Ryon Kaopuiki is originally from Portland, Oregon. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Western Oregon State University, then worked at Concordia College in Oregon. He helped grow one of the first major national online universities. Before coming to AU, he was vice president of enrollment at Harrison College for five and a half years, then president of The Chef’s Academy at Harrison College. He has been married to his wife Marcy for 22 years and together they have four children. He began his job … [Read more...]
Q & A with Dr. Galit Gertsenzon
Dr. Galit Gertsenzon has her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University and her doctorate in piano performance from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Students interested in taking piano lessons or class piano can reach her at ggertsenzon@anderson.edu. Q: What is your background, and how did you end up at AU? A: I am originally from Israel. I grew up there, and I moved in 2003 to Cincinnati, Ohio to start my … [Read more...]
Q & A with Alphonso Blackwell
Alphonso Blackwell is a sophomore majoring in media and cinema arts and minoring in journalism. He is a founding member and the president of social-service club PAK, a student-athlete on the AU football team and a commentator for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Q: What is the story of why you decided to come to AU? A: It was actually a last-minute thing. I was going to go to a bigger school like Ball State or Indiana University like my sister goes to, but I was recruited to play … [Read more...]
Notable quotes from Holder
Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General, visited campus last Tuesday, Sept. 19 in celebration of Constitution Day. Here are several highlights of his conversation with President Pistole in York Hall, to which the general public and campus was invited. On his best moments as U.S. Attorney General: “I went to every district in the U.S.; it took me 6 years to do it. That was enjoyable and the thing I miss most about the department [of justice]… I don’t have an airplane anymore. I miss my … [Read more...]
Former U.S. Attorney General to speak at AU
Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General, is coming to AU on Sept. 19 to speak with national security majors, and then in an open forum in York Hall. He is visiting in honor of Constitution Day on Sept. 17th. Holder served as U.S. Attorney General from 2009-2015 after being appointed by former President Barack Obama. Holder was the first African-American U.S. Attorney General. Before being appointed, Holder was the senior legal advisor for Obama’s presidential campaign. Holder also served … [Read more...]
AU welcomes new faculty members to campus
Stefanie Leiter, Assistant Professor of Public Relations “Prior to teaching full time, I worked in communication and marketing at the university for 12 years. I started each of the social media channels managed by the university and worked through five website redesigns including our new responsive website. In my last role as director of content strategy, I managed AU’s social media, the institutional website, Signatures magazine, print content for marketing and email marketing. During this … [Read more...]
Anderson Now aims to stimulate local economy
AU is putting the IDEA-U initiative into action through the Anderson Now project. The project, funded by a Lilly Endowment grant, is aimed at stimulating the local economy with small businesses in Anderson. Through the Anderson Now project, graduates from Indiana universities can apply with a business idea of their own and receive $25,000 in loan forgiveness, guidance from local business owners and AU faculty and staff and shared working space. The opportunity also applies to Indiana graduates … [Read more...]
Pistole: AU not meant to be real estate agent
AU administration has begun negotiations with brokers about the possible sale or lease of AU’s space in the Enterprise Flagship center, located off of exit 222 in Anderson. AU has owned space in the Enterprise Flagship Center, called the Anderson University Flagship Center (AUFC), for about 10 years. “As part of our strategic pivot for our centennial, we’re looking at ways that we can best position ourselves for our second century of service, ways that we can be distinctive and compelling, … [Read more...]
Pistole discusses goal of budget cut
Those within the AU community have likely received word of the budget cuts planned for the 2017-18 school year. The cuts, totaling $1.4 million, have been planned after a $3.6 million budget deficit from the 2015-16 school year, with a $62 million budget overall. The news was announced to faculty and student leaders in two separate meetings on Oct. 10, with the details reaching the student body via email from President Pistole later that evening. AU has operated at a deficit for the past few … [Read more...]
SGA works to increase voter turnout at AU
Andersonian Editor Faith Middleton sat in on a conference call with Chelsea Clinton about increasing turnout among college-age voters. In the spirit of the upcoming general presidential election, young voters have taken to social media to voice their views, through memes, videos and informal discussion with one another. The recent speculation, however, is in regards to how heavily this political fervor will weigh in at the polls. The question has been asked by media outlets such as US News and … [Read more...]