Two individuals from the IU Southeast community – Matt Owen, political science junior and SGA senate chair, and Gregory Phipps, senior lecturer and program coordinator in the Department of Sociology – have been elected for the Jeffersonville and New Albany City Councils. Owen was elected for the Jeffersonville City Council at large, which represents all districts within the city. “When I decided to run, I actually filed to run for mayor,” Owen said. “However, at the last minute, I decided that running for council would be a better fit for me at this time, mostly because a part-time position on the council would allow me to play a key part in our city [as it] continues to grow and still have time to finish my degree at IU Southeast.” While the Jeffersonville City Council does not directly influence the IU Southeast campus, Owen said he hopes his election will help encourage students who are trying to make a difference.

The Annual Consumer and Financial Aid Disclosure was recently made available to the public. The recent disclosure provides information on the latest crime and safety statistics, athletic participation rates, student outcomes and financial support. “The annual consumer [and] financial aid disclosure contains a variety of information,” Brittany Hubbard, director of Financial Aid and interim Registrar, said. “It includes information on financial aid, facilities, faculty, crime reports, accreditation, academic ethics, federal drug laws pertaining to receipt of financial aid, emergency preparedness and much more.”

The School of Business moved up 30 positions in its rankings with “U.S. News and World Report,” making it in the top 15 percent of business programs in the country. Bloomberg’s “BusinessWeek” has also recently ranked IU Southeast’s School of Business 73rd out of 500 for part-time MBA programs. “These rankings show that IU Southeast’s business programs compare very favorably with other programs in the nation,” Alan White, dean of the School of Business and assistant professor of finance, said.

Tuition rates for the upcoming summer semester at all Indiana University campuses will be discounted 25 percent for resident undergraduate students and 9 percent for non-resident undergraduate students. The plan, which was decided by IU President Michael McRobbie, was announced on Oct. 24 and is set to help relieve students of financial stress. According to an IU press release, the plan will also help promote year-round college attendance and decrease the time it takes many students to earn a degree.

Carlos Mitchell, former guard for the IUS men’s basketball team, signed with Cincinnati Slam of the Universal Basketball Association. The announcement and signing for Mitchell —who played for the Grenadiers from 2006 through 2009 — was on Oct. 24. “He is one of many former IUS student athletes who are doing great things in their life after graduation,” Joe Glover, athletic director, said.

During the 1970s, the Athletics Department began intramural, club-type sports, which transformed into university athletics. “It actually started back when the campus was in Jeffersonville,” Joe Glover, athletic director, said. “It got its kick-start when we moved here to the Grant Line Road location. “That’s when things started to kind of grow and thrive with the new Activities Building that was built and so-forth,” Glover said. “That really kind of helped.”

For the past seven years, Rachel Reich has been a belly dancer. Without any other dancing background, Reich — who is known as “Raqia” by her close peers and fellow belly dancers — found joy in the dance. “I never was much of a performer,” Reich said. “I just fell in love with the dance and allowed myself to be free with it and embrace all aspects of it.”

A student during the week and a drummer on the weekends, Tyler Shaver, general studies senior, was raised around music and said he now has it running through his veins. Shaver is from Georgetown, Ind., and he said he was first exposed to music around the age of three. His mother, Gina Summers-Emerson, is currently the lead singer for the country rock band Backcountry.

Indiana University has developed a system which is currently being tested in the First-Year Seminar classes. The Fostering Learning, Achievement and Graduation early alert system was developed to help make communication easier between instructors and students. “It provides a way for faculty to give feedback to students and to refer them or suggest actions that students can take to improve their performance in the class,” Gilbert Atnip, vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, said.

IU Southeast’s enrollment numbers for this fall semester were released for this semester on Sept. 3. Overall, enrollment was up 1.1 percent in comparison to last year. "We have 7,256 students taking...

The IUS softball team lost both games of a doubleheader against Campbellsville University on April 7 by losing 4-2 in the first game and 4-3 in the second game. “I felt like...

While attending the IU Southeast and Purdue College of Technology in New Albany, Hector Arana Jr., mechanical engineering sophomore, started his first career season racing pro stock...