IU Southeast student leaders gathered along with other faculty and staff members for a Spring Diversity Town Hall meeting on April 3. The purpose of the meeting was to target and approach the results from the diversity survey taken last semester, as well as if there were significant changes and how the can be addressed. Issues such as sexual harassment, discrimination and social media were brought up. Students shared their personal experiences and thoughts while others came up with different suggestions on how to prevent such issues.

Notehall.com, a website that buys and sells class notes, has been recruiting IUS students as note-takers. However, the students participating in this have misrepresented IU Southeast and violated the Student Code of Conduct by selling notes and handouts. Seuth Chaleunphonh, dean of students and director of Campus Life, said IU Southeast is bringing out awareness of this issue before it becomes a bigger problem.

Channell Barbour, associate director of Campus Life, is recognized by many students due to her devoted time to many student organizations. Barbour can relate to many of the students she works with because, like many of them, she was the first in her family to attend college. Born and raised in Oldham County, Ky., Barbour said IU Southeast was once a mystery to her.

IU Southeast held its fall Open House, with the theme “Map Your Course,” on Oct. 29 in the University Center. Coordinators of the event chose the theme “Map your Course,” to put students on the right track and reduce the stress associated with entering college. High school seniors from around the IUS recruitment area, including 14 counties in Indiana and five in Kentucky, walked the paths through buildings on tours and attended workshops to get a look at the campus and information about the next steps needed to continue their education.