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- Established: 1820
- Location: Bloomington, Indiana
- President: Michael McRobbie
- Faculty: Approx. 1,900 full-time and 200 part-time
- Nickname: "Hoosiers"
- Motto: "Lux et Veritas," Latin for "Light and Truth"
- Weather: Bloomington, Indiana
- Noted Programs: Music, Law, Journalism, Medicine, Education, Fine Arts
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Indiana University is a coeducational public institution of higher learning.
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History
Indiana University was established in 1820 as the Indiana state seminary. The name of the institution eventually changed to Indiana University in 1838. Indiana.edu:Campus HistoryIndiana University offers more than 130 majors and 320 degree programs as well as graduate programs with the opportunity for doctorate and master's degrees.Iub.edu:Majors and Programs
Mission Statement
"Bloomington is the flagship residential, doctoral-extensive campus of Indiana University. Its mission is to create, disseminate, preserve, and apply knowledge. It does so through its commitments to cutting-edge research, scholarship, arts, and creative activity; to challenging and inspired undergraduate, graduate, professional, and life-long education; to culturally diverse and international educational programs and communities; to first-rate library and museum collections; to economic development in the state and region; and to meaningful experiences outside the classroom. The Bloomington campus is committed to full diversity, academic freedom, and meeting the changing educational and research needs of the state, the nation, and the world." IUB.edu: Mission Statement-
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Indiana University Questions
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Indiana University Leadership
- President: Michael McRobbie
- July, 2007-present: President
Indiana University Notable Alumni
- Meg Cabot: Author of The Princess Diaries
- Dick Enberg: Emmy Award-winning sportscaster
- Kevin Kline: Academy Award-winning actor
- Jane Pauley: Broadcaster
- Ernie Pyle: 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner
- Mark Cuban: Owner of the Dallas Mavericks
- Hoagy Carmichael: Wrote "Stardust" and "Georgia on My Mind"
- Evan Bayh: U.S. Senator and former Indiana Governor
- Lee Hamilton: Iraq Study Group co-chair
- David Wolf: Space Shuttle astronaut
- James D. Watson: Co-discoverer of DNA structure; author of The Double Helix; 1962 Nobel Prize
- Randy Wittman, Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Lawrence Frank, Coach of the New Jersey Nets
- Mike Woodson, Coach of the Atlanta Hawks
Studying at Indiana University
- Indiana University Undergraduate School
- Indiana University Graduate School
- Indiana University Notable Programs of Study
Prospective Students for Indiana University
- The Princeton Review: Indiana University at Bloomington
- (Note: These links are provided by the Indiana University website)
Visiting Indiana University
- Official Site: Visit Indiana University Bloomington
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