UIndy hosting AI summit next month
The event will include a keynote speech from Ravi Kumar, the CEO of international IT consulting and outsourcing firm Cognizant and a former executive at Infosys.
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UIndy creates ‘stackable’ MBA to help students already in the workplace
“I look at it like a la carte kind of learning, where you choose what you need,” said Karl Knapp, dean of the UIndy School of Business. “They can come in, get the knowledge they need to advance their careers, get something they can put on their LinkedIn and their resume, and they don’t have to commit to the whole MBA.”
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Jaguars pounce on UIndy’s Corsaro to coach IU Indianapolis hoops
Paul Corsaro, who led University of Indianapolis to a 79-37 record in Division II athletics over the past four seasons, was announced on Monday as the coach of the Division I Jaguars.
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Students at UIndy benefit from real-world engineering experiences
DesignSpine has been part of the University of Indianapolis engineering curriculum since the school was started in 2017, spurred by a $5 million gift from the Indianapolis-based R.B. Annis Educational Foundation.
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UIndy lands $4.1M grant from Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
The school said the grant will support the university’s Center for Global Engagement with $3 million and the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center with $1.12 million.
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With $2M gift, UIndy to establish endowed professorship in engineering
The R.B. Annis Distinguished Professor of Engineering is the namesake of Hoosier inventor Robert B. Annis, who died in 1999 and is remembered as an expert in magnetics and balancing instruments.
UIndy embraces growing role for nurse practitioners in hospitals
The University of Indianapolis is launching a program this month to prepare nurse practitioners, long a fixture in primary care exam rooms, to care for complex and critically ill patients in hospitals.
UIndy hosts girls basketball camp for top international high school players
More than 25 different countries and territories were represented at the camp—which is organized by the WNBA, NBA and International Basketball Federation. Last year, 30 participants gained college scholarships.
UIndy lands $5M gift from graduate and retired Lilly exec Stephen Fry
The money will go to start three programs designed to give students real-world business experience along with their classroom experience.
UIndy announces $5.2M alumni donation, endowed scholarship
The estate of Jack “J.J.” and Mary Kaye Ott, who met as students at the school, donated the sum.
Gene Sease remembered for leaving ‘indelible mark’ on Indianapolis
Sease, who served as president of the University of Indianapolis for nearly two decades and led one of the city’s top public relations firms, is dead at age 92.
UIndy receives $6M gift for expansion of honors college
The University of Indianapolis on Thursday said it would use the donation from former banking executive Laura Strain for a major expansion of the Ron and Laura Strain Honors College.
UIndy promotes Karl Knapp to dean of business school
Knapp, who has been with UIndy for 17 years, said he plans to expand the university’s focus on artificial intelligence and applied learning for students.
Indiana colleges use analytics to try to increase retention
The University of Indianapolis is leading a coalition of six Indiana colleges in an $11 million grant-funded program that’s using data analytics to help boost graduation rates.
UIndy names Tanuja Singh as new president
Singh, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Loyola University New Orleans since July 2020, has worked in leadership at higher education institutions for almost 30 years.
UIndy’s Robert Manuel named president of DePaul University
DePaul University’s board unanimously voted to select Manuel, 54, at a meeting on April 21 but the decision was not announced until Tuesday. The school said it picked Manuel after “an extensive national search.”
Q&A with Phillip Terry, who is helping UIndy students learn business
Phillip Terry, who led Monarch Beverage Co. for 30 years, is now lending his business expertise to University of Indianapolis students and alumni through the school’s new Executive in Residence program.
Indiana budget director resigning to join UIndy
State Budget Director Jason Dudich is expected to work for the state through the end of the legislative session in mid-May.
Roche, facing technician shortage, teams with UIndy to lure students
The “Roche Academy” will provide mentors, internships and special curriculum to biology and chemistry undergrads, along with financial incentives and a job offer after graduation.
CSI UIndy: School to use vacant house for forensic studies lab
In a partnership with the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency, UIndy criminal justice students will be able to comb through mock crime scenes in a realistic setting.
UIndy building spree continues with $20M dormitory project
As enrollment swells, the south-side university is working with a local developer to construct two four-story buildings with capacity for 300 students.
UIndy partnering to develop taproom near its campus
The university will help convert the former Shelby Bowl building into a Books & Brews taproom as part of the school’s efforts to attract more development to the area surrounding the south-side campus.
UIndy launches master’s degree for real estate development
The program is believed to the first of its kind in the Midwest, providing graduate-level classes on financial, management and development skills.
UIndy president makes headway on plan to lift neighborhood
Robert Manuel has become highly educated in real estate development since arriving almost five years ago as president of the University of Indianapolis.