By: Allison McClanahan, Collections and Cataloging Librarian, Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University “You don’t write melodies. You find them. They lie there on the keys waiting for you to find them.”–Hoagy Carmichael This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the recording of Stardust composed by Bloomington’s own Hoagland Howard Carmichael (1899-1981), better known as… Read more »
By: Maclaren Guthrie, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, Anthropology, Bloomington Starting this fall, Indiana University’s Wylie House Museum and Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology began a joint bicentennial project that will be ongoing until 2020. The purpose is to discover more about IU Bloomington’s cultural heritage, protect local archaeological resources, contribute information to enrich… Read more »
By: Rinjisha Roy, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, SPEA, Bloomington The impact of a university education in a student’s life is undeniably significant. Not only is it a platform which provides opportunities for professional and intellectual growth, but it is also a crucial period that tests resilience and one’s determination to succeed in a rigorous… Read more »
By: James H. Capshew, University Historian Excitement is building for viewing the solar eclipse in America on August 21, 2017. The path of totality passes to our south, but Bloomington will get a good taste of the temporary darkness during the day with over 90% of the sun’s disk covered. This dramatic natural phenomenon continues… Read more »
By: Angel Nathan, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Doctoral Student, Higher Education & Student Affairs, Bloomington Indiana University (IU), located in Bloomington, is an institution with a celebrated but complex racial past. Bloomington’s strong Quaker influence shaped a history with an aversion to slavery and the promotion of African American education (Wood, 2014). This may… Read more »
By: Spencer Bowman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, English and Media, Bloomington The Long Road to a Women’s Dormitory The dedication of Memorial Hall, Indiana University’s first women’s dormitory, on October 20, 1924 was a long time coming. Twelve years earlier, in 1912, Dean of Women Carrie L. DeNise researched the university’s housing at the… Read more »
By: Cassie Heeke, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Journalism, Bloomington Dr. Agnes Ermina Wells is the first individual to be honored in the Bicentennial’s Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine) short film series. Wells, who trained as a mathematician and astronomer, also served as an educator, an administrator, and an advocate for equal rights… Read more »
By: Spencer Bowman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, English and Media, Bloomington Indiana University has a long tradition of commemorating its past, present, and future with time capsules. Capsules inserted into the cornerstones of Wylie Hall, Student Building, Memorial Hall, Indiana Memorial Union, and Bryan Hall demonstrate this commitment to preserve the past for future… Read more »
By: Logan Dudley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Communication and Culture, Bloomington At its inception in 1820, Indiana University (then the Indiana State Seminary) was located at the modern intersection of Second Street and College Avenue. The site was home to a small spring, and since the arrival of the university’s first handful of students… Read more »
By: Alexis Morales, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Business, Northwest When we think about Indiana University, we think of an institution that fosters limitless opportunities. We think of a system of campuses, spread across the state of Indiana, each offering a world-class education to students from all backgrounds and walks of life. We think of… Read more »