UIndy announces $50 million fundraising effort
The private phase of the "UIndy Starts with You" campaign, which will focus on issues like student opportunities and faculty and academic excellence, has raised $34 million.
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The Interview Issue: Robert Manuel
University of Indianapolis President Robert Manuel says he’s a “bit of a data-head” when it comes to making decisions on the growing campus, which is aiming to be an anchor for its south side neighborhood.
UIndy executive named city’s interim public safety director
David Wantz, 61, has been picked by Mayor Greg Ballard to serve as the city's interim director of public safety, filling the job vacated by Troy Riggs.
Longtime business leader Shaheen gives $5M to UIndy
Yvonne Shaheen has donated $5 million to the University of Indianapolis College of Arts & Sciences, university President Robert Manuel announced during commencement Saturday.
UIndy names new business dean as former dean files lawsuit
Larry Belcher, an economist by training, will move from Taylor University to lead UIndy’s business school, which has nearly 600 undergraduate students and about 140 MBA students. Former dean Sheela Yadav is suing the school for wrongful termination.
University of Indianapolis upgrading library
The University of Indianapolis will spend $5.5 million to renovate its Krannert Memorial Library as part of a larger $50 million investment in the campus.
UIndy plans $5.5M library renovation
New features will include a ground-floor cafe with food service, an outdoor plaza, a 24-hour study lab and a glass-curtain exterior wall on the east side to provide all three upper floors with natural light.
House plan gives Evansville IU med school $36 million
A spending plan released Monday by Indiana House Republicans includes nearly twice as much money as Gov. Mike Pence proposed for a medical school campus in downtown Evansville.
Data deluge prompts teacher colleges to extend training after graduation
Rattled by new state teacher ratings, the colleges hope to avoid black eyes, themselves.
Small colleges using lacrosse to attract monied students from East Coast
Finances are increasingly challenging for small, private schools, causing many to do whatever is necessary to attract students, particularly students who can afford tuition ranging from $25,000 to $45,000 annually.
Remodelings might await boomers wanting to stay in their homes
Many homes will be difficult for aging boomers to navigate without changing doors, bathrooms, hallways and kitchens.
Developer seeks abatement on $24M UIndy project
The University of Indianapolis has selected local developer Strategic Capital Partners LLC to build its health sciences center. To help offset its investment costs, Strategy Capital has requested a tax abatement valued at $2.5 million.
UIndy looking for developer for health sciences center
UIndy would be the main tenant in the 134,000-square-foot building, which is expected to cost as much as $30 million.
UIndy plans $50M in expansion projects
The bulk of the money, to be spent over five years, will go to a 134,000-square-foot health sciences center, which will provide training space for the university’s nursing, physical therapy and other health care students.
UIndy receives $3M to launch MBA for school leaders
The goal of the education MBA programs is to equip school leaders with business-type skills to lead well-funded schools to compete better internationally and to help the impoverished students in urban and rural schools catch up with their suburban peers.
Live, call-in radio show focuses on Hoosier history
“Hoosier History Live!” is believed to be the nation’s only live, call-in show about a state’s history. The 5-year-old show has only an estimated 1,000 listeners, but they tend to be those who are passionate about all things Hoosier heritage.
University ends Greece program amid turmoil
Economic turmoil in Greece has forced the University of Indianapolis to close its undergraduate program in Athens.
Lugar starting Washington program for UIndy
Lugar is starting an internship program with the University of Indianapolis that will operate out of Washington, D.C. He has also agreed to deliver a handful of lectures each year as a distinguished professor at the private university.
Education veteran predicts decade of drastic change
New laws, new technology and a new era of flat funding will bring more change to Indiana’s public schools in the next decade than occurred in the past century, predicts David Dresslar, a former school superintendent who is now executive director of the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis.
UIndy’s enrollment sets new record
The private college announced Wednesday that it now has more than 5,500 students, including both graduates and undergraduates. The school welcomes 1,100 new students this fall, including its second-largest freshman class of 830.