Arts & Letters Highlights
- Each year, the Improvement of Learning Committee makes recommendations for the IU Trustees Teaching Awards. The IU Trustees request applications from outstanding faculty in the hopes of rewarding colleagues who excel. Evaluations of these applications are done based on teaching goals/learning outcomes, evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness, modifications stemming from reflections of the evidence, professional development, and how effective a catalyst/leader for enhancement of teaching and learning the faulty are by things such as facilitation of student learning outside the classroom. Congratulations to Rebecca Carlton, Lecturer, who received the Trustees Teaching Award for the calendar year 2021.
- Dr. Joanna Goldstein, who after 40 years at IU Southeast, marked the end of her tenure by conducting and performing as featured piano soloist with the IU Southeast Orchestra on Sunday, April 24. Goldstein has a rich history in Music education and solo recitals along with being a published author and so much more! Read the feature article about Dr. Goldstein published in the News-Tribune.
- The School of Arts and Letters was one of three schools at IU Southeast with the most attendance at the IU Pride walk. As such, donuts were delivered to our school.
- Leigh Ann Meyer, Writing Center Director, will serve the International Writing Center Association as a mentor to new faculty and directors for the IWCA Summer Institute from June 13-17, 2022. The SI provides writing center professionals to connect and collaborate with others from around the globe. Meyer participated in this SI early in her career as a writing center director, and she is honored to be asked to serve as a mentor to this new group.
Presentation at Collaboration Station - The 18th IU Southeast Student Conference highlighted graduate and undergrad research across all academic disciplines on April 21-22. (Read the NOW.ius story ⬈)
This year’s conference featured posters and oral presentations by 132 undergraduate and 18 graduate students. In a sign of the times, there were 18 virtual presentations. There were 21 faculty mentors. Faculty and staff also served as judges, and student volunteers helped with registration.
As in years past, students in the Honors program contributed to the success of the event, stuffing conference bags and staffing the conference registration table.Faculty mentors from the School of Arts and Letters and the winner they mentored are listed below:Undergraduate Poster Awards Award Winner Title of Presentation Faculty Sponsor The Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Excellence Award Kaidyn Hall What are the Impacts of Clubfoot? Rebekah Dement The Outstanding Poster Presentation in Natural Sciences Jit Mukerji Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation and How It Compares To Bone Marrow Transplantation Rebekah Dement Undergraduate Oral Awards Award Winner Title of Presentation Faculty Sponsor Chancellor’s Award for Creative Achievement Lori Burke Bilingual Screenwriting Susan Popham The Outstanding Presentation related to Diversity Award Hannah Fisher The Effects of COVID-19 on International Business Rebekah Dement The Outstanding Presentation in Philosophy Austin Kelman The Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Leigh Viner Outstanding Presentation Award Keziah Jones Montezuma Red: A Brief History of Lipstick as a Symbol of Patriotism Rebekah Dement Outstanding Presentation Award Rebekah Smith Media and The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Rebekah Dement, Ken Stammerman Outstanding Presentation Award Samuel Moore An Eye for Storytelling: Film in the Classroom Susan Popham Graduate and Vitrual Awards Award Winner Title of Presentation Faculty Sponsor Chancellor’s Award for Interdisciplinary Achievement Zoe Jones Fan Fiction: A Queer Feminist Study Susan Popham Outstanding Oral Presentation in Education Brooklyn Gonzales The Art of Storytelling Rebekah Dement
