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Student athlete named NAIA scholar Volume 67 | Issue 01
Graduates relocate to modernized building By JEREMY EILER Staff jreiler@ius.edu
During the summer break, the IUS Graduate Center for business and education classes moved to the 300 Building, located in downtown Jeffersonville. The center was previously situated in the McCauley-Nicolas Building and was there for more than 10 years. Alan White, dean of the School of Business, said the move was necessary due to the demand for more classrooms and newer equipment. “We need additional classroom space,” White said. “We needed better fit and finish.” It took IU Southeast six weeks to make the move in order to have the new building ready for fall semester classes. The remaining item left to be finished is getting new furniture in the classrooms and in The Commons area, a project they expect to complete by mid-September. The new building has four classrooms and one office for all the staff to use. It also has a lounge area to allow students to wait or study for classes. One of the classrooms has new equipment that allows for more interaction, including an 80inch touchscreen TV. The main reason the center moved was due to the lease ending on the previous building, which comes out of the university fund. This will be paid for by the addition of one more classroom. The funding for technology comes from endowments received from donors, allowing them to purchase items without
We need additional classroom space. We need better fit and finish. Alan White dean of the School of Business
using university funds. Jeff Barrick, graduate in business administration, said he loves it because it is closer to his home in Louisville. “[It’s my] first time here, [and] it’s great,” Barrick said. Stephen Clark, graduate in business, said he likes the new center because it has better technology and larger classroom size. “[The building] has more space, [it is] more open and [it has] a little area to kick back and study,” Clark said. Kathy Ernstberger, professor of business administration, teaches at the Graduate Center and said one advantage is the type of lighting she works in because in the former building, Ernstberger taught in the basement. “Natural light helps energy level,” Ernstberger said. “[The building is] beautiful, just as continent and [with] state of the art technology.” Ernstberger also said she thinks the move was positive for the university and appreciates how she can see more students.
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Kaylin Miller, 4, enjoys treats during snack time at the Children’s Center. The center is looking to gain a state license, which would allow them to become open to the community outside of IU Southeast.
Center aims to gain license
rates by 50 cents. Fees are now $3 for students and $4 for faculty and staff members. “We hadn’t had a rate change in five years, so we were due,” Borrego said. “[The rate change] will The Children’s Center has been undergoing a few help us with all the state complications we have encountered along the changes for this semesway.” ter. Borrego said because Wanda Borrego, coorthe Children’s Center is dinator of the Children’s now state licensed, it is Center, said they are open to the public. currently working to“We are not only open ward becoming a stateto the IU Southeast comlicensed facility. munity, but we are also “The Children’s Cenopen to the community ter is governed by the at large.” university, which in itBorrego said the Chilself, is an entity,” Bordren’s Center has benrego said. “It was never efits most day cares cana requirement for us to not offer. be state licensed. The Photo by Aysia Hogle “We are atypical in that university thought it Lindsey Naugle, Children’s Center employee, helps Azarimost daycares close at 6, would be more secure ah Calbert, 4, and Carson Riley, 4, with their snacks. The fees for us to have a second for the center increased by 50 cents, making student rates $3. and we stay open until 8,” Borrego said. governing body.” Borrego said, each semester, the Children’s CenBorrego said this change will benefit students, ter has a new theme. This fall the theme will be faculty and staff. “With us being licensed, many of the students music. “[Children will learn] where music comes from, and our customers can apply for help to pay for their child care,” Borrego said. “The university can have what makes us detect music, how we feel music and the center itself applied for a different grant.” See LICENSE, page 2 The Children’s Center has also raised their hourly By AYSIA HOGLE Staff ahogle@umail.iu.edu
IUS community copes with delay in financial aid By GAIL FAUSTYN Staff gfaustyn@ius.edu
DETAILS OF DELAY Receive grants for six years of full-time schooling Hold-up of aid until 28 days after first week Monitoring student progress in school through attendance Graphic by Claire Munn
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For this school year, there will be a delay in students receiving their financial aid, due to a law passed by Congress in December 2011. This new law being implemented by Congress will affect how much financial aid students can receive, how long they can receive it and how soon interest will begin to rack up on their loans. The new law also affected the Pell Grant. Now, students only can receive the grant for six years of full-time schooling, whereas previously it was nine. “[There are] 296 students [who] are close to running out
of the Pell Grant, due to the new stipulations — absolutely no one was grandfathered in,” Brittany Hubbard, director of Financial Aid, said. While all these new rules and regulations may seem like a burden to students, they were made to help them out. “What the government is trying to do is make sure that students are only receiving the amount of aid they actually need, so they don’t further themselves in debt,” Hubbard said. Hubbard said there had been a trend in students enrolling full time, receiving all the aid they were able to and then dropping down to part time. However, many students do not realize that 30 days after the disbursement, they would have
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to pay back the extra aid they had received in full, increasing their debt. In order to stop this trend, the government decided to wait to disperse the loans until 28 days after the first week, making sure all the aid they were receiving was enabling them to obtain a degree. There are various factors that are taken into consideration for those who obtain financial aid, which is why each person may receive a different amount. The government considers the cost of travel, supplies, room and board, tuition and books. They look at each student’s specific case and decided how much they should receive so they
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