By Susan Burns When Ernest T. Pyle arrived at IU in the fall of 1919, the university was just composed of 15 buildings lined up along Third St and Indiana Avenue, bordering woods and the old Dunn farm, whose meadow stretched out along Seventh Street. Enrollment had jumped to 2,300 men and women who scrambled… Read more »
John Whittenberger Society
Mervis Lecture featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones held in October
The third installment of the Lou Mervis Distinguished lecture series was held this fall. Gabriella Couloubaritsis, the Union Board Director of Lectures expanded the lecture this year to include more opportunities for students to interact with Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, and creator of the… Read more »
Fall Update from the JWS Advisory Board President
Hello John Whittenberger Society Members – This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the John Whittenberger Society’s fall meeting—one of two in-person meetings annually. This year I was struck by how much activity the IMU was absolutely brimming with, thanks in large part to some of the recent (and ongoing shifts) to the… Read more »
Alumni Spotlight: Reid Cox
By Sharon Tubbs Reid Cox joined the Union Board in 1994 on a mission to diversify the university’s lecture series. He saw a slate of liberal speakers gracing the stage at Alumni Hall but no voices that reflected his views. “There was a concern that the Board was ignoring more conservative speakers,” he recently recalled… Read more »
The 1922 Bonfire in Dunn Meadow
By Susan Bonnell Burns To most of us in the John Whittenberger Society now, the Indiana Memorial Union building is a given. It was our home away from home often during our school years and is our anchor when we come back for Biennial celebrations, inductions of new boards, or just to see good old… Read more »
Mid-Year Update from the Union Board President
As we enter into the fall, the 113th Indiana Memorial Union Board would like to share an update on what we have accomplished so far and what we have in store for the upcoming semester. We have worked on the foundation laid by the 112th Board to put forth inclusive and entertaining in-person programming for… Read more »
Meet the 2022 Union Board of Directors
Diptanshu Rao 2022 Role on Union Board: President Major(s): Finance, Accounting, & Real Estate Minor(s): Japanese School Year: Junior How did you get involved in Union Board? Was it an event? A person who influenced you? A desire to get involved? Tell your origin story. When I was a freshman, I had a friend who… Read more »
A Close to a Great Year
Reflections from Sadia Habib, 2021 Union Board President It’s been my pleasure to lead the 112th Board this past year through all our ups and downs. We have gone through a lot – starting off in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic when physical programming was difficult to implement and at a time when Union… Read more »
My Expectations as the 2022 Union Board President
By Diptanshu Rao My name is Diptanshu Rao, and I will be serving as the Indiana Memorial Union Board President for 2022. I have served on Union Board since 2020 – starting as a Director for Summer Board and then as the Vice President of Finance. The 2022 Union Board consists of a fantastic team… Read more »
Gratitude and Reflections from the JWS Advisory Board President
By Anne M. Kostyo, JWS President Dear JWS Members, Union Board Students, IMU Staff & Friends, As the leaves change on campus, and I had the opportunity to attend our own 42nd Biennial Reunion, I can’t help but reflect on the core nature of our alumni group and our connection to the Union. At the… Read more »