Indiana University

Indiana University

Latin:Indianensis Universitas
Motto	Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth)
Type	Publicuniversity system
Established	January 20, 1820; 204 years ago(1820-01-20)
Endowment	$3.56 billion (2023)[1](system-wide)
President	Pamela Whitten
Academic staff	8,733 university-wide[2]
Students	110,436 university-wide[2]
Undergraduates	89,176 university-wide[2]
Postgraduates	21,260 university-wide[2]
Location	Bloomington, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana 39°10′N86°30′W / 39.167°N 86.500°W /39.167; -86.500
Campus	3,640 acres (14.7 km2) across 9 campuses[2]
Colors	Cream and Crimson
Website	www.indiana.edu

Indiana University(IU) is asystemofpublic universitiesin the U.S. state ofIndiana.

Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IU Indianapolis.

• Indiana University Bloomington(IU Bloomington) is the flagship campus of Indiana University.^[3]The Bloomington campus is home to numerous premier Indiana University schools, including the College of Arts and Sciences, theJacobs School of Music, an extension of theIndiana University School of Medicine, theSchool of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, which includes the former School of Library and Information Science (now Department of Library and Information Science), School of Optometry, theIndiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, theMaurer School of Law, theSchool of Education, and theKelley School of Business.^[4]
• Indiana University Indianapolis(IU Indianapolis or IU Indy;formerly IUPUI) is Indiana's premier urban research and academic health sciences campus.^[5]Located just west of downtown Indianapolis, it is the central location of several Indiana University schools, including the primary campus of theSchool of Medicine, theSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, theSchool of Dentistry, the Kelley School of Business, theSchool of Nursing, the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Social Work, theHerron School of Art and Design, the world's first School of Philanthropy, and theRobert H. McKinney School of Law.^[6]

In addition to its core campuses, Indiana University maintains five regional campuses throughoutIndiana:^[7]

• Indiana University East(IU East) established 1971, located inRichmond.
• Indiana University Kokomo(IU Kokomo) established 1945, located inKokomo.
• Indiana University Northwest(IU Northwest) established 1963, located inGary.
• Indiana University South Bend(IU South Bend) established 1922, located inSouth Bend.
• Indiana University Southeast(IU Southeast or IUS) established 1941, located inNew Albany.

There are two regional campuses under the administration of IU Indianapolis:

• Indiana University Columbus(IUC) established 1970, located inColumbus. After IUPUI split in 2024, IUPUC became Indiana University Columbus.
• Indiana University Fort Wayne(IU Fort Wayne) established 2018, located inFort Wayne. It was established after the dissolution of the former entityIndiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne(IPFW), which had been an extension similar to that of IUPUI under the administration ofPurdue University. IU Fort Wayne took over IPFW's academic programs in health sciences, with all other IPFW academic programs taken over by the new entity,Purdue University Fort Wayne(PFW).

The School of Medicine and the School of Social Work each have degree programs running across multiple IU campuses.^[8][9]The Kelley School of Business, the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the School of Education each have degree programs at the IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis campuses.^[10][11][12]The School of Nursing has degree programs at the IU Bloomington, IU Indianapolis, and IU Fort Wayne campuses.^[13]The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health has degree programs at the IU Indianapolis and IU Fort Wayne campuses.^[14]

According to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the value of the endowment of the Indiana University and affiliated foundations in 2016 is over $1.986 billion.^[15]The annual budget across all campuses totals over $3 Billion.^[16]

The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) is a not-for-profit agency that assists IU faculty and researchers in realizing the commercial potential of their discoveries. Since 1997, university clients have been responsible for more than 1,800 inventions, nearly 500 patents, and 38 start-up companies.^[17]

In fiscal year 2016, the IURTC was issued 53 U.S. patents and 112 global patents.^[16]

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia'sverifiabilitypolicy. Pleaseimprove this articleby removing names that do not have independentreliable sourcesshowing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriatecitations. (May 2024)

• Jerome Adams– Americananesthesiologistand20th surgeon general of the United States
• Laura Aikin– operaticcoloratura soprano
• Grace Alexander– writer, journalist, teacher
• Trigger Alpert– Jazz bassist for theGlenn Miller Orchestra
• OG Anunoby– Professional basketball player
• Howard Ashman– Oscar-winning playwright and lyricist, known forThe Little MermaidandBeauty and the Beast
• Emilie Autumn– violinist and singer
• Sima Sami Bahous(born 1956) - Jordanian Executive Director ofUN Women
• Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos– Liberian ethnomusicologist, choral conductor, composer
• Jonathan Banks— actor known fromBreaking Bad,Airplane!
• David Bell– author ofCemetery GirlandThe Hiding Place
• Joshua Bell– Grammy Award-winning violinist and conductor
• Howard Biddulph– political scientist specializing in theSoviet Union
• Thomas Bryant– Professional basketball player
• Meg Cabot– Author ofThe Princess Diariesseries,The Mediatorseries, and stand-alone novels.
• Bob Chapek– CEO ofthe Walt Disney Company
• Hoagy Carmichael– composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader
• John T. Chambers– Chairman and formerCEOofCisco Systems
• Calbert Cheaney– Professional basketball player and assistant coach
• Nicole Chevalier– Operatic soprano
• Sougwen Chung– Multidisciplinary visual and performance artist
• Alton Dorian Clark(known by stage name Dorian) – Hip-hop recording artist and record producer
• Sarah Clarke– Actress
• Pamela Coburn– Soprano
• Suzanne Collins– Author ofThe Underland ChroniclesandThe Hunger Gamestrilogy
• Laverne Cox– Actress known forOrange Is the New Black, LGBT advocate
• Mark Cuban– Owner of theNBA'sDallas Mavericks
• John Cynn– Professional poker player.2018 World Series of Poker(WSOP) Champion.
• Mary Czerwinski– Computer scientist atMicrosoft ResearchandFellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
• Alex Dickerson(born 1990) – Professional baseball player
• Colin Donnell– Actor and singer
• Thomas P. Dooley– Author, minister and research scientist
• Michel du Cille– Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist
• Melerson Guy Dunham– Educator, civil and women's rights activist, historian
• Judith Lynn Ferguson– Author of 65 cookery related books, cookery editor ofWoman's Realmwomen's magazine, and Head of Diploma Course atLe Cordon Bleu- London
• Janet Foutty– Former CEO and chairperson ofDeloitte Consulting
• Julia Garner– Actress
• George Goehl– Community organizer, activist and executive director ofPeople's Action
• Neil Goodman– Sculptor and educator
• Eric Gordon– Professional basketball player, currently playing for theHouston Rockets
• Hardy– Country music singer and songwriter
• Michael D. Higgins– 9thPresident of Ireland
• Jordan Howard– Professional football player
• Lissa Hunter– Artist
• Jamie Hyneman– Host of the television seriesMythBusters
• Mahmudul Islam- Bangladeshi lawyer and former attorney general of Bangladesh
• Narendra Jadhav– Economist, educationist, and writer
• William E. Jenner– Indiana state senator and U.S. Senator
• Jason Jordan– Professional wrestler
• Wilbur Lin– Orchestra conductor
• Nina Kasniunas– Political scientist, author, and professor
• E.W. Kelley– Businessman; former chairman ofSteak 'n Shakerestaurants
• Kevin Kline— Actor
• J. Lee– Actor
• Sherman Minton– Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Judith McCulloh– Folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and university press editor
• Sylvia McNair– Singer
• Kristin Merscher– Pianist; professor at theHochschule für Musik Saar
• Christopher Mattheisen– American-Hungarian businessman, historian, economist, CEO ofMagyar Telekom
• Keith O'Conner Murphy– International recording artist, singer, songwriter, rockabilly hall of fame
• Ryan Murphy– Film and TV screenwriter, director, and producer
• Gregory Nagy– Classical scholar atHarvard University
• Victor Oladipo– Professional basketball player
• Danielle Orchard– Painter
• George Coleman Osborn(1904–1982) - American historian
• Jane Pauley– Journalist, TV anchor onCBS This Morning
• Mike Pence–48thVice President of the United States; 50thGovernor of Indiana
• Ernie Pyle–Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist
• Marjorie Rusche- composer
• Catt Sadler– TV personality forE! News
• Jay Schottenstein– CEO ofSchottenstein Stores
• Kyle Schwarber– Professional baseball player
• Will Shortz–The New York Timescrossword puzzle editor
• Ranveer Singh– Bollywood actor
• Tavis Smiley– Host ofThe Tavis Smiley Show; author
• James B. Smith– Dean of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics atSouthern New Hampshire University; formerU.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Mary McCarty Snow– Composer
• Sage Steele– Sports anchor forESPN's SportsCenter
• Brad Stephens– ProfessionalAustralian rules footballplayer
• Straight No Chaser– A cappella group
• Jeri Taylor– Television screenwriter and producer
• Miles Taylor– GOP staffer who made an anti-Trump ad forRepublican Voters Against Trump
• Randy Tobias– FormerAdministrator of USAID; former CEO ofEli Lilly & Company
• Isiah Thomas– Professional basketball player and coach
• Michael E. Uslan– Producer of theBatmanfilms and first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at a university
• Noah Vonleh– Professional basketball player
• Jimmy Wales– Entrepreneur; co-founder ofWikipedia
• Aaron Waltke– Emmy-award winning screenwriter and television producer
• James Watson– Molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist; Nobel Prize winner
• Cody Zeller– Professional basketball player

• Carolyn Begley– Emerita Professor of Optometry and medical researcher
• Asher Cohen– psychologist and President of theHebrew University of Jerusalem
• Daniel P. Friedman– professor ofComputer Science
• Ronald A. Hites– chemist
• Elinor Ostrom– Nobel laureate and political economist
• Richard DiMarchi– chairman inBiomolecular Sciencesand professor ofChemistry

Both of the core campuses of the IU systems sponsorNCAADivision Iathletic programs. TheIndiana Hoosiersrepresent the flagship institution in Bloomington, and are founding members of theBig Ten Conference, where they compete in 24 different sports. TheIU Indy Jaguarsfield 18 different sports, and have competed in theHorizon Leaguesince 2017; they were the IUPUI Jaguars before that school's dissolution.

Additionally, all but one of IU's regional campuses sponsors athletics within theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. TheIU Northwest RedHawksandIU South Bend Titanscompete as members of theChicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, while theIU East Red Wolves,IU Kokomo Cougars,IU Southeast Grenadiers, andIU Columbus Crimson Pridecompete as members of theRiver States Conference.

Indiana University has three medals to recognize individuals.^[18]

• TheUniversity Medal, the only IU medal that requires approval from the board of trustees, was created in 1982 by then IU PresidentJohn W. Ryanand is the highest award bestowed by the university. It honors individuals for singular or noteworthy contributions, including service to the university and achievement in arts, letters, science, and law. The first recipient was Thomas T. Solley, former director of the IU Art Museum.^[18][19]
• Indiana University President's Medal for Excellence honors individuals for distinction in public service, service to Indiana University, achievement in a profession, and/or extraordinary merit and achievement in the arts, humanities, science, education, and industry.^[18]The first recipients were member of theBeaux Arts Trioon September 20, 1985.^{[citation needed]}
• Thomas Hart BentonMural Medallion "recognizes individuals who are shining examples of the values of IU and the universal academic community." President Ryan was the first to award this honor. It was first awarded to the president of Nanjing University on July 21, 1986. It honors individuals for distinction in public office or service, a significant relationship to Indiana University or Indiana, significant service to IU programs, students, or faculty, significant contribution to research or support for research.^[18]

Indiana University has several ways to recognize the accomplishments of faculty.^[20]

• Distinguished Professorships – Indiana University's most prestigious academic appointment
• University Distinguished Teaching Awards – recognizing "shining examples of dedication and excellence"
• Thomas EhrlichAward for Excellence in Service Learning – recognizing excellence in service-learning. The recipient is also the IU nominee for the nationalCampus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Award for Service Learning.

• List of colleges and universities in Indiana
• Indiana University School of Health and Human Sciences
• Purdue University system

• Capshew, James H.Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American University(Indiana University Press, 2012) 460 pp (excerpt and text search)
• Clark, Thomas D.Indiana University, Midwest Pioneer, Volume I: The Early Years(1970)
• Clark, Thomas D.Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer, Vol II In Mid-Passage(1973)
• Clark, Thomas D.Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer: Volume III/ Years of Fulfillment(1977) covers 1938–68 with emphasis on Wells.
• Gray, Donald J., ed.The Department of English at Indiana University, Bloomington, 1868–1970(1974)
• Gros Louis, Kenneth., "Herman B Wells and the Legacy of Leadership at Indiana University"Indiana Magazine of History(2007) 103#3 pp 290–301online

• Wells, Herman BBeing Lucky: Reminiscences and Reflections(1980) (excerpt and text search)

• Official website