By: Alexis Morales, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Business, Northwest At the end of every oral history interview, I ask the question: “What does IU mean to you?” Here are some of my favorite answers: “It’s my second love.”—Eva Mintz “. . .Acceptance.”—Anthony Partacz “When I think about IU, I think of the spirit of… Read more »
By Sarah Jacobi, Office of the Bicentennial Office Manager and Administrative Assistant The inaugural Bicentennial Intern Open House was held on December 9th 2016 and was a great success. Twelve interns participated in the event and faculty and staff stopped by to learn more about the projects they have been working on throughout the semester…. Read more »
By: Lee Eubanks, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, History, Bloomington The importance of collecting narratives from those who have experienced history can be summarized in this quote by Elizabeth J. Grace; “One elder is a whole library.” As a Bicentennial intern working with the Bicentennial Oral History Project, my goal is to record the histories… Read more »
By: Victoria Morales, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Psychology, Northwest For a little over a month now, I have been gathering research on the history of Indiana University Northwest. The research has helped me to gain a better understanding of IU Northwest’s journey—dating back to its onset in the 1920’s—and how it has since grown… Read more »
By: Kristie White, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, History, Southeast My name is Kristie White, and I was chosen as an intern for the Indiana University Bicentennial Oral History Project. The point of the project is to celebrate the bicentennial of Indiana University by collecting research and oral histories from people who have been affiliated… Read more »
By: Kevin Schascheck, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, International Business and German, South Bend Permanent, unchanging, forever—these are the words that describe the view many students have of the university which they attend, fundamentally understanding that their institution has gone through change, yet being acutely unaware of the exact details of those changes and occurrences… Read more »
By: Jessica Gordon, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, General Studies with a focus in Arts and Humanities, Kokomo I began working on the Oral History project roughly mid-September 2016. Since then, I have been gathering information and reading resources to help me as I prepare for interviews and collect oral histories of individuals that have… Read more »
By: Cassidy Clouse, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Psychology and Human Life Science, East My main purpose as a bicentennial intern is to document IU East history. Along with other student workers in the library, I’ve been indexing and categorizing archived student newspapers, The Pioneer Press, from the 1970s. There is an emphasis on documenting… Read more »
By: Andrew Hakes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne Thus far, my work on the Indiana University Bicentennial History Project is going well, though there have been some roadblocks. I feel as though this project has given me a better opportunity to use the skills I have learned as… Read more »