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Campus Visits Contact

Contact
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Address
420 University Blvd.
Campus Center 260
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone
317-274-4591
Email
visit@iupui.edu

Experience College Life

Most Popular Places On Campus
IUPUI Sport Complex
University College
Cavanaugh Hall
University Library
Eskenazi Hall
Most Popular Places Off Campus
Circle Center Mall
State Capitol
White River State Park
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Zoo and Botanical Garden
Located in the White River State Park are: Indiana State Museum, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, IMAX theater, NCAA Hall of Champions, Victory Field, and Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial.

Campus Tours

Campus Tours
Appointment Required: Yes
Dates: Year-round
Times: 10am, 2pm on M-F and Sat. 9:30am
Average Length: 2 hours

On Campus Interview

Campus Interviews
No
Information Sessions
Not Available
Times

Faculty and Coach Visits

Dates/Times Available
N/A
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office
Contact Email Address for Visit
visit@iupui.edu

Class Visits

Dates/Times Available
Academic Year
Arrangements
Contact Admissions Office

Overnight Dorm Stays

Overnight Dorm Stays
Not Available

Transportation

Types of Transportation Available to Campus
Indianapolis International Airport Taxis Indianapolis Train Station
Driving Instructions to Campus
IUPUI is located on the west side of downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Vehicle access to the campus may be made from interstate highways I-65 and I-70, with exits - on both the North and South sides of town - onto West Street/Martin Luther King Blvd. From there, take Michigan Street (which is one-way West), onto campus.
Local Accommodations
https://www.visitindy.com/indianapolis-where-to-stay#loadedpage=1
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Admissions

Admissions

Applicants: 15,713
Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average HS GPA: 3.53







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Wellness Program/Clinical Offerings

Institution has a mental health/wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and well-being services available to all students
Yes
Mental Health Website
https://mentalhealth.iu.edu/

Education & Training

Types of training available for students and faculty/staff
Program
Availability
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
Available for all students;
Available for faculty & staff;
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Not Reported
SafeTALK
Not Reported
Mental Health First Aid
Not Reported
Talk Saves Lives
Not Reported
Other:
Available for all students;
Available for faculty & staff;
Other trainings description:
JagsCARE" training - a trailored criticial incident response training incorporating active listening skills with a version of Psychological First Aid; available to staff and faculty 2 x / year. Multiple other mental health trainings are also offered upon request to faculty, staff, and student groups, including: "Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Concerns", "Working with Individuals in Distress", "Mental Health and Resiliency", "How to Support a Friend", "Mindfulness", etc. Staff and faculty can also request tailored trainings based on their assessment of needs (e.g., "Secondary Trauma").

Engaging the Whole Campus

Institution has a Chief Behavioral Health Officer (and/or Chief Wellness Officer)
Yes
Clinicians are trained to provide care to these specific groups:
Undergraduates
Graduate students
Racial/ethnic minority student
Students who are veterans
LGBTQIA+ students
Student-athletes
International students
Students on scholarship or financial aid
First-generation students
Additional groups:
Students experiencing disabilities, including LD and/or other neurodevelopmental conditions.
Please provide details on specific trainings:
Counseling center staff participate in individualized on-going training and professional development via bodies such as Mantra Health, CCMH, AGPA, and various accrediting bodies (APA, NBCC, NASW). Some recent examples include: "Supporting College Students with ADHD", "The International Student Experience", "Improving Cross-cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals"; "Using the JED Campus Framework to Address Mental Health Needs"; "Trauma and Loss Among College Students in a Post-COVID World"; NABITA Conference; "Higher Education and IOPs"; etc. Counseling center staff also engage in training re: provision of evidenced-based therapies relevant to the mental health needs of our student population (e.g., DBT, ACT, CAMS, Solution-Oriented Brief Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion).

Peer-to-Peer

Institution has peer-to-peer offerings relating to mental health
Yes
Details on offerings:
Our campus has peer educators in both CAPS and Health and Wellness Promotion, the students provide prevention education and mental health promotion, but the students do not do interventions or sessions with students directly. We also train Wellness Ambassadors in a 6-hour peer-helping model but they do not have any formal duties to see students or provide a service.

Residential Life

Institution incorporates mental health and wellness into the residential experience
Yes
A brief description of offerings:
In-community tabling initiatives with Counseling, Health and Wellness Promotion, Interpersonal Violence Prevention, and TimelyCare to share awareness of recources. Mindfulness workshops, De-stress fairs, identity-based mental health groups, art and mental health, and outreach and resource sharing from student and professional staff through intentional conversations and microsurveys.

Student Orientation

Students who are provided an opportunity to participate in mental-health-orientation activities
First-year students
Students required to participate
Incoming transfer students
Students required to participate
Returning students
Not Reported
Entering graduate students
Not Reported

Mental Health in the Curriculum

The institution offers for-credit mental health/well-being education for students
Yes, optional
Details of for-credit offering:
HPER-H 180 Stress Prevention and Management (3 cr.) This course is designed to help students learn about the body's reaction to perceived stress, mental and physical factors related to stress, and effective coping techniques to help mitigate causes of stress. Students may acquire several stress management techniques that include diaphragmatic breathing, visualization, meditation, and progressive muscular relaxation. HPER-H 195 Principles and Applications of Lifestyle Wellness (3 cr.) This course will increase an awareness of and provide instruction pertaining to lifestyle wellness. The student will be challenged to make healthy lifestyle choices. The course incorporates all dimensions of wellness including: physical, emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, social, and spiritual.
The institution offers non-credit mental health/well-being education for students
Yes, optional
Details of non-credit offering:
Wellness Ambassador training is a voluntary 6-hour curriculum that does not provide course credit. It covers mental health and referrals, alcohol/other drugs, interpersonal violence prevention and bystander intervention, and QPR suicide prevention training. Educational seminars, events, and panels are also available throughout the year.

Off-Campus Offerings

Institution offers referrals to off-campus counseling services
Yes

Health and Counseling Center Accreditation

Institution's counseling center is accredited
No
Accrediting body
Not Reported

Taking and Returning from Medical Leave

Institution has an official support program in place for students returning from mental health leave of absence
Yes

Counseling Demand

Number of months a year counseling center is open and fully staffed
12 months
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