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Northern Illinois University 's Convocation Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena , at 1525 W Lincoln Hwy, in DeKalb, Illinois , US. The arena opened in 2002. The Convocation Center is home to both the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball and women's basketball teams, volleyball, Wrestling , gymnastics, and women's indoor track and field squads. Previously, the basketball teams played at the Chick Evans Field House . The Convocation Center also houses many other events including the opening convocation ceremony for freshmen, concerts, job fairs, expositions, and the annual graduation ceremony.

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55-1067: The first Northern Illinois athletic event in the new facility happened on August 30, 2002, when the Huskies women's volleyball team defeated IUPUI , 3–1, in the opening round of the Best Western Invitational at Victor E. Court. Entertainers that have performed at the center include Bob Dylan (from Minnesota), Bill Cosby , Blue Man Group , Brooks & Dunn , Daughtry in 2012, Sheryl Crow (from Missouri) in 2013, Drake , Dave Chappelle , Sugarland , Goo Goo Dolls , 3 Doors Down , Carrie Underwood , Josh Turner , Chamillionaire , Chingy (from STL), Rascal Flatts (from Ohio), Michelle Branch , John Mayer , Wayne Brady , O.A.R. , Hoobastank , Ludacris (from Illinois, in 2003), Ashlee Simpson , Jason Aldean , REO Speedwagon (from Champaign), Ja Rule , Counting Crows , Jimmy Eat World with Paramore , B.B. King , 311 (from Omaha), Cheap Trick (from Rockford ), Joan Jett , Cedric

110-544: A Tree Campus USA for its campus forest management. The Office of Sustainability conducts recycling and waste reduction programs; initiated energy savings projects including LEED Gold Certification achieved by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and solar photovoltaic panels on the IU Kelley School of Business; implemented pollution prevention programs; created sustainable transportation on campus including

165-455: A Palestinian-American artist. Both of these events occurred after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel and in the wake of national attention on alleged antisemitism on college and university campuses. They also occurred in the midst of changes to Indiana laws that some perceived as attacking academic freedom . In the spring of 2024, the university's faculty voted no confidence in

220-466: A campus activity. Campus Center and Student Experiences helps students find matching activities outside of the classroom to their coursework, as well as to their academic and career goals. The Spot is a one-stop-shop portal that contains a comprehensive list of student organizations, events, FAQs, and grant information. At IUPUI, there are two recognized university student organizations representing graduate, professional, and undergraduate students. IUPUI

275-531: A conference in Fort Worth, Texas in December 2015. The Fort Worth Police Department declined to press charges. In May 2016, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights initiated another Title IX investigation into Indiana University for failing to hold a university student accountable for an off-campus rape of another student and failing to follow proper Title IX procedures subsequent to

330-564: A core campus and secondarily through Purdue University as a regional campus, it was Indiana 's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution. IUPUI was located in downtown Indianapolis along the White River and Fall Creek . Among more than 550 degree programs, the urban university hosted the primary campuses for both the Indiana University School of Medicine , with more than 2,000 students, and

385-885: 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. IUPUI offers more than 400 organizations in which students can get involved. Students can join an existing organization, start their own organization and/or plan, work at or attend

440-1124: A partnership with the National Institute for Fitness and Sport and offers discounted fitness opportunities to NIFS for all full- and part-time IUPUI students. Through this partnership, the NIFS initiative fee will be waived and the monthly membership dues will be reduced for full and limited memberships. Before IUPUI was dissolved, the IUPUI Jaguars competed at the NCAA Division I level in the Horizon League in 16 men's (7) and women's (9) sports. The Jaguars have earned NCAA Tournament bids in volleyball, NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship , women's soccer, men's golf, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and women's tennis, as well as The Summit League championship in volleyball , men's tennis and women's soccer. Nine athletes have been recognized as Summit League Athletes of

495-428: Is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana . Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IU Indianapolis. In addition to its core campuses, Indiana University maintains five regional campuses throughout Indiana : There are two regional campuses under the administration of IU Indianapolis: The School of Medicine and

550-463: Is administered through IUPUI as a regional campus. By July 1, 2024, IUPUC transitioned completely to Indiana University Columbus (IUC) and is now administered through IU Indianapolis. The only two Purdue degree-granting programs at IUPUC were biology and mechanical engineering; the biology degree continues to be offered at IUC through Indiana University, but the engineering degree was discontinued. Indiana University Indiana University ( IU )

605-869: Is home to 24 nationally recognized fraternities and sororities that span across four governing councils and include the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the College Panhellenic Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, and the Interfraternity Council. Student membership in IUPUI's fraternities and sororities has tripled since fall 2010. Through the Center for Service & Learning and Division of Student Affairs, IUPUI gives students

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660-546: 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. 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

715-557: The 2006 and 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships , and several NCAA Championships. Additionally, the stadium serves as the home field for the Indy Eleven soccer team of the USL Championship . Upon the split of IUPUI in 2024, the IUPUI athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis with an athletic brand name of IU Indy. Closely affiliated with IUPUI, Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus

770-538: The Component , merged in 1971 to form The Sagamore , which operated until 2009. Archives are available online. That publication was replaced by The Campus Citizen in 2011. A second student newspaper known as The Collegiate Commons was formed in 2023 . It is a Christian publication and is part of the Collegiate Network . IUPUI's research expenditures for fiscal year 2014 totaled $ 271,093,483 with

825-794: The Horizon League since 2017; they were the IUPUI Jaguars before that school's dissolution. Additionally, all but one of IU's regional campuses sponsors athletics within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The IU Northwest RedHawks and IU South Bend Titans compete as members of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference , while the IU East Red Wolves , IU Kokomo Cougars , IU Southeast Grenadiers , and IU Columbus Crimson Pride compete as members of

880-655: The Horizon League . Several athletics venues are located on the campus, including the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium and Indiana University Natatorium , the largest indoor pool in the United States with a seating capacity of 4,700. On August 12, 2022, the boards of trustees of both Purdue and IU announced that IUPUI would split into two separate universities, Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis . The split

935-481: 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: 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

990-595: The Indiana University School of Dentistry , the only dental school in the state. Also, the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is one of the two Indiana University law schools. After excluding the research budget of the IU School of Medicine, IUPUI was classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity." The IUPUI Jaguars competed in the NCAA 's Division I in

1045-591: The University of Michigan , and others. In April 2024, IU students and faculty joined other campuses across the USA in protesting against the Israel-Gaza war and the accused genocide of Palestinians . IU president Pamela Whitten made allegations of 'antisemitic episodes'. National Guard and police in riot gear broke up the student encampment and multiple arrests were made. The following academic year, after

1100-858: The Entertainer (from STL), Larry the Cable Guy (from Nebraska), Nelly and St. Lunatics in 2005, Ciara , Dierks Bentley , Kanye West (from Oak Lawn, Illinois, in 2005), Twista (from Chicago, in 2005.) Lupe Fiasco (from Chicago, in 2011), Kid Cudi (from Cleveland) in 2013, Incubus , Staind , Big & Rich , Three Days Grace , Casting Crowns , Styx (from Chicago) with Kansas , Jars of Clay (from IL), Gretchen Wilson (from Illinois), Brett Eldredge (from Illinois), Garrison Keillor (from Minnesota), Sesame Street Live , Young Jeezy , T.I. , and T-Pain . Saliva with Trapt and other bands in 2016. Thomas Rhett with Kelsea Ballerini in 2017. The Daily Show host Trevor Noah in 2019, Young

1155-654: The Giant in 2019, and Lauren Alaina in 2023. The arena was also the site of a memorial service held on February 24, 2008, in tribute to the victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting . Bon Jovi was scheduled to rehearse at the arena beginning February 14, 2008, prior to the start of the North American leg of their Lost Highway Tour on February 18 in Omaha , but was forced to start

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1210-604: The IU Indianapolis and IU Fort Wayne campuses. According to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the value of the endowment of the Indiana University and affiliated foundations in 2016 is over $ 1.986 billion. The annual budget across all campuses totals over $ 3 Billion. The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) is a not-for-profit agency that assists IU faculty and researchers in realizing

1265-602: The IU men's basketball team lost the NCAA Basketball championship game to the University of Maryland Terrapins. Rioters caused extensive damage to university buildings and city businesses, and at least 45 people were arrested during the riot. In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Education 's Office for Civil Rights initiated a federal investigation of Indiana University's Title IX compliance, encompassing more than 450 sexual harassment and violence complaints filed with

1320-416: The IUPUI athletic program will transfer to the new IU Indianapolis. In 2023, Purdue University created a separate tenure system called "University Tenure" for the IUPUI faculty affected by the split, which gave rise to concerns about unequal treatment and potential discrimination. The IUPUI Faculty Council said that IU President Pamela Whitten and Board of Trustees "undermined" shared governance. IUPUI

1375-573: 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. Sustainability efforts began at IUPUI in

1430-570: 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. Dr. Gene Tempel was named founding dean of the school. 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

1485-615: The Indiana University system budget, IUPUI is semi-autonomous in that it retains some independent control of its own academic curricula. IUPUI has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1972. Many individual programs at IUPUI are accredited by discipline-specific accreditors. The IUPUI campus covers 536 acres (217 ha) and is located in downtown Indianapolis along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail just two blocks west of

1540-479: The Indiana University system president, the Bloomington campus's provost and executive vice president, and the Bloomington campus's vice provost for faculty and academic affairs. In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights again initiated a federal investigation of the university in response to a complaint of the violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The complaint

1595-707: The School of Social Work each have degree programs running across multiple IU campuses. The Kelley School of Business, the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the School of Education each have degree programs at the IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis campuses. The School of Nursing has degree programs at the IU Bloomington, IU Indianapolis, and IU Fort Wayne campuses. The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health has degree programs at

1650-668: The Year, with seven coaches earning Coach of the Year honors. Prior to 1995, IUPUI athletic teams were known as the Metros and competed in NCAA Division II . IUPUI is home to the Indiana University Natatorium , host of numerous national swimming championships including the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving, and the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium , host of the 1987 Pan American Games ,

1705-635: The administration brought in new policies to stop protests and limit "expressive activities", students and faculty held vigils for free speech and the Palestinian cause. Both of the core campuses of the IU systems sponsor NCAA Division I athletic programs. The Indiana Hoosiers represent the flagship institution in Bloomington, and are founding members of the Big Ten Conference , where they compete in 24 different sports. The IU Indy Jaguars field 18 different sports, and have competed in

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1760-561: The areas of urban health, health policy, biostatistics, and epidemiology. Dr. Paul K. Halverson was named founding dean of the school. 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. 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

1815-486: The commercial potential of their discoveries. Since 1997, university clients have been responsible for more than 1,800 inventions, nearly 500 patents, and 38 start-up companies. In fiscal year 2016, the IURTC was issued 53 U.S. patents and 112 global patents. In April 2002, thousands of IU students and staff, along with Bloomington residents, rioted across the university campus before merging into adjacent city blocks after

1870-553: 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. 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

1925-511: The cultural whole of the student body. After learning of the accusations and resignations, U.S. Representative Jim Banks sent a letter to university president Pamela Whitten denouncing such conduct, identifying it as a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and threatened the continued federal funding for the university if the conduct was tolerated by the university administration. Accused student body president Aaliyah Raji responded by denouncing both Islamophobia and antisemitism and stating that

1980-469: The current project called CourseNetworking. 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. 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

2035-565: The early 1990s with the development of a paper-recycling program. In 2005, the efforts became more formal through the development of an interdisciplinary campus coalition, with the formation of the IUPUI Office of Sustainability in 2011. The Office of Sustainability was formed to create a culture of campus sustainability and to make IUPUI a place where students, faculty and staff are engaged in research, teaching, and learning about urban sustainability and its best practices. IUPUI has been named

2090-493: The federal government as the largest sponsor of the research at 61 percent of the total. IUPUI CyberLab, a lab in the School of Engineering and Technology that provides research and intellectual support for the design, development, and implementation of innovative educational technology, was established in 1996 by Dr. Ali Jafari and funded by William Plater , the Executive Vice-Chancellor of IUPUI at

2145-667: The installation of bike maintenance stations and additional bike racks, supporting the development of a bike hub and establishing a partnership with Zip Cars; and developed an IUPUI Sustainability Certificate for students. IUPUI offered student organizations, fraternities and sororities, cultural heritage month celebrations, as well as Division I athletics, Jagapalooza, and others including IUPUI's signature event, The IUPUI Regatta. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 before its dissolution, IUPUI's student body (undergraduate, graduate/professional) consisted of 56% female and 44% male students, with 89% of students from Indiana. Demographically,

2200-494: The lack of institutional support for its Title IX Coordinator to oversee compliance by the university. In February 2016, the university's Associate Dean of Students, Director of Student Ethics, and Title IX Deputy Director, Jason Casares, abruptly resigned his position after sexual assault allegations were made against him by Association for Student Conduct Administration president-elect, and New York University Assistant Director of Global Community Standards, Jill Creighton, during

2255-483: 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 $ 629 million in 2024, IUPUI is the second-largest site for research in Indiana. IUPUI includes the nation's largest nursing school, the main campus of the largest medical school in

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2310-487: 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,

2365-474: The new Purdue University in Indianapolis , a fully integrated extension of its West Lafayette campus. 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, and plans to house several other programs in various locations throughout Indianapolis. IU will provide certain administrative services to both academic organizations, and

2420-443: The opportunity to volunteer on campus and in the Indianapolis community through numerous campus-wide service and civic engagement events. During the 2014–2015 academic year, 8,750 students participated in 303,061 hours of service to 438 community partners. Campus Recreation provides activities that facilitate healthy lifestyles for a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff at IUPUI. Membership provides access to swimming at

2475-689: The reporting of the incident. The university also charged the victim a dorm-relocation fee after the suspected rapist continued to harass the victim around her dormitory, which also went without intervention by the university. The victim's case was also handled by former Title IX Director, Jason Casares prior to his resignation amidst sexual harassment and misconduct allegations as the university's student ethics director and Title IX deputy director. In November 2023, Indiana University Student Government treasurer Alex Kaswan and co-director of DEI Makiah Pickett resigned after accusing other student government leadership members of antisemitism and failure to represent

2530-405: The state capital 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, 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

2585-645: The student body was 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. On-campus housing 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, 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

2640-562: The student government combats against those issues. Also in November 2023, the university attracted national attention when the university barred a faculty member from teaching after alleging that he improperly assisted the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student group, in reserving a space on campus. Shortly thereafter, the university's administrators also cancelled a planned art exhibition by Samia Halaby ,

2695-672: The time. Ali Jafari , David Mills, Brian Ho, and Amy Warner 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, and

2750-690: The tour without rehearsals due to the NIU shooting and the subsequent closure of the campus. A county-wide meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses takes place here yearly during the second weekend of August. IUPUI Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis ( IUPUI ) was a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana , United States. It was a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offered undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees from both universities. Administered primarily through Indiana University as

2805-424: The university between 2011 and 2015. The complaints involved both students and university staff or faculty. The investigation revealed concerns with timeliness of response, lack of documentation, not preventing retaliation, and the creation of sexually hostile environments at the campus. The investigation further criticized the lack of mandatory sexual harassment, misconduct, and awareness training for staff, as well as

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2860-414: The world-class IU Natatorium, fitness classes, three weight and fitness rooms, recreational open gym, access to the new IUPUI Outdoor Recreational Complex (outdoor basketball courts) and participation in the intramural program, which includes basketball, broomball , dodgeball, flag football, golf, inner tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, soccer, softball, ultimate Frisbee and volleyball. IUPUI also has

2915-907: Was established in 1970 and is located one hour south of Indianapolis in Columbus, Indiana —an area known for its collection of modern architecture 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

2970-412: Was filed by Dr. Zachary Marschall and alleged lack of response and complacency by the university administration to an increasing number of anti-Semitic incidents at the campus. The complaint also led to additional federal investigations at the University of Wisconsin , Northwestern University , and the office is also conducting parallel investigations of Johns Hopkins University , Harvard University ,

3025-557: Was finalized on July 1, 2024. The IUPUI athletic program was transferred to the new IU Indianapolis as the IU Indy Jaguars , inheriting IUPUI's memberships in Division I and the Horizon League. Founded in 1969, IUPUI was 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 was just west of downtown, within walking distance of

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