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An Online-Only Student’s Take on Online School

An Online-Only Student’s Take on Online School

Becca Henderson, Staff Reporter March 5, 2023

About 1,000 IUS students each semester learn strictly online. I am part of that statistic.  After deciding to take a third and final try at college, I enrolled at Jefferson Community and Technical...

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

A new chapter for Horizon student media

Lydia Lum December 28, 2022

A responsible faculty adviser usually doesn’t appear on these digital pages. Usually. A responsible faculty adviser usually keeps the staff and their work front and center. The adviser stays in...

UNTANGLING THE WEB OF ONLINE CLASSES

UNTANGLING THE WEB OF ONLINE CLASSES

Melissa Spaide, Contributing writer August 27, 2014

Online classes are beginning to gain momentum at IUS. More online class options are being added each semester to keep with the rising demand, Mary Beth Nanz, assistant registrar, said. There can be many...

Traditional Online or Hybrid | That is the question

IUS Horizon April 7, 2013

Whether it is to complete a degree, start a degree or obtain a job promotion; students are seeking any and all paths to earn a college degree, and online classes are becoming a popular venue to do so. “One-third...

IUS improves despite enrollment drop

IUS Horizon September 23, 2012
IU Southeast enrollment is down 4.9 percent from last year; however, there are misconceptions about the reasoning for this decrease. IU Southeast should not be blamed or punished for the factors which have led to the low student retention. For the past three years, IU Southeast’s enrollment has skyrocketed, giving the campus its highest enrollment numbers. However, the decrease in fall enrollment was expected. Chancellor Sandra Patterson-Randles said the enrollment drop from 7,256 students to 6,904 is due to a “perfect storm.”

Enrollment falls back for semester

IUS Horizon September 16, 2012
IU Southeast enrollment dropped by 5 percent for the fall 2012 semester and has the smallest population out of the eight regional Indiana University campuses. Christopher Crews, associate director of Admissions, said IU Southeast expected a drop due to the demographics. “We expected and knew that the demographics in this area wouldn’t support continued growth at that rate,” Crews said.
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