University of Indianapolis
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The University of Indianapolis is a university
University
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located in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
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, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
. The shortened name it uses is UIndy. With a branch campus in Athens
Athens
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, Greece, and affiliations with campuses in Belize
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(Galen University
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), the People's Republic of China
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, Cyprus
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and Israel
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, the campus embraces a very diverse population of students and opportunities. Established in 1902, the university offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and has approximately 4,300 students.
Academics
The University of Indianapolis offers nine associate's, 70 bachelor's, 22 master's and 5 doctoral programs.UIndy is organized into the following schools and colleges:
- School of Education
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Krannert School of Physical Therapy
- School for Adult Learning
- School of Business
- School of Nursing
- School of Psychological Sciences
- School of Occupational Therapy
UIndy also has an international branch campus, named University of Indianapolis—Athens, in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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History
| Indiana Central University | Chartered | 1902 | Affiliation | United Brethren in Christ |
| Opened | 1905 | |||
| Indiana Central College | Renamed | 1921 | ||
| Church merger | 1946 | Affiliation | Evangelical United Brethren | |
| Church merger | 1969 | Affiliation | United Methodist Church United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley... |
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| Indiana Central University | Renamed | 1975 | ||
| University of Indianapolis | Renamed | 1986 |
The university was chartered in 1902, but instruction did not start until 1905. When established, it was formally called Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
Central University (ICU), but colloquially known as Indiana Central College (ICC) from 1921 to 1975. "ICU" can still be seen in brick on the front side of Krannert
Herman C. Krannert
Herman C. Krannert was a businessman and philanthropist in the Midwest. He was married to Ellnora Decker Krannert. He was a successful entrepreneur who made millions in the corrugated fiber products industry and made generous contributions to education and the arts in the Midwest...
Memorial Library on campus. In 1986, the name became University of Indianapolis.
Presidents
- J. T. Roberts, 1905-1908
- L. D. Bonebrake, 1909-1915
- I. J. Good, 1915-1944
- I. Lynd Esch, 1945-1970
- Gene E. SeaseGene E. SeaseDr. Gene Elwood Sease was the fifth president of the University of Indianapolis and has been an active leader who has helped shape the city of Indianapolis since.- Early life :...
, 1970-1988 - G. Benjamin Lantz, Jr., 1988-1998
- Jerry M. Israel, 1998-2005
- Beverley J. Pitts, 2005-present
In 2005, the institution announced the selection of Beverley J. Pitts as its eighth president. Dr. Pitts, an administrator at Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
, assumed the presidential post on July 5, 2005, upon the retirement of Jerry Israel, who had held the position since 1998.
Notable alumni
- George CroweGeorge CroweGeorge Daniel Crowe was a Major League first baseman. He attended Franklin High School in Franklin, Indiana, graduated from Indiana Central College, now the University of Indianapolis, in 1943 and played baseball and basketball. He was the first Indiana "Mr. Basketball"...
'43 - played 9 years in MLB, earning a spot on the National League All-Star team in 1958 - William RaspberryWilliam RaspberryWilliam Raspberry is a former Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated American public affairs columnist. He was also the Knight Professor of the Practice of Communications and Journalism at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University...
'58 - a columnist for The Washington Post and a Pulitzer Prize winner - Bob OtolskiBob OtolskiRobert "Bob" Otolski was the 17th head football coach for the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Illinoisand he held that position for seven seasons, from 1981 until 1987.His overall coaching record at ISU was 30 wins, 41 losses, and 3 ties...
'60 - former college football coach for Illinois State - Craig BowdenCraig BowdenCraig David Bowden is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Bowden has gone back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour during his career. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour after finishing in the top 25 on the 2009...
'90 - current PGA-tour golfer; 8 wins on Nationwide TourNationwide TourThe Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
and lower tours - Irwin Sparkes and Alphonso Sharland - Guitar front man and drummer from popular London rockband The HoosiersThe HoosiersThe Hoosiers are an English pop/rock band, consisting of members Irwin Sparkes , Martin Skarendahl and Alan Sharland ....
- Katie StamKatie StamKatie R. Stam is a beauty queen from Seymour, Indiana, crowned Miss America 2009.-Biography:Growing up, Stam was a 4-H member and showed dairy cattle at the Jackson County Fair....
- 2009 Miss America - Walter SpencerWalter Spencer (Canadian football)Walter Spencer is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the third round of the 2004 CFL Draft...
'04 linebacker for the Montreal AlouettesMontreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
of the CFLCanadian Football LeagueThe Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
, winner of the 2009 Grey CupGrey CupThe Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
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Honorary degrees
- James RandiJames RandiJames Randi is a Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation...
, magician, paranormal skeptic, high-school dropout, received an honorary Doctor of Humane LettersDoctor of Humane LettersThe degree of Doctor of Humane Letters is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science, government, literature or religion, which are awarded degrees of Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of...
degree at age 67 in 1995.
Address
The main campus is located on the southside of Indianapolis at 1400 East Hanna Avenue, just east of Shelby Street.Athletics
The University of Indianapolis's athletic teams are known as the GreyhoundGreyhound
The Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
s and participate in Division II of the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
. Most of the teams are members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference
Great Lakes Valley Conference
The Great Lakes Valley Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member institutions are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin....
. The football and swimming & diving teams are members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a competitive intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan and Ohio, with affiliate...
. The wrestling team is not affiliated with a conference. The school's highest finish in the NACDA Director's Cup was 5th in 1996–97 with 390.5 points. Also finished 8th in the Director's Cup in 2000–01 and in the top 20 from 2002 to 2005.
Men's Teams
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- Greyhound Park - School record 51 wins in 2001, made NCAA II Tournament in five of past eight years, went to NCAA II College World Series in 2000. - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Nicoson Hall - Went to three straight NCAA II Tournaments from 2003-2005, David Logan named NCAA II National Player of the Year by numerous media outlets - Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Key Stadium - 112-67-4 all-time at Key Stadium - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- numerous GLVC Championships and NCAA appearances in the 90's and 2000's under long-time coach Ken Partridge. Seth Fair, a senior, finished fourth as an individual at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship tournament held at The Sagamore Golf Club in nearby Noblesville, IN (co-hosted by the University of Indianapolis). - Soccer - Key Stadium - Started in 1981 - School record 13 wins in the 2006 season
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
- Ruth LillyRuth LillyRuth Lilly was an American philanthropist. She was the daughter of Josiah K. Lilly, Jr., and Ruth Lilly, and the sole living heiress to the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical fortune built by her great grandfather, Colonel Eli Lilly.Lilly made headlines in November 2002 when she pledged stock...
Fitness Center Pool - Orel Oral's 7 national championships from 1998-2002, team finished 11th at NCAA II Championships in 2006. Cole Tedhams won the national championship in the 50 free in 2004 and 2005 and the 100 free in 2005. Alex Arestis won the 200 yd free at the 2008 Division II Nationals. - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Numerous GLVC Championships in the 90's. ITA Academic All American team every year since 2008. - Indoor TrackTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- In the past 6 years the UIndy mens team has produced 6 All-Americans in the 35 lb weight throw. In 2003 and 2004, Damieon Smith received the All-American Award by finishing 2nd at the NCAA Div II national championships. Aaron Lawson also received the All-American award by placing 3rd at the 2004 NCAA Division II championships. The mens team finished 6th in the nation in 2004 with Dameion Smith finishing 2nd, Aaron Lawson finishing 3rd, and Cory Young finishing 5th. In 2005, Cory Young finished 4th in the NCAA II Championships and Willie Little placed 7th in 2008. - Outdoor Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Key Stadium - Numerous awards, All-American performances, and national champions with the most recent national champion belonging to Dameion Smith who won the men's Div II hammer throw title in 2004. Aaron Lawson finished 3rd in the mens hammer behind Smith to receive his second All-American honor. Willie Little placed 6th in 2008 receiving his second All-American honor. Alumni from the UIndy men’s track team have also had success competing at the USA Track and Field National Championships and USA Olympic Trials. Uindy Alumni competitors in past USA Track and Field Championships include Randy Heisler (discus), Andy Richardson (shot put), Dameion Smith (hammer), and Aaron Lawson (hammer). - WrestlingCollegiate wrestlingCollegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
- Nicoson Hall — This team does not belong to a conference - finished 10th as a team at NCAA II Championships in 2006, with 4 all-Americans including Mike Jackson (2nd place at 174) - CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
Women's teams
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Nicoson Hall - school record 29 wins in 2002-03 season, three straight trips to NCAA II Tournament from 2003-2005 - Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
- academic all-American Maria Harriman finished 42nd in 2002 NCAA II XC Championships - GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- 2002 GLVC Champions - Soccer - Key Stadium - 2006 GLVC Champions, NCAA II Sweet Sixteen, school record 17 wins in 2006
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Baumgartner Field - school record 31 wins during 2006 season - SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
- Ruth LillyRuth LillyRuth Lilly was an American philanthropist. She was the daughter of Josiah K. Lilly, Jr., and Ruth Lilly, and the sole living heiress to the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical fortune built by her great grandfather, Colonel Eli Lilly.Lilly made headlines in November 2002 when she pledged stock...
Fitness Center Pool - numerous all-American performances year after year, finished 9th in the nation in 2006 and 7th in 2005 - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- GLVC Championship in 2002, 2003 and 2005. ITA Academic All American team every year since 2003. - Indoor TrackTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Andrea Horban won the 2006 NCAA II Indoor Shot Put Championship, while Emily Schaaf finished 2nd in the high jump on the same day - Outdoor Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Key Stadium - 2002 and 2003 GLVC Championship - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Ruth Lilly Center for Health & Fitness - 8-straight 20 win seasons through 2006, 2003 GLVC Champions and NCAA II Tournament.
Mascot
The sports teams that represent the University of Indianapolis are called the Greyhounds, or just Hounds for short. The mascot is a greyhoundGreyhound
The Greyhound is a breed of sighthound that has been primarily bred for coursing game and racing, and the breed has also recently seen a resurgence in its popularity as a pedigree show dog and family pet. It is a gentle and intelligent breed...
named "Ace".
Venues
- Key Stadium - Originally built in 1970, Sprinturf playing surface added in 2004, lights added in summer of 2005, seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 4,000 with standing room only space for approximately 1,500 more - Nicoson Hall - Opened in 1960, seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 3,300 with standing room only space for approximately 1,000 more, named for long-time basketball coach and Athletic Director Angus Nicoson - Ruth Lilly Fitness Center Court - Opened in 1982, seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 500 - Ruth Lilly Fitness Center Pool - Opened in 1982, seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 300 - Greyhound Park - seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 300 - Baumgartner Field - seating capacitySeating capacitySeating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
of 300, lights added in 2001, named for Mary "Wimp" Baumgartner who played in the Women's Professional Baseball League during the late 1940s - UIndy Tennis Center - 7 indoor courts located at the UIndy Tennis Center. Info can be found at www.uindytenniscenter.com.