Photo of photographer Beau Vallance by Frank Lester
Photo of photographer Beau Vallance by Frank Lester
Past IURA Events
Find here a record of IURA events of the last few years, together with links to video recordings and photo albums.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Robert Kranchuk, spoke on "The War For Ukraine." Video Recording Photo album
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Former alumni member of the IU Board of Trustees, Vivian Winston, spoke on "My Time at the Table: A Look at IU Governance." Video Recording Photo Album
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Filmmaker Angelo Pizzo spoke about his life in film, culminating in the making of his latest movie, “Someone Saved My Life,” filmed in Bloomington. Photo Album. Video Recording.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Holiday Luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club. Photo Album
Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Glenn Gass, Rudy Professor Emeritus of Music, discussed “My Generation! The Heart of the Sixties” in an engaging, nostalgic, multimedia presentation. Cosponsored by Emeriti House and University Club. Photo Album Video Recording
Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Michael Hamburger, Professor Emeritus of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Steve Vigdor, Professor Emeritus of Physics, spoke on Science Advocacy in a New Dark Age. Photo Album Video Recording
Wednesday, March 11, 2026. John Schilb, Professor Emeritus of English, spoke on "What Does This Photograph Symbolize? When Interpretations of it Differ" Photo Album Video Recording Handout list of photos & questions
Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Aina Puce, Preofessor Emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences, spoke on Art & Brain. Photo Album. Video Recording.
Wednesday, May13, 2026. Spring Luncheon at Meadowood. Photo Album Coming
Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Peg Faimon, Founding Dean and Professor of the IU Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design, spoke on Fueling Creativity in a Complex World.Video Recording.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Gene Coyle, IU alum, former CIA operations officer, past adjunct professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and author of many books, spoke on Intelligence Failures Around Pearl Harbor.
Video Recording. Photo Album (By Beau Vallance)
Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emerita of Political Science at IU Bloomington, discussed the results of the 2024 election at our November 13, 2024, meeting. Video Recording. Photo Album. (By Beau Vallance)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Holiday luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, John Lincoln Schilb, IURA VP and IU Professor Emeritus of English, spoke on the legacy of Abraham Lincoln with a focus on the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. Video Recording. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025. IURA had a private tour of the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Michelle Miller, a former faculty member in the IUB Department of Kinesiology / School of Public Health, spoke on "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Super-agers." Video Recording. She also provided us with a copy of her PowerPoint Slides (PDF). Photo Album by Beau Vallance.
Thursday, May 8, 2025. Conversation + Dessert. Panel discussion on "Bloomington: Place, History, and Culture." Panel: James Madison, Glenda Murray, and Scott Sanders. Photo Album by Beau Vallance
Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Spring Luncheon at the Meadowood Retirement Community. Photo Album by Beau Vallance
Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Abra K. Bush, David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean and professor of music in voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, spoke to a group of about 45 members, in person and online. Video Recording.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023. IU Collections at McCalla. Engagement Coordinator Alisha Beard spoke about the Indiana University Collections Teaching, Research, and Exhibition Center at the McCalla School, 9th and Indiana, followed by an informal tour. Video Recording of her presentation.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023. James Capshew, IU Historian and Professor of History and Philosohy of Science, spoke, drawing on his biography of Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American. Video Recording of his presentation.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Holiday luncheon at the Bloomington Country Club. Photos from the event.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Catherine Pilachowski, the Daniel Kirkwood Chair of Astronomy at IU, spoke about preparing for the April total solar eclipse coming to Bloomington on Monday, April 8, 2024. Video Recording. Album of photos taken by IURA Secretary Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Chad Priest, Vice President of the American Red Cross, Southwest & Rocky Mountain Division, spoke on disaster preparedness and resilient communities. Video Recording.
Album of photos taken by IURA Secretary Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Beth Cate, Clinical Associate Professor in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, spoke on "Supreme Challenges," current issues with the US Supreme Court. Video Recording Album of Photos taken by IURA secretary Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Glenn Gass, Provost Professor and Rudy Professor Emeritus of Music, spoke about the Beatles, on the 60th anniversary of their debut in the United States.Video Recording. Album of Photos taken by Beau Vallance.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – Spring Luncheon at Meadowood Retirement Community. IURA member Wendy Elliot played the piano. Album of Photos taken by Beau Vallance.