Have you ever heard over 1,000 elementary students screaming in excitement? If not, then you haven’t had the opportunity to witness Michele’s Little Hearts Theatre, one of Cory Iwaszewski’s favorite productions in the School of the Arts. Cory is the Media and Community Outreach Manager for the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. He… Read more »
The impetus for a senate committee came out of the process of completing the application for the Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for Community Engagement. Committee Chair, Jay VanderVeen, along with fellow members Krista Bailey and Kim McInerny, were all involved in the Carnegie Engaged Campus Task Force—the faculty committee that worked for three years to complete… Read more »
MLS Graduate student Anna Ortega, who is pictured above, has been working on a community-based research project with Dr. Monica Tetzlaff and La Casa de Amistad. In honor of the celebration of the opening of the Dolores Huerta Pavilion within Pulaski Park in South Bend, Anna has been researching Dolores Huerta, a national Civil Rights activist who has… Read more »
Students in the Master of Liberal Studies Program put sustainability into action through SUST-S610, Measuring Sustainability, taught by Krista Bailey. The course is designed to give the students the skills to “track sustainability in whatever way, shape, or form that it is being implemented.” The course begins by looking at the different tools for measuring… Read more »
Dr. Larry Bennett, Professor in the School of Social Work has a challenge. Most Social Work students enter the field wanting to help people – either through direct service, programming, or advocacy. However, the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics requires that social workers evaluate their interventions to assess their effectiveness. This means… Read more »
On Friday March 6th, students from Riley High School attended IU South Bend’s first Communication Studies Day. Juniors and seniors who take part in Riley’s audio/video production class taught by Tim Richardson were invited for the day to learn about the program, meet current faculty, staff and Communication Studies students, and participate in workshops. The… Read more »
High school students from all over the region came to IU South Bend on February 29 for Fine Arts Day. Fine Arts Day is an annual event that allows students to get a first-hand look at what a college-level art class is like and possibly one of their first experiences of art outside of their high… Read more »
For the last twelve years, Dr. Marvin Curtis, Dean of the Ernestine Raclin School of the Arts, has been a leader in community engagement and outreach. Working in collaboration with the South Bend Symphony, the South Bend Museum of Art, the Center for the Homeless, and the South Bend Community School Corporation (to name just… Read more »
The Veterans Book Club has been providing a safe and welcoming place for veterans from campus and the community since 2015. Three or four times a year, Librarian Rhonda Culbertson and Dean of Library Services Vicki Bloom host the book club on campus. The initial focus of the book club was to provide a safe… Read more »
Since 1990, the Health and Wellness Center at IU South Bend has been serving students, faculty, staff and the community. Dr. Teresa Dobrzykowski (left), a Certified Nurse Practitioner, serves as the clinic’s Director of Care Provision, and teaches for the School of Nursing. Kari Frame (right) is the clinic’s Operations Director and is IU South… Read more »