University of Indianapolis junior Ryan Brock never met Walt and Barbara Brown, but for years to come their generosity will support students like him in completing their educations and becoming leaders in their churches and communities.
A gift from the Indianapolis couple’s estate – totaling approximately $500,000 – will endow scholarships for students in UIndy’s United [...]

Alex Oberheide and Chelsey Wood are among the cast of the University of Indianapolis production of “Spike Heels,” which has been selected for performance at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

For the second consecutive year, the University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre has been invited to bring a production to the Kennedy Center [...]

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has released its annual “Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs” ranking, and as in previous years, several careers on the list correspond with the University of Indianapolis’ flagship academic programs in health care and education.
Physical therapists are No. 5 on the list, which reflects such factors as earnings, job availability and [...]

The University of Indianapolis has tapped one of its own, Kathryn A. Moran, to be the new dean of its School of Education, effective Jan. 1.
Moran, a seasoned administrator who is active in educational leadership positions in Indiana, has been serving as interim dean since July. She succeeds E. Lynne Weisenbach, who took a position [...]

The University of Indianapolis’ Elementary Education Program is only the second such program to receive the International Reading Association’s prestigious Certificate of Distinction, which honors outstanding preparation of future reading teachers.
The association praised the UIndy program for having “an exemplary commitment to personal and professional support for teacher candidates that continues well after graduation.” Local [...]

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar takes questions from reporters Dec. 13 before the start of the 32nd annual Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders, which brings 500 top high school juniors from throughout Indiana to the University of Indianapolis campus.

Perry Meridian High School senior Katie Felix is the first recipient of the new Richard G. Lugar Distinguished Student Leadership Award, given by the Lugar Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders at the University of Indianapolis.
Indiana’s senior senator is scheduled to present the award Saturday, Dec. 13, during his annual Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders at UIndy. [...]

The upcoming switch to all-digital broadcast television could pose a hardship for older adults on fixed incomes, many of whom still rely on rabbit-ear antennas and analog TV signals as a key source of entertainment and vital information.
An October study by Nielsen Media Research found that nearly 10 percent of Indianapolis households were unprepared for [...]

A $375,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will help the University of Indianapolis continue and expand programs that address Indiana’s “brain drain” by preparing students for promising careers in the state’s growth industries.
The university will match the grant amount for a three-year, $750,000 initiative to collaborate with employers and community leaders in identifying emerging careers [...]

A project organized by two University of Indianapolis students has collected nearly 900 boxes – about 20 tons – of textbooks for use by impoverished students in West Africa.
The book drive is the latest venture by senior Lydia Fischer and junior Lyndsay McBride, whose interest in African education began with a 2007 UIndy service trip [...]