The Campus

R.B. Annis Hall is home to the R.B. Annis School of Engineering.

The Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center is home to the University’s Art and Design and Music departments and is a signature architectural landmark of the campus. Among its many features are the elegant Ruth Lilly Performance Hall and adjoining Art Gallery, fully equipped practice and lecture rooms, and five computer labs containing technology tailored to the needs of art and music students. The DeHaan Center is the site of many entertaining and informative programs designed for students and serves as a significant focal point for the larger Indianapolis cultural community by attracting frequent visits from well-known musicians, artists, lecturers, and writers.

Esch Hall, an administrative and classroom building that was greatly expanded and renovated in 2005, houses the offices of the vice president for Business and Finance, the dean of the School of Business, the dean of the School of Education, as well as the administrative offices of Accounting, Accreditation, Admissions, Business, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Graduate and Adult Learning Enrollment, Printing and Mailing, the Registrar, and the Center for Global Engagement. . It also houses the faculty and administrative offices for the academic schools and departments of Business, Communication, Education and the Ron and Laura Strain Honors College. Esch Hall is home to the studios of WICR (the radio station owned and operated by the University at 88.7 FM), and several classrooms and teaching labs. The 800-seat Ransburg Auditorium, on the east side of the building, is used for campus and community activities. The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning, or CELL, also can be found in Esch Hall. CELL’s mission is to have a positive impact on student learning at all levels. CELL collaborates with associations, schools, and programs across the nation.

Good Hall, an administrative and classroom building, houses the offices of the dean of the Shaheen College of Arts & Sciences, as well as the faculty and administrative offices of the departments of Anthropology, Criminal Justice, English, Experience Design,  History and Political Science, Philosophy and Religion, Sociology, and Criminal Justice.

The UIndy Health Pavilion houses a health sciences program that is one of the city’s most comprehensive. Serving health science undergraduate and graduate students, it hosts the University’s programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, gerontology, nursing, kinesiology, athletic training, and social work collaborate under one roof. The pavilion is designed for emphasis on interprofessional education and features connected classrooms, simulation labs with audio and video recording technology, computer labs, and dedicated space for project-based research, as well as the 140-seat R.B. Annis Auditorium, café with outdoor seating, and a rooftop terrace. Student internships and clinical experiences are part of a health and wellness clinic serving UIndy employees and affiliates, and the Psychological Services Center provides clinical experiences in addition to low-cost evaluation and therapy services for community members. Community Health Network partnered with the University of Indianapolis to establish a clinical facility on campus where students and faculty work alongside health and wellness professionals to serve patients and clients, transforming the educational experience and bringing important resources to an underserved part of the city. The building also includes the Health and Wellness Center.

The Krannert Memorial Library is a versatile study and work facility for students and faculty and an inviting destination for the campus and surrounding neighborhood. This building houses the library, the Writing Lab, and the Faculty Academy for Excellence and Innovation. It also has a café and outdoor seating area. The Frederick D. Hill Archives can be found on the third floor. The administrative wing of the building, named Sease Wing in honor of Gene E. Sease, the fifth president of the University, houses the offices of the president and executive vice president/provost, the Smith Board Room, the Global Languages & Cross-Cultural Studies department, and the Marketing and Communications Department. The Krannert Memorial Library has an excellent collection of books, periodicals, and audiovisual media. Access to these materials and to electronic databases is available at kml.uindy.edu.

Lilly Science Hall, a classroom and office building, houses the administrative and faculty offices for the departments of Biology and Chemistry. Science laboratories are located throughout the building. The Archeology and Forensics Laboratory is also located in Lilly Science Hall.

Martin Hall, a classroom building, includes classrooms equipped with the latest technology. Martin Hall was designed to complement Lilly Science Hall, to which it is connected by way of a second-floor passageway.  Martin Hall is the home to the R.B. Annis School of Engineering. The building also houses faculty offices for the departments of Mathematics and Physics and Earth-Space Sciences. The H. Merrill Underwood geological museum also is housed in Martin Hall.

The Ruth Lilly Center for Health and Fitness and Nicoson Hall, a recreational, intercollegiate competition, office, and classroom complex, houses a 4,000-seat gymnasium, a smaller activities gymnasium, racquetball courts, weight training and exercise equipment rooms, dance studio, competition-sized swimming pool, and other physical activity facilities. The office of the director of Athletics and athletic coaches are located in this complex.

The multipurpose Schwitzer Student Center houses the office of the vice president for Student and Campus Affairs, the headquarters of Indianapolis Student Government, and a number of other offices offering direct services to the students of the University: the Academic Success Center, the Bridge Program, the BUILD Program, the Professional Edge Center, the Center for Advising & Student Achievement, the Commuter Lounge, Student Services, Ecumenical and Interfaith Programs, Event Services, the Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement, and Residence Life. The building is also the home of the Lantz Center for Christian Vocations and Formation, named in honor of G. Benjamin Lantz, the sixth president of the University. The University chaplains are housed in Schwitzer Student Center, as is the McCleary Chapel. The bookstore and mailroom, a large recreational lounge, the Perk coffee shop, the grill and snack center, and the University’s dining facilities can be found on the main floor of Schwitzer. Conference rooms are located in the lower level, which houses the Master Au Ho-nien Museum, featuring scores of works by the renowned Chinese painter. During the spring semester of 2009, the University opened a new addition to the Schwitzer Student Center. The addition houses large conference rooms and the President’s and Trustees’ dining rooms and conference room. The second floor houses Information Technology.

Each facility has been designed to serve traditional and nontraditional student classroom, laboratory, studio, and study area needs. Facilities are equipped with curricular support materials, presentation technology, computers, and network access. All facilities are accessible to those who are physically challenged.

The Richard E. Stierwalt Alumni House, which opened its doors in 2001, houses the vice president for Institutional Advancement and the offices of Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving, Capital Gift Programs, and Planned Giving. The Stierwalt Alumni House also includes spacious and attractive meeting space for meetings of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and small alumni functions, plus a parlor—which features a fireplace made of bricks from Buxton Hall, the residence hall that preceded the alumni house on the site—as an informal gathering place for alumni events.

The University of Indianapolis features the 90,200 square-foot Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC).  The ARC provides space for sports teams and related academic programs as well as fitness facilities for the entire campus community. The ARC features a 68,000-square-foot air-supported dome with a training room, a competition-fit indoor track facility, baseball batting cages, an expanded weight room, an indoor golf practice facility, multi-purpose courts for basketball and other sports and locker rooms for football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s track and field, softball and baseball. The new facility also includes a 20,000 square-foot office space. The coaching staffs of football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, baseball and men’s and women’s golf are housed in the ARC. The support building, hhgregg Athletics Hall, is located at the northwest end of Key Stadium, with the dome just north of that and a connector between the two. The ARC was the NFC practice site for the 2012 Super Bowl, which was hosted in Indianapolis.

The University residence life system is composed of seven residence halls and three apartment complexes located on the main campus. Priority in housing is generally reserved for full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the day division. Remaining housing, based on the availability of space, may be assigned to graduate and part-time students. The residence halls are not equipped to handle family housing. First-time and transfer students may apply for housing through the Office of Admissions. All other students may apply for housing through the Office of Residence Life & Housing. Assignments are made by the residence life staff.

Central Hall houses approximately 280 students and includes the Honors and Scholars Living Learning Community. Located on the north side of campus between Crowe and Cory Bretz halls, the building features suite-style living arrangements and private bathrooms for each bedroom. The building is completely accessible.

College Crossing, located on National avenue at Carson, is an apartment complex housing approximately 170 students. This living area offers apartment style living in two, three, and four bedroom apartments and is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Cory Bretz Hall, located on the northwest corner of the campus, is a coeducational residence hall with a capacity for housing 240 students on three floors. Cory Bretz houses the Nursing and Engineering Living Learning Communities, which include dedicated floor engagement spaces. Separate elevators serve the female and male wings.

Cravens Hall, a coeducational facility located on the south side of Hanna Avenue, has the capacity to house 280 students on four floors. Cravens Hall is not equipped with an elevator; therefore, hall accessibility is limited.

Crowe Hall, a coeducational facility located on the north side of the campus, has a housing capacity of 150 students on three floors. A unique feature is the quad arrangement, in which four rooms share a common living area. The hall has an elevator that serves all floors.

East Hall is located on the north side of campus to the east of Crowe Hall and to the west of the baseball field. Designed for upper-class students, the building houses 150 students in single suites. It features large community spaces and is completely accessible.

Greyhound Village, located on Shelby Street, is a new apartment complex housing 480 students that opened the fall of 2016.  Greyhound Village offers apartment style living in one, two, three, and four bedroom apartments and is available for both undergraduate and graduate students twenty years of age and older.  

Roberts Hall, located on the south side of campus between Warren and Cravens halls and  houses approximately 210 students on five floors.The building features suite-style living arrangements and a fitness center and is completely accessible.

University Lofts, located on National Avenue, is a new apartment complex housing 300 students that opened in 2019. University Lofts offers a modern, urban feel to apartment style living to continuing students on four floors in each of two twin four-story buildings. Students enjoy one, two, and four bedroom apartments that are available for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Warren Hall, a coeducational facility located on the southeast side of campus, has a housing capacity of 400 students on six floors. Separate elevators serve the female and male wings.

More detailed information about on-campus housing is available in the Office of Residence Life and Housing, located in Schwitzer Student Center, Suite 210.

The IT Help Desk serves as a single point of contact for the technology needs of the campus community and provides online (via a ticketing system), phone, and walk-in support for campus technology services. The IT Help Desk also provides support for classroom and meeting space technology for use in instruction and presentation.

All faculty, staff, and enrolled students are given a UIndy account that provides access to a variety of services including the campus web portal - My UIndy, the learning management system - ACE, G Suite Apps for Education - Google’s suite of online tools that can be used for email, calendaring, sharing files, and collaborating on documents in real time. UIndy Google accounts have unlimited storage capacity.

My UIndy is the campus web portal for students, faculty, and staff. News, information, forms, and other documents of interest are available online from any device. Alternately, the UIndy Mobile App provides quick access to many of these same resources: view your schedule, check your grades, find open computer labs, look up department or professor locations and phone numbers, and follow campus news.

Information Technology maintains all computing labs on the UIndy campus, including teaching labs, open labs, and various departmental labs. Open labs are dedicated for student use; no classes are scheduled in these facilities. Teaching labs are available for general student use when not scheduled for specific course use. Mobile printing is available campus-wide from any UIndy email account. Printed documents may be picked up at any open lab, teaching lab, or public print release station. Locations are provided in the IT Tech Guide.

The UIndy Wireless Network provides comprehensive coverage throughout the campus. IT installs one access point in every classroom, office suite, dorm room and apartment. This pattern provides enough wireless coverage and bandwidth to support a typical number of clients in each space. Additionally, the wireless network named UIndySecure is available for employees and students of the University. Use of this network ensures that all communications are encrypted during wireless transport.

Finally, Information Technology maintains a comprehensive Information Security Program, providing technology, processes, policies, and guidance in order to assess risk, control access, monitor activity, and respond to incidents. The goal of program is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of University assets and information resources.

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