My name is Seth Blunt and I will be the Union Board President for 2020. I have served with the board since 2017, either as a member of the music committee or as the director for Performance and Entertainment. I am very excited about this upcoming year and believe we have a great group of… Read more »
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Reflections from the 2019 Union Board President
Hello everyone, It is with a heavy heart that I write my last blog post as the 110th Union Board President. While I am very excited to see a talented, new board begin their chapter, I realize that this is the end of a very long one for me. I have been involved with this… Read more »
Meet the 2020 Union Board of Directors
New Year. New Board. Get to know your 2020 Indiana Memorial Union Board of Directors. Seth Blunt 2020 Role on Union Board: President Major(s): Arts Management Minor(s): Business 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… Read more »
Helping Make Biennial Happen: A Current Board Member’s Experience
By Hannah Marshall, 2019 Union Board Vice President of Internal Affairs My name is Hannah Marshall and I am the Vice President of Internal Affairs of the 110th Indiana Memorial Union Board. I am a senior at Indiana University studying Media, Advertising and Public Relations with a minor in Nonprofit Management. I started with Union Board… Read more »
Alumni Spotlight: Christian Carroll
Christian Carroll recalls trying “a lot of different things at Indiana University” before he decided to walk into the Indiana Memorial Union Board offices in 1988. He was interested in politics, and he’d run for student senate his freshman year, losing by three votes. It was after he attended several Union Board-sponsored lectures and events… Read more »
IMU Film Reflects History of Success
It might seem impossible to seamlessly weave together, in less than one hour, the reflections of more than 20 people, a historically accurate capsule in time, and an homage to people and place without making the viewer anxious or distracted, but director Jerald Harkness and his production house Studio Auteur do just that with “The… Read more »
Alumni Spotlight: Jerald Harkness
First, it was a friendly nudge about five years ago from fellow past Indiana Memorial Union Board member Christian Carroll. Carroll, a member of the John Whittenberger Society Board, urged Jerald Harkness to get back into supporting Union Board through involvement in JWS. Later there was a breakfast in Indianapolis with Indiana Memorial Union Executive… Read more »
From the JWS President…
Greetings JWS Family, I hope this fall season brings you joy and reflection. Fall is my favorite time of year for three reasons. One, Thanksgiving is my kind of holiday—food and loved ones—all I need to celebrate. Two, the reflective lessons of change Mother Nature provides us annually through her colorful display of loss and… Read more »
How the 2019 UB Directors are Spending their Summers
The 2019 Union Board of Directors were asked to share some details regarding their summer experiences. Before we all know it, they will be back in Bloomington for the first day of classes on August 26. Before then, enjoy this brief recap of some of their summer adventures. Hannah Marshall, Vice President of Internal Affairs… Read more »
O’Guinn Finds His Passion In New Student Affairs Role at IU
Dave O’Guinn says nothing has felt more natural to him than moving from being IU’s chief litigation counsel to becoming the new Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at IU Bloomington. As an undergraduate at DePauw University, one of his mentors was the director of student activities, and he was a union… Read more »