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 »
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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 »
Jennifer Parks Retires from the IMU
By Ceci Jerry, 2018 Union Board President Jennifer Parks started her career at the IMU in 1992, moving to the Director’s Office in 1993. In 1998, she joined the Union Board family. For 20 years, Jennifer contributed each and every day dedicating her life to Union Board. Her title was Administrative Assistant, but her role… Read more »
From the JWS President…
As I finish up my eight years on the JWS Advisory Board, two as your vice president and six as your president, I want to reflect and share with you the wonderful things we have accomplished. We just celebrated our fourth IU Day, where JWS members not only connected with other alumni and celebrated our… Read more »
My ACUI Conference Experience
By Patricia Cornejo 2019 Union Board President From the first day of the ACUI conference, I kept hearing people describe college unions with the same sort of phrases: as the center or the living room or the heart of a college campus, etc. There are so many metaphors to describe a college union, that I… Read more »
IU Reception Hosts Seventy Hoosiers in Indy
By Meagan Roberts IMU Building Manager On Monday, March 25, members of the Indiana Memorial Union staff hosted around 70 IU alumni and other friends of the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) at an IU Reception during the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Annual Conference in Indianapolis. ACUI’s annual conference brings together college union and… Read more »