IU Southeast News and Features
IU Southeast CFA team rallies for second place in annual competition
March 1, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast finance students Danny Recktenwald, Jordan Pope-Studstill and Reynaldo Sierra-Escobedo claimed second place in this year’s Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge, held virtually. The IU Southeast team was in third place after the paper round, but rebounded to place first in the presentation, good enough for second ...
IU Southeast alumni and teacher candidates propel Northaven Elementary to community partnership award
March 1, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Northaven Elementary School of Jeffersonville, Indiana has been recognized as an Outstanding Community Partner by the Indiana Campus Compact. Formed in 1993, Indiana Campus Compact is a partnership of college and university presidents and chancellors who have committed themselves and their institutions to their communities through mutually beneficial and meaningful ...
Faculty Innovator: Donna Albrecht
February 18, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Donna Albrecht joined IU Southeast at a pivotal moment in campus history. Dr. Magdalena Herdoiza-Estevez, for over two decades the guiding light of the English as a New Language (ENL) program and the force behind the New Neighbors Education Center and the School of Education’s unique partnership with schools in ...
Dr. Omar Attum and student Wade Lahue are co-authors of article on urban forest ecology
February 10, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–A new study on the impact of roads and trails on the ecology of urban forests has appeared in the journal, Urban Ecosystems. Joining lead author Dr. Alaaeldin Soultan of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences are Dr. Omar Attum and his student, Wade Lahue, both of IU Southeast. The ...
SARC series presents another slate of faculty research conversations
February 9, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Back in 2007, then Dean of Research Dr. Deborah Finkel had an idea. Inspired by the IU Southeast Student Conference, she invited faculty members to present snapshots of their work in progress. The Summer Achievements in Research and Creativity (SARC) series caught on, and has since became an IU Southeast ...
IU Southeast employees complete Green Dot training for campus safety
February 8, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Last month a group of 11 IU Southeast employees completed Green Dot bystander intervention instructor training to help make IU Southeast a safer community. The four-day training was one of several actions funded by a 2018 grant from the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to aid in ...
IU Southeast students score high in CPA exams
February 3, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Want to rock the CPA exam? Come to IU Southeast. That’s the takeaway from the 2020 first-time pass rates among colleges and universities. With a pass rate of 80 percent, IU Southeast is even with IU Bloomington at the top of all IU campuses. “The first-time pass rate nationwide is ...
Ebony Stewart, poet and performance artist, to speak at IU Southeast
February 2, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Ebony Stewart, an international touring poet and performance artist, will speak to an IU Southeast audience via Zoom on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Stewart is known for work that speaks to the black experience, emphasizing gender, sexuality, womanhood and race. She hopes it will “be relatable, ...
