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UIndy: A Private University for the Public Good. Dr. Beverley J. Pitts, President University of Indianapolis. About UIndy. Enrollment 5,000, includes 1,200 graduate students Fifth-largest producer of doctoral graduates for Indiana. Physical Therapy ranked among top programs in the nation.
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UIndy: A Private University for the Public Good Dr. Beverley J. Pitts, President University of Indianapolis
About UIndy • Enrollment 5,000, includes 1,200 graduate students • Fifth-largest producer of doctoral graduates for Indiana
Athens Campus • Only accredited campus owned by a U.S. university in Greece • 30 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs
Impact of Private Institutions • Employment: 20,081 • Annual spending in Indiana: $1.95 billion • Total economic impact: $3.6 billion • Savings to state: $535 million Source: Independent Colleges of Indiana
Did you know? UIndy produces • 63% of Indiana’s physical therapy graduates • 51% of Indiana’s occupational therapy graduates (And, UIndy has the state’s only doctorate in occupational therapy.)
Division II • Emphasis on balance between athletics, academics • Commitment to outreach, service • Higher graduation rates • Higher academic achievement than general student population (UIndy athletes collective GPA: 3.2)
2009 National DII Champion Lyndsay McBride
Dr. Stephen NawrockiCertified Forensic Anthropologist • Assists law enforcement investigations • Involved in local cemetery move • Studying gorillas in Rwanda
Center for Aging & Community Dr. Ellen Miller • Research focused on Indiana’s elder citizens • Academic programs in gerontology • Grey Matters workforce reports
Building a school in Liberia
Changing the world, inch by inch