History Center puts final pieces together for fifth annual PuzzleFest
The fifth annual Monroe County History Center PuzzleFest will take place at 10 a.m. Feb. 1 in the Girls Inc. of Monroe County gymnasium.
The fifth annual Monroe County History Center PuzzleFest will take place at 10 a.m. Feb. 1 in the Girls Inc. of Monroe County gymnasium.
IU Cinema’s spring schedule includes world premiere live-music events and a film series celebrating the IU Bicentennial among the lineup of events.
After six months of celebrations, Indiana University (IU) officially marked its bicentennial on Monday – and it saved the best for last, inaugurating Big Red 200, a new AI-focused supercomputer that joins the ranks of the fastest academic supercomputers in the world.
IU is the first university to deploy a Cray Shasta system, the Cray Slingshot interconnect and Cray Urika AI Suite for Shasta, providing its engineers, researchers and scientists powerful resources for the next era of computing.
Tens of thousands of individuals from around Indiana, the nation and the world took part in Indiana University's special Day of Commemoration to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the IU Bicentennial on Jan. 20.
Several events on the IU Bloomington campus marked the Day of Commemoration on Jan. 20.
IU celebrated its bicentennial on Monday with a special Day of Commemoration that included the dedication of the Big Red 200 supercomputer, the first ringing of the Arthur R. Metz Bicentennial Grand Carillon, an unveiling of new murals in Franklin Hall and Wright Quadrangle, a lecture from Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis and more.
Indiana University celebrated its 200th birthday and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with song, speeches, and a special keynote address given by actress Viola Davis.
IU commemorated its bicentennial Monday in the Wright Quad dining hall with the unveiling of a new mural depicting IU from 1998-2020.
Indiana University celebrated its bicentennial on Monday with the ringing of a newly renovated piece of campus history.
Big Red 200 is eight times faster than its predecessor, Big Red 2, which at seven years old is obsolete. It's 8,000 times faster than IU's first supercomputer, which came online in 2001.
Janette Fishell said she could remember hearing bells when she walked around campus as a student. She said hearing them ring was an ordinary part of her daily college experience.
There's a big party happening at Indiana University, and it only took 200 years to plan it.
The new Arthur R. Metz Bicentennial Grand Carillon, housed in a tower stretching more than 127 feet into the sky in the IU Arboretum, will ring for the first time at 11:45 a.m. on Monday as part of the university’s bicentennial celebration.
Jay VanderVeen likes to dig in to a subject. He is a professor of sociology and anthropology at IU South Bend and he usually digs in the ground. This time it was into IU’s archives.
An Indiana University music school chair is calling the new carillon in the arboretum the city’s new civic soundscape.
As IU approaches its 200th birthday, we're taking a look back at the past two centuries.
The Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker series, supported by the Ove W Jorgensen Foundation returns, bringing internationally known filmmakers to the Bloomington campus.
IU’s Bicentennial celebrates individuals and organizations who have positively contributed to the institution throughout its history. Approximately 1,500 crafted Bicentennial Medals themselves have their own significance, honoring those improvements.
In just a few days, those of us at Indiana University — and our many friends around the state, nation and world — will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the university’s founding on Jan. 20, 1820.
The Office of the Bicentennial has planned A Day of Commemoration to honor the university’s 200th anniversary Monday.
The New + Next art exhibition is a celebration of the 125th anniversary of the School of Art, Architecture + Design.
Indiana University will mark a monumental milestone in its history next week. Multiple events are planned around the Bloomington campus to celebrate the IU Bicentennial and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20
Art created by more than 40 current and emeritus faculty will be showcased at the Grunwald Gallery in "New + Next: A Faculty Show Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design" at Indiana University Bloomington.
Indiana University officials plan to toast the school’s bicentennial this month with the dedication of a new supercomputer, the inaugural chiming of a rare collection of bells and a speech by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.
Indiana University officials plan to toast the school’s bicentennial later this month with the dedication of a new supercomputer, the inaugural chiming of a rare collection of bells and a speech by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.
Indiana University has announced the possession of a new artificial intelligence supercomputer. Reports suggest the computer is the fastest in the state of Indiana along with being the fastest among university-owned supercomputers in the United States.
Indiana University officials plan to toast the school’s bicentennial later this month with the dedication of a new supercomputer, the inaugural chiming of a rare collection of bells and a speech by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.
Indiana University officials plan to toast the school’s bicentennial later this month with the dedication of a new supercomputer, the inaugural chiming of a rare collection of bells and a speech by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis.
Indiana University has acquired a new artificial intelligence supercomputer that claims the distinction of being the fastest in the state of Indiana and one of the fastest university-owned supercomputers in the United States.
Indiana University East reviews the accomplishments, celebrations and memorable moments of its students, faculty, staff and campus.
Big Red 200, Indiana University’s new artificial intelligence supercomputer, will be dedicated as part of IU’s Bicentennial event, “A Day of Commemoration: IU’s 200th Anniversary” on January 20, 2020.
Indiana University to dedicate new supercomputer as part of 'A Day of Commemoration: IU's 200th Anniversary' on January 20, 2020
To celebrate the university's long tradition and sustained strength in international engagement and study abroad, the Office of the Bicentennial is organizing the "Grand Expedition," in June and July 2020, as one of its signature projects marking IU's 200th year.
In the 1880s, half a century before most American universities started offering study abroad experiences, Indiana University students participating in "summer tramps" could catch a steamer from New York to Germany, tour Berlin, Dresden and Weimar, stop in Nuremberg and Munich on the way to Switzerland, travel by rail to Milan and Genoa, take another steamer to Marseilles, hop on a train to Paris and wrap up the summer with a week in England -- all for $300.
Take a look at some of IU's biggest accomplishments from the past year.
Academy Award-winning actress, producer, and philanthropist Viola Davis will deliver a keynote lecture as part of a universitywide Day of Commemoration to recognize the Indiana University Bicentennial and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.
Academy Award-winning actress, producer and philanthropist Viola Davis will deliver a keynote lecture as part of a universitywide Day of Commemoration to recognize the Indiana University Bicentennial and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.
Straight No Chaser, the IU-born a cappella group, will return to the IU Auditorium at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 for the bicentennial celebration.
With the anniversary of Indiana University's Bicentennial just around the corner, it makes sense to talk with someone who has expertise on the subject of the history of IU.
Acclaimed actress Viola Davis will give the keynote address at Indiana University's Day of Commemoration recognizing the school's bicentennial and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.
Academy-award winning actress Viola Davis will deliver the keynote speech for IU’s Day of Commemoration
Academy Award-winning actress, producer and philanthropist Viola Davis will deliver a keynote lecture as part of a universitywide Day of Commemoration to recognize the Indiana University Bicentennial and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, 2020.
The a capella group and IU classic Straight No Chaser will return to campus at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 in the IU Auditorium as part of its "The Open Bar" tour.
Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis is scheduled to speak next month at Indiana University.
Two of the oldest institutions in the Big Ten will face each other on the gridiron at 3:30 p.m. today in Bloomington. But there’s room for debate when it comes to which one has been around longer.
Mark your calendars for Dec. 7, when the Indiana Society of Chicago will host its annual dinner and business networking event in Chicago's downtown Streeterville neighborhood.
The Center on Representative Government at Indiana University and the IU Office of the Bicentennial have publicly launched the new CitizIN app, a free interactive game that explores 200 years of Indiana history.
As Indiana University celebrates its Bicentennial Year, it will also join the world in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven -- one of the world's favorite composers.
A Big Red Bus made a stop in Evansville Sunday, marking the 200th anniversary of Indiana University and highlighting the school's contributions across its home state.
A part of the celebration was the opening of a brand new exhibit at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science
The Center on Representative Government at Indiana University and the IU Office of the Bicentennial have publicly launched the new CitizIN app, a free interactive game that explores 200 years of Indiana history.
Guest Blogger : Erin Chiparo is the Public Services Supervisor and Stacks Coordinator at the IU Libraries, William and Gayle Cook Music Library.
From supporting the civil rights movements to protesting the Vietnam War to participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement, students have long sat at the epicenter of activism and debates across the countr
Indiana Memorial Union and the Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial are presenting "Hidden Hoosiers," an interactive exhibition featuring 10 such individuals.
Saturday, January 18th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
As part of the Indiana University Bicentennial celebration, IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater is remounting Richard Wagner's monumental opera "Parsifal."
Event to feature booth presentations on high-performance computing tools and ceremony naming IU Distinguished Professor Geoffrey Fox as Ken Kennedy Award recipient
IU’s Office of the Bicentennial is taking IU’s history on the road with its interactive exhibit “All for You,” otherwise known as the “Big Red Bus.”
the Indiana Memorial Union and the Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial are presenting “Hidden Hoosiers,” an interactive exhibition featuring 10 such individuals.
From supporting the civil rights movements to protesting the Vietnam War to participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement, students have long sat at the epicenter of activism and debates across the country.
As IDS staff monitored tweets for our coverage of the outage, we couldn’t help but come across funny tweets from IU students
IU East hosted a ceremony Nov. 5 to dedicate an IU Bicentennial historical marker in John and Patricia Ryan's Rose Walkway in front of Whitewater Hall, IU East's first building on campus.
Indiana University Athletics announced today the dedication of the George Taliaferro Plaza, which will be on the ground level just outside the North End Zone facility at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana University dedicated the George Taliaferro Plaza on Friday outside of the North End Zone facility at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie presided over the dedication of the George Taliaferro Plaza Friday afternoon, unveiling a bronze statue of Taliaferro, one of the most important and influential individuals in the history of Indiana University and IU Athletics.
Dr. Robert Einterz, executive director of the AMPATH consortium and director of the Indiana University Center for Global Health, and Jeffrey Palmer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, were recently presented with the highest honor an IU president can bestow.
3-D models of IU landmarks are now part of a traveling exhibit thanks to UITS Advanced Visualization Lab
Indiana University alumnus and information technology pioneer Fred Luddy has given $60 million to establish a multidisciplinary initiative in artificial intelligence.
As part of the Indiana University Bicentennial celebrations, IU is adding historical markers at campuses across the state to commemorate significant people, places, events and organizations that have had an impact on IU, the state, the nation and the world.
Acclaimed actress Laverne Cox, an IU alumna, will headline Indiana Remixed, the fourth annual Global Remixed Arts and Humanities Festival held on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
The Bicentennial Big Red Bus has started its travels around the state.
Ooohs and ahhs filled the Ogle Center lobby as Chancellor Dr. Ray Wallace unveiled a unique stained-glass artwork created by IU Southeast students and faculty.
A new book produced by the alumni of the Indiana Daily Student, first of its kind, celebrates its launch at an event on Nov.16.
Indiana University is establishing a new museum, the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Academic achievement, leadership and campus involvement has earned senior Hannah Bourne the Indiana University Distinguished Alumni Service Award scholarship.
If the Indiana Memorial Union is the "living room" of the Indiana University Bloomington campus, members of Union Board are the heads of the household.
The Society for Ethnomusicology will have its 64th Annual Meeting on Nov. 7-10 for the fourth time on IU’s campus.
A bird-like sculpture that's been a fixture at the Indiana University-Kokomo campus since 1965 has gotten a much-needed face-lift.
Indiana University alumnus and information technology pioneer Fred Luddy has given $60 million to establish a multidisciplinary initiative in artificial intelligence at IU based in the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering
The Indiana Society of Chicago is set to honor what it calls some of the most consequential Hoosiers in Indiana history.
The new tower to house the Metz Bicentennial Grand Carillon has been rising above the Cox Arboretum over the past several months.
The 200 Festival Collections Showcase aimed to show how IU students, staff and faculty are using technology to enhance preservation, conservation, and use of collections and to develop new collections for public engagement.
In connection with the school’s bicentennial celebration, college football’s 150th anniversary, and homecoming, IU has unveiled special uniforms for this Saturday’s game against Rutgers.
IU’s bicentennial celebration sees dedication of new historical marker for IU Southeast's first student
The annual IU Energy Challenge, a competition between campus buildings to save water and electricity, is a time when all Hoosiers are encouraged to take action and see their positive impact. This year's contest is Oct. 14 to Nov. 8.
This year, the Multicultural Center and LGBTQ+ Center at IUPUI aim to shed light on the various struggles LGBTQ+ people have endured throughout history, empower our campus community to be good advocates and supporters, and provide open spaces for discussion.
In recognition of O.P. Jindal Global University’s efforts to forge collaborations with universities across the world, the institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor C. Raj Kumar was conferred the ‘Bicentennial Medal’ by Indiana University Bloomington in the US.
She broke the glass ceiling ten years ago when she was awarded the Noble Prize in Economics.
The dedication, which took place at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Woodburn Hall, marked the 10th anniversary of Ostrom being selected to receive the Nobel Prize. Ostrom was not there to see the honor: She passed away on June 12, 2012, in Bloomington.
The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University has launched a continuing education initiative as part of its new education program to promote knowledge about sex, sexuality, gender and relationships.
It was the Nobel Prize that shocked IU nation and the world.
Students, staff, faculty and alumni gathered Saturday at the IU Auditorium to celebrate the achievements of the last 200 years and look ahead at what the next century will bring for IU.
Emmy-nominated Jonathan Banks is the embodiment of the hard-working career actor.
Tamarack Hall no longer stands on the campus of Indiana University Northwest. All that remains are memories of the building that once housed the entire regional Gary IU campus.
Free tickets are now available for a performance by internationally-known author, poet, musician, and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan at Indiana University Kokomo.
Kathy Malone said seeing Tamarack Hall demolished in 2012 because of a 2008 flood was heartbreaking, but it had to be done.
In the 1940s, Indiana University Bloomington students spent time with their friends at the Gables or Nick's English Hut.
More than 5,800 staff employees have already shared their feedback in the My Voice at IU survey.
In his Bicentennial Year State of the University address, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie spotlighted a number of recent record-setting and other major accomplishments that have the university well-prepared for continued excellence as it rapidly approaches its third century.
Tickets are now on sale for the 10th annual Harvey Milk Dinner, organized by the LGBTQ+ Student Alliance at IUPUI.
Indiana University Kokomo faculty and staff took center stage in the campus’s celebration of IU’s Bicentennial, at the faculty research symposium.
On Sept. 18, 170 people attended the fourth annual Innovation and Commercialization Conference at the IUPUI Campus Center in Indianapolis.
Several weeks into the start of the 2019-20 academic year — and as we ramp up celebrations and recognitions of the IU Bicentennial — our campuses across the state are already in full swing, setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most exciting, productive and memorable chapters in IU's nearly two-centuries-old history.
IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass presented Don Fischer with the IU Bicentennial medal Friday night at the IU Athletics Hall of Fame dinner, recognizing Fischer's nearly five decades of contributions to IU Athletics as the play-by-play voice of IU football and men's basketball.
Researchers and historians wanting to know more about civic service and volunteerism in America will soon be able to turn to new archives at IUPUI.
The celebration of IU's 200 years is a 10-day long celebration, which began Sept. 18 at IUPUI’s campus. Bloomington’s festivities will end the 10 days with events from Sept. 26-28.
Indiana University Kokomo celebrated its 75th anniversary by remembering where its story began — the Seiberling Mansion.
Indiana University Kokomo unveiled a special historical marker at the Seiberling Mansion Monday, in honor of Indiana University’s bicentennial and IU Kokomo’s 75th anniversary.
As a historical researcher, I spend much of my time thinking about what the world was like one hundred years ago. Remnants of this world are seen particularly in the institutions that have survived throughout the decades.
From a junior college in a rented house, to a four-year college on its own campus, Indiana University Kokomo has grown and changed tremendously since its humble beginnings.
Music at the Fountain featuring Performing Arts Center Eastern Music Groups, 7 p.m., Downtown Greentown in front of the fountain, bring a lawn chair, free admission.
With something for everybody, the 200 Festival will kick off celebrations for the Indiana University Bicentennial.
The Regatta canoe race and festival is preceded by Regatta Week -- friendly activities and competitions planned on campus to get you "Regatta ready."
IU Cinema will screen "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" at 7 p.m., Oct. 22.
For Indiana University Kokomo’s first 18 years, the Seiberling Mansion served as its campus, providing access to college education for the people of north central Indiana.
The College of Arts and Sciences' 11th annual Themester explores the theme "Remembering and Forgetting," complementing the 2019-20 celebration of Indiana University's 200th anniversary.
Take a walk into Indiana University Kokomo’s past, at a special photo exhibition that celebrates 75 years of making an impact on the region.
President Michael A. McRobbie recently announced that external support for research and other activities at Indiana University hit a new record in fiscal year 2019 of $680.2 million.
Adam Smith will be among 25 Indiana University faculty serving as Bicentennial Professors, celebrating the university’s 200th anniversary.
Indiana University Cinema will mark the university's bicentennial year with an engaging and eclectic fall lineup that includes a monthlong tribute to female filmmakers and the world premiere of a musical score for the newly restored silent film "The Gallery of Monsters."
The new semester is here, classes have started, and campus is flooded with thousands of students. It's time to get back into the fall routine at Indiana University.
Indiana University researchers at all campuses and academic centers are invited to register for the fourth annual Innovation and Commercialization Conference.
As part of the Indiana University Bicentennial celebration, IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater is remounting Richard Wagner's monumental opera "Parsifal."
The Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater will present Wagner’s masterpiece “Parsifal” this fall as part of Indiana University’s bicentennial celebration.
August grads featured in gallery exhibit
Founded in 1820, Indiana University is celebrating its bicentennial this year. Who knew that you could draw a line from a scandal in the university’s early days to the selection of Herman B Wells as the youngest university president in the country?
When Indiana University turns 200 years old, you start the celebrations early -- six months early.
A few weeks from now, in a movie theater not far, far away, IU Cinema is set to screen the entire original “Star Wars” trilogy.
Basketball, soccer camps on IU Kokomo schedule
Indiana University has officially begun its yearlong celebration of the IU Bicentennial. The state's flagship public university, which will turn 200 on Jan. 20, 2020, marked this historic occasion by announcing that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has been awarded the university's inaugural Bicentennial Medal.
Indiana University has officially begun its yearlong celebration of the IU Bicentennial. The state's flagship public university, which will turn 200 on Jan. 20, 2020, marked this historic occasion by announcing that Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has been awarded the university's inaugural Bicentennial Medal.
Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass announced today a variety of ways IU Athletics will participate in the commemoration of the Indiana University Bicentennial Year, which officially starts today.
Indiana University has launched a yearlong celebration of the IU Bicentennial. As part of the festivities, the university has awarded Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb with its inaugural Bicentennial Medal.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends of Indiana University and IU South Bend filled two sections of seats at Four Winds Field Monday night to kick-off IU’s Bicentennial year celebration and cheer on Chancellor Susan Elrod on her first official day as leader of the campus.
The CarmelFest parade will have a unique visitor when Indiana University’s historic calliope makes a rare appearance.
IU will celebrate its two-hundredth anniversary Jan. 20, 2020. That means the 2019-20 academic year is the bicentennial year, and festivities start in the fall.
Big Red 200 will power advanced machine learning applications using massive data sets and faster scientific calculations in a broad range of fields, including medicine, climate change, addiction and cybersecurity.
Justin R. Garcia, research director of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, has been named the institute's acting executive director, effective July 1.
In our "Lo Nuestro" segment, we speak with Dr. Gerardo González, deanemeritus of the School of Education at Indiana University, about his work tohelp Hispanics and about preventing addiction among students.
It is difficult to summarize Mark McPhail’s experiences with one single title. Throughout his career, McPhail has served in roles including faculty member, researcher, academic administrator, and educational consultant.
As part of IU’s Bicentennial Celebration, the drama department will present the ancient Greek drama “Antigone” at the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater. The show marks the amphitheater’s first use for a dramatic production since construction was completed in October 2016.
Indiana University is building a replica of a giant ground sloth’s skeleton that was once a star attraction in its natural history collection but was removed to make room for students during an enrollment surge following World War II.
Indiana University is building a replica of a giant ground sloth’s skeleton that was once a star attraction in its natural history collection but was removed to make room for students during an enrollment surge following World War II.
Indiana University is building a replica of a giant ground sloth’s skeleton that was once a star attraction in its natural history collection but was removed to make room for students during an enrollment surge following World War II.
The Indiana University Auditorium 2019-20 season launches in October with a special lineup celebrating the IU Bicentennial.
Indiana University is building a replica of a giant ground sloth's skeleton that was once a star attraction in its natural history collection but was removed to make room for students during an enrollment surge following World War II.
Historical marker honoring IU Southeast’s first student to be erected on campus during 2019-20, IU’s bicentennial year
Indiana University plans to build a replica of an ancient giant sloth skeleton that was once housed on the Bloomington campus.
During the last Ice Age, a giant sloth called Megalonyx jeffersonii roamed Indiana. A few short millennia later, researchers from Indiana University's Indiana Geological and Water Survey are roaming the country scanning bones from the ancient creature.
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Indiana University Foundation a $10.9 million grant to support renovation of the university's internationally renowned Lilly Library, IU President Michael A. McRobbie has announced.
A Gary native and NPR television critic will speak at Indiana University Northwest on Friday.
IU’s 200-year anniversary is fast approaching. For the university, it symbolizes the various accomplishments and contributions from alumni around the world but also addresses points in time where it faltered as an institution.
Mike Dillard left the garage door halfway open to stay cool, but beads of sweat ran down the side of his face while he poured the melted remains of a bell from IU’s Student Building into a ceramic mold.
The uniforms worn by the winners of the first Little 500. A Marching Hundred cape from the 1940s. A custom, red evening gown designed by Vera Wang.
Indiana University has unveiled the design of a bicentennial medal that will be issued for the school's 200th birthday.
Fashion design students in the School of Art, Architecture + Design will display their new spirit wear designs and repurposed clothing Feb. 11-15 for IU's bicentennial celebration
Fashion design students in the School of Art, Architecture + Design will display their new spirit wear designs and repurposed clothing Feb. 11-15 for IU's bicentennial celebration
An Indiana University Kokomo English professor is among 25 IU faculty chosen as Bicentennial Professors, as part of the celebration of the university’s 200th anniversary.
Indiana University is commissioning two new murals on its Bloomington and Kokomo campuses.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has named 25 Bicentennial Professors, whose appointments were approved by the IU Board of Trustees at its December meeting.
Across this state, Paleo-Indian hunter-gathers tracked mastodons armed with knapped chert spears. The Hopewell people adapted highly productive agricultural practices to the rich soil and produced corn and squash. Its first capitol was Corydon. It has 92 counties stretching from the Lake Michigan coast to the banks of the Ohio River. It has the most miles of interstate highway per square mile of any state in the union. Its highest point is Hoosier Hill.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has selected the Center on Representative Government at IU to develop CitizIN, a free digital interactive learning tool for teaching about the history, government, geography, economics and people of Indiana.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has commissioned two new mural projects for the Bloomington campus, to be installed in Wright Quad and Presidents Hall, as part of the Bicentennial Heritage Preservation and Campus Beautification project. Additionally, it is supporting the installation of the first regional campus history mural at IU Kokomo.
"International education is always at a crossroads, as it should be," Lee Feinstein, founding dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, said at the recent opening of the first symposium offered as part of the Indiana University Bicentennial.
Indiana University will host national and global leaders in education, business and government to address issues influencing the international education landscape in honor of the 60th anniversary of the National Defense Education Act.
Indiana University burned to the ground in 1883. It was never rebuilt. You have an hour to fix it. And...go!
IU Time Warp 2020 is the newest challenge at The Escape Room USA-Indianapolis. Loaded with IU spirit, trivia and memorabilia, this unique Hoosier experience debuted Sept. 28.
Indiana University Northwest is proud to host the Indiana Blacks in Philanthropy (IBIP) Conference on Sunday and Monday, Nov. 4 and 5.
James VanderVeen, associate professor of anthropology and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, lead a dig on the campus of IU South Bend as part of the field study school.
Indiana University is once again expecting to set new enrollment records on its Bloomington campus.
Hundreds of Indiana University alumni from China and around the world will gather next month for IU Is Global, a conference and reunion in Beijing, China.
The museum, 307 E. 2nd St., opened the dig to the public in June with a series of Community Volunteer Days. “It started with a grant through the Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial,” Wylie House Museum Director Carey Beam explains.
A grant from the IU Office of the Bicentennial will help WTIU Public Television tell the story of a world-famous Indiana University alum.
A new excavation project gave Indiana University Bloomington students the opportunity to explore and uncover the past of IU's oldest property, the Wylie House.
Former IU Southeast student publication adviser reflects on the past as digital library is created.
On April 1, 1947, the second edition of The Southeastern Student was released to students and staff at Indiana University Southeast. The edition, an early ancestor of today’s student newspaper, The Horizon, consisted of school reminders, updates on the employment of alumni and statistics on a recent basketball tournament in Bloomington.
Retired from University Library since 2001, Jim Lockwood had to begin his May 21 visit back to the IUPUI landmark with popping in on former colleagues in the cataloguing department.
A cappella group Straight No Chaser to create song for IU bicentennial.
Students and community volunteers participated in a dig in Bloomington, sponsored by the IU Office of the Bicentennial and is part of a symposium that will bring archaeologists from different IU campuses together in spring 2019.
'Straight No Chaser' announces plan to compose a song for the IU bicentennial.
An Anthropology professor instructed his course in archaeological field work on Indiana University South Bend’s campus on Monday.
Students are getting the opportunity to truly get their hands dirty and learn about the history of campus with an archaeological dig that started this week behind River Crossing campus housing.
The IUB Libraries is pleased to announce the recipients of grants for the second Primary Source Immersion Program for Indiana University instructors.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has opened nominations for Bicentennial Professorships, a program that will honor 20 to 25 outstanding IU faculty and host public lectures between fall 2018 and fall 2020.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie provided an overview of initiatives and changes to the university during a regular meeting of the Bloomington Rotary Club on Tuesday at the Indiana Memorial Union.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial opened a competition for the design of the IU Bicentennial Medal on Jan. 20, 2018, the 198th anniversary of the university's founding.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial opened a competition for the design of the IU Bicentennial Medal on Jan. 20, 2018, the 198th anniversary of the university’s founding.
Tens of thousands of pages about people, places and history magically appear at our fingertips, though the content is solely at the mercy of anonymous writers and editors all over the planet. Some subjects worthy of a page don't have one, while others that do may have incomplete and/or inaccurate information.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie talked about the 1854 fire that destroyed IU's first building in Seminary Square and how Monroe County citizens raised $10,000 to rebuild it.
The Indiana University Bloomington campus is one of America’s most beautiful. The harmony of the limestone buildings and the generous and strategic use of green space make it a destination not just for students and scholars but also for students of architecture and tourists looking for an interesting stop.
The IU Bicentennial campaign is dedicated to making sure a high quality education remains accessible to Hoosiers, and that IU has the resources to support world class faculty and research. IU Foundation President and CEO, Dr. Dan Smith, describes IU Bicentennial campaign priorities.
Administrators, faculty, staff and other members of the Indiana University family have been hard at work for the past three years implementing the university's Bicentennial Strategic Plan, which will lead IU into its third century.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has awarded the latest round of Bicentennial Project Grants and Bicentennial Course Development Grants to support activities that commemorate and chronicle IU's cultural and historical identity in ways that will inspire and engage the community.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie celebratee a Night of IU Pride in Washington, D.C. The evening is one of many IU Alumni Association events in the "IU on Tour" celebration that will take place across the nation in the 2017-18 academic year.
During his annual State of the University address, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie reported on the university's continued progress in serving the needs of its students and the state.
IU President Michael McRobbie gave his yearly State of the University address at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hine Hall at IUPUI. Read about the five topics he discussed.
Supporters of an online petition are calling for the removal of artwork displayed in an Indiana University-Bloomington lecture hall that depicts a Ku Klux Klan rally.
Two schools at Indiana University Bloomington have changed their names to reflect an evolving focus on intelligent systems engineering and architecture.
Indiana University received $461.8 million in total private individual and institutional philanthropy in fiscal year 2017, the Indiana University Foundation has announced. This includes over $168 million in nongovernmental grants and over $293 million in private philanthropy (i.e. contributions from individuals, businesses and foundations).
A bit of history stored away in a box. Richard Feingold studied at IU South Bend and later worked there in multimedia and communications. All the while he took photos on campus for 20 years from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.
Indiana University holds one of the largest and most diverse collections of motion picture film at any university in the United States. Now, thanks to Indiana University's continuing partnership with Memnon Archiving Services, a Sony Group Company, many of those films will be preserved for future study and viewing.
The current women’s basketball team for Indiana University continues to find success as more of the women’s players are finding their place in women’s basketball history.
The Office of the Bicentennial has been awarded a grant in the amount of $13,750 by the IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council, in support of the newly named “Mary Brown Craig Bicentennial Intern in IU Women’s History.”
The Indiana University Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council has awarded grants totaling $130,015 to 16 programs affiliated with seven IU campuses. This year marks the council's sixth grant cycle, with cumulative awards totaling more than $670,000 since 2012.
The Indiana University Office of the Bicentennial has awarded the second round of Bicentennial Project Grants and Bicentennial Course Development Grants to support activities that commemorate and chronicle IU's cultural and historical identity in ways that will inspire and engage the community.
The Indiana University Board of Trustees has approved a plan to relocate and renovate the IU Metz Carillon to the center of the IU Bloomington campus as an IU Bicentennial initiative.
IU Libraries opened a new space to the public while continuing this week’s theme of programming related to Martin Luther King Jr.
Alumni, faculty, staff and students gathered in the East Lounge of the Indiana Memorial Union for the unveiling of the highly anticipated portrait of Carrie Parker Taylor, the first female African-American to attend IU.
Ashley Smith hoped the hard work she put into her portrait of Carrie Parker Taylor, Indiana University’s first black female student, was evident. The applause from the crowd should have confirmed as much, but Taylor’s oldest granddaughter made sure Smith knew what she thought. “I like it,” said Carolyn Outlaw. “That has granny’s smile."
Five Indiana University students — one Ph.D. student and four undergraduates — have been appointed as this year’s IU presidential interns. Each student was selected by IU President Michael A. McRobbie.
IU’s Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President has launched a new series titled “IU 2020” to celebrate IU’s bicentennial. The project will follow 12 current freshmen on their four-year journey at IU as they strive to find their place on campus and grow as individuals.
Katie Siebenaler found her way into the archives field by accident. In high school, Katie volunteered at her local public library, reshelving books and finding newspaper items for the archives’ vertical files.
IU Libraries opened a new space to the public while continuing this week’s theme of programming related to Martin Luther King Jr.
It’s a new semester, a new year, and the library is continuing its mission to collect oral histories from IU East alumni and retired faculty for the IU Bicentennial and IU East archives! We are a few years away from celebrating 200 years of IU history, as well as IU East’s 50th anniversary, but it is never too early to start preserving and collecting all the unique and interesting stories from so many different members of the IU family.
Please join the IU Libraries and the Office of the Bicentennial in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday, January 19 from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm for a screening of several civil rights documentaries. These rare documentaries were made during and just after Dr. King’s life, offering a historical lens into how he was viewed and understood by a contemporary audience.
Interns for the Office of the Bicentennial have been researching IU's history since its founding in 1820.
One hundred ninety-six. That’s how many years since IU was founded in 1820, and today’s campus is greatly transformed from that first version.
A Kokomo native’s artwork is on display at Indiana University Kokomo until early next month. A collection of Misch Kohn’s prints will be on display at IUK until Dec. 10 in celebration of his 100th birthday. Kohn passed away in 2003. Kohn was born in Kokomo in 1916. He attended Kokomo High School and earned a scholarship to the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis.
From humble beginnings in Kokomo, Misch Kohn built a career as a pioneer in printmaking, with his work exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. Now, he will inspire a new generation of artists, as the IU Kokomo Art Gallery hosts Misch Kohn: Beyond the Tradition.
The Indiana University GLBT Student Support Services Office kindly donated their wonderful collection of scrapbooks to the Indiana University Archives as a “Bicentennial gift."
To kick off a spirited weekend of homecoming activity, the IU Bloomington Homecoming parade will take a new route this year, running north from the Indiana Memorial Union on the newly renovated Woodlawn Avenue to 17th Street. IU President Michael A. McRobbie will formally dedicate the new route at the beginning of the parade.
Bold efforts continue to preserve IU's heritage and bolster its future.
In 2007, IU President Michael McRobbie brought together a group of historians, archivists and librarians to discuss plans to document history for the bicentennial. Today, more than 400 oral histories have been recorded.
IU Bicentennial archivist Kristin Leaman-Morris joins Michael Glab on today’s Big Talk to discuss her role in collecting recordings of faculty, alumni, and support staff members talking about life on campus, including both everyday descriptions and extraordinary stories and personalities.
Indiana University South Bend will host a campus open house Tuesday. It's all to celebrate Indiana's bicentennial celebration.
A new website and a series of campus open houses will spread the word and engage faculty, staff, students and alumni in the Indiana University Bicentennial celebration, which is underway and will continue through the university's bicentennial year of 2020.
A new website and a series of campus open houses will spread the word and engage faculty, staff, students and alumni in the Indiana University Bicentennial celebration, which is underway and will continue through the university's bicentennial year of 2020.
IU President Michael McRobbie gave the annual State of the University speech Wednesday.
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie reported today on a record-setting year for the university as it continues to strengthen its commitment to student success, world-class research and scholarship, as well as service to the civic, cultural, economic and social life of Indiana.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie officially announced the launch of four programs that are part of IU’s bicentennial celebration during his state of the university address Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis.
IU’s historic calliope is being brought back to life to help celebrate the university’s bicentennial, thanks to an IU Bicentennial Grant for a restoration project by the IU Alumni Association.
Plans for celebrating the Indiana University Bicentennial are well underway, especially with the incoming Class of 2020 arriving this fall. Many Signature Projects have been designed for IU’s Bicentennial, one of which is the Bicentennial Oral History Project.
Planning is underway for IU’s bicentennial celebration that won’t officially commence until the 2019-20 academic year.
Ideas are being tossed around to celebrate Indiana University's bicentennial in 2020.
IU’s bicentennial steering committee presented some ideas for celebrating the university's bicentennial to the IU Board of Trustees at its meeting last week in Indianapolis.
Though the historic event won't officially commence until the 2019-20 academic year, planning is well underway for Indiana University's bicentennial celebration.
IU President Michael A. McRobbie has announced the creation of a Bicentennial Steering Committee to plan and organize activities celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the university’s founding, and the appointment of the first University Historian.