

Women’s Home Games

Nov. 4 vs. Concordia University 2 p.m. Nov. 5 TBA

Nov. 19 vs. St. Mary of the Woods College 1 p.m. Nov. 29 vs. Oakland City University 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 13 vs. Olivet Nazarene University 5:30 p.m.

See the full schedules on iueredwolves.com