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IU South Bend Honors Program students have created a class project volunteering for the YWCA to give back to their community and raise awareness of domestic violence. The project began as a class assignment from Dr. Cathy Borkshuk, professor and assistant director of the Honors Program at IU South Bend.  "In the summer when I learned I'd be teaching 75 students in the honors seminar, I went around searching for…

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Indiana University South Bend will host a Symposium on Educational Inclusion this week. IU faculty, staff, and invited nationally-recognized researchers will lead conversations that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational settings.  The Symposium is aligned with Indiana University’s commitment to anti-racism and IU South Bend’s mission to serve the needs of all of the individuals in our region. It aims to spark discussions about supporting the needs of students…

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Indiana University South Bend is proud to announce State Representative Maureen Bauer was recently appointed to serve on the IU South Bend Advisory Board. “I’m looking forward to joining the IU South Bend Advisory Board and promoting the university and its programs as well as assisting the Chancellor,” said Representative Bauer. “IU South Bend is an important asset in the 6th House District I represent.” Regional campus advisory boards were…

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Dr. Jeremy Linton, counseling and human services professor in the Indiana University South Bend School of Education, is pursuing a different approach than standard counseling to support local veterans: guitar lessons. He has started a new South Bend chapter of Guitars for Vets, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to help veterans recover from trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through the process of learning to play guitar.…

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IU South Bend has received a $350,000 Phase II Digital Skills Accelerator grant from the Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) Network. The grant aims to enhance and develop digital skills in computer science, health sciences, and data analytics for K-12 students and teachers, adult learners, and degree seekers in Elkhart and St. Joseph County.   The LIFT Network, in conjunction with the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership, is a regional consortium of colleges and non-profits, led by the University of Notre Dame and…

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