IU Southeast Alumni News and Features
IU First-Destination Survey: Nearly 97% of IU Southeast respondents are employed or continuing their education one year after graduation
June 10, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–According to the latest IU survey of graduate outcomes, 96.7 percent of IU Southeast respondents are either employed or continuing their education one year after graduation. The IU First Destination Survey explores the outcomes of IU undergraduate students in their first year after graduation. The project was a collaborative effort ...
Kristin Gilbert ’12 brings the smiles in adaptive theatre production
May 13, 2021
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdown, Kristen Gilbert ’12 had an idea to overcome the isolation: a virtual stage play that would allow socially distanced performers to share in a common effort. The result is “A Smile Is Never Far Away,” a musical variety show written and ...
Gallup-Indiana Survey shows IU Southeast alumni are some of the most satisfied
January 6, 2021
NEW ALBANY, Ind. – According to the results of a 2020 Gallup-Indiana Graduate Satisfaction Survey, Indiana University Southeast produces some of the most satisfied alumni, with 92 percent indicating that they are satisfied or extremely satisfied with the education they received. According to the survey, 76 percent of IU Southeast alumni agree or strongly agree ...
Amie Villiger Harris ’13 conjures Appalachian magic in Whitesburg mural
October 20, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—The Cumberland dragon has been spotted in the Eastern Kentucky town of Whitesburg! Over fifty feet long, with purple scales and syrupy yellow eyes, it has been seen moving among the wild mushrooms and mountain laurel, while in the woods beyond, a flying saucer has been seen abducting a pickup ...
Matt Street ’19 selected to join Actors Theatre Professional Training Company
August 17, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Matt Street ’19 has been selected to join the Professional Training Company (PTC) at Actors Theatre in Louisville. The apprenticeship program gives 39 members in all areas of performance, production and management the opportunity to produce a full season of shows focused on new works and emerging artists. Street is ...
Nate Wheatley ’07: Bringing opera into the 21st century
June 19, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–In the 12-minute opera Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens, Paula Deen makes her signature Lady’s Brunch Burger in her stage kitchen, takes a bite, chokes, dies, and is transported to the gates of heaven, where she is greeted by two angels who implore her to repent of her overuse of ...
Jennifer Ortiz and Kimberly Wrigley ’19: Community supervision inhibits successful re-entry
June 8, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–In an article in Corrections, the journal of the Corrections Division of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), Dr. Jennifer Ortiz and her former student, Kimberly Wrigley ’19 write that community supervision inhibits successful re-entry. Community supervision consists of a system of probation and parole, bolstered by monitoring and ...
Melissa Fry co-authors article on coronavirus’ impact on most vulnerable
May 27, 2020
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Melissa Fry, IU Southeast associate professor of sociology and director of the Applied Research Education Center (AREC), has co-authored an article detailing how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the lives of some of society’s most vulnerable individuals: those with substance use disorders. The article, in the online issue of ...
