All graduates of the University of Indianapolis are, by virtue of earning a degree, members of the Alumni Association. As such, alumni are entitled to many privileges and services. Alumni provide for the continuity of the University. Faculty and administrators are professionals who, though passionately supportive during their tenure, often move on to new challenges; some students unfortunately never make it to graduation, choosing to pursue other interests. But the alumni are the institution's constant. Our graduates are part of an extended family with a lifelong commitment to their alma mater and a continuing interest in its success.
The Alumni Association has more than 23,000 members, all graduates of the University. Sixty-eight percent live in the Indianapolis metropolitan area and 74 percent reside in Indiana. The University has alumni residing in all 50 states and many countries around the world. While the University is not young in years (it was founded in 1902), the alumni demographics mirror its exponential growth in recent decades. One-third of all alumni were graduated since 1990, and more than half were graduated since 1980.
A board of directors comprising 27 dedicated alumni represents the Alumni Association. Offices include the president, president-elect, immediate past president, and secretary. The president also serves on the University's Board of Trustees. Directors are elected to three-year terms.
The Alumni Association exists to foster a lifelong relationship among alumni, students, and friends. It is dedicated to serving the University alumni and others by providing opportunities to stay connected through programs and communication vehicles that foster a lifetime relationship with the University.
The Office of Alumni Relations, located in the Richard E. Stierwalt Alumni House, works closely with the Alumni Board and other volunteers to provide the following programs and services.
The University is pleased to provide its graduates the opportunity to enroll in free undergraduate courses through its Alumni Education Program. Alumni who have earned a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree at the University may attend, without charge, most undergraduate classes, except art studio classes, computer classes, private applied music lessons, and workshops, under the following guidelines: (1) the instructor must grant approval, and (2) space in the class must be available. No credit will be awarded nor attendance recorded for alumni participating in this program. Interested alumni must contact the Office of the Registrar at (317) 788- 3219 or at registrar@uindy.eduat least two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. A $25 administrative fee is assessed for each course registration.
Housed in our own Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center and at several high schools in the metropolitan area, the Community Music Center is an extension of the University Music Department that offers study and performance opportunities to people of all ages and stages of musical development. It is the philosophy of the Music Department that, over a lifetime, every human being can be enriched by participation in and study of music. Through sequenced instruction, one can learn the language of music and acquire the knowledge to appreciate and enjoy the greatest achievements of humankind.
The Community Music Center offers private lessons in piano, organ, harpsichord, voice, guitar, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and strings. Students may register for a Young Artist Program for intermediate and advanced pianists, which includes theory, music and movement, music appreciation, and chamber music. It offers classes in piano in the digital piano laboratory, including not only techniques of playing, but ensemble playing, arranging, and composition for beginners and advanced beginners. Jazz improvisation is taught to those with a technical foundation on an instrument and interest in learning jazz harmonic vocabulary, both privately and through the Community Jazz Band that meets weekly. A high school jazz festival occurs in the spring of each year, and Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo camps occur in the summer.
Other summer opportunities include the annual Summer Piano Camp, held in June for beginning through advanced students. The Vocal Arts Institute was founded in 1998 to include private lessons, masterclasses, and recitals for high school students during the school year, and an intensive 10-day camp for college preparation in the summer. The Chamber Music Institute provides opportunities for talented high school instrumentalists to study in small chamber ensembles under the coaching of professional musicians each summer.
Students are encouraged to participate in recitals sponsored by the Community Music Center each semester in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on the University campus.
All students and the Indianapolis community are invited to attend the numerous free concerts and recitals also held in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. These include concerts in the "Music for Childen" concert series. The annual composition contest for young students is a part of the concert series featuring young musicians performing their own compositions.
The University has been serving Indiana businesses and individuals for more than 40 years by providing a variety of continuing education experiences. The Institute for Leadership and Professional Development offers new supervisors in Supervisory Institute and experienced managers in Management Institute opportunities for leadership skill development and enhancement. The Institutes have up-to-date content, facilitated discussions of case studies, and application of workplace situations. Participants identify their own action plans. Topics include communication and coaching, performance and motivation, conflict management, delegation, team building, ethics, strategic planning, management styles, and change management. The Institute for Leadership and Professional Development also offers the Women's Leadership Exchange, a monthly program on topics relevant to leaders in government, business, nonprofit, and other community organizations. Speakers or panels of speakers offer a framework for the topic and then facilitate small group interactive activities.
The English Language Study Center (Internexus), which is located on campus but is not owned or controlled by the University, offers a high-quality, intensive English language program for those who want to learn or improve their English skills. The center offers instruction in all the language skill areas: grammar skills, writing skills, reading/vocabulary skills, and listening/speaking skills. Class size does not exceed 15 students, so students receive individual attention. The intensive program allows students to progress quickly in acquiring proficiency in English.
Additional information about this program can be obtained by contacting the English Language Study Center at (317) 788-6108.
The tuition-free Senior Citizens Program is available to persons over 65 and retired, who are invited to register for one regular undergraduate course at the University per semester. Enrollment is based on space availability. Persons participating in this program are required to pay only the $20 nonrefundable application fee and any special course or laboratory fees. (Independent study, internships, practica, and private music and art instruction are not included in the program; senior citizens wishing to enroll in these special courses must pay all tuition and fees for these courses.)
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