Communication Facilities
The Communication Department's facilities are top-of-the-line. Each experiential course has a separate facility furnished with much of the same equipment you'd find in a corresponding professional organization. From a full-service PR firm to a print and online newspaper, students explore real-life experiences starting with their very first semester.
The Reflector
Students enrolled in the experiential journalism course spend a lot of time in the newsroom, a space completely dedicated to UIndy's print and online newspaper, The Reflector. Students apply their learning by interviewing, writing, and managing the newspaper. Students work on Mac computers and become adept in working with Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) and the WordPress content management system for the online edition of The Reflector.
UIndyTV
Our TV studio is complete with up-to-date, modern equipment that commercial TV stations use on set. UIndyTV technology and features include:
- Newstech
- Broadcast Pix switcher
- Compix Graphics Software
- JVC and Sony cameras
- Green Screen technology
- Studio workspace
- Multi-camera live production
- Access to CNN video footage
WICR-FM (88.7)
Students prepare and produce live radio broadcasts in our radio facilities, gaining experience with radio station equipment and operations. Technology includes:
- Full-Power Class B FM broadcast signal which reaches 22 counties in Central Indiana
- Three over-the-air HD Radio channels that also stream online and on the iHeartRadio and Tunein apps
- Eight studios equipped with Axia Digital audio control surfaces
- Adobe Audition for editing
- Wide Orbit software for on-air automation
- Comrex Access codecs for remote broadcasts
- 24/7 News and Traffic and Associated Press information services
Top Dog Communication
The Top Dog Communication office serves as ample meeting space for researching, building strategic plans, and evaluating successes for our clients. Complete with computers and desks, students have a private place to be productive, work with team members, and build on great ideas.
Theatre Facilities
University of Indianapolis is fortunate to have two important spaces for theatrical expression, as well as ample resources in which to work and learn.
Ransburg Auditorium
The largest auditorium on campus, this proscenium theatre seats 780 guests. Student actors get the experience of performing for a larger audience on a big stage. Technicians use state-of-the-art lighting and sound equipment, and experienced student designers will have the opportunity to work with those technicians and design for this large space.
We often host guest artists or resident companies in the Ransburg Auditorium. Often, those events will employ theatre student employees to run events and assist in their productions.
Studio Theatre
Seating between 50-80 people, this flexible black box theatre is our most intimate performing space. This space is ideal for smaller shows and performances where less scale is needed. The Studio Theatre is also the main classroom for our Acting and Directing classes and provides a perfect laboratory for our design courses.
Scene & Prop Shop
This large, off-site shop houses the tools and space necessary for building scenery and housing the props for our shows. It also meets the needs of other construction needs for other events across campus.
Costume Shop
The costume shop, located conveniently across the hall from the Studio Theatre houses most of the costumes and tools necessary for building, altering, and maintaining the costumes for our shows. In addition to the costume shop, we have additional storage for our costumes near the main office and just off the dressing rooms.
Dressing Rooms
Our dressing rooms are large enough to accommodate even the large musicals we present every other year in conjunction with the Department of Music. Modern and bright, they are a hub of activity during productions.