https://supportdiversity.iu.edu/index.html Go to the GIVE page Select Scholarships, scroll down a bit and note the Carrie Parker Taylor Scholarship. Here are some ways gifts can be made online: Option 1: Recurring Gift at myiu.org/recurring-gift Select: Campuses Select: IU Bloomington Select: Carrie Parker Taylor Scholarship (I380012187) Option 2: Online at give.iu.edu Select: Campuses Select: IU Bloomington… Read more »
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The Lengthy Creation of Student Government at Indiana University
By: David Marvin, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History and Economic Consulting/Public Policy Analysis The history of student self-government at Indiana University is circuitous, complex, and confusing. Before the 1944 ratification of the first official student government constitution, many attempts to establish a student government fell short. Despite faculty, administrative, and student support the initiative… Read more »
The Transition of Kokomo Junior College to Indiana University Kokomo
By: Hannah Bourne, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History & Political Science and Communication, Kokomo For part one of this blog, please visit: https://blogs.iu.edu/bicentennialblogs/2018/07/05/the-creation-of-kokomo-junior-college/ The Merger In 1945, Indiana University purchased the Kokomo Junior College and established the Kokomo Extension Center at 508 West Taylor Street. The merger was a bittersweet affair. Within his correspondence,… Read more »
The Creation of Kokomo Junior College
By: Hannah Bourne, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, History & Political Science and Communication, Kokomo The dream of accessible higher education for a small, struggling town in the midst of the Great Depression found its beginning in a house located at 508 West Taylor Street in Kokomo, Indiana. The Kokomo Junior College, founded by John and George… Read more »
IU’s Biological Field Station Podcast
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington This blog is comprised of excerpts from IU’s Biological Field Station podcast. Imagine a scientist. He or she sits in a lab, surrounded by beakers and test tubes and machinery, processing data and scribbling notes madly into a little… Read more »
The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center: A Brief History
By: Macey Shambery, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Public Affairs, Bloomington I decided to research the history of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC). As a freshman last year and even this year as a sophomore, I felt like I didn’t know the history of the building. In addition, I felt like others didn’t either…. Read more »
Hudson and Holland Scholars Program: A Brief History
By: Claudia Loman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, Marketing and International Business, Bloomington When I first came across this internship opportunity I was immediately intrigued by it. Growing up I have always had an interest in history due to my parents. On almost every family vacation we take we always have some type of educational… Read more »
The Mini 500: The Gendered History of a Forgotten Tradition Part 2
By: Jordan Siden, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History, Bloomington Crisis: 1978 to 1987 The man in the photograph clutches the tricycle between his legs. His open mouth and eyebrows raised in concentration accentuate his round face. Dressed in a polo shirt, short ’70s shorts, and a boyish baseball cap atop curly hair, his wiry… Read more »
21st Century Scholars Program: A Brief History
By: Arianna Koppen, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Tourism, Hospitality, and Event Management, and Public, Nonprofit, and Community Recreation, Bloomington “No child who is willing to work hard, sacrifice, and make the grade should be denied the dream of a college education” – Governor Evan Bayh, 1990 [1] Before I began my internship with the… Read more »
IU Northwest Oral History Project Part 2
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 »