Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Founded in 1969, IUPUI is an urban campus in Indianapolis, the 15th largest city in the United States, with a population of two million in the metropolitan statistical area. The campus is just west of downtown, within walking distance of the state capitol and other governmental offices, and the site of numerous nationally renowned businesses and art, sports, education, and health facilities.

In 1968, Dr. Maynard K. Hine,[10] dean of the IU School of Dentistry began working with then-Mayor of Indianapolis Richard Lugar, IU President Joseph L. Sutton, Purdue President Frederick L. Hovde, and others to establish IUPUI in 1969 through the merger of the Indianapolis extension programs of both IU and Purdue. Some schools, however, were established before the merger, including the IU School of Medicine, IU School of Dentistry, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, IU School of Liberal Arts, and IU Herron School of Art.

The student-run newspaper of the former IU extension campus, the Onomatopoeia, and that of the former Purdue University extension campus, the Component, merged in 1971 to form The Sagamore, which operated until 2009.[11] Archives are available online. That publication was replaced by The Campus Citizen in 2011.[12] A second student newspaper known as The Collegiate Commons was formed in 2023. While it is a "non-partisan and non-sectarian" publication, its editorial perspective "embraces a view of the common good rooted in Christian social teaching," according to its about page.[13] It is also a Collegiate Network publication.

IUPUI includes the nation's largest nursing school, the main campus of the largest medical school in the country, the only dental school in the state, and the country's oldest school of physical education. IUPUI is among the top 20 campuses in the nation for graduate professional degrees conferred.[14]

As a core campus of Indiana University, IUPUI is primarily governed by the IU Board of Trustees. Purdue University degree-granting programs are governed by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. While integrated into the Indiana University system budget, IUPUI is semi-autonomous in that it retains some independent control of its own academic curricula.

On August 12, 2022, the boards of trustees of both Purdue and IU announced that IUPUI would split into two separate universities, with completion of the split set to be finished by the fall 2024 semester.[15][16] The School of Science will be operated by IU along with its other programs, including business, law, nursing, and social work. The computer science, engineering, and technology programs will be operated by Purdue as the new Purdue University in Indianapolis, a fully integrated extension of its West Lafayette campus.[17] IU will add new computer science programs to its School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, and Purdue intends to open a branch of its applied research institute on or near the IUPUI campus. IU will provide certain administrative services to both academic organizations, and the IUPUI athletic program will transfer to the new IU Indianapolis.[18]

IUPUI University Library

IUPUI is one of nine campuses of Indiana University and one of five campuses of the Purdue University system. The campus offers more than 550 degree programs provided by 17 different schools, two of which are Purdue University schools.[19]

IUPUI has more students from the state of Indiana than any other campus in the state, the largest number of underrepresented minorities in the Indiana University system, and the largest population of graduate and professional students of any university in Indiana. Almost 75 percent of IUPUI classes have 25 or fewer students.

IUPUI has more than 3,800 full-time faculty members. With research funding of more than $535 million, IUPUI is the second-largest site for research in Indiana.[20]

Indiana University programs

The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, located in Inlow Hall.

• Herron School of Art and Design
  • Departments of:
    • Fine Arts (Art Education, Art History, Art Therapy, Ceramics, Furniture Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture)
    • Visual Communication Design
• Kelley School of Business
• School of Dentistry
  • Departments of:
    • Endodontics
    • Oral Biology
    • Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology
    • Oral Surgery and Hospital Dentistry
    • Orthodontics and Oral Facial Genetics
    • Pediatric Dentistry
    • Periodontics and Allied Dental Programs (composed of Periodontics, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Assisting)
    • Preventive Community Dentistry/Oral Health Research Institute
    • Restorative Dentistry (composed of Prosthodontics, Operative Dentistry, and Dental Biomaterials)
• School of Education
  • Departments of Elementary Education (includes Physical Education and Music Education) • Secondary Education (includes Natural Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Social Sciences, Language Arts, and Foreign Languages)
• IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
  • Departments of:
    • Biostatistics and Health Data Science
    • Epidemiology
    • Global Health
    • Health Policy & Management
    • Social & Behavioral Sciences
• IU School of Health and Human Sciences
  • Departments of:
    • Health Sciences
    • Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Kinesiology
    • Military Science
    • Physician Assistant Studies
    • Tourism, Event & Sport Management

The Informatics Building on the IUPUI campus

• IU School of Informatics and Computing
  • Departments of: Human-Centered Computing, BioHealth Informatics, and Library and Information Science.
• IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
• IU School of Liberal Arts
  • Departments of:
    • Anthropology
    • Communication Studies
    • Economics
    • English
    • General Studies
    • Geography
    • History
    • Journalism and Public Relations
    • Philosophy
    • Political Science
    • Religious Studies
    • Sociology
    • World Languages and Cultures
    • Museum Studies
• IU School of Medicine
  • Departments of:
    • Anatomy and Cell Biology
    • Anesthesia
    • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    • Cellular and Integrative Physiology
    • Dermatology
    • Family Medicine
    • Medical and Molecular Genetics
    • Internal Medicine
    • Pediatrics
    • Microbiology and Immunology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Ophthalmology
    • General Surgery and other Surgical specialties
    • Otolaryngology
    • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    • Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    • Psychiatry
    • Radiation Oncology
    • Radiology
    • Urology
• IU School of Nursing
• O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • Departments of:
    • Public Affairs
    • Criminal Justice and Public Safety
    • Indiana University Public Policy Institute[21]
    • SPEA Executive Education Program[22]
• IU School of Social Work
  • offering a BSW, MSW, and PhD program. MSW concentrations include school social work; child welfare; leadership; mental health and addictions; children and families; and healthcare social work.
• IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
  • Offering a BA, MA,, PhD and PhilD program.
  • Houses the Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving, the Women's Philanthropy Institute, and the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy

IUPUI's strategic research initiatives include:

• Signature Center Initiative
• Translating Research into Practice (TRIP)
• IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute
• IUPUI Imaging Research Institute
• STEM Education Research Institute
• The Transportation & Autonomous Systems Institute (TASI)
• Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute
• Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
• Indiana Physician Scientist Initiative
• Innovation-to-Enterprise Central
• Ideas Solving Social and Economic Challenges Student Competition
• IUPUI Nanotechnology Discovery Academy

IUPUI's research expenditures for fiscal year 2014 totaled $271,093,483 with the federal government as the largest sponsor of the research at 61 percent of the total.[36]

IUPUI CyberLab is a research and development lab in the School of Engineering and Technology.[37] The lab provides research and intellectual support for the design, development, and implementation of innovative educational technology. The CyberLab was established in 1996 by Dr. Ali Jafari and funded by William Plater, the Executive Vice-Chancellor of IUPUI at the time. Ali Jafari, David Mills, Brian Ho, and Amy Warner[38] was the first team at the CyberLab to start working on the development of the very first online (based on the Internet) on an Indiana University campus. The team received $160,000 from Indiana University to continue to implement Oncourse for all courses at IUPUI. Starting in 1998, Indiana University - Purdue University was the first IU campus to put all courses online. The CyberLab continued to develop and has now launched several projects, including; Sakai, ANGEL Learning, Epsilen,[39][40] and the current project called CourseNetworking.[41]

Campus Center

Engineering Science & Technology Building

The IUPUI campus covers 536 acres (217 ha)[3] and is located in downtown Indianapolis along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail[42] just two blocks west of the Indiana Statehouse and adjacent to White River State Park. The entire campus is located in the 46202 zip code.

The campus offers several new buildings including:

• University Hall (opened July 2015) – University Hall is the home of the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and also offers additional space for the IU School of Social Work. It also serves as the home to the IUPUI administration, the IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations, and the IU Foundation.
• Engineering Science & Technology Building[43] – The first nonmedical science building to open on the IUPUI campus in 20 years contains more than 35,000 assignable square feet for research and teaching spaces. The first phase will include space for biomedical engineering, psychobiology, renewable energy research programs, and biology and chemistry labs. The second phase will provide space for teaching labs, meeting rooms, additional expansions, additional research laboratories, and administrative offices for the School of Science administration.
• Eskenazi Fine Arts Center at Herron School of Art and Design[44] (opened May 2013) – An expansion of a 12-year-old facility formerly known as the Herron Sculpture and Ceramics Building, the facility includes a large multi-purpose studio for the creation of public art projects, as well as graduate studios, classrooms, galleries, and a computer lab.
• Hine Hall[45] (opened January 2013) and University Tower and Tower Dining[46] (opened August 2013) – The former University Place Conference Center and Hotel was transformed into a multi-use facility designed to provide student housing, residential and campus dining and additional classroom space. The conversion of the facility began after nearly a yearlong study of the complex's viability by campus and Indiana University officials. Hine Hall offers 15 additional classrooms, University Tower offers residential space for 560 students and Tower Dining can seat 470 simultaneously.
• Campus Center[47] (opened spring 2008) – The Campus Center is a 179-foot (55 m) bell tower made of limestone and glass. The Campus Center houses Enrollment Services and the Offices of Financial Aid and Student Scholarship, as well as a Barnes & Noble bookstore, cultural arts gallery, game room, movie theater, bank, food court, coffee shop, meeting rooms, study spaces, and more.

In 2013, IUPUI opened a School of Public Health named in honor of Richard M. Fairbanks. The Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health will focus on the areas of urban health, health policy, biostatistics, and epidemiology. Dr. Paul K. Halverson was named founding dean of the school.[48]

In 2012, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved IU's proposal to create what is believed to be the world's first school dedicated to the study and teaching of philanthropy.[49] The school has built on the strengths of the Center of Philanthropy at IU, a pioneer in philanthropy education, research and training. In 2013, the School was named the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy in honor of the Lilly family's philanthropic leadership, as well as their profound contributions to education, research, and the well-being of society.[50] Dr. Gene Tempel was named founding dean of the school.

The IUPUI campus is home to several nationally renowned hospitals and research entities including Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Eskenazi Health, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Regenstrief Institute, and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute.

More than 20 works of sculpture are located outdoors on the IUPUI campus, and the list of public art at IUPUI currently consists of 31 artworks. Additional sculptures are located on private property adjacent to IUPUI including the Indiana Avenue cultural district, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, and the J.F. Miller Foundation.

IUPUI offers student organizations, fraternities and sororities, cultural heritage month celebrations, as well as Division I athletics, Jagapalooza,[53] and others including IUPUI's signature event, The IUPUI Regatta.[54]

With an enrollment of more than 30,000, IUPUI's student body (undergraduate, graduate/professional) consists of 56% female and 44% male students, with 89% of students from Indiana. Demographically, the student body is 71% White, 10% African American, 4% Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 5% Hispanic, 6% International, 3% two or more races, less than 1% American Indiana/Alaska Native and 1% unknown.[55]

Residence life

View of downtown Indianapolis skyline, looking south-southeast from Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

On-campus housing[56] can currently accommodate approximately 2,400 students and includes Ball Residence Hall, University Tower, Riverwalk Apartments, The Townhomes at IUPUI and the newest addition, North Residence Hall.

• Ball Hall and University Tower are traditional co-ed halls that house 324 students and 650 students, respectively, in single, double, and triple rooms and are dedicated to the housing and development of first-year students.
• The Townhomes at IUPUI houses sixty residents in one- or two-bedroom fully furnished units averaging between 650 and 800 square feet and feature private individual residences.
• Riverwalk Apartments feature one-, two-, and four-bedroom fully furnished units and house 750 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
• North Hall, which was completed during the summer of 2016, is located on North Street near University Tower. The first new residence building on campus, it accommodates 700 undergraduates along with spaces to support student life activities, fitness programs, a computer lab, game rooms, and laundry.

Ball Hall, University Tower, Riverwalk Apartments, and North Hall offer Residential Based Learning Communities on designated floors, areas, or buildings where students request to live near others who are interested in a particular social cause or academic area. There are twelve themes including International House, Living Your Freshman Experience, Women in Science, Purdue House, and others.

IUPUI also offers a dining hall in the heart of campus inside of the University Tower. Tower Dining is open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public and seats 470 simultaneously. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served Monday through Friday, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Tower Dining offers six different dining options, including special dietary menus such as vegetarian and low-fat.

Closely affiliated with IUPUI, Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus was established in 1970 and is located one hour south of Indianapolis in Columbus, Indiana—an area known for its collection of modern architecture[71] with an estimated population of more than 45,000. The growing campus serves more than 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students who live primarily in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jennings Jackson, Johnson, Ripley, and Shelby counties and offers a broad range of undergraduate degree programs in business, communication studies, elementary education, English, general studies, mechanical engineering, nursing, psychology, and sociology, as well as two graduate degree programs – Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling. IUPUC is administered through IUPUI as a regional campus.

• Norman Bridwell (Herron 1950), author and illustrator of Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Bettie Cadou (English 1957), journalist and photographer
• Julia Carson (Law 1963), former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Vija Celmins (Herron 1961), fine art painter and printmaker
• Dan Coats (Law 1971), 5th Director of National Intelligence, former member of the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Ambassador to Germany
• George Hill, professional NBA basketball player
• Samuel D. Jackson (Law 1917), a former member of the U.S. Senate
• Mike Pence (Law 1986), 48th Vice President of the United States, 50th Governor of Indiana, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Dan Quayle (Law 1974), 44th Vice President of the United States, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate[72][73]
• Arthur Raymond Robinson (Law 1910), former member of the U.S. Senate
• Charles Stanley Ross (JD, 1994), Literary scholar
• Victoria Spartz (Master of Accountancy), member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Frederick Van Nuys (Law 1900), former member of the U.S. Senate
• Samuel E Vázquez (Herron 2010), abstract expressionist painter
• David Wolf, astronaut

• Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, a defunct co-campus in Indiana's second-largest city
• Indiana University Fort Wayne, one of the successor institutions to IPFW that is administered by IUPUI.

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