Indiana University Southeast
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| Established: | 1941 |
| Type: | public coeducational |
| Endowment: | $0.7 million[1] |
| Chancellor: | Sandra R. Patterson-Randles |
| Faculty: | 193 |
| Students: | 6,238 |
| Undergraduates: | 5,419 |
| Postgraduates: | 819 |
| Location: | New Albany, IN, USA |
| Campus: | suburban: 177 acres (0.716 km²) |
| Athletics: | 7 NAIA teams |
| Colors: | Crimson and Creme |
| Nickname: | Grenadiers |
| Affiliations: | Indiana University System Kentuckiana Metroversity |
| Website: | www.ius.edu |
Indiana University Southeast is a regional campus in the Indiana University system located in New Albany, Indiana in Floyd County, which is in southeastern Indiana in northern metropolitan Louisville, Kentucky.
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[edit] History
The Indiana University Falls City Area Center was established by Floyd McMurray in 1941 as an extension center of Indiana University in New Albany, Indiana and Jeffersonville, Indiana. Classes were initially held in classrooms at New Albany High School and Hazelwood Junior High School in New Albany, and at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville. In 1945, IU Southeast moved into its own building in Jeffersonville, named the Indiana University Jeffersonville Extension Center.[1]
As an extension center, IU Southeast's purpose was to permit freshmen and sophomore students to take classes near their residence before transferring to the Indiana University Bloomington main campus. The Indiana University Jeffersonville Extension Center was renamed Indiana University Southeast during 1968. Also, IU Southeast granted its first degrees in 1968. [2]
IU Southeast moved to its current 177-acre campus in New Albany, Indiana during 1973.[3]
[edit] Campus
IU Southeast is located 15 minutes north of downtown Louisville, Kentucky in suburban New Albany, Indiana at the edge of Indiana's picturesque "knobs" a region of rolling hills. The campus spreads over 177 acres (0.716 km²) just north of I-265 in Southern Indiana.
[edit] Academics
IU Southeast is especially known for its bachelors degree programs in business, nursing and education, but also has an assortment of 39 other bachelor's degree, 6 master's degree, and various associate's degree programs.
IU Southeast is organized into a wide range of special schools and divisions of specialty that include programs from other universities. The five schools include the School of Arts and Letters, School of Business, School of Education, School of Natural Sciences, and the School of Social Sciences. The school had a division of Nursing and a Continuing Studies Division that specialize in those areas. IUS also offers opportunities from other colleges with the branch of Purdue University's College of Technology and a branch of the Indiana University Bloomington's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Additionally, the Indiana University Southeast's medical technology program is affiliated with the University of Louisville's School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky through the Kentuckiana Metroversity affiliation of universities and colleges in the Louisville metropolitan area.
[edit] Residence halls
Indiana University Southeast broke ground on its residence halls on June 27, 2007. With the addition of residence halls, IU Southeast will be the first full-service public institution in the southeast sector of the state. The lodge-style residence halls will be the first on-campus housing at IU Southeast. The lodges will feature one, two, and four bedroom units with each bedroom opening to a central living room.
The buildings will open for the fall 2008 semester and will house more than 400 students. Amenities include high-speed Internet service for each resident, wireless availability, all utilities, in-hall laundry facilities, cable TV, a great room common area in each building, a computer lab in each building, fully furnished apartments, a full kitchen in each apartment, and state-of-the-art security features.
The $20.7 million project will be a major economic force both locally and across the region. The total impact to the local economy is projected to be approximately $44 million and the regional economy will get a boost of approximately $2.1 million each year.
[edit] Athletics
IU Southeast athletics programs include Basketball (Men's & Women's), Tennis (Men's & Women's), Volleyball (Women's), Baseball, Softball, Cheerleading, and Red Edition Dance Team.
The women’s athletic programs became the IU Southeast's first accredited athletic program when they became affiliated with the AIAW (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) in 1975-76. In that same year, there was an attempt to affiliate IU Southeast with the NCAA's Division III. IU Bloomington did not approve this, however, on the grounds that only one IU campus could be affiliated with the NCAA. Thus, steps were initiated to affiliate with the NAIA. These efforts culminated with active membership being attained in 1978. In 1982, the AIAW folded and the NAIA added women's programs to the organization.
In time for the 1979-80 season, IU Southeast added an activities building. This facility has a seating capacity of approximately 1,624. There are a number of programs available to students including intramurals, a fitness facility, and classes that focus on fitness.
For the 2006-2007 academic year, 15 IU Southeast students were named "All Scholar Athletes" by the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athethics Commission.[4] Students who are awarded this honor must have maintained a 3.25 or higher GPA while attending classes full-time and have participated in one or more athletics programs. During the 2005-2006 academic year, 14 IU Southeast students were awarded this honor as well.
The schools mascot for sporting events is a Grenadier.
[edit] Gallery
 Bus Stop |
 IUS Lake |
 Life Sciences Building |
 Ogle Center, attached to Knobview Hall |
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official Athletics website
- Official Housing website
- Campus map
- Official Public Relations website
- Kentuckiana Metroversity
[edit] Notes
- 1 endowment America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on February 18, 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Indiana University Southeast Horizon, September 18, 2006 The Horizon
- ^ About IUS
- ^ Indiana College Network - Indiana University Southeast
- ^ Kentucky Intercollegiate Athetics 2006-2007 All Scholar Atheletes
- Indiana University Southeast is at coordinates Coordinates:
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