What's up, guys?

Shayna here for
YOUniversity TV,

and let me be the first
to welcome you

to the University
of Indianapolis.

Come join me
on my campus tour!

The University of Indianapolis
is set in the suburbs

of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Downtown basically
has everything

you could possibly want,
I think.

You have museums,
if you want to go

to a children's museum
or the art museum.

If you like the orchestra
or the symphony, they have that.

They have plenty of shopping
all over downtown.

Lots of walking, pretty art--
I love downtown.

Indianapolis' 65 acres
feature a grassy

central campus mall
and water garden,

with traditional
red brick buildings.

U-Indy's total enrollment
is 4,600 students,

with an average
class size of 18.

Students come from more than
40 states, more than 50 nations,

and about five percent
of the students

are international.

Students of all faiths
are welcome at U-Indy.

One of the most exciting
things about this institution

is the relationships that
we have with our students,

the one-on-one contact
that we're able to have

because of the small
class sizes.

It's just remarkable.

I know the kind of backgrounds
that they have,

I know some of their
personal issues,

and I'm able to then teach
to those specific issues,

differentiate my instruction
based on my knowledge

of the students
and what it will take

to help them to become
effective teachers.

Incoming students at
the University of Indianapolis

typically have around
a 3.3 high school GPA,

and approximately 70%
of incoming students

rank in the top 30%
of their high school class.

Really what we're looking for
is students who have

a good academic
background,

particularly in the type
of courses that they've taken

in high school,
so then also test scores

is another way, then,
to differentiate

among the different
applicants as well.

Total cost for both in-state
and out-of-state students

is about $28,000,
which includes

housing and meals.

Keep in mind, though,
that 88% of students qualify

to receive some type
of financial assistance--

a big help.

The University of Indianapolis
offers more than 70

undergraduate degree
programs, 22 Masters,

and five Doctoral
programs,

ranked among the best
in the country.

One of the most exciting
projects my students deal with

is they actually
manage a portfolio.

It's a hypothetical portfolio,
but they get to decide

which stocks to buy,
which bonds...

They make money,
they lose money,

so they have the successes
and the failures

of any investor.

A few favorites among
the students are

physical therapy, psychology,
business, nursing,

education,
and communication.

I take a class to Barbados
every two years,

and the whole purpose of
that course is to help students

to develop cultural
competency.

So they go to schools,
they go to churches.

We actually view a live
court case in Barbados.

We go to the Parliament
and we have them doing

some different scavenger hunt
activities in Barbados.

Again, so the purpose of it
is to help them to develop

cultural competency
by putting them in a setting

where they can compare
their own culture

here in the United States
to another culture overseas.

Here at the University
of Indianapolis,

you'll get the chance
to travel and study abroad

at any one of their
international colleges.

They have a campus
in Athens,

and extension sites
in Belize and China.

Enjoy!

There are 460 faculty
members at U-Indy,

and 78% of them
hold their terminal degrees.

This is my second career.

Most of our professors
have had jobs

before they became
professors.

You're not simply
learning from a book,

you're learning from people
who have been there.

They've been out there
in the real world

and they've had
the experiences

that you don't get from
most other universities.

There's a very deep
commitment among the faculty

for connection with
their students,

and for effective
guidance,

both in their academic
lives and beyond.

And there's something about
being in classes small enough

that the professor will say,
"So where were you on Monday

when you weren't
in my lecture?"

We care about one another here,
and I think that says a lot.

The University of Indianapolis'
Greyhounds participate

in NCAA Division II athletics,
and are members of

the Great Lakes Valley
Conference.

Twenty-nine Indy student
athletes have been named

academic All-Americans
since 2000,

and U-Indy has won the Great
Lakes Valley Conference

All-Sports Trophy twice.

We have plenty
of school spirit here.

We have our Hound Pound,
it's really cool.

The kids, they'll get up
and they get all painted up

for the football games
and they'll just have

those things going across,
you know.

We'll cheer on the football team
and the basketball team,

so it's really nice,
it's really awesome.

More than 80% of freshmen
live on campus.

There are five residence halls
to choose from,

or 58 apartment units.

But the best perk of all
is laundry is free!

Living in the dorm
is an experience

that you've gotta
experience.

You get to meet
a lot of people.

My roommate's actually
from China,

and so I've gotten to know a lot
of the Chinese tradition,

and I love my roommate.

We're going to be roommates
in the fall again.

Free laundry is a plus
of living on campus.

You don't have to worry about
scrounging for quarters

like some of my buddies
back home did.

With over 60 student clubs,
students get every opportunity

to do volunteer work or join
an academic organization,

or maybe even one for some good
old-fashioned plain enjoyment.

The thing that should draw
a lot of high school students

to the University of
Indianapolis is the fact that

there are such a wide
variety of opportunities

and you can start
doing them

the moment you land
here on campus.

As a freshman, my first day
I walked into the radio station,

in a month I was on the air,
and a couple months after that

I applied for a position
and was a student manager.

And that kind of thing happens
not just in the communication

majors, but nursing,
teaching, all of those.

And I really wanted that
real world experience instantly.

Here at the student center,
there are so many activities

you're not gonna know
what to do with yourself.

So I'm gonna take a break
from all the action

and head to the meditation room
for some relaxation.

Shhh!

So if you're looking for
a university that takes

a personal approach
to education

and a commitment
to academic quality,

you have just met your match.

Check out the University
of Indianapolis.

Alright guys, that's all
the time we have for today.

Thanks so much
for joining us here

at the University
of Indianapolis.

I'm Shayna for YOUniversity TV,
go Hounds!