Come for free food, music by Soul Khan, and learn about the diverse groups on campus.

The IU Southeast annual dance competition among student organizations where contestants go head-to-head to win the coveted Campus Boogie trophy and bragging rights as the "best dance crew" on campus!

During the Student Organization meeting, participants will answer the question: “Why come to College”

At this session, participants will learn about and discuss a new policy called “deferred action for childhood arrivals.” This highly controversial policy allows individuals who unlawfully came to the US as children the opportunity to legally stay and work in the United States.

Hosted by: Gio Guerra Perez

As citizens of this great nation, we are privileged with the opportunity to have certain civil liberties and freedoms not allowed in other countries. Many events are centered on learning about different issues and bringing awareness to those issues, but how can you get involved? What can one citizen really do to have an impact in his or her community? What legal channels, organizations, and resources are available for one person to make a difference? Dr. Rhonda Wrzenski, Dr.Thomas Kotulak, Judge Daniel Moore, a state representative from the Indiana CLU, will be discussing these and other important questions.

Hosted by: Student Civil Liberties Union

At this session, graduate candidates from the School of Education will lead a discussion forum about the changing nature and dynamic of education today.

Hosted by Faye Camahalan & her graduate students

At this session, graduate candidates from the School of Education will lead a discussion forum about the changing nature and dynamic of education today.

Hosted by Faye Camahalan & her graduate students

Dr. Liz Heiney will discuss working with persons with ADHD.

Hosted by: Psychology Club

The Student Leadership Summit will feature sessions for emerging leaders, seasoned leaders, and advisors from student organizations. Tentative sessions include time management and volunteering. Pre-registration is required. Contact the Office of Campus Life at (812) 941-2316 for more details.

Hosted by: Campus Life

Misty McNichols will discuss graduate school at the U of L Kent School of Social Work.

Hosted by the Psychology Club

The IU Southeast Financial Aid Office is hosting "Financing Your Future," a mini-conference designed to help you figure out how to make college more affordable. The conference is free and open to all college-bound students and their parents, regardless of which institution you choose to attend. Join our financial aid professionals as we help you piece together the puzzle of paying for higher education. RSVP to financialaid@ius.edu or (812) 941-2246.

Hosted by: The Financial Aid Office

A documentary by Karl Weber that takes a deeper look into the American public school system. Our school systems produce as many drop-outs as graduates which threatens our economic future. By 2020, the United States will have 123 million high-skill jobs to fill—and fewer than 50 million Americans qualified to fill them. Waiting for "Superman" offers powerful insights from some of those at the leading edge of educational innovation, including Bill and Melinda Gates, Michelle Rhee, Geoffrey Canada, and more. Time will be allotted at the conclusion of the film for discussion.

We welcome K-12 teachers, administrators, school counselors, pre-service teachers, and other individuals working with school-age children to participate in a free workshop on diversity. Faculty members, local community members, and other knowledgeable persons will be presenting on various facets of diversity. Topics will include English language learners, bullying, differentiation, creativity, and more.

Hosted by: The School of Education

This documentary is about access to higher education for 1st generation college students. For additional information about the film, please see the website listed below.

http://firstgenerationfilm.com/

Hosted by the School of Education

A panel of current students will give accounts of their internship experiences with various local employers. The panelists will highlight the importance of this critical, experiential learning and how it serves to prepare students for life after IU Southeast.

Hosted by: Career Development Center

A documentary by Karl Weber that takes a deeper look into the American public school system. Our school systems produce as many drop-outs as graduates which threatens our economic future. By 2020, the United States will have 123 million high-skill jobs to fill—and fewer than 50 million Americans qualified to fill them. "Waiting for Superman" offers powerful insights from some of those at the leading edge of educational innovation, including Bill and Melinda Gates, Michelle Rhee, Geoffrey Canada, and more. Time will be allotted at the conclusion of the film for discussion.

Hosted by: Common Experience Committee

Participants in recent study abroad trips through IU Southeast will discuss the educational experience of studying abroad.

Hosted by: Common Experience Committee

A panel of current students will give accounts of their internship experiences with various local employers. The panelists will highlight the importance of this critical experiential learning experience and how it serves to prepare students for life after IU Southeast.

Hosted by: Career Development Center

Released in November 2007, this video captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Penn., in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial” follows the celebrated federal case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District. In 2004, the Dover school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to high school biology students suggesting that there is an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design – the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and therefore must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused to comply. Later, parents opposed to intelligent design filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state. NOVA presents the arguments by lawyers and expert witnesses in riveting detail and provides an eye-opening crash course on questions such as "What is evolution?" and "Is intelligent design a scientifically valid alternative?" Kitzmiller v. Dover was the first legal test of intelligent design as a scientific theory, with the plaintiffs arguing that it is a thinly veiled form of creationism, the view that a literal interpretation of the Bible accounts for all observed facts about nature. This program was coproduced with Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Productions, Inc.

Hosted by: The Common Experience Committee

Come cheer on the IU Southeast men’s basketball team as they take on our rival, IU East.

Hosted by: IU Southeast Athletics

Ever wanted to run your own business and be your own boss? Come to a session and talk with IUS graduates who have done just that. Local entrepreneurs who once walked the same IU Southeast halls as you will answer your questions and discuss what you need to know about starting and running your own business.

Hosted by: The Common Experience Cmte & Brian Atwater

March Madness is not just about basketball, and competition in schools is not just in athletics. “Spellbound” is a 2002 documentary that follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Feature and won the Emmy for Cultural/Artistic Programming. In 2007, it ranked No. 4 on the “Top 25 Documentaries” of all-time by the members of the International Documentary Association.

Hosted by: The Common Experience Committee

The growing Maker Movement, with Make Magazine and Maker Faire leading the charge, is a catalyst for change in industry, culture and education. Making has the magic to transform us from passive consumers into active producers. In education, making has the magic to turn students bored by traditional academics into active, engaged learners. As makers, students can be inspired and invited to design and create, build and tinker, explore and discover, fail and recover, all of which develop the kind of skills and mindset that we recognize in creative and innovative people. Making encourages us to see the world as filled with endless possibilities and problems worth solving. We must take advantage of this opportunity to transform standardized education into a wide-open workshop for innovation.

We'll look at the importance of creating makerspaces in schools, developing a community of practice around engaging kids as makers, and how online tools can enhance and extend the value of making to the broader community.

Dale Dougherty is the founder, President & CEO of Maker Media, Inc. in Sebastopol, CA. Maker Media produces Make Magazine, which launched in 2005, and Maker Faire, which was held first in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006. MAKE has been the catalyst for a worldwide Maker Movement that is transforming innovation in industry, hands-on learning in education and the personal lives of makers of all ages. MAKE invites everyone to become a maker, and integrate creative goals with technical skills. Dougherty was a co-founder of O'Reilly Media, where he was the first editor of their computing trade books, and developed GNN in 1993, the first commercial website. He coined Web 2.0 in 1993. MAKE started at O'Reilly Media and spun out as its own company in January 2013. He grew up in Louisville, KY.

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In this panel discussion, you will hear administrators, faculty, student athletes, and employers discuss the advantages and disadvantages of participating in athletics at the collegiate level. Many times people have the perception that the life of a student athlete is glamorous and exciting, but the reality is that these students have to be even more focused and determined to succeed than those who don’t take on that extra challenge. Some employers even give special consideration to graduates who were able to complete college work in combination with extracurricular activities. Please join us to understand the complete picture of what it means to be a student-athlete. You may leave with a very different perspective and appreciation of the reality of athletics and athletes in a college environment.

Hosted by: The Common Experience Committee

The panel will be celebrating Women’s History month with perspectives on how women’s roles, including access to and experiences in various levels of education, have changed.

Hosted by: The Women and Gender Studies Committee

Celebrate World Autism Day by watching the movie "Temple Grandin" and hearing the inspiring true story of a woman with autism who has made her mark on the world. A discussion of the role of education in the lives of those who fought for the opportunity to be educated will follow.

Hosted by: The Common Experience Committee

What is research? How do you become involved in research? Why is research experience a good idea as a student? Come hear faculty and students in psychology discuss answers to these and other questions you might have about the educational value of research.

Hosted by: The Psychology Club

The Annual IU Southeast Student Conference highlights the diversity of student work from all disciplines across campus as hundreds of IU Southeast students showcase papers, projects, and posters. The Student Conference spotlights students and academic organizations who represent the multitude of ways students are engaging in one of the more than 50 majors at IU Southeast.

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Sponsored by: The Chancellor’s Office & the Office of Academic Affairs

Come to this event to hear current employers and IU Southeast alumni share their knowledge and experience about the job search. Participants will also gain information about transitioning from the role of student to the role of young professional.

Hosted by: The Career Development Center