Ray Wallace

In March 2014, Ray Wallace was announced as the new chancellor at IU Southeast. IUS President Michael A. McRobbie chose Wallace out of four finalist candidates who held visits during the spring 2014 semester.
Wallace, according to McRobbie, was chosen for the chancellor position because of his previous successes in academic innovation and engagement.

Lockdown

On Dec. 5, IU Southeast had a campus-wide lockdown after a call was made to authorities reporting an armed person on campus. The lockdown, which lasted for 45 minutes, was lifted once they found that there was no threat on campus.

Graduation

The IU Southeast Class of 2014 had 1,100 graduating students this year, with the average student finishing in 5.86 years. Thirty-seven percent of the graduating students were first-generation students, meaning that they were the first members of their family to attend and complete college.

The commencement ceremony for the graduating class was split into five separate ceremonies this year due to the possibility of severe weather on the scheduled date.

Nursing

Nursing students at IU Southeast were recognized nationally for their work with the New Albany Housing Authority. The NAHA Onsite Public Nurse Program had senior nursing students providing health care for elderly and those with chronic mental illness. The students would also visit families living in public housing to help them develop health plans.

Basketball

For the first time in school history the IU Southeast men’s basketball team was ranked second in the NAIA poll. Grenadier’s senior guard Cameron Mitchell was named All-American in the NAIA for the second year in a row.

While they were knocked out in the second round of the NAIA Championship, they finished the season with a 26-5 overall record and were undefeated, 17-0, in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Business

IU Southeast’s School of Business and M.B.A. programs were nationally recognized last year in the Princeton Review and BusinessWeek magazine, respectively.

Princeton Review included IU Southeast’s School of Business in its list of “The 295 Best Business Schools” for the ninth year in a row.

BusinessWeek named IU Southeast’s part-time M.B.A. program No. 7 in the Mid-West and No. 42 in the nation in November of 2013, up 31 places from the 2012 national rankings. They also gave the M.B.A. program an “A+” for teaching quality.