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Political Science Professor Saluted with Top Teaching Award

March 21st, 2023

The Frederic Bachman Lieber Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching is Indiana University’s oldest teaching accolade. It’s also the highest teaching honor that can be given to faculty statewide. This year’s recipient is James “Jamie” Smith, associate professor of political science at IU South Bend. Smith also serves as director of the Master of Public Affairs program and as acting department chair for the political science department. Smith was grateful to…

IU South Bend Appoints Elizabeth Bennion Director of Community Engagement

January 30th, 2023

Indiana University South Bend has appointed Dr. Elizabeth Bennion to serve as director of community engagement. In her new role Bennion, who is Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science, will promote community internships, volunteerism, university-community partnerships and community-based teaching and research, while seeking ways to recognize and reward community-engaged work at IU South Bend. IU South Bend encourages all members of the campus to get involved in community service. Faculty also…

Professor Bennion Celebrates Ten Years as Host of WNIT’S Politically Speaking

January 9th, 2023

The latest episode of Politically Speaking will mark host Elizabeth Bennion’s tenth anniversary as host of the weekly public affairs program on WNIT Public Television. During her ten years as host, Bennion, Chancellor’s Professor of Political Science at IU South Bend, has interviewed elected officials, journalists, authors, academics, and other political practitioners about issues that affect the lives of viewers in Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana. Bennion currently serves as…

Dr. Jesús García-Martínez, Faculty Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight

October 6th, 2022

Dr. Jesús García-Martínez, dean of the Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences at IU South Bend, has an extensive career in higher education and has focused much of it on attracting diverse populations of students to universities. In fact he recently received the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). "I believe Latine representation on campus is important because it enriches the academic…

IU South Bend’s Roth Awarded Second Fulbright

September 6th, 2022

Elaine Roth, professor of film studies in IU South Bend’s English department, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2022-2023. In January, she will travel to Mexico City, where she will teach and serve as a U.S. Studies Chair at the Ibero-American University (Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México.) Also, from now on, when people ask her about her Fulbright, she will need to have them specify which one. Roth was…