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The Horizon

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The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

Spring semester ends with new beginnings

Spring semester ends with new beginnings

Skyler Switzer, Staff Reporter April 19, 2022

With barely two months until her official start, Dr. Kelly Ryan is more than happy to become interim chancellor of IU Southeast for the next academic year. “I’m excited about the chancellor role...

Photo of Dannon Olsen by Maho Sato. Photo of Sabrina Rashid provided by her.

Get to know your SGA President and Vice President

Erik Hackman, Staff Reporter April 11, 2022

From replacing outdoor basketball goals to getting food trucks on campus, the Student Government Association (SGA) works to make IU Southeast a better place for students. Comprised of three branches,...

The search for a new chancellor begins

The search for a new chancellor begins

Erik Hackman, Staff Reporter March 30, 2022

In the aftermath of IU Southeast Interim Chancellor Dr. Kathryn Girten’s retirement announcement, another IU official came to IUS this week in the first visible step toward naming a permanent chief.  A...

Worried about on-campus violence? Here’s how to help.

Worried about on-campus violence? Here’s how to help.

Skyler Switzer, Staff Reporter February 9, 2022

The Green Dot: Bystander Intervention Training is making a return to help the IU Southeast community take immediate action against violence on campus.  The main objective of these trainings are to...

Check out the number of online-only IUS students in early 2022. The percentage was unchanged in fall 2022.

IU Southeast community unsure of feelings for Omicron variant

Hannah Powell, Staff Reporter February 7, 2022

Since the rise of COVID-19, mandates and vaccines have been put in place to mitigate the spread, however, the Omicron variant has rapidly spread, affecting activity on campus. The IUS community has...

With new Multicultural Student Center, IUS puts focus on diversity

With new Multicultural Student Center, IUS puts focus on diversity

Maho Sato, Staff Reporter December 3, 2021

Indiana University is investing $30 million to diversify its faculty.  According to News at IU, the Presidential Diversity Hiring Initiative, announced in Sept., will strive to hire professors and...

Interested in making changes on campus? Here’s how.

Interested in making changes on campus? Here’s how.

Erik Hackman, Staff Reporter December 3, 2021

Making a change at IU Southeast seems like an impossible task, but by filling out surveys that the administration sends out, students can help make a difference. These surveys touch on topics such as...

Ways to volunteer this holiday season at IUS

Ways to volunteer this holiday season at IUS

Skyler Switzer, Staff Reporter December 2, 2021

While the holiday season can be stressful, giving back to the community can make the season even more merry and bright. Through different programs around campus, members of the IUS community are pitching...

Chelsea Gramlin, senior, holds her stuffed build-a-bear at the inauguration watch party moments before joining attendees of the party for President Whitten’s inauguration.

Building history and bears: IUS watches as Whitten is sworn in as president of IU

Caleb Stultz, Staff Reporter November 22, 2021

Students at Indiana University Southeast lined up ready to build bears and celebrate earlier this month as Dr. Pamela Whitten was inaugurated as the 19th president of Indiana University. Whitten is...

IUS’ student enrollment takes a hit

IUS’ student enrollment takes a hit

Thomas Kalonji, Staff Reporter November 17, 2021

Retention rates at IUS dropped sharply over the past year, with uncertainty around in-person classes weighing heavy on students’ minds, university data and survey responses show.  At IUS, the retention...

LGBTQ+ student organization at IUS hosts IU health series to help educate and raise awareness

LGBTQ+ student organization at IUS hosts IU health series to help educate and raise awareness

Skyler Switzer, Staff Reporter November 16, 2021

An Indiana University student group is leading weekly workshops to help advise members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.  The workshops are hosted by Spectrum, IUS’s Gay Straight Alliance...

New Canvas resources available for international students at IUS

New Canvas resources available for international students at IUS

Maho Sato, Staff Reporter November 4, 2021

For international students who decide to fly to the U.S., an experience of studying abroad comes with much enthusiasm but also responsibilities. It is important for students to be fully equipped with knowledge...

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