Administration

Provost Lauren Robel speaks Tuesday during the virtual Bloomington Faculty Council meeting. The council presented updates from the employee benefits committee, voted on a resolution on the use of Online Course Questionnaire data from fall 2020 and discussed admissions reports from 2020.

Bloomington Faculty Council remains in stalemate on OCQ resolution after close vote

Oct 6, 2020 8:58 pm

The council came to a close vote on the resolution.

Water flows between rocks Sept. 24 in the Jordan River. The IU Board of Trustees voted 8-1 Friday to rename the sites on IU-Bloomington’s campus honoring former IU president David Starr Jordan.

IU Board of Trustees votes to rename sites honoring David Starr Jordan

Oct 4, 2020 8:39 pm

McRobbie noted Jordan’s work and values don’t align with the mission of IU.

Bloomington residents wait in line Oct. 1 at the Third Street CVS Pharmacy. IU will require all students, staff and faculty whose work or class schedule requires them regularly to be on campus to get a flu vaccine and report it to the university.

IU to require flu vaccines for on-campus faculty, staff, students

Oct 1, 2020 10:01 pm

Students will only have to report their vaccination if they get it off campus.

Sigma Phi Epsilon is located at 815 N. Jordan Ave.

Three greek organizations given cease and desist orders from IU for violations of public health policy

Oct 1, 2020 12:58 pm

All three cease and desist orders were effective as of Wednesday.

Seventh U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, left, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, as she begins a series of meetings to prepare for her confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett bad for Title IX and other issues, say IU experts

Sep 30, 2020 4:41 pm

Barrett has been a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School.

Water flows between the rocks Thursday in the Jordan River. IU President Michael McRobbie will recommend that all campus landmarks named after David Starr Jordan be renamed Tuesday at the IU Board of Trustees meeting due to increased scrutiny over Jordan's history as a eugenicist.

Students react to removal of David Starr Jordan’s name from IU’s campus

Sep 28, 2020 10:41 pm

Many favor names representative of minority communities at IU.

McRobbie recommends removal of former IU president Jordan’s name from Bloomington campus

Sep 24, 2020 6:57 pm

The removal is being considered due to Jordan’s involvement with eugenics.

A screenshot of Dr. Aaron Carroll, IU's director of mitigation testing, speaking Wednesday at his weekly Wednesday “Ask Aaron” webinar is pictured. Dr. Carroll reported one student was hospitalized for COVID-19.

IU expert reports first COVID-19 hospitalization, potential flu isolations in webinar

Sep 23, 2020 6:29 pm

Carroll holds weekly Wednesday “Ask Aaron” webinars.

The Beta Iota Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi is located at 1412 N. Jordan Ave. The chapter was placed on cease and desist Tuesday.

Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity given cease and desist order

Sep 22, 2020 8:04 pm

It is unclear what offense led to the cease and desist order.

Lights shine on an empty room Sept. 20 in Woodburn Hall.

Students and staff react to IU maintaining tuition rates, lowering some fees

Sep 20, 2020 5:02 pm

Senior Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt said the government should provide financial aid.

Members of the graduating class of 2018 pose for a group picture before the start of the undergraduate commencement May 5, 2018, in Memorial Stadium. IU announced Tuesday the winter 2020 commencement ceremony will be conducted virtually, but spring 2021 is planned to happen inperson at Memorial Stadium.

2020 graduates to have virtual graduation

Sep 15, 2020 6:04 pm

People can also choose to walk at the May 2021 in-person graduation ceremony.

Megan Miller is the associate director of the IU Center for Global Health and deputy director for contact tracing of the IU COVID-19 Medical Response Team, which means she oversees contact tracing operations on all IU campuses.

Inside IU’s contact tracing system: How it identifies students exposed to COVID-19

Sep 14, 2020 8:55 pm

IU has 30 contact tracers but wants at least 30 more.

Nursing students Jessica Gutierrez and Ericka Alvarez work at a COVID-19 testing center Aug. 18 near Memorial Stadium. IU will be replacing Vault Health, the company currently processing the university's mitigation testing, with new on-campus labs.

IU to introduce on-campus labs to process COVID-19 mitigation tests by mid-October

Sep 14, 2020 8:21 pm

Dr. Aaron Carroll said the new labs will increase the university’s testing capacity.

Signs direct students where to go for mitigation testing Aug. 27 outside of Franklin Hall. Faculty were not required to get a COVID-19 test upon the start of the school year but will be included in mitigation testing.

IU faculty weren't required to get on-arrival COVID-19 testing. They are getting tested now.

Sep 14, 2020 8:17 pm

Dr. Aaron Carroll said faculty were a lower-risk community.

Several fraternities and sororities are located on North Jordan Avenue. The Monroe County Health Department did not state plans to enforce IU’s recommendation to close greek houses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

IU greek houses are still open. Monroe County hasn't said if it will step in.

Sep 10, 2020 8:50 pm

Dr. Aaron Carroll said he remains most concerned about spread in greek life.

A construction site sits in front of the Global and International Studies building Aug. 11 at North Jordan Avenue and Seventh Street. IU is constructing a new building for the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design.

IU requests $235 million from the state for construction projects as part of budget proposal

Sep 8, 2020 10:30 pm

$75 million is being requested for a new Indianapolis medical school campus.

Phi Kappa Tau's house is seen Thursday on Third Street. The fraternity is one of a few greek houses that haven’t been quarantined due to a coronavirus outbreak.

'It’s a constant worry for me:' Phi Kappa Tau voices concerns on IU's recommendation to close due to COVID-19

Sep 3, 2020 8:47 pm

The fraternity’s leadership said the decision could have serious implications for students.

IU recommends all 40 greek houses close due to COVID-19 spread

Sep 3, 2020 12:30 pm

Mitigation testing showed a 20% positivity rate among greek residents Monday.

A car sits parked March 30 on North Jordan Avenue. Multiple greek houses are under quarantine orders due to the coronavirus.

Monroe County, IU administrators address questions on greek house testing and quarantines

Sep 2, 2020 12:14 am

IU hosted a Q&A session on greek life in the pandemic Tuesday.

The Bloomington Faculty Council convenes March 3 in Franklin Hall. The council met again Tuesday to hear proposals in support of advocacy for graduate student academic appointees and a new interim suspension policy.

Bloomington Faculty Council discusses COVID-19 response, passes new interim suspension policy

Sep 2, 2020 12:10 am

A resolution to support graduate students was passed during the meeting.