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 »
Engaged Events
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 »
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 »
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 »
Pop-Up University: How to Think and Live Like an Essayist – Write Now!
Over 50 people attended the first Pop-Up University public lecture by Dr. April Lidinsky on September 26. Campus and community members learned the history of the personal essay and brainstormed ideas for their own essays. According to Dr. Lidinsky, the personal essay shows the mind at work, forges connections between the particular and the universal, and adds personal voices to cultural conversations. Dr. Lidinsky shared tips for writing personal… Read more »
2019 Celebration of Community Engagement
IU South Bend held its inaugural Celebration of Community Engagement on September 12. Nearly 100 campus and community members learned about the impact of campus-community partnerships from student and community partner speakers, and through posters from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In a letter to the audience, Halle McGuire Hobbins, Director of Development Programs… Read more »