John Schwallie, an AU senior Songwriting major, has spent the semester at the Center for Contemporary Music in Nashville. Next Tuesday, the CMC tour will stop by Reardon Auditorium for a performance. Schwallie is no stranger to the AU music scene, as his band John Louis & the Midwest performed many times on campus, and his more recent project, understatements, gathered hype in the AU community with its release. The CMC tour stop, however, will offer a fresh way for AU fans to experience … [Read more...]
AU targets new students with increased marketing efforts
Social media and marketing is an important concept by many standards, especially those on a college campus. AU is no exception. Responsible for meeting the needs of all the departments, the Office of Communications and Marketing does their best to make sure AU is well-represented on and off campus. “The benefit to any organization in having departments like those in our unit is that you are able to send consistent, relevant messages to internal and external publics,” said Rebecca Fuller Beeler, … [Read more...]
Dr. Allen reflects on Trump’s first month
On January 20th, the trajectory of America changed as Trump was sworn in as President of the United States. Because of the lengthy process of legislative efforts, executive orders are common during the first few months of a new presidency. Trump has taken advantage of his executive order privilege in several ways. On the second day of his presidency, he signed two executive orders to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access—two controversial pipeline deals that Trump plans to … [Read more...]
AU faculty join initative to close gender gap in higher ed
The gender gap of faculty and staff in higher education is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to women nationwide, but also to women on AU’s campus. Statistically, women make up one quarter of the total amount of college professors, and men outnumber women in the position of college president two to one. One nationwide group that addresses these issues and many more relating to women in higher education is the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Dr. Marie Morris, … [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...]
SGA Elections to take place tomorrow
Tomorrow, students will elect the SGA Student Body President and Vice President for the 2017-18 school year. The primary, which took place on Feb. 10, resulted in a race between pairs Mitchell Stacy and Olanike Onimole and Hamilton Smith and Victor Mweu. Both duos envision their time in office as a time to improve communication from Administration to the student body. Stacy and Onimole hope to improve communication through a holistic leadership method. “Mitchell and I both are passionate … [Read more...]
DeVos sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Education
Last week, on Feb. 7, Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate as the 11th Secretary of Education of the United States. DeVos, who has been primarily known as a philanthropist and a businesswoman, was a controversial hire in the opinions of both Republicans and Democrats alike. Vice President Mike Pence broke the then-even tie of DeVos’ nomination. This was the first time in history that a cabinet nominee has been nominated into office by a tie-breaking vote. Dr. Jeff Trotter, a professor in the … [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...]
AUFS responds to students, brings back 2mato
AU Food Services received almost entirely negative feedback on Yo! Bowl throughout the first three weeks of this semester. Students were disappointed with the quality and variety of the food it offered. With this in mind, Food Services decided to replace the venue mid-semester. Suahil Housholder, business manager for Business and Auxiliary Services, explains the process AUFS recently underwent. “We learned that there was an undercurrent of student dissatisfaction. Students rated it poor for … [Read more...]
2017-18 tuition to increase by a record low percentage
At the start of the semester, the AU Board of Trustees, along with faculty and staff members, finalized the rates for room, tuition, board and fees for the 2017-18 school year. The change in cost of tuition alone showed a 2.49% increase from the previous year. According to Vice President of Finance, Dana Stuart, this amount is tied for the lowest percent increase in tuition since the 1969-70 school year, which is as far back as her records date. The rates for 2017-18 are what Stuart calls … [Read more...]