The campus community sends their thoughts and appreciation to veterans on campus:

Our student veteran population represents all military branches. The Marine Corps and Navy are the most common military branches among IU South Bend student veterans; the Coast Guard is the least common military branch.

The most popular academic programs for our veterans are business, nursing, computer science, informatics, and health sciences; for veteran dependents the most popular are nursing, health sciences, and the arts.

When a student veteran graduates, s/he is given the Armed Forces cords (red, white, and royal blue) and an IU South Bend Veteran challenge coin.

Veterans, servicemembers, reservists, or dependents of IU alumni can enter their military details into the IU Golden Book and become part of the ever-growing military history at IU. The original hand-written Golden Book is located on the IU Bloomington campus in the Indiana Memorial Union.

IUSB hosts a regular Veterans Book Club facilitated by Library Dean Vicki Bloom and Librarian Rhonda Culbertson.

IU South Bend developed a specific Canvas page for self-identified veterans, servicemembers, reservists, and dependents to access resources, scholarships, and stay up-to-date with campus and community events.

Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, is not the same as Memorial Day, which commemorates fallen servicemembers.

There are more than four hundred thousand veterans in Indiana and almost 20 million veterans nationwide. In Indiana, roughly 35 percent of veterans served during the Vietnam era.

The Veterans Book Club will be meeting Thursday December 3 at 5:30 on Zoom to discuss The Yellow Birds by Keven Powers. This 2012 best-seller was a finalist for the National Book Award. The story follows two young soldiers in combat in Iraq, and the effects of aftermath on the protagonist and their families.  A starred review in Publishers Weekly describes Power’s writing as masterful and the style and story as haunting. Copies of the book can be checked out (Call number PS3616.O88348 Y46 2012) or by contacting Rhonda Culbertson, rculbert@iusb.edu.   The veterans book club is open to all – please consider joining us for great conversation!

Get the Zoom link by contacting Rhonda Culbertson, rculbert@iusb.edu.  For more information on the Veterans Book Club please visit https://vetsbookclub.wordpress.com/

Are you interested in the DOD SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program?  Attend the November 10^th webinar hosted by the DOD to learn more about the application and scholarship program!

Join the DOD SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program for the upcoming SMART Application Webinar: Let’s Hit Submit.  Learn application tips and have all of your questions answered with a robust Q&A session.

Audience: Current and potential applicants

Date: November 10, 2020

Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST

Register: Click here

You don’t want to miss this opportunity!  The application deadline is December 1st.

Have questions but can’t join?  Email smart@smartscholarship.org

IUSB is launching its first World Languages Journal! We want to invite you to join this new and exciting journal with your submissions of discourse analysis and criticism, translation and creative writing in World Languages. Our goal is to gain passionate editorial board members that will publish high-quality research. We are very excited to partner with you and hear your ideas about possible papers! This opportunity will positively benefit your language learning and formal resume. Contact the Student Editor, Kristin Yates, via email (kriyates@iu.edu) with completed papers or general interest. We are so thrilled to hear from you and begin working together!

Learn more at: https://classifieds.iu.edu/classifieds/postings(details:113914)

The Pre-Occupational/Physical Therapy Club will be hosting Sharon Pape OTD, MS, OTR, FNAP, a Doctor of Occupational Therapy who serves as the Interim Program Director for the Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences and School of Rehabilitation Sciences Master of Science in Occupational Therapy graduate program. She will be providing information and tips on the application process for graduate school, including preparing a personal statement and preparing for interviews.

The meeting will be held Thursday, November 12 at 5:00pm on Zoom. Anyone interested in OT/PT, health sciences, or curious about the club is more than welcome to come. Please show up and get involved with the club! We’re always available to answer questions and offer any insight that we can. Never be afraid to ask.
Meeting ID: 773 1501 8288
Password: nKn3v6
Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77315018288?pwd=MWdYU21jSml4MUUreGhnM1FYVUUydz09

Here at IU South Bend we are committed to  learner-centered service. We are also committed to continuously improving to better serve the Titan community. To help us make campus an even better place to learn, work and visit, we ask that you please participate in our Commitment to Service Survey. The survey is available to students, staff, faculty, and visitors through December 18th. Each time you visit an office on campus (either in-person or virtually) please complete this brief survey.  The survey should only take you three minutes to complete and is anonymous.

For any questions related to the survey please email Deborah Schmitt at dsschmit@iusb.edu.  Thank you for taking the time to help us learn and grow as a campus!  Link to the Survey

Starting Monday, November 9th, the IU South Bend Bookstore will be changing their hours. The Bookstore will now be open:

Monday-Thursday 10am-5pm
Friday 10am-1pm
Saturday-Sunday closed

If there are any questions, please call us at (574)235-8180, and we will be happy to assist you!

IU South Bend Bookstore