On December 9th, Maddie Chera’s Women in Developing Countries course (ANTH-E391/WGS-W302) hosted Party with a Purpose in conjunction with Malawi Matters and the Schurz Library. The event was co-sponsored by the Anthropology Club, Black Student Union, Feminist Student Union, International Student Organization, Student Government Association, and Sustainability Club. Malawi Matters is a local non-profit that focuses on education around… Read more »
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Translate for Toddlers
Translate for Toddlers (T4t) is a series of programs that promote bilingual literacy in our community through book donations, bilingual readings, and translation workshops. Dr. Anne Magnan-Park, Associate Professor of English and French, initiated the program in 2016 by asking the community to donate books for IU South Bend students to translate. After the translations are complete, the… Read more »
Arts Give Back
The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts partnered with Discovery Middle School to give back this holiday season. IU South Bend and Discovery Middle school first connected earlier in the semester during the Piano Series. The Piano Series is a four concert event that is taking place over two semesters at IU South Bend. The concert series… Read more »
‘Quality of Place in Elkhart County’ Presentation
On Thursday, December 12th students from the Departments of Sociology & Anthropology and Women & Gender Studies presented on the “Quality of Place in Elkhart County,” at the IUSB Elkhart Center. For a little over a year various faculty and students, mainly from the IUSB Sociology of Anthropology Department, have partnered with Vibrant Communities Elkhart,… Read more »
Database Management Systems (BUS-S307)
Database Management Systems (BUS S307), taught by Dr. Mohammad Merhi, is a comprehensive introduction to database management systems, with an emphasis on database design methodologies, database query languages, and database implementation. Students in this community-engaged course form groups to design and create a database system for a local business. The project gives students an opportunity… Read more »
Science in the Elementary School (EDUC-E328)
Students in Dr. Terri Hebert’s Science in the Elementary School course are getting a hands-on, engaged approach to science. Over the years, Dr. Hebert has created connections with several local organizations to build a partnership that both fosters the learning of our future teachers, and fills the needs for our community organizations. It all started… Read more »
Pop-Up University: Climate Change, Conflict, Poverty, & Food: What can YOU do?
Eighty people came out to LangLab on November 21 to participate in the last Pop-Up University lecture of the fall semester. Krista Bailey, Director of the Center for a Sustainable Future, helped us to understand the connection between climate change, conflict, poverty, and food waste. All four of these topics are on the list of the… Read more »
The Honors Program
At IU South Bend, the Honors Program is a community for high-achieving students. In addition to excelling in their courses, these students make an impact on campus and within the broader community. Among their core values is service, which the students demonstrate on more than one occasion throughout the year. Recently, the group volunteered at… Read more »
Pop-Up University: Pondering Pete’s Proposal: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?
There was a strong turnout for the second Pop-Up University public lecture on October 17. Over 50 people came out to LangLab to hear Dr. Elizabeth Bennion ponder Mayor Pete’s proposal to abolish the Electoral College in order “…to strengthen American democracy through better voting and representation for all Americans” (Mayor Pete on NBC Nightly News). Before delving into the… Read more »
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Day of Community Service
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. To bring awareness to this issue within our community, The IU South Bend Student Counseling Center, in collaboration with the Honors Program, Student Government Association, and Feminist Student Union, hosted a Domestic Violence Awareness Day of Community Service for Survivors of Physical, Sexual, and Psychological Abuse. The event took… Read more »