IUN celebrates faculty with promotions, awards

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Indiana University Northwest recently lauded staff for their dedication and commitment to the university. Seven faculty members were promoted or received tenure, and 12 awards were distributed, according to a press release.

The Indiana University Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for the following faculty members in the 2023-2024 academic year:

Promoted with tenure

  • Chae Young Chang, associate professor, public and environmental affairs
  • Jen Fisher, associate professor, biology
  • Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford, associate professor, fine arts
  • Daniele Rosso, associate professor, mathematics and actuarial science

Promoted

  • Gianluca DiMuzio, professor, history, philosophy, political science and religious studies 
  • Harold Olivey, clinical associate professor, biology 
  • Dorinda Sattler, clinical associate professor, health information management 

IUN celebrated the award-winning work of its faculty with the following teaching, research and service awards for the 2022-2023 academic year:

Awards

IU Northwest Founder’s Day Teaching Award (full-time)

  • Monica Solinas-Saunders, associate professor, public and environmental affairs

IU Northwest Founder’s Day Teaching Award (part-time)

  • Jervai Dumas, adjunct professor, social work

IU Northwest Distinguished Scholarship/Creative Activity Award

  • Monica Solinas-Saunders, associate professor, public and environmental affairs

IU Northwest Distinguished Service Award

  • Micah Pollak, associate professor, economics

Trustees’ Teaching Awards

  • Chae Young Chang, associate professor, public and environmental affairs
  • Marshelia Harris, assistant professor, social work
  • Patrick Johnson, assistant professor, communication
  • Tin-Chun Lin, professor, economics
  • Brian O'Camb, associate professor, English
  • David Parnell, associate professor, history
  • Dorinda Sattler, clinical associate professor, health information management
  • Erin Schaefer, assistant professor, English

IU Northwest is one of seven campuses of Indiana University. The campus serves more than 5,000 students.

Author

  • Heather Pfundstein 2024
    Publisher/Executive Editor - Linker Media Group
    Heather Pfundstein is the publisher and executive editor of Northwest Indiana Business Magazine and NWIndianaBusiness.com. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in Northwest Indiana and northern Illinois newsrooms. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She has been part of the magazine's team since 2018.
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