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Rather than write a final research paper or take a final exam, both of which only their professor would see, students from ANTH-A 390 The Story of Stuff curated this exhibit. They each collected or created an object that represented their campus to them, and they are sharing their story with you.

We believe IU South Bend is an important part of South Bend’s past, present, and future. We hope you feel the same way.

Read more about each object in this exhibit catalog (blog).

Special thanks to IU South Bend's archivist Alison Stankrauff, Kristi Dunn at the Center for History, and the Schurz Library staff. Without the help of those generous folks, as well as the friends and family that loaned items, we would not have been able to put together this exhibit.

Dance Shoes

En Pointe

Chloe Woggon

The title of this exhibition piece is En Pointe. It represents a pair of pointe shoes that were worn for the IUSB Dance Company’s presentation of Swan Lake, performed July 12, 2013 at the Lerner Theater. The shoes are a part of this exhibit documenting the history of IUSB campus because they are artifacts from the dance program, a program that has only recently grown in its development at IUSB. Dance is offered as a minor, requiring 18 credit hours, and just this past year expanded to offer a concentration in dance under theater studies. It is hoped that sometime in the future the university will offer a major in dance studies as well.

IUSB Dance Company first performed Swan Lake to live music by the IUSB orchestra in the Raclin School of the Arts Auditorium in November of 2012. Each summer the theater and dance department takes shows to the Lerner Theater of Elkhart, and so Swan Lake was performed a second time, this time to a soundtrack. This is the pair of pointe shoes I wore for the second performance, and they were purchased two weeks before the show. This is a relatively short amount of time to break in new shoes before a performance, but the pointes on my previous shoes were too soft. The shoes were last worn at our summer performance at the Lerner this past summer, August 7, 2014, and are now too exhausted for further dancing.

I chose these shoes because not only have I completed a dance minor here at IUSB, but dance is the reason I originally enrolled at the university. As a transfer student who had taken some time off from studies, I missed dancing—an activity I grew up doing but had not done for five years. I was also very interested in choreography and decided to become a part time student to take some dance courses. After one semester I became a full time student again, resuming my major studies in anthropology. Dance has been a big part of my life while at the university, and I have been a company member since my enrollment, rehearsing two to four days a week for a few hours. The program has also helped me realize a personal passion, and pushed me to express myself in a new way. I am now even inspired to incorporate dance into my anthropological studies and work in the future.

The title En Pointe is the French expression for dancing “on pointe”. I decided to use this expression because I am also a French major, thus encapsulating two of my interests: dance and French. In addition to this, however, ballet was originally codified internationally in France during the reign of King Louis XIV, and thus the vocabulary used in ballet studies across the globe is French.

Clock

Time Well Spent

Emily Weidler

When I was first asked to come up with an object that represents what IUSB means to me, I found it difficult answering this question. I pondered this for a few days, while at school, at, home and even at work. I couldn't think of anything and I felt like I was wasting time choosing an object because with the busyness and fast pace of all my classes, I knew this project would be due before I knew it. Then it hit me: To me, IUSB means time. Time in the classroom, time studying, time doing homework, I spend all this time trying to ace my classes and overall work toward my degree. Then I realized there was no better thing to turn this concept into a tangible, material object than a clock. I started putting this idea to life by purchasing an old clock from a local Goodwill store. 

To make this clock better represent time that fellow students and I spend at IUSB, I personally added the IUSB logo in the center of the clock. I cut this logo out from an old IUSB folder that I got from freshman orientation, where my college career began and my time started to be consumed with my schooling. It wasn't until after I added the logo to the middle of the clock that I realized the brilliance of its placing. My time revolves around my schooling at IUSB, just as the hands of the clock revolve around the IUSB logo. I also wrote my current fall semester schedule around the inside of the clock to display the time I spend on campus, in the classroom. 

Like I mentioned before though, the time spent on IUSB is not only on campus. Countless hours of homework and studying take place off campus so my fellow students and I can earn our degrees. College not only consumes time on a daily basis, but it also often takes us many years of revolving our time around school to reach our goals of graduating college and entering the professional work force. Speaking from personal experience, spending so much time in the classroom and working on homework outside the classroom doesn't always seem ideal, but when I reach my goal, and earn my degree it will become more clear that this was time well spent.

Parking Ticket

IUSB Parking Ticket

John Schirripa

When I think of Indiana University South Bend, a few things come to mind right off the bat. The first thing that I think of is the student life. Although not a very large school, the amount of interaction between students, especially in the student activity center, is astounding. Right behind the student life, the second major thing that comes to mind when I think of IUSB is parking. When it comes to parking, I think about the first week of school and how it is a frenzy and how finding a place to park is near impossible. This is why the artifact that I chose to display was an Indiana University South Bend parking ticket.

To me the idea of the parking ticket represents more than just its obvious meaning. In my opinion it does a few things to help understand some of the history behind IUSB. For one it helps to denote that IUSB is a commuter campus, meaning that the majority of its students do not live in campus housing and in turn live in their own homes. Another aspect of IUSB that the parking ticket helps to describe is the constant struggle to find a parking space. Since this is a commuter campus, the pace at which the lots fill up is rather quick and getting a decent spot is near impossible, especially during the middle of a school day. Another aspect of the university’s history that this object displays, is that this campus has its own law enforcement. Since this ticket is issued by the IUSB Police Department, it shows how our university has progressed over the years and expanded enough to have its own police department. The final, which I believe to be the most important, is that the ticket shows the diversity amongst the people here at Indiana University South Bend. On the ticket it shows the specifications of the car, from this we can often gather a sense of economic status which can show the differing groups of people here on campus.

Although the ticket is not an overly-extravagant piece of art, the materials which it is constructed with also tells us about the history of Indiana University South Bend. The ticket is made of three-ply paper and an attached envelop for your payment. From the low-quality and relatively easy production of the product, it is safe to say that cost was a factor in making these tickets. This tells us that IUSB is not an extremely wealthy campus and is in turn the cheaper alternative to many flagship universities. However, this does tell us that the university is concerned with the rights of people who pay to go to this university and allows them first priority parking on campus.

Pig's Head

Pig’s Head

Sabrina Lute

My relationship with IUSB has existed since the early to mid-1990’s. As an John Adams High School student, our neighbor to the south was like an extension to our campus. One could argue that Adams High School was a feeder school for IUSB. For example, Adams had open-lunches and many of us would frequent the Grille in the Administration Building and spend our time on campus. Adding to the relationship between the two schools, Adams band, orchestra, and choir would use the Campus Auditorium for large concerts and special events.

Backstages are mystical, magical places, however, given that they are usually pitch dark, they can also seem terrifying. Curtains hang, heavy and thick drowning out light and sound. As you look up the walls you see staircases and catwalks, but as you drag your eyes up further, everything disappears into an endless abyss of nothing. Spend a moment or two alone in that environment and you begin to doubt reality. Welcome to the theatre: anything can happen.

As with any performance, it was necessary to have ample rehearsal time. It was during my first rehearsal as a freshman that an upperclassman asked a small group of us, “Would you like to see a pig’s head?” I cannot speak for my cohorts, but the words “pig’s head” triggers images of gruesomeness and slaughterhouses. Reluctant, but curious, we agreed to see this pig’s head. We were led further backstage. Our guide pointed a shadowed finger up past the first set of stairs and catwalks. We struggled to adjust our eyes in the dim light. My eyes climbed higher until I saw it.

The large cartoon-like pig’s head hung 30-40 feet above the stage on a wall. For my recollection, I estimate that the original was approximately three to four feet wide and likely no thicker than a foot. This simple prop, became our “urban legend.” We travelled back across the street, sharing the story of the pig’s head to the rest of the school. We omitted the cartoon-like aspect and let imaginations run rampant. Until three weeks ago, I didn’t know that it was simply a remnant prop from a production of Charlotte’s Web. Having the mystery, having a legend was fun.

The connection I bridged with IUSB occurred because as an institution, IUSB doesn’t feel exclusive and closed off from the city. I was invited into the mystery and have added to the legend. I’ve experienced a sense of engagement to the campus. This city is fortunate to have IUSB in the neighborhood.

Masonry Trowel

The Building Blocks of IUSB

Carly Baker

The masonry trowel has been used for years to aid in building brick or block buildings. It is used for cutting brick and spreading cement or mortar to hold each brick together. The campus of Indiana University South Bend began construction in 1958. It was at this time that the university started to purchase some of the buildings that started IUSB. Before this, some of these buildings were owned by other companies or corporations. The administration building, for example, originally was a part of the Associates Insurance Corporation complex. The trowel represents each brick that was laid. It shows the life of the brick; how it began as one thing and is now a part of our beautiful campus. It shows the history of the campus and how it has evolved and grown with each generation. 

The beauty and appreciation of brickwork often goes unseen, however when we recognize it as a piece of history, we begin to see it in a completely different way; as art. We see it not as the building as a whole, but each individual brick and how all together they make-up the building itself and likewise how each building makes up the campus. With the use of the trowel, the creation of the campus was made. Each brick is a building block of IUSB, just as each individual student of IUSB is a building block to the university. Together we stand, united we fall.

Wiekamp Hall

Wiekamp Hall

Vianca Montes De Oca

I chose to do my project over Wiekamp Hall for a couple of reasons but the main one is because I am a psychology major and Wiekamp Hall is where most, if not all, of my psychology classes take place. Therefore, I will spend most of my college career in Wiekamp Hall. It was also the first building I toured when I was first deciding on whether to attend IU South Bend or not. Wiekamp Hall is also the only building where I use the lounging areas, even if I have a class in another building. 

I believe this project goes well with the exhibit because Wiekamp is a big part of the IU South Bend campus. It was one of the first buildings to exist and it was constructed in order to build more classrooms for our students. It was also the first purpose-built classroom facility to be added to the campus in over thirty years. One interesting fact that some students may not know about Wiekamp is that it was originally a coca cola bottling factory, but it was torn down in order to add onto the IU South Bend campus in 1994. 

Wiekamp Hall was made possible through the great donation from Dorothy and Darwin Wiekamp, who the building was named after as most students can see on the first level of the building. This building is one of the largest for the campus containing several computer labs, many classrooms, and some lounging areas. Wiekamp Hall is also attached to the only parking garage that the campus owns. IU South Bend purchased the previous Coca-Cola bottling factory to add Wiekamp Hall and the parking garage. While Wiekamp Hall was paid for by donations, the parking garage was paid for through faculty, staff, and student parking fees. Since the parking garage is connected to Wiekamp, most people who park in the garage usually walk into Wiekamp to avoid the weather outside. 

I believe that Wiekamp Hall will always be a big part of the IU South Bend campus because of all the purposes the building serves. I would find it hard to believe that there is an attending student that has not been inside this building. I can proudly say that I am happy I chose IU South Bend to continue my education and I am looking forward to the two or more years I have left here on this campus.

Diploma

Indiana University Master's Diploma

Greg Triezenberg

The diploma is the proof of graduation. As such, it represents the culmination of all of the time, money, and effort that has gone into furthering one's education. It also represents the end results; the knowledge that has been gained, the pride, the prestige, and (hopefully) the future successes to be gained as well. Getting a degree for a better future is why most people go to a university like IUSB, after all.

Although Indiana University began offering classes in South Bend in 1922, it only existed as a starter school. Students hoping to graduate would have to go to Bloomington in order to finish their degree and receive their diploma. It wasn't until 1965 that the Indiana General Assembly authorized Indiana University to have full degree-granting programs at its regional campuses like IUSB. The first degrees from IUSB were then granted in 1967.

This particular diploma was earned from IUSB at the end of 2008. Since the University wants to make sure it won't be sending out diplomas erroneously, there is a bit of a time delay from commencement to when a diploma is received. Thus, this particular diploma likely wasn't printed until early 2009.

Take-Out Containers

Food is Life

Madisyn Schenk

When I think of something that best represents IUSB, I think of coffee and food, just like any other college kid. To me, these are the two main things that keep us hard working, full-time college students running. For my exhibit I chose a Starbucks cup from our on campus Starbucks, a to-go box from The Grille, and a bag from Sub Connection. I feel that these three items strongly represent the food life and culture of IU South Bend. From hot food to salads and wraps, and hot gourmet coffee to cold, fruity smoothies, the dining services found on campus at IUSB are sure to please any palate.

Coffee and energy drinks run through the veins of IUSB students. At any given point of the day, you can stop by the Education and Arts building to see a line wrapped around the corner of our on campus Starbucks. Whether it means staying up late to finish a ten-page paper, or waking up early for your 8:30 AM class, coffee will be by your side the whole way. When walking across the IUSB campus at any time of day, I can guarantee that you will see at least three students with coffee in their hand, and most of it comes from the Starbucks located in the Education and Arts building. As a commuter, coffee is my savior in the mornings, especially when I have to wake up at 6:30 AM for my commute to school from Elkhart to make it to my 8:30 AM class. If I do not stop and get coffee on the way, I know I will be making a quick trip to the on campus Starbucks.

The next two items I have on display are a to-go box from The Grille, and a sandwich bag from Sub Connection. Along with the Northside Express, these dining areas are conveniently located across campus. Whenever I see someone walking around with a white, Styrofoam to-go box, I know they have just left The Grille. The Grille is a place where you can get anything from stir-fry, to pizza and a salad as well as much more. The atmosphere in the Grille is also something to mention, it is a very open and welcoming area for you to sit and have lunch with friends and classmates. IUSB went a step beyond just creating a boring, white walled cafeteria; equipped with a fireplace and leisurely sitting areas, The Grille is definitely a place to relax and enjoy lunch from any of the dining options on campus. If you are looking for something a little quicker and convenient, Sub Connection or Northside Express is the place for you. You can build your own customized sub sandwich from Sub Connection or just grab a quick and inexpensive meal from Northside Express. Both of these dining options offer comfortable seating and atmosphere just like The Grille.

All of these dining options on IUSB’s campus represent a main goal of IUSB, connectivity. Even on the sandwich bag from Sub Connection it says in bold letters, “I’m Connected”. Connection and networking with others is a big goal that many of my professors at IUSB have preached to me. These dining areas are places to mingle among other students and make new connections with others. Being a commuter campus, many people do not know their way around the South Bend area; most just know their usual route to and from school. Having these dining areas and options so close and tangible makes for a much better college experience.

Maple Leaf

Maple On The Hill

Daniel Morris

Trees are some of the oldest loving organism on the plant and most likely the oldest things to make up IUSB’s campus. If you don’t know of the maple on the hill, it’s the large tree between the Schurz library and the old Northside hall. The maple on the hill alone is the largest tree on the campus of IUSB, towering higher then the library itself. The maple on the hills branches stretch over the concrete walkways that pass beneath the tree, blanketing the people that walk under the tree with its large leaves from the sun light above. These days the tree is naked and bare, having lost it oddly shaped leaves for the winter.

The maple on the hill is apart of IUSB itself, having its very roots in the soil of IUSB’s campus. The tree doesn’t have a wiki page about it nor would it be mentioned in any books about IUSB. The maple on the hill has been standing silently, changing ever so slightly with out ever someone taking notice. This one tree would have experienced decades of change and while slowly changing itself. The maple on the hill has experienced the building of the Schurz library in 1986 to which it became the shadow that stands next to the tree. It only took the maple on the hill time to become the library’s shadow these days.

The tree represents the tower that students must pass under as he or she starts and ends their day on campus. One of the first thirsty-one students to receive a four-year degree could have sat under that maple on the hill and to think about all the biology students that have had to identify what kind of tree it is throughout the years.

The maple on the hill has been around for so many years that hundreds of thousands of students and professors have come and gone from IUSB. There may have only been a few handfuls of people like myself that have come to appreciate the sight of the great maple tree. To be able to really look at this tree as a whole and to marvel at the magnitude of something that is so big. To understand and look at what the maple on the hill was able to be apart of through its lifetime here at IUSB. The maple on the hill has a history here at IUSB and history with each one of us that walks underneath it.

Skeleton and Lab Goggles

Miniature Skeleton and Lab Goggles

Elizabeth Letson

The Skeleton and Goggles represents the Indiana University of South Bend College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. As a student at the Indiana University of South Bend, I have always been a part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. I originally began at this college as a pre-pharmacy student searching for a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. As I began this course of study I experienced many of the science courses offered at the university such as biology, chemistry and physics. Each area of science was unique and offered interesting courses that broadened my knowledge of the sciences. However, while taking these courses, I discovered other parts of the sciences unknown to me, such as Anthropology , Sociology and other liberal studies. I began to take these courses just for fun and it lead me to switch my degree to a Bachelor’s of Arts in Anthropology.

Although some students might look at the skeleton and goggles and think they may end up as nothing but a set of bones with goggles after spending all their time studying, the skeleton actually represents the science and health courses that we offer here at Indiana University of South Bend. Many of the students engaged in the courses of this college must take a course that is related to the human body and how it works. Many even spend time studying the bones in particular. It could be from any of the courses in the CLAS that ranges from Anatomy to Zoology. However it is more than just the courses. We have professors at our university that have made great strides in the sciences and continuously work in their fields of study to explore new ideas in science. These include accomplishments such as participation with the Genome Project to finding ways to prevent the accidental killing of sharks in commercial fishing. Many of the professors of the CLAS have published journal articles and are well known in their fields.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offer over eighty degrees in areas such as Biology, Anthropology, Physics, and Sociology as well as minors in various other disciplines. It also houses the Civil Rights Heritage Center as well as the Center for a Sustainable Future. Many students will find themselves taking courses from the CLAS as their meet their general education requirements for the various degrees offered at the Indiana University of South Bend and students at IUSB will receive a well-rounded education with the courses that are offered.

Still Life Drawing

Journey to Success

Lauren Leonard

Indiana University South Bend (IUSB) has been an evolving establishment through the 20th and 21st century. Hundreds of thousands of students and facility have traveled through the doors and across the campus all leaving a lasting impression. For my representation of IUSB I chose I piece of student artwork from 2005 and a graduation tassel from the spring of 2007 commencement ceremony. These two pieces of art or artifacts belong to my older brother, Michal, who attended the school seven years ago. In my eyes these two things represented the route to a brighter future, I titled it “Journey to Success”.

The metal frame that held a hand drawn piece of paper depicting a still life made of charcoal and conté crayon had a chunk of red thread draping over the corner making up the graduation tassel. The still life is dated back to 2005 during my brothers’ sophomore year in college. When I look at this piece of art compared to his current work I can see the tremendous strides he has taken as an artist from almost a decade ago. I believe this raw still life created building blocks for him as does any piece of work a sophomore creates, whether it being a paper, an experiment etc. The charcoal and conté crayon drawing does not represent the best work he’s ever done because he had not finished his education and gained the proper skills to accomplish his goals.

The red threads held together by a tiny piece of metal make up the graduation tassel along with a gold medallion hanging from it reading “Two Thousand 07”. This tassel was the actual tassel that hung from my brother Michaels’ graduation cap at the spring commencement ceremony in 2007. I believe this represents all the hard work and effort he put forth into finishing his academic career. He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts. This little bundle of thread would mean so much to any student or faculty member who has ever crossed the paths of IUSB because those people first hand understand the hard work and dedication that is necessary to receive the honor of having that tassel hang from a cap.

Together these two items correlate the journey to success. The still life is the ground level for reaching the end mark we all desire, the tassel. Between the year of 2005 when the artwork was dated and the year 2007, which hangs from the tassel the owner of these two pieces, my brother, endured growth as a student and ventured into adulthood all on IUSB soil. Like many past and present students he to overcame many obstacles such as long study hours and countless cram sessions, all to achieve the end goal of graduation. Having these two pieces hand and hand help represent the students of IUSB and their commitment to a brighter future through the years, creating the “Journey to Success”.

Parking Permit

Hot Wheels, Parking Permits, and IUSB

Daisy Jaimes

Throughout our lives we find objects that make a visual representation of a certain item in particular. We learn to categorize things and allow them to create a visual in our mind that then represents that item forever. When it comes to thinking of what things represent IUSB I come up with a list of various things. Those things are present from day to day representing IUSB in many distinct ways.

When I think of colleges, IUSB in particular, the act of commuting immediately comes to mind. Seeing the parking lot full of cars everyday reminds me that commuting plays a major role for IUSB students and faculty. For those who may be unaware what it means to commute, it is the act of traveling a distance away from a person`s home on a regular basis. College students at IUSB are faced many times with the act of commuting considering it is a local University with one of the most affordable tuition rates in the area. This brings many students from places around South Bend.

When a person starts college, one of the first questions that come to mind is “how will I be getting to school?” For many students who live far from the college they will be attending, commuting becomes their best friend. I live about a half an hour away from IUSB so it made sense for me to live at home and commute to school instead of moving up to South Bend. Moving up to South Bend would mean that I would have to pay for rent of some kind, food and many other things that I would need from day to day. With this is mind, commuting means that in order to get to class on time I have to wake up earlier than those students who already live in South Bend. On top of that I have to spend way more money on gas since I have to drive a distance away.

Commuter students also have to face problems dealing with the weather. No matter how bad the weather may be in the winter, as long as class is not canceled you are required to attend. I have commuted to school many times when the weather has been so bad that it has taken me twice as long to get to class. From what I know there is a great percentage of students that commute to IUSB everyday.

In order to best represent the act of commuting students at IUSB I chose to display a parking permit and some toy cars to help us better understand the concept. The parking permit is necessary in order to park on campus without receiving a fine. I made a copy of an old parking permit so I didn’t have to display the real one. The real copy was made with plastic by the faculty working at IUSB. Students commuting to IUSB definitely need to display a parking permit on their car at all times. I also chose three different models of cars to display, in order to best represent the diversity of people on our campus. These toy cars were bought at Wal-Mart on November 15, 2014. They are made out of metal and plastic. At IUSB there are people of all different ages and of all different social classes. There are students with average looking cars and students with very good cars. Commuting, for me, is one of the best ways to represent IUSB. I feel that commuting is a perfect way to represent the history of IUSB because it has been going on for many years.

Stone Projectile Point

Stone Projectile Point

Patrick Finnigan

This spearhead is symbolic of the history of IUSB in that it is a tool through which an inhabitant of this area once worked tirelessly at both making, then using to improve his ability to provide.

Called a "Snyder's Point," this spearhead was once a chert rock until Native American hands diligently shaped and forged it using other rocks, antlers, and even bone. Humans had been crafting stone tools like these for hundreds of thousands of years, passing along the techniques through generations of new hunter/gatherers. This spear point was collected in the "Upper Midwest," and it’s style of production dates to approximately 200BC to 300AD. During this time period, it’s original owners would have been the Miami tribe. One of the original Native American tribes to inhabit the Midwest, the Miami settled throughout much of what is now Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

Young Miami would have had spent hours learning and practicing the meticulous art of stone crafting. Much like students here now, they would have learned art from those who learned before them, as instruction passes down among generations. These spear points then would have served as a tool that they would use both to hunt and to defend themselves; providing for, and securing their future in the way a college degree does now.

Where IUSB now stands would have been an ideal place for a settlement of this powerful tribe that remained here until forcibly removed in the 1800's. The Miami were known to be prolific fur traders. The St. Joseph River valley and surrounding area saw incredible prosperity for trading due not only to the area’s large deer, beaver, and animal populations, but also due to the access to waterways. The St. Joseph River, running directly along IUSB, was a major trading route and shipping artery for hundreds of years. Furs, food, and other supplies reached not only the Miami, but later the Spanish, the English, the French, and Dutch through the river that connected Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan with the Great Lakes. Detroit, South Bend, Elkhart, and many other cities and settlements were either directly on the river, or connected to it via waterways. South Bend was especially important as it marks the southernmost bend in the river, placing it’s course the closest to the Wabash River, another huge trade passageway. There, at this southern bend, traders could portage their boats and connect the two valuable rivers.

I see this parallel with the Miami when I imagine their diligence and their hope for more bountiful hunts and compare it to my own determination and struggles as I strive for a college degree. However, where the Native Americans left artifacts that illuminate history, I am an Anthropology and Archaeology major, and instead search for artifacts that illuminate history. As they learned the art of creating art from those who mastered it, I strive to learn the arts of finding art from my Professors.

Research Publications

Pinnacles and Pillars

 Michael Turner

 Indiana University of South Bend not only supplies the community at large with graduates that will be tomorrow’s business leaders, educators, social workers, artists, scientists, and politicians—it also produces significant scholarly achievements, the pinnacles of which are showcased in the annual Undergraduate Research Journal, and engaged by others at the Undergraduate Research Conference.

After a five year hiatus, the Undergraduate Research Journal and Undergraduate Research Conference reemerged in 2008, and has not only continued—but grown—ever since!  The Undergraduate Research Journal at Indiana University South Bend has the mission to be an interdisciplinary undergraduate journal that encourages responsible academic forum by propelling the exchange of diverse, novel ideas pioneered through undergraduate research.

A reflection by professor of political science, Dr. Jamie Smith, on the Journal and the Conference:

Outlets such as the Undergraduate Research Journal and the Undergraduate Research Conference allow students to showcase the work they do for courses at IU South Bend each year.  Research is an important part of the college experience, and in too many cases, the excellent work that students do is underutilized.  Whether it is published or presented, these two outlets allow students to demonstrate the extent of the work they do in their classes, as well as, build skills they will use after graduation—whether it is for a professional job or graduate school.

The projects in the Undergraduate Research Journal and Undergraduate Research Conference represent collaboration between students and professors.  In some cases, that means students are working as part of a research team.  Under other circumstances, professors may not be directly involved, but have provided significant feedback and guidance on a project.  In the end, research is part of a joint project among researchers, and the Undergraduate Research Journal and Undergraduate Research Conference allow undergraduates at Indiana University South Bend to join that project by contributing their own original work.

Each year, the Undergraduate Research Journal becomes a new pillar for the scholars of tomorrow.  Just as the researchers in the journal refer to and cite the scholastic achievements of past scholars, so too will the scholars of the future be able to cite the realizations found in the Undergraduate Research Journal. 

The Undergraduate Research Conference is a scene of engagement.  Knowledge is never a static product that is simply passed around like a football.  Instead, the construction of knowledge is an ongoing, ever-changing, and exciting process that depends upon the hard and difficult work of individuals plus the participation of a larger community sharing perspectives, asking questions, and testing ideas in the spirit of collegiality and collective endeavor.

Bibliography

Indiana University. (2008). Mission Statement.  Undergraduate Research Journal. Franklin D.

                Schurz Library Archives and Special Collections, South Bend, IN.

Indiana University. (2014). Welcome Message.  Undergraduate Research Conference Program.

 Franklin D. Schurz Library Archives and Special Collections, South Bend, IN.

Gas Can and Map

The Cost to Commute

Rinda-Kay Scott

At the Indiana University South Bend Campus, there is a large amount of people who commute to school every day instead of living on campus. I am one of those people, driving from the south side of Plymouth every day to come to class. This drive is roughly 70 miles round trip, which means over the four days I go to class, that is 280 miles.  Over the 16 weeks of a semester, including finals, this is roughly 4,480 miles. Over a year, that is 8,960 miles. The particular car I drive gets 14 miles to the gallon of gas, which is about 640 gallons.  With gas prices currently being around $3.00 in the last few months, this is $1,920, rounding up to $2,000 that I spend on gas every year that I am in school. When I consulted the IUSB housing website, I discovered a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment cost is $2,957 per person, per semester. This is $5, 914 per year, rounding up to $6,000 per year. If I were paying for housing, I would be paying 3 times the amount I pay in gas. However, this amount is even less because I carpool with a few other people, who either pay me for gas, or offer to drive us to school on a certain day.  

I know that is a lot of numbers, but each of those numbers contribute to the reason I decided to live at home, and drive to school every day instead of living on campus. When actually working out the numbers, it makes financial sense for me to stay at home, and drive to school every day. I personally have no problem with living at home with my parents, and they do not have a problem with me living with them. This is one thing that I feel causes a lot of people to go away to college. It makes me happy that I am able to save large amounts of money by not staying in the dorms on campus, and can use that money to save for my future. 

In the time that Indiana University South Bend has been open, many of the people who have attended this institution have commuted to school. My mother commuted to this campus, and my grandmother also drove back and forth to take classes at IU South Bend. This particular aspect of this campus is something that is fairly personal to me, along with many others. This campus brings people from all around the Northern part of Indiana together, and allows them to share ideas and advance themselves in their education. I find this campus to be a great place to learn, and I am glad that I can receive a quality education at the same time I am able to save money.

Laptop Computer

Broken Ass Laptop

Malory Schmucker

            

I have chosen to do my exhibit on my extremely broken laptop. When I first started my collegiate career at IUSB, of course I needed a reliable laptop to help get me through. I was able to find one that worked for me and that was also in my price range. The first year and a half it was a pretty good investment and I had no problems with it. One day, I opened up my MSI laptop to find that the bottom right corner of the screen was starting to come apart. I did not see this to be a huge deal, since I was able to snap it back together. As my junior year was progressing, so was the progression of my breaking screen. The more times I had to use it, the further apart the screen was and eventually I was not able to snap it back together anymore. I finally got to the point that I had to leave my laptop and home, open, so I no longer had to open and close it anymore, which is what was truly causing it to come apart. 

Then, a day came where I had to take my laptop with me to a friend’s house to watch her son. I got over to her house, carefully opened it up and not only was the screen coming apart anymore, but the right hinge had come, well, unhinged. I managed to still get done with my assignment and had moved on to doing some housework for my friend and when I came back into the room where I had left my laptop, the boy that I was watching had closed my laptop for me, thinking he was doing me a favor. I cringed a little, but let it go. He did not know better. Once again, I had another assignment that I needed to work on, so again I open up my laptop, gently, but gently did not matter at this point anymore. Both hinges had broken off and I had buttons popping off where the hinges had come apart. My laptop was lying flat on my table, buttons beside it. Thinking that there was no hope for it anymore, I reluctantly hit the power button. It turned on as if nothing was wrong with it. I have not had the means of the money to go and get it fixed or replaced, but as I see it, there is really no need at this point. I have one semester left of school and it has not let me down yet. I will continue to use it until I no longer can.

Dictionary

An American Dictionary of the English Language

Eman Saleh

Since my childhood, I have had a passion about English. Along my schooling experience, English class was my favorite, and it is so until today. Yet, I did not depend on schooling only to learn English; I combined it with personal domestic efforts. In my early age, I invested everything in my surrounding to strengthen my English reading and writing skills. In my country, foreign TV movies, series, or programs are usually translated to my native language. So as a way to improve my preferred language, I used to read the translation down the screen and compare it with the characters’ conversations. However, my most joyful childhood habit to acquire English was reading dictionaries because they are easy to use and access and were always available in my family’s library room. I enjoyed putting plans to teach myself certain number of English words every day and the number was higher when I had school breaks. When I enrolled in engineering school, my academic study was completely in English which was dreadful for a lot of fellow students. But for me, I was excited and happy to expand my English language on a scientific level. After I became an engineer, dictionaries remain my best friends to develop my technical knowledge through reading articles and studies that are related to my major.

After I moved to the United States in 2009, dictionaries became more important to me because I knew I have to talk and write in English more than ever before. In my first year here, I started depending on digital dictionaries because they are easier to use and time saving. After my enrollment in IUSB in 2010, my dependence on digital dictionaries increased as a non-English speaking student. Nevertheless, a hard copy of a small dictionary was in my purse all the time just in case I want to know the meaning of a word during a class time. As I was progressing in my academic journey, my English enriched dramatically over the last four years and I never stopped using dictionaries. The downside part is that hard copy dictionaries became as trophies placed in my home’s library; I do not use them frequently anymore. Even so, I would never think about discarding them; they are part of my intellectual identity.

This Webster dictionary is related to the larger theme of our exhibition and the history of IUSB. It resembles language which is vital to advance in knowledge, to develop writing and reading skills, to communicate effectively with others, or to be a successful leader, which are all parts of IUSB’s goals. Moreover, English is the second language for many non-English nations, so this dictionary reflects internationality. This Dictionary is 175 years of age, older than IUSB itself, and there is no doubt it was used by a large number of past students or faculty members since only paper dictionaries were available back then. This dictionary has the scent of IUSB’S authenticity, and its pages hold stories of people who had dedicated their lives for education and are part of our campus legacy. 

Varsity Soccer Jersey

IU South Bend Varsity Soccer Jersey

Amanda Polack

IU South Bend “values excellence in teaching, student-faculty interaction, research and creative activity, diversity and inclusivity, a global perspective, and collaboration in life-long learning” (“History & Mission”). Keeping in mind IU South Bend’s mission and reflecting upon the IU South Bend Varsity Soccer Jersey displayed, the points made in the mission provided can be resembled in more ways than one through the jersey. When given the opportunity to be studied in more meaning than that merely of just an old jersey, the jersey alone also shows how clothing ideas or fashions and technologies have advanced within only the last twenty five years or so. Exploring the connection of IU South Bend’s mission and the correlation to any object is quite a creative idea and also allows all other readers or viewers to reflect upon what IU South Bend means to them and the experiences that they have had. In all, it can be said that “IU South Bend develops engaged citizens prepared to build strong communities” (“History & Mission”).

IU South Bend invites all students to participate in all activities on campus to enhance the experience that each individual has while attending IU South Bend. Participating in activities encourages a healthy student to faculty bond, as well as promoting a relationship between students (or in this case, player to player bonding). IU South Bend stresses the importance of displaying professionalism in all activities, but yet emphasizes the importance of having fun with all sporting activities. Being a part of a sports team allows for students to think critically on and off the field and develop creative techniques for succeeding and obtaining an overall well experience at IU South Bend and beyond. Lastly, as stated in the “History & Mission” provided above and on IU South Bend’s website, “IU South Bend develops engaged citizens prepared to build strong communities”, which is precisely how IU South Bend includes a global perspective and collaboration in life-long learning in all activities, sports or not, that the campus holds.

When reflecting upon the IU South Bend 1989 Varsity Soccer Jersey, the IU South Bend mission comes to mind. There is a correlation between the mission and the ideas that people currently possess when sports are addressed. Whether participating in an activity, being a member of a team (maybe a Varsity Soccer Team), or even just attending IU South Bend alone prepares individuals to become active members of communities and build stronger communities.

Bibliography
"History & Mission. " Indiana University South Bend. The Trustees of Indiana University, 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2014. <https://www. iusb. edu/portal/history. php>.

Survival Kit

“Stayed up Late Doing Homework” Survival Kit

Luis Mejia

Students who attend, and have attended, IUSB know what it is like to stay up late into the night, because of homework. Time is a limited resource, which affects even those who have the best time management skills. Furthermore, students often have jobs as well, which makes finding time for homework a challenge. For example, I leave for work as soon as I get out of class, on a daily basis. Therefore, the only time I have to work on homework is nights, when I get home from work. Many students go, and have gone, through similar situations. Staying up late at night, because of homework is no easy task, but it can be done. Every student finds ways to alleviate the pain of not having enough time, and not getting enough sleep. Moreover, the objects that I turn to for help, on a daily basis, are peanut butter and jelly, coffee creamer, and alarm clocks.

I chose peanut butter and jelly, as one of my objects, because I eat it almost every day, well when school is in session. This is because peanut butter and jelly is affordable, can be ate at any time of the day, and is a quick and easy way to satisfy hunger. Other students prefer foods like ramen, mac and cheese, cereal, and any other food that is cheap and easy to make. Furthermore, the next object I chose was coffee creamer, as it is also an item that I use on a daily basis. College students often rely on liquids to get them through late nights of doing homework, as well as the mornings that follow. Coffee is a common liquid of choice for students who are seeking a fuel to keep them going. Which is why I chose coffee creamer, as the taste of black coffee is not suitable for everyone. Moreover, the last object I chose is an alarm clock, because I, and other students, use alarm clocks to ensure waking up in time for class, especially after staying up late. Alarm clocks are simple objects, nevertheless vital in lives of college students.

The objects that have I chose share a common trait, that I use them on a daily basis while school is going on. Which is why I associate the items with IUSB. The items also represent the history of IUSB, as each student has, and has had, their own items that they use in order to make it through the day. The objects I chose work for me, but there is a variety of items that other students rely on. Students do not have to face the daunting task of a night full of homework alone, as objects, such as peanut butter and jelly, coffee creamer, and alarm clocks, can be used to make it through a late night, and the following morning, successfully.

Recycling Bin

Campus Recycling Program

Tina Massey

Campus recycling started back in the 1970s. The staff, faculty, and students collected recycling material and took it to the local collection center.  This effort informed individuals that are not informed on campus about recycling across the campus. Recycling to me is something that you can take and use it for something else. I pick this part of history because I like to take things and make something new with them, other than the original thing that it may have been from the begin.

In the early 1990 is when the campus made it a campus wide recycling program. The program was made by the students which were recruited by the faculty and staff for the recycling committee. The program was adopted by the Recycling Resolution in 1995, Started with the focus on paper, cardboard, and aluminum cans. Andy Schnabel (Professor in Biology) wrote a letter to the I.D.E.M. organization that provided the money to purchase the blue recycling bins that are in the hallways in the campus buildings, outdoors bins that are for recycling plastic. There are also recycling bins in the professors' offices, too.

The program depends on the custodial staff and the grounds crew for a regular pickup   for recycling program. Items collected are paper, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and cardboard for the recycling station in every building. The custodial staff takes care of the inside; the grounds crew takes care of outdoor recycling bins. The campus recycling program has expanded since 2000 and It includes item such as paper, newsprints, staple bound catalogs, telephone books, steel cans, aluminum foil and plastic containers. There was also an Electronic media recycling program started in 2000, but it was discontinued in 2008 due to heightened security concerns about identity theft.

The annual recycling drive was to collect the "Tough Stuff” for recycling such as plastic bags, Styrofoam, egg carton, shoes, and electronics. Annual community electronic recycling drives started in 2009 partnership with Apple Computers. The Indiana University of South Bend (IUSB) center organized the community electronic recycling events from 2010 to the present. The program roughly generates around 800 dollars a year. The money is used to expand the program around the campus and teach us how to reduce waste and learn the positive ways of the recycling. I think if individuals would learn how not to waste, but learn how to recycle it will be a cleaner world.

Titan Plaque

USAF Titan

Ashley Kinyon

Indiana University of South Bend’s first basketball team was a men’s team in 1969. It had been started as a simple club. Most of the sports teams around this team had been played at a student club level. When the men’s basketball team became an actual team, the student government took votes on the school “name” and colors. The school’s name of Titans was made up under the Student Government in December of 1969. That same student body voted on the Titans as the official nickname and then chose the colors Air Force blue and white as the official colors.

The copying of the colors Air Force blue and white seemed like a huge coincidence to most people and Indiana University of South Bend; however there is no back story into why these specific colors were ever chosen. No archives have ever been found to find a reason either. After exactly one year, IUSB changed their school colors to red and white to match the other Indiana University schools, but they remained the Titans.

This piece is to represent the old, “official,” colors of the university. It is not common knowledge that the university had originally chose the Air Force colors to represent the school. The colors could have been chose as a simple respect towards the Air Force, but nobody knows the true meaning. It represents our original standing as the university, although it the colors only lasted a year. This is a big historical factor to the campus. It shows the changes we have had. It is not a huge change many people would notice, but our colors are a big part of our “home.” We have always been home of the Titans but our colors have changed. It shows a growth and a way of reaching out to become just as big as the other Indiana Universities.

This piece, to me, shows an expansion of our university. I believe that if we had kept our colors Air Force blue and white we would not be closely linked to the other Indiana Universities. We might not have ever become officially connected to them. Our changing of the colors shows a growth to be like the bigger schools. I think the change was good and it helped our school get more recognition. Being connected to the other Universities by the same color makes the university more appealing to people who cannot afford to go away to the bigger Indiana Universities, although the mascots differ. Red and white represent Indiana University and everybody recognizes those two colors as Indiana. Our change was, perhaps, for a greater reasoning.

Weights and Towel

Lift Weights and Wipe the Sweat off With a Towel

J. Andrew S. Kalka

These objects, which include a 5lb. and a 10lb. weight and a towel, (from the Student Activities Center), represent the Student Activities Center building. This building is an important part of the current history of IUSB.  The student Activities Center was built in 2002. The nickname for this building is the SAC, which most students and faculty refer to this building as. The SAC is a building that has so much to offer. According to iusbtitans.com website, “The Student Activities Center (SAC) is a 100,000 square foot facility that offers a state-of-the-art fitness center; three-lane running track; five court areas; three racquetball courts; group fitness room; full-service locker rooms; popular game area, featuring billiards and table tennis; a student lounge; and the Courtside Café. There are also well-equipped meeting rooms,” (2014). There are many events and activities that can be done in this amazing building. The SAC plays an important part in promoting a healthy lifestyle to everyone on campus, and making sure students have a place to unwind. The SAC is a place where a person can maintain a healthy lifestyle and meet new people. Whether you are playing basketball, lifting weights, or just hanging out, the SAC is a good way to meet new people and form bonds. Many friendships have been created thanks to the Student Activities Center. The SAC is a popular meeting place when there is a break in classes. Many students like to take a break and shoot pool, play table tennis, or just relax and observe. The SAC can also provide a sense of pride and togetherness when pertaining to IUSB athletics. The gym is a great place to witness a basketball game, and gain a sense of pride and school spirit that IUSB offers. Student life can be very stressful. The students at IUSB must remain dedicated and put in many hard hours of studying. There are many times a stress reliever is necessary. The Student Activities Center is a great place to let off this steam. This state of the art facility can be a great get away from all of the stress that school can bring. With all of the activities that are possible in this facility, everyone can find something they enjoy. Remember living a healthy lifestyle can be fun. Enjoy the Student Activities Center. We are fortunate to have such a beautiful campus with such a beautiful state of the art facility. Take advantage of your opportunities, and get your use out of the Student Activities Center. Do not be stressed out anymore. Meet new friends, form new bonds, and enjoy you time at IUSB, and especially the Student Activities Center.

Bibliography

Hampton Fitness. (2014, December 1). Retrieved from Hampton: http://www.hamptonfit.com

Trustees of Indiana University. (2014, December 1). Student Activities Center. Retrieved from Indiana University of South Bend: http://www.iusbtitans.com/f/Student_Activities_Center/Student_Activities_Center.php

Piggy Bank

Piggy Bank

Conner Hutchings

The object that I chose for the presentation and exhibit was a ceramic piggy bank with the Indiana University symbol inscribed upon its sides. Though this object has been with me for quite a long period of time in and of itself, I was able to still find a great amount of relevance to the symbolism which it represents to IUSB. Money is one of the primary things which many people in the United States think of when they see a piggy bank, and of course money was what I was thinking of when I chose the object in question. However I was not merely thinking of the money that I normally put inside of it but money in many other contexts.

For many of us, throughout our youth, our parents or other close relatives, and friends have perpetually told us that we need to go to college in order to find a good job when we are adults ourselves. It is unsurprising when we realize that when we begin thinking of what university we wish to attend and which field we wish to study in, the idea of how lucrative the field is and how much money we can make by getting a degree in that particular field of study, and the university’s proficiency helping us obtain that degree as well as find the well-paying jobs that are associated with having a university degree. Yet we also find ourselves thinking on the cost benefits of one university over another. Universities such as Harvard and Yale for instance have exemplary records as the best universities to go to for many different fields, yet very few of us could even dream of paying our ways through going to these universities.

However, this focus on getting a good education for the sake of better future financial gains and better overall stability has of course had the effect of turning education in and of itself into a valuable commodity. This is yet another area in which money and the image of the piggy bank come to prevalence. Due to the increasing cultural value that is placed upon the now commoditized system of education has, like many other objects that grow in demand, has become far more expensive than it once was. Just through speaking to other people who graduated from universities decades before me I have been staggered by how much cheaper a college or university level of education had once been, even after one considers random things such as inflation. With this in mind one finds themselves struck by just how much it costs in order to raise oneself up onto another social tier.

The piggy bank in and of itself is a highly symbolic object that represents both the numerous costs that are incurred by students going to a university, but it also works as a symbol of the potential for great financial and social gains that we are now capable of receiving since we have ‘bought’ this commodity.

Graduation Cap and Gown

Graduation Cap and Gown

Emily Hicks

A cap and gown from graduation means a lot of things to me. When I look at a cap and gown set I think of taking my walk across that stage at some point and finally having my degree in my hands. It makes me think of how I have worked so hard not to only get to college but to accomplish what I set out to do for myself. A cap and gown means success because it will open doors for me which were not there for me before I started my journey on this path.

It makes me think of the life I’ll one day have beyond school where I will have met the goal I set out for, that one day things will be different because I made them different. A cap and gown also makes me think of being in the career that I worked so hard to get to, that I won’t have to worry about my future or money or anything like what I do now. Looking at a cap and gown means that I get to celebrate for all that I have accomplished and to be proud of myself and to look forward to what happens after college.

I believe that a cap and gown connects very well to the overall theme of the exhibit. IUSB is a college and that means we are all here for the same thing. People come here to earn their degrees to move on to grad school or to start their careers after graduation. Everyone is here because they are using IUSB as a way to gain what they want in life. Everyone wants to graduate and earn a degree of some sort.

The meaning of this exhibit was to find something that we felt as an individual represented IUSB. A graduation cap and gown fit that very well because there are people attending from all different areas and from many stages and circumstance in their lives. The one thing that everyone has in common though is that they want to earn what they set out for. Everyone is working hard at IUSB and at some point everyone will get their chance to wear a cap and gown and earn their degree if they keep working toward the goal they set. A cap and gown fits in with the exhibit because it means getting to celebrate everything people worked for while at IUSB.

Breakup Letter/Poem

Breakup Letter/Poem

Nathan Henry

Art in all its forms holds within it the history of its making and the history of its maker. Whether it is the strokes from the hairs of a brush trapped in the paint of a painting or the tool marks on a sculpture, artwork holds a physical representation of the artist at work. More often than not artwork holds the personal history of the artist as well. The subject matter, composition, and other aesthetic decisions all point towards something within the artist, something that may be directly or indirectly expressed.

Printmaking as an art form like painting, sculpture or drawing holds true to these things as well but there is something that is always a little more personal with printmaking, something a little more visceral. Maybe this is because, unlike the other art forms like painting or drawing, just about everything that exists makes prints one way or another.

Leaves will leave stains on a sidewalk, animals leave prints in the mud, human beings leave fingerprints on everything in fact it seems to me that part of being alive is to print. A print in its simplest form is a mark made by pressure. It is the pressure that makes a print is so much more rich and complex than that.

Pressure is the exertion of physical force on an object by another object. This kind of pressure is an intrinsic part of making a print. There are no forms of printmaking where pressure of this kind is not used to make a mark. It would not be a print if it were otherwise.

There is another kind of pressure that is also intrinsic to printmaking that many people do not see and that is the psychological form of pressure.  Printmaking is used to persuade and influence you to buy things it is used to intimidate or persuade you into believing things. Printmaking comes into its own in this manner, advertisement, propaganda, story telling. Pressure is what defines a print and often these two types of pressure leave traces of in a physical way that remain embedded in the making of the print.

Right now you might be asking, how does the psychological form of pressure leave a physical trace? Fossilized footprints left in ancient mud, tell a story of travel, this travel through that place was obviously necessary in some regard or the footprints wouldn’t be there. Ancient hand prints stenciled on walls in caves tell a story of personal connection to a space and a sign to other human beings that the hand belongs to someone else, that the space is connected to the artist which made the mark. It’s like writing John or Mary was here. The leaf that stains the sidewalk echoes on long after it has turned to dust. Printing is nature’s way of transferring the information of life’s pressure, both physical and psychological, through the physical medium of the material universe.

The light box I have created has been made with a piece of silk screening fabric cut from an old silkscreen frame that was going to be thrown out because it was torn.  Everything I have proposed above can be found in this piece of fabric. Over time the screens become stained with ink and the history of the silkscreen and its various artists can be read by looking at that stains.

This screen in particular was very interesting to me because rather than having what one might consider to be “artwork” or rather visual art there is either a poem or a love letter writ large, stained into the screen. Some of it is unreadable but it appears that it is a former female IUSB students break up letter/poem to a lover.

It Reads: “(Unreadable)…be a good woman…(unreadable) want for you to be a good man… will be leaving…(unreadable) this is why I can’t see you no more…(unreadable) miss your heart so tender…(unreadable) will love…(unreadable) love forever…(unreadable) bad woman…(unreadable)…you be a bad man.”

This is IUSB history. It is the story of an anonymous student and her relationship. Who was she?  Who was the lover? Why was she leaving? Why was she printing a break up letter or poem this large? There are so many questions to ask. The screen tells and entire story. There is loss and leaving, a desire for something better for themselves and another person. Behind it all there is life’s physical and psychological pressure and it is echoing into the future like the stain of a leaf on cement, the footprint fossilized in mud, or the stenciled hand on the cave wall.  Someone was here, someone was moving on, some thing dissolved at this point.  And now it is pressing itself upon you and leaving a lasting impression.

           

Diprivan and Syringes

Diprivan and Syringes

Megan Laskie-Dieringer

This museum exhibit is composed of three medical supplies in honor of my personal attachment to the nursing program at Indiana University of South Bend.  Not only do these items represent myself, they also portray a history between the university and Memorial Hospital of South Bend.  This particular program offered by IUSB has laid the foundation of success for many nursing students.

The three objects I have on display are directly related to the nursing program and my attachment to it.  On display I have a 3cc and a 10cc syringe respectfully.  The 3cc(or mL) syringe is normally used to push a medication such as Morphine or Zofran, while the larger 10cc syringe is typically used to flush IV/PICC/arterial sites in order to prevent blood clotting rendering the line useless.  The syringes symbolize my passion for the nursing profession and helping people.  The final object on display is a glass Diprivan, also known as Propofol, bottle.  Diprivan is a controlled medication used to induce a medical coma.  Besides surgeries, medically induced comas are usually associated with a patient who has traumatic injuries.  This medication is only used in surgery, or in the Intensive Care Unit where I plan to work upon graduation.  This medication bottle represents the field of nursing that I am most interested in.

            

Working for Memorial Hospital in South Bend, I found that there is quite the connection between the university and my place of employment.  The history between these two institutions dates back to the 1980s.  I work with a nurse named Andrea who graduated from the nursing program at Memorial Hospital in 1986; she says that the program’s last actual graduates were in either 1987 or 1988.  Jenny Loop-Miller, one of the clinical lecturers for the nursing program at IUSB confirmed the ending of the in-house diploma program at Memorial Hospital and instead “they forged a partnership with IUSB to be the major nursing education program that they work with for clinical experiences.  The relationship is still good today.”  This is an important milestone in the history of IUSB as it shows how the university formed a partnership with a local business, which in turn provides excellent “on-the-job” experience for its students.

I attend the Indiana University of South Bend not just for the right to finally say that I am a college graduate.  I came to IUSB the same way that my mother did when I was a small child; to gain the knowledge that will help me obtain a career where I not only better myself, but the members of my community as well.  My mother received her Bachelors degree in nursing from IUSB, then went on to obtain her Masters and work towards her doctorate before her passing.  That is one of the beautiful things about IUSB; not only can you achieve greatness through this university, but it may also act as a springboard, an open door leading college students to extraordinary experiences.

My exhibit does not just involve “stuff,” my objects are a shining beacon of hope for students just like me, a reassurance of taking that first step into a profession we will not only do, but will continue to define us for the rest of our lives.

Bibliography 

Cummins, Andrea.  Personal Interview.  24 November 2014. 

 Loop-Miller, Jennifer.  Personal Interview.  24 November 2014.

Fountain

IUSB Fountain

Lindsay Berger

When I was in high school, I told myself I would never go to IUSB because it was so close to home. I also thought people only went to IUSB because they too lazy to go somewhere else or did not want to leave the comfort of their parent’s home. These thoughts did not change until my senior year as I was applying anywhere else but IUSB.  My financial situation for college was pretty dire and the other colleges I was applying to were not good options. It was not until I talked to someone older who told me to apply to IUSB because I would not have to pay as much because I could live at home. Exactly what I did not want, but I knew I could get over this idea. I applied and got accepted. It also turned out that my financial situation was completely fixed. As I began taking classes, I realized IUSB was a lot better than what I originally thought. Most of the classes are interesting and the sizes of the classes are great. These are typical things to say about IUSB but they were things I found to be true eventually. IUSB gave me the opportunity for a good education and for a price I could afford. It was like IUSB cooperated with my situation.

               

IUSB has many distinct features and the fountain at the Crossroads is one of them. The fountain features a man and a woman with a thin bronze ribbon stretched between them that represents education and cooperation. We can see it in the fall filled with water and students sitting around the edges of it. And once it gets cold, the water gets drained out it. I am not sure about others, but just like I miss warmer weather, I also miss seeing the fountain running with water and people sitting around it. I look forward to seeing it filled up in the spring and seeing more people outside lounging around on campus. I feel that the fountain represents more than just an object to admire or it is just a statue on campus. The fountain depicts how IUSB values educating students of all ages and in a variety of areas. For the most part, but not in all cases, IUSB has faculty and staff that cooperate as best as they can with current students and future students’ needs. Although the fountain did not become a part of campus until 2003, it still represents the history of IUSB. IUSB began offering classes in 1916 during the Great Depression since some people could not afford to attend classes at the Bloomington campus. I think the fountain shows how people cooperated together to offer further education for people during a time of struggle.

 Bibliography 

"Indiana University South Bend." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Oct. 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University_South_Bend>.

O'Donnell, William. "Indiana University South Bend Facility FACT Pages." Indiana University South Bend. Indiana University South Bend, 2 Feb. 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2014. <https://www.iusb.edu/fiscalaff/fact pages2.pdf>.

Condom Packaging

3 Merry Widows (Agnes-Mabel-Beckie) Prophylactic Tin
Theresa Barnett

The 3 Merry Widows prophylactic tin made in the early 1900’s -1930 demonstrates the endless possibilities students have when they participant in courses such as the archeological field schools offered by IUSB. This prophylactic tin was unearthed during an archaeological field school in the summer of 2010 conducted by Indiana University South Bend Anthropology Department. Students had to be enrolled in the course in order to participate in the field school, although the field school did offer an open to public event day where people from the community came to observe and ask questions, where students and facility happily engaged the visitors. Besides learning the proper fieldwork techniques, students also have a sense of being on journey into the past through artifacts that may be uncovered in your fieldwork. As a class we had no clue what to expect when we opened each section at the 800 West Washington Street site, each section contained different artifacts. When our group unearthed the condom tin, we did not know at first what the small tin was. Some of us thought that it might have been a makeup container of some sort but no one even thought of it possibly being a condom tin. The key to these types of field schools are promote deeper learning, although we ultimately did not know what the tin was, it intrigued us to discover what the object was, this was done by taking the item back to campus and doing research. The 3 Merry Widow tin and a suffrage pin (which was also recovered from this same site) became objects of research for paper as a joint project between an IUSB Anthropology professor and student from the field school. Although the condom was not found on campus it still is an object that represents a part of history for IUSB.

When you think of condoms today you think of latex condoms, which are disposable and can be found on campus in the Student Activity Center, at your local drugstore, you do not think about rubber cement reusable condoms that would have been in the 3 Merry Widows tin. The campus has a display they where students or visitors may take condoms, at no charge, thus promoting safe sex. I learned in-depth information about the 3 Merry Widows condom tin and what the contents would have been, by reading the article written by the Anthropology Professor and IUSB student. Although this tin may not be directly linked to IUSB campus, the manner in which it was discovered and later researched is directly related. The field school where the condom tin was discovered started the history of connecting the artifact from the early 1900’s to IUSB through student discovery and journal articles. The condom tin and IUSB will be connected in the future through exhibits at the local history museum or exhibits like the one here on campus where it is currently being displayed.

Bibliography
Gibson, Rebecca, and James M. VanderVeen. "CONTROL OF THEIR BODIES, CONTROL OF THEIR VOTES: PINS AND PROPHYLACTICS TELL THE SUFFRAGETTE STORY." INDIANA ARCHAEOLOGY: 56.