On October 16, 1974, the Pioneer Press (v. 2, no. 3) noted that work was “nearly 99% done on the new IU East campus. All that is left is to install the bookshelves in the library and bookstore and sort out some carpeting issues.” (The first building would not be called Whitewater Hall until 1992)…. Read more »
Month: November 2021
Archeology and Intercultural Dialogue
In recent blogs, library tools related to archeology and sustainability have been explored, in support of a documentary film and a presentation by assistant professor of anthropology Dr. Aaron Comstock, given on November 10. The video, Common Ground: The Story of Bears Ears documents the many competing concerns over the Bears Ears monument in Utah,… Read more »
Climate Resilience and Sustainability at IU East
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference took place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31 to November 12. Aligned with that, there were several events at the IU East campus focused on climate change, climate resilience, and sustainability. Participation by student organizations included the College Democrats of Indiana and the Animals and Earth Club. A Climate… Read more »
Digital Gardening: A new way to think about digital literacy
Most of us know the basics of gardening – tilling the soil, digging holes, adding plants, weeding, watering. It’s a useful metaphor, however, for other subjects and ways of thinking, and IU has done just that. Digital gardening is a method of instill digital literacy and digital competency in students, starting with their very first… Read more »
Graves: lost and found
Photographing graves that family and others have not visited due to time, location, or other factors is currently a focused extension of the Home is History: Dead Tell Tales project. For Graves: Lost and Found, IU East Assistant Archivist Jesse Whitton is visiting cemeteries throughout the counties IU East serves, and fulfilling requests for photographs… Read more »