Shaheen College of Arts & Sciences Department News

History, Political Science, and International Relations Students Receive Donald Carmony & Roland Nelson Awards

November 18, 2024

Written by Ella Shelburn Last spring, UIndy students Laura Allende Castilla ‘25 (International Relations, Business Administration and Management) and Aidan Sprague ‘26 (History, Secondary Education) received awards for their academic excellence within the Department of History and Political...

5 Reasons to Read Bleak House by Charles Dickens with Communiversity 2024

August 13, 2024

Written by Troi Watts Communiversity – the University of Indianapolis’ online, book-club-style course – returns this fall to explore Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Why should you register for Communiversity this year? 1. Because you’re a fan of legal drama. Bleak House follows the...

Christopher Moore awarded $100k to study the historic route of the Wabash & Erie Canal, which helped fuel Indiana’s growth in the 1800s

May 21, 2024

Just 20 years after Indiana became a state, lawmakers passed the Internal Improvements Act—a move which helped fund various infrastructure projects statewide, including the canal in downtown Indianapolis and Broad Ripple, but also put the state in financial danger thanks to poor management and...

UIndy Students to Capture Solar Eclipse in NASA’s Citizen CATE 2024 Project 

April 08, 2024

Written by Troi Watts A team of UIndy students will capture video and photographic footage of the total solar eclipse as part of the Citizen Continental-America Telescope Eclipse (Citizen CATE) 2024 project, organized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Citizen...

UIndy Department of Criminal Justice Celebrates 50th Anniversary

December 28, 2022

The Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Indianapolis is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, continuing its reign as one of the longest-running criminal justice programs in the state of Indiana. Established in 1972, the Criminal Justice program at UIndy began by offering...