UIndy to manage teacher bonus pay program at 44 schools
The University of Indianapolis has been selected to manage a $32.7 million effort to improve schools through teacher-improvement programs and performance-based bonuses.
View ArticleUIndy rolls out new Lugar Center scholarship program
The program will award $10,000 per school year to each of 10 incoming students who attend the annual Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow's Leaders.
View ArticleUIndy to add dorm for upperclassmen
With enrollment surging in recent years, the University of Indianapolis finds itself needing new dorm space. The private college will build a $10 million, 200-student residence hall on the south edge...
View ArticleUIndy launches $7.5M campaign for civic leadership institute
The Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives will house a collection of official documents, correspondence, speeches, photos, audiotapes and other artifacts from the administrations of...
View ArticleUIndy president retiring at end of school year
Beverly Pitts, the university's eighth president, announced on Monday that she will retire at the end of the academic year, ending seven years leading the private college.
View ArticleUIndy capitalizing on Super Bowl attention
The New York Giants are practicing at the private university on the south side of the city, giving it the type of attention that money can't buy.
View ArticleUniversity of Indianapolis selects new president
Georgetown University Associate Provost and Dean Robert L. Manuel will become president of the University of Indianapolis in July, succeeding Beverley J. Pitts, who is retiring after seven years at the...
View ArticleLOU'S VIEWS: Myth-busting the Indy arts scene
The food at Beef & Boards is pretty good, all Vonnegut movie adaptations are not awful, and Jennie DeVoe doesn't play at every local festival.
View ArticleUIndy receives $2M gift to help archive city’s history
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the University of Indianapolis a $2 million grant to help it begin cataloging four decades of city history as part of the university’s planned Institute for Civic...
View ArticleUIndy'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...
View ArticleEducation 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...
View ArticleLugar 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...
View ArticleUniversity ends Greece program amid turmoil
Economic turmoil in Greece has forced the University of Indianapolis to close its undergraduate program in Athens.
View ArticleLive, 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...
View ArticleUIndy 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...
View ArticleUIndy 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...
View ArticleUIndy 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.
View ArticleDeveloper 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...
View ArticleRemodelings 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.
View ArticleSmall 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...
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