The afternoon of Aug. 24, 2016, will long live in the memories of Kokomo and Howard County residents as multiple tornadoes — including an EF3 — ripped across the region. In the wake of the disaster, students, faculty and staff at IU Kokomo — which closed Aug. 25-26 due… Read more »
IU Regional Campuses
15th annual Entrepreneurship Lecture Series at IUSB’s Leighton School of Business & Economics begins Sept. 8
Thursday marks the start of the 15th annual Entrepreneur Lecture Series held by IU South Bend’s Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics. This year’s series of weekly lectures will be opened by Amish Shah, president and CEO of Kem Krest, who will discuss “Developing Your Entrepreneurial Skills.” Each lecture takes place from 7 to… Read more »
Regional campuses, partners encouraged to take advantage of updated guidelines for IU’s Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund
One of the highlights to emerge from meetings of IU’s Council of Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) earlier this year were revised eligibility guidelines for its Regional Economic Development (RED) fund. Established in 2010 by IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement, CREED offers a university-wide forum to address regional economic development issues…. Read more »
Tornado takes its toll on Inventrek Technology Park; facility to be closed at least 4 to 5 months for repairs
When an tornado outbreak laid siege to Kokomo last Wednesday, about 200 people took refuge inside Inventrek Technology Park when the building was hit — and all emerged unharmed. However, the 98,000-square-foot facility — which hosts about 26 companies, Ivy Tech Kokomo’s nursing and health science programs and The Shared Drive co-working space — sustained… Read more »
IUSB & Beacon Health partner for student internships in rehabilitative therapy and sports science
Under a new program offered by IU South Bend’s Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences, students with interests in fitness or rehabilitative science will be able to gain practical, on-the-job experience through a collaboration with Memorial Hospital of South Bend’s Department of Rehabilitation. A part of Beacon Health System, Memorial’s rehab department consists of… Read more »
IU South Bend professor part of team that discovers 272-year (or more) life expectancy for Greenland sharks
For centuries, scientists viewed most vertebrates as living more or less as long as humans — give or take 50 to 100 years. But recent research by a team that includes IU South Bend physiology Professor Peter Bushnell is changing that perception. Based on radiocarbon dating, the team’s studies of 28 female Greenland sharks —… Read more »
Three IU economic development projects are selected as finalists for UEDA Awards of Excellence
Three Indiana University programs are among 20 finalists for the University Economic Development Association’s (UEDA) Awards of Excellence to be presented at UEDA’s Annual Summit on Oct. 16-19 in Roanoke, Va. Under the “Innovation and Talent” category, IU Bloomington was selected for its partnership with the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. to launch the B-Start pre-accelerator…. Read more »
IU East student Monica Puig earns Puerto Rico’s first-ever gold medal at Rio’s Summer Olympics; fellow Red Wolves Ram & V. Williams win silver
While IU Bloomington athletes continue to rack up medals at the Rio Summer Olympics — the count is now at 8 and may go higher– current and former students at IU East in Richmond have claimed three medals of their own. By winning the women’s singles tennis competition Saturday, IU East communications studies major Monica… Read more »
IPFW welcomes Melissa L. Gruys as new Doermer School of Business dean
Melissa L. Gruys, formerly chair of management and international business at Wright State University’s Raj Soin College of Business, was recently named the new dean of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Richard T. Doermer School of Business. Gruys guided accreditation activities, curriculum development and new program creation while at Wright State and brings to her… Read more »
IU Kokomo program gets freshmen business students an early start in job interview skills
As Indiana’s colleges and universities strive to produce more job-ready graduates for growing industries, another priority — that of instilling “soft skills” among prospective employees — is a priority as well. During Innovate Indiana’s recent E2E Convergence conference held at IUPUI’s Campus Center, these “soft skills” — areas that range from communications, leadership traits and… Read more »