Indiana University, Purdue University announce new vision for Indianapolis campus
The innovative realignment plan will transform IUPUI with an enlarged presence by both universities.
Ooo-eee Poo-eee goes away. Similar to what they did in Ft Wayne, IU and Purdue will end their co-administration relationship of the IUPUI campus by 2024.
It looks like the biggest change is IU takes over what had been the Purdue-led "School of Science" and will align it with the existing health sciences programs. IU will also expand presence of their informatics, computing, and IU-specific engineering programs. Purdue maintains their engineering, computer science, and technology programs with expanded emphasis on providing work co-op with Indy-based companies.
IU will retain management of the athletics programs. So like how IPFW squads became Purdue-Ft Wayne squads, presumably IUPUI teams will become IU-Indianapolis teams.
I don't have huge opinions on this one way or the other. It seems like IUPUI was a good idea, but may have seen the end of its shelf life. A more career-focused campus aligned with Indy-based businesses and organizations makes sense. Presumably the two universities can 'stay in their lane' a bit better.
