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The Bantz Era

The Bantz Era

The Bantz Era, 2003–15

Charles R. Bantz guided the IUPUI campus through a period of unprecedented growth and transformation. Under Bantz's leadership, the campus not only underwent signficant physical alterations, but it also saw major changes to the student body, notable expansion of research and creative activities, and renewed commitments to diversity and to the health and well-being of the community. The numerous accolades that IUPUI received during his tenure demonstrate the profound impact that Bantz had on the campus.

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Tremendous change in the student body

2xThe number of international students

66%Increase in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded

250%Increase in students living on campus

221%Increase in student organizations

Remarkable growth in research and creative activities

61%Increase in external research awards since 2002

2007Center for Translating Research into Practice established

$25 MillionNIH grant to create the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

23signature centers founded to foster distinctive, multidisciplinary, and collaborative research

Unprecedented physical changes to the campus

Increase of 1,415 student beds on campus

Opening of the IUPUI Campus Center

Opening of nearly 1 million square feet of research and academic space

Commitment to diversity

2010Multicultural Center established

19%of the student body are minorities

30%of faculty are minorities

Vastly increased the commitment to the health and well-being of the community

330%increase in students participating in service learning classes

2012Launched the Fairbanks School of Public Health and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

25+twenty-first-century degree programs to enable our students to be competitive

International Recognition

A top 200 National University by U.S. News and World Report
“Up and Coming National University” by U.S. News and World Report for five years
“8th Best Public University in the Midwest”–Forbes Magazine
President’s Higher Education Community Service Award, five times honored, twice with distinction
Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Partnerships
Among Top 30 Best U.S. Non-HBCU Schools for Minorities–Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Community Engaged Campus
Top five “Best Neighbor” college or university based on survey findings by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships