Indiana State University

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Indiana State University

Established	1865 (details)
Type	Public
Endowment	$41.4 million[1]
President	Lloyd W. Benjamin
Faculty	463
Students	10,679
Undergraduates	8,670
Postgraduates	2,009
Location	Terre Haute, IN, USA
Campus	small city: 235 acres (0.951 km²)
Athletics	14 Division I NCAA teams called Sycamores
Colors	Yale Blue and white
Mascot	Sycamore Sam
Website	www.indstate.edu

Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university that is located in Terre Haute, Indiana. ISU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Academic programs across the University are accredited by more than 30 different agencies. Additionally, the University holds institutional membership in ten major national associations. The current Carnegie classification for ISU is Doctoral/Research University—Intensive. The University offers more than 100 majors, notably education, business, criminology, nursing, music, athletic training, human resource development, and construction technology; the university's geography and clinical psychology programs are nationally recognized. ISU is consistently ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the 'Best of the Midwest.' The College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by US News and World Report.

Contents 1 Campus 1.1 Athletic Facilities 2 History 2.1 Student Publications 2.2 Student Government 2.3 Former regional campuses 2.3.1 Eastern Division 2.3.2 ISU—Evansville 2.4 Presidents 3 Academics 3.1 Colleges and School 3.2 Degrees 3.3 Accreditation 4 Notable Indiana State Initiatives 4.1 Laptop Initiative 4.2 Bus Initiative Project 5 Notable Indiana State alumni 6 Notable Indiana State Faculty 7 School Seal 8 Colors 9 Traditions 9.1 Donaghy Day 9.2 Homecoming 9.3 Founders Day 9.4 Mascots 9.5 Tandem 9.6 Trike 9.7 The Walk 10 Songs 10.1 School Song 10.2 Alma Mater 11 Intercollegiate Sports and home venues 11.1 Men 11.2 Women 12 External links 13 References

[edit] Campus

The Indiana State University main campus is located on the north side of Terre Haute’s downtown business district and covers more than 140 acres in the heart of the city. More than 60 brick and limestone buildings, laboratories and plazas comprise the main campus. Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the 1990s, ISU lost many of its historic buildings, but efforts are currently underway to beautify the campus: a section of Seventh Street that runs by the university has been converted into a boulevard with flower beds and antique lightposts; the old coal-burning power plant was demolished in 2002 and replaced with a more unobstrusive building; Stalker Hall reopened in fall 2005 after a major renovation; Normal Hall, an Italian Renaissance-style building dating from ca. 1900 that originally served as the library, is being renovated; and there are plans to demolish the functional but unattractive Schools of Education and Business and replace them with more up-to-date buildings. These improvements come at a time when the city government is pushing to revitalize downtown Terre Haute by rebuilding the Terre Haute House, a historic hotel which was demolished in December 2005.

[edit] Athletic Facilities

Hulman Center, originally named Hulman Civic-University Center, is a multi-purpose ampitheater opened in December 1973. It seats 10,200 people for basketball and is home to the Indiana State University Sycamores men's and women's basketball teams of the Missouri Valley Conference. It has hosted multiple concerts and the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1979, the year legendary Larry Bird helped the undefeated Sycamores reach the final game of the NCAA tournament.

The Varsity soccer and baseball fields are located within a mile of the main campus along the scenic Wabash River. Memorial Stadium, the home field for Indiana State's NCAA Division I-AA football team of the Gateway Football Conference, is located on Wabash Avenue, two miles east of the main campus. The Duane Klueh Tennis Complex, Walter E. Marks Field for track and field and the Ferne Price Field for softball are among the many athletic facilities located on campus.

Indiana State University has hosted three NCAA Division I cross country championships at the spectacular LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Sports Center, three miles east of Terre Haute. The facility is ranked among the finest cross country courses in the world.

The Indiana State University field campus is an outdoor teaching, learning, and research area designed to accommodate educational programs and services. The field campus is located on a scenic 93 acre plot of land approximately 18 miles east of Terre Haute near Brazil, Indiana, and includes eight man-made lakes.

[edit] History

History at a glance

(Indiana) State Normal School	Established	1865
Indiana State Teachers College	Renamed	1929	Governance	(Indiana) State Teachers College Board[1][2]
Indiana State College	Renamed	1960
Indiana State University[3]	Renamed	1965	Governance	Indiana State University Board of Trustees[4]

Indiana State was created by an Indiana statute on December 20, 1865 as the (Indiana) State Normal School. As the State Normal School, its core mission was to educate elementary and high school teachers. The school awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1908. Master’s degrees were granted in 1928, and the first doctor of philosophy degrees were awarded in 1968.

[edit] Student Publications

The student publication, the Normal School Advance (a monthly) first appeared in November 1895. In 1915, the monthly format was dropped in favor of a weekly newspaper and an annual published in June of each year. Both publications continued to carry the name Normal Advance until 1924. During that year, the yearbook was renamed the Sycamore. Five years later, the newspaper was renamed the Indiana Statesman. The yearbook was discontinued in the spring of 1993. Two years later, IQ Magazine was established (quarterly) as a means of continuing a written and photographic history of the institution and its events. In 2006, a monthly conservative publication called the Watchman debuted that provided "a forum for free expression."^[1]

[edit] Student Government

Like most institutions of higher learning, Indiana State University has student government at ISU that is called like most campuses the Student Government Association (or SGA). According to the official website, ISU's student government promotes that "views as a student can be expressed whether by you or your representative to all other SGA members. SGA is divided into three branches; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, with each having its respective duties, as well as the responsibility of working among each other to serve students that help comprise the ISU community."^[2]

[edit] Former regional campuses

[edit] Eastern Division

The Eastern Division was created in 1918 in the building that was donated by the Ball family that formerly housed a sequence of private normal schools in Muncie, Indiana. The Eastern division became Ball State Teachers College in 1929 when Indiana State Normal School became Indiana State Teachers College. The Indiana State Teachers College Board of Trustees governed both colleges until 1961, when Ball State was made independent as Ball State Teachers College with its own board of trustees. As the ultimate milestone in their parallel transformation from normal school system to now separate universities, in 1965 the State of Indiana renamed both Indiana State and Ball State to be universities: Indiana State University and Ball State University.

[edit] ISU—Evansville

Indiana State University-Evansville was created as a branch campus in 1965. Like Ball State University, it became an independent institution of higher education when it was granted independent standing as the University of Southern Indiana in 1985.

[edit] Presidents

• William Albert Jones, 1869-1879
• George Pliny Brown, 1879-1885
• William Wood Parsons, 1885-1921
• Linnaeus Neal Hines, 1921-1933
• Ralph Noble Tirey, 1934-1953
• Raleigh Warren Holmstedt, 1953-1965
• Alan Carson Rankin, 1965-1975
• Richard George Landini, 1975-1992
• John William Moore, 1992-2000
• Lloyd William Benjamin, III, 2000-Present

[edit] Academics

[edit] Colleges and School

Indiana State University is academically organized into six colleges and one school:

• College of Arts and Sciences
  • containing the Departments of: African and African American Studies • Art • Chemistry • Communication • Criminology • Ecology and Organismal Biology • Economics • English • Family and Consumer Sciences • Geography, Geology, and Anthropology • History • Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics • Life Sciences • Mathematics and Computer Science • Music • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Social Work • Sociology • Theater
  • also containing: Center for Biodiversity Studies • Criminology Institute • Center for Economic Education • Center for Governmental Studies • Sociology Research Lab (SRL) • Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality • Science Education Center • Center for Urban and Environmental Change

• College of Business
  • containing the Departments: Analytical • Organizational
  • also containing: Small Business Development Center • Gongaware Center for Insurance Management • NetWorks • Center for Public Service and Community Engagement • Center for Research, Enterprise and Economic Development (CREED) • Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

• College of Education
  • containing the Departments of: Communication Disorders • Counseling • Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology • Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations • Educational and School Psychology • Elementary, Early, and Special Education
  • also containing: Professional Development Schools (PDS) • Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education • Indiana Special Education Administrators' Services (ISEAS) • North Central Association (NCA) • Upward Bound Program • Project PRE (Partnering to Reform Education)

• School of Graduate Studies

• College of Nursing
  • containing: The Landsbaum Center for Health Education • Midwest Center for Rural Health (MCRH) • West Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

• College of Technology
  • containing the Departments of: Aerospace Technology • Electronics and Computer Technology • Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technology • Industrial Technology Education • Manufacturing and Construction Technology
  • also containing: Indiana Packaging Research and Development Center • Technology Services Center • Workforce Development

• College of Health and Human Performance
  • containing the Departments of: Athletic Training • Health and Safety • Physical Education • Recreation and Sport Management

[edit] Degrees

• Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Music Education (B.M.E), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.),
• Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Education (M.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

[edit] Accreditation

Indiana State University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools continuously since 1915.[5]

[edit] Notable Indiana State Initiatives

[edit] Laptop Initiative

Starting with incoming freshmen in Fall 2007, Indiana State University became the first public university in Indiana to require notebook computer ownership of all undergraduate students by 2010.^[3]

[edit] Bus Initiative Project

The Bus Initiative is a package of on campus and city bus routes along with a special evening route specialized for college student usage. The proposed evening routes would stop by the local pubs and bars that college students have been known to frequent. In addition to stopping by those social spots the evening routes will also stop by businesses that students shop at for example Wal-Mart.^[4]

[edit] Notable Indiana State alumni

• Birch Bayh, Former United States Senator, Indiana, 1963-1981; authored 2 Constitutional Amendments, 25th Amendment, which established the rules for presidential succession and disability and the 26th Amendment, which lowered the minimum voting age to 18.
• John T. Myers, Former United States Representative, Indiana 7th District, 1967-1997
• Brian D. Kerns, Former United States Representative, Indiana 7th District, 2001-2003
• Phil Hinkle, State Representative, Indiana House District 92, 2000-2008
• Patrick R. Ralston, Executive Director, Indiana Depatment of Natural Resources, 1989-1997
• David Hanners, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Dallas Morning News
• Cynthia Shepard Perry, U.N. Ambassador to Burundi
• Robert E. Casey, Jr, Assistant Deputy Director, Directorate of Intelligence, FBI
• Tony Hulman George, President, Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Founder, Indy Racing League
• Lou Anna K. Simon, President, Michigan State University
• Susan Porter Rose, Former Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States and Chief of Staff to First Lady Barbara Bush
• Gerald Lamkin, President, Ivy Tech State College
• Christopher Kyle, Hollywood Screenwriter and Playwright
• Dr. Kam Lulla, Senior Scientist, NASA, Johnson Space Center
• Dr. Candace Miklozek McNulty, Director of Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates
• William K. Nasser, World renowned cardiologist
• Jerry Baker, Sports Broadcaster, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, High School Basketball Tournament
• Larry Bird, President, Basketball Operations, Indiana Pacers, NBA Hall of Famer
• Kurt Thomas, Olympic Gymnast, 3-time National Champion, Sullivan Award winner
• Bruce Baumgartner, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist; 3-time World Champion; NCAA Champion Wrestler; Sullivan Award winner, Athletic Director, Edinboro University (Penn)
• Clint Barmes, MLB baseball player, Colorado Rockies
• Chuck Smith, MLB baseball player, Florida Marlins
• Zane Smith, MLB baseball player, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Tunch Ilkin, NFL 2-time Pro Bowl football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Brian Dorsett, MLB baseball player, New York Yankees
• Wallace Johnson, MLB baseball player, Montreal Expos
• Duane Klueh, College Basketball All-American, Winningest Basketball Coach, Indiana State
• Lenny Rzeszewski, College Basketball National Champion, All-American
• Tommy John, major league baseball pitcher
• Alvy Moore, movie and television personality; Hank Kimball on "Green Acres"
• Lotus Coffman, long-time president of the University of Minnesota
• Joseph Benti, television newsman; anchor of CBS Morning News
• Walter Piety Morgan, president, Western Illinois University
• Martin Dennis Jenkins, president, Morgan State University
• John Edward McGilvrey, president, Kent State University

[edit] Notable Indiana State Faculty

• John Wooden, Basketball Coach, UCLA, Indiana State, South Bend Central
• Howard McMillen, (Retired) Creative Writing; author of The Ice Pick
• Gale Christianson, (Emeriti) History; Europe, science, biography. author of The Last Posse: A Jailbreak, a Manhunt End of Hang-'Em High Justice Greenhouse: The 200-Year Story of Global Warming Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae Writing Lives is the Devil! Essays of a Biographer at Work Fox at the Wood's Edge: A Biography of Loren Eiseley In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and His Times This Wild Abyss: The Story of the Men Who Made Modern Astronomy (1978)

[edit] School Seal

The Seal of Indiana State University depicts a book with a torch. The book symbolizes knowledge and truth gained here and the torch symbolizes the light of inspiration that comes to students in these halls. It was approved as the seal in 1929.

[edit] Colors

In 1899, it was announced that Yale Blue and White would replace the colors of Salmon Pink and White. The colors are also applied to the Blue and White Parade and the Blue and White Dance held during Homecoming each fall.

[edit] Traditions

[edit] Donaghy Day

Named after Fred Donaghy, graduate of the Normal School (1912) and a professor of life sciences, this campus tradition was initiated in 1976 as a day set aside for the community to celebrate the season and to work to help beautify the campus and surrounding community.

[edit] Homecoming

The term Homecoming was first used in print announcements for the Alumni-Varsity Basketball Game on Dec. 9, 1916. By the year 1919, this event became known as Blue and White Day and featured dances and entertainment for alumni of the Normal School. In 1921 the events were organized around a football game scheduled earlier in the autumn. A bonfire and pep rally were added to the festivities in 1922; the Blue-and-White Parade in 1923; and in 1937, Bette Whitmore (Kappa Kappa) was elected ISU¹s first Homecoming Queen.

[edit] Founders Day

January 6 - Commemorates the opening of the institution in 1870 when 23 students presented themselves to a faculty of three on the first day of classes at the Indiana State Normal School.

[edit] Mascots

Early on in the school's history, the athletes were referred to as the "Fighting Teachers", until the students chose the name "Sycamore Trees", from the abundance of the trees in Indiana and the Wabash River Valley. In 1969, a committee created the concept of "Chief Quabachi" of the fictional Sycamore tribe as a representative for the school. This remarkable Native American chief (and accompanying "legend") was used as a mascot until 1989. In 1995, the university welcomed Sycamore Sam to the ISU family.

[edit] Tandem

This student-organized race was first run as part of Spring Week activities in 1970. Teams are comprised of coed mixed pairs, which compete on tandem bicycles.

[edit] Trike

The Indiana State Tricycle Derby was first run in 1963 as a 10-lap race around the sidewalks of the Quadrangle on children's tricycles. The races featured a men's and women's division (the Powder Puff Derby). The races now feature men's and women's teams racing on specially built tricycles at the new Recreation East complex at Ninth and Sycamore streets. In October 2005, the Michael Simmons Student Activity Center opened at Rec East, containing bleacher seating, an all-purpose room, restrooms, an observation deck, and storage.

[edit] The Walk

The unofficial tradition during homecoming is known as "The Walk." During the walk, a large number of students, typically reaching in the thousands, make the two mile walk down east on Wabash Avenue towards the Football Stadium (approximately two miles) stopping and having a drink at each bar along the way. This tradition has met with great resistance throughout the years by the university faculty, Terre Haute residents and the Terre Haute Police Department.

[edit] Songs

[edit] School Song

"March On (You Fighting Sycamores)," the university’s fight song, was authored and arranged by Joseph A. Gremelspacher, an ISU professor of music, as a pep song. It was first performed at a homecoming-eve pep rally on Oct. 20, 1939.

[edit] Alma Mater

Charles M. Curry, Professor of English and Literature authored The Alma Mater. It was originally entitled, "Indiana’s Normal" and first printed in a June 1912 issue of the Normal Advance.

[edit] Intercollegiate Sports and home venues

[edit] Men

• Baseball - Sycamore Field
• Basketball - Hulman Center
• Cross Country - LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
• Football - ISU Memorial Stadium
• Tennis - Duane Klueh Tennis Complex
• Indoor Track
• Outdoor Track & Field - Marks Field
• Cheerleading

[edit] Women

• Basketball - Hulman Center
• Cross Country - LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
• Soccer - ISU Soccer Complex
• Tennis - Duane Klueh Tennis Complex
• Indoor Track
• Outdoor Track & Field - Marks Field
• Softball - Eleanor Forsythe St. John Softball Complex
• Golf
• Volleyball - ISU Arena
• Cheerleading

The school's athletic teams are known as the Sycamores. They participate in the NCAA Division I-AA Gateway Football Conference for football only and the Division I Missouri Valley Conference in all other sports. Athletically, it is best known as the alma mater of basketball legend Larry Bird; World Champion gymnast Kurt Thomas; and World and Olympic Champion wrester, Bruce Baumgartner. The legendary basketball coach John Wooden coached the Sycamores before accepting the Head Coaching position at UCLA. The Men's Basketball team finished as the NAIB National Champions in 1950 and as National Runner-Up in 1946 and 1948. They were also the NCAA College Division (Div II) National Runner-Up in 1968 and the Division I National Runner-Up in 1979. The 1950 team comprised the core of the 1950 Pan-American Gold Medal Team. Kurt Thomas led the Men's Gymnastics Team to the 1977 NCAA National Championship.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• Campus map
• Indiana State University Information and Statistics
• The Watchman - A conservative voice on campus

[edit] References