2023 ANNUAL REPORT
ABOVE: Dr. Deborah J. Curtis, President of Indiana State University, meets with students at Indiana State’s Day at the Statehouse. The annual Day at the Statehouse event allows Sycamore students, faculty, and staff to meet and talk with Indiana legislators. COVER: Ryann Porter, a 2023 elementary education graduate from Mansfield, Ohio, received the University’s highest academic honor for an undergraduate student—the Hines Memorial Medal.
PRESIDENT’S LETTER As the State of Indiana’s University, Indiana State remains a cornerstone of academic excellence dedicated to providing an affordable, high-quality education. Led by our committed staff and faculty, Indiana State University’s priority is and will always be student success. At their disposal, students have immediate access to state-of-theart learning facilities, one-on-one time with their professors, and an inclusive learning environment to sharpen the skills needed to catapult them to success in their chosen career field. An Indiana State education repeatedly proves to be invaluable. According to data from the First Destination Survey, the Class of 2022 has a 94% job placement rate. As President of this University, I’m most proud to see students mature from first-time students into resilient and goal-oriented young adults. “Empowering Student Success” resonated as a powerful theme as our Sycamores are involved in their community, dream big, take risks, and eagerly await the opportunity to make an impact in this world. Throughout this edition of our Annual Report, you’ll see firsthand how our students are making an impact in the Wabash Valley and beyond. It’s an exciting time at Indiana State University, with more on the horizon. The greater Terre Haute community eagerly awaits a groundbreaking on the $66 million state-funded renovation of the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology. The redesigned space will provide our students with improved learning spaces as Indiana State positions itself as a talent pipeline for high-paying STEM jobs in the state and beyond. With the support of our generous donors, Indiana State University has surpassed the $100 million milestone through the ‘Be So BOLD’ campaign. This momentous achievement is the largest amount fundraised in the University’s history. Be sure to read more on page 10 on how this transformative investment will change the landscape of Indiana State for years to come. Even with our established 159-year history at this great University, all of us at Indiana State are eagerly working to accomplish more goals and milestones to continue advancing. We hope to see you on campus soon for a visit. We are excited for ISU’s future; you’ll see why in this report.
Deborah J. Curtis, Ph.D. President
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THE STATE OF INDIANA’S UNIVERSITY
Indiana State University positively impacts students’ lives by providing an affordable and excellent education. It’s been our mission for over 150 years. Every capable individual should have access to affordable college education and the opportunity to pursue their dreams.
BY THE NUMBERS
74.8% 45.5% OF STUDENTS ARE INDIANA RESIDENTS
OF STUDENTS ARE FIRST GENERATION
2023 TOTAL ENROLLMENT 8,305 FALL 4 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
88%
OF STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID
OUT-OF-STATE STATES) 2,258 (49
FALL 2023 STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY COUNTY
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IN-STATE STUDENTS COUNTIES) 5,735 (92
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES) 312 (70 INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 5
INDIANA STATE ADVANTAGE The Indiana State Advantage represents a distinctive feature of an ISU education, offering individuals a unique blend of a private school ambiance along with the benefits of a large public university.
WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCES
AFFORDABLE EDUCATION
FOUR-YEAR COMPLETION
Indiana State offers an Experience Grant worth up to $3,000 to support an out-of-classroom learning opportunity. This can be an internship, service trip, undergraduate research, creative activity, or study-abroad experience. The one-time grant will be available beginning the second year at Indiana State. Some restrictions may apply.
Indiana State offers four years of instate tuition for qualified, Pell-eligible students in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, or Wisconsin. Students must have at least a 2.75 high school GPA to qualify. The average GPA for our incoming firstyear students is 3.25. Annual tuition coverage is contingent on continued academic performance.
If students sign up for Indiana State’s four-year graduation Guarantee and complete their program requirements, they will graduate on time, or ISU will cover tuition for their remaining classes. Students must sign up during their first year to qualify for the Guarantee. The Guarantee is contingent upon students adhering to the graduation Guarantee responsibilities.
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FIRST DESTINATION
RESULTS
94%
JOB PLACEMENT RATE
2023
$56,845
3,035
66%
NUMBERS FOR
FIRST GENERATION
157
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY
STAYED IN INDIANA TOP EMPLOYERS
ADVANTAGE RECIPIENTS
$328,611 TOTAL ADVANTAGE AMOUNT AWARDED
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DEVELOPING INDIANA’S WORKFORCE Indiana State University’s programs are strategically designed to align with the State of Indiana’s workforce priorities and empower students for success. Asking, “Which careers are always in demand?” reflects Indiana State’s commitment to guiding students toward careers where they can thrive.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL OF NURSING
CRIMINOLOGY & SECURITY STUDIES 8 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
TEACHING & LEARNING
KINESIOLOGY, RECREATION, AND SPORT
AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 9
$100 MILLION MILESTONE SURPASSED Eighteen months ahead of schedule, Indiana State University proudly announced that it had surpassed $100 million raised for the ‘Be So BOLD’ campaign. Thanks to the generosity of various donors, the lives of countless students will forever be positively impacted as these funds strengthen the University’s commitment to enhancing education and graduating students. When the ‘Be So BOLD’ campaign was publicly launched in September 2022, Indiana State alum Don Dudine kicked off the philanthropic spirit with the first $1 million gift. In December 2023, Dudine pushed Indiana State over the $100 million mark with his second million-dollar donation. His philanthropic vision is engrained in ISU, backed by his belief in the future of his beloved alma mater. “Indiana State University has always been a place of innovation, education, and community,” said Dudine. “I am honored to be a part of this momentous occasion and witness the collective impact of joyful giving for the University’s future,” he said. The campaign continues through June 30, 2025. Find out more details at besoboldisu.com.
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DUDINE
24 HOURS
FOUR PRIORITIES: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
FACULTY EXCELLENCE
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
SYCAMORE ATHLETICS
DONORS 1,710 TOTAL
$1,385,877 RAISED
GIFTS 244 STUDENT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 11
COMMUNITY IMPACT SERVICE Our employees and students make an impact on campus, in Terre Haute, and beyond. Indiana State prioritizes giving back to the communities we serve. Employees are offered 15 hours of paid community service leave. We know our leaders volunteered more than the allocated time, but below is a glimpse into how our dedicated Sycamores went above and beyond.
1,533
EMPLOYEES’ COMBINED VOLUNTEER HOURS
ISU students prioritize leaving the communities where they live in a better place than how they found it. The Center for Community Engagement coordinated many student service activities, including specific service days like Donaghy Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Sycamore Service Saturdays, and Stop and Serve. A favorite service opportunity for ISU faculty, staff, and students was serving the 2,100 Special Olympics athletes during the 53rd annual Summer Games held on Indiana State’s campus.
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AT INDIANA STATE 3,808 JOBS
1,719
STUDENTS REGISTERED FOR A SERVICE ACTIVITY
EMPLOYED THROUGH THE SYCAMORE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM WITH 13 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 76 STUDENTS INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 13
NEWS & AWARDS 2023 BEST FOR VETS: COLLEGE RANKINGS ISU surpasses $100M goal for Be So Bold Campaign Indiana State University surpassed a milestone in philanthropic success with the Be So BOLD Campaign.
$66 million for ISU renovations The Indiana budget passed by the Indiana General Assembly included $66 million for the renovation of the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology‘s Technology Annex building.
MILITARY TIMES
ISU President Deborah J. Curtis was chosen for IBJ’s second annual Indiana 250.
2024 BEST COLLEGES IN AMERICA WALL STREET JOURNAL/ COLLEGE PULSE
ISU receives $5.8M grant to improve early childhood education ISU has been awarded a grant of $5.8 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its College and Community Collaboration initiative.
TOP 400 COLLEGES ISU student selected for an internship with NASA Indiana State University computer science major, Ahsan Khan, holds many titles and achievements, but one of the most significant is intern for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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U.S. NEWS’ ANNUAL ‘BEST COLLEGES RANKINGS’
ONE OF THE BEST ONLINE PROGRAMS NEWSWEEK AND STATISTA’S ‘AMERICA’S TOP ONLINE COLLEGES AND AMERICA’S TOP ONLINE LEARNING PROVIDERS’ 2024 LIST
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Indiana State University brings value to state and local leaders who recognize the opportunities to partnering with higher education. 911 students completed an intensive community-based service or work experience – internships, student teaching, advanced clinical placements and alternative breaks.
Union Health Indiana State’s competitive nursing program is a pipeline to fill local nursing jobs with Union Health, that provide vital health services to the Wabash Valley. To continue and excel in the excellence of this partnership, Union Health donated $300,000 to fund the Union Health Nursing Skills Lab in the College of Health and Human Services to support ISU nursing students’ education. This investment will fund professional support staff and peer tutors for nursing and pre-nursing students.
Lilly Endowment ISU partnered with IEDC and StageClip to provide a personalized digital recording to each Winter 2023 commencement participant.
Indiana State University has been awarded $5.8 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, College and Community Collaboration (CCC). The grant will support the expansion and renovation of Indiana State’s Early Childhood Education Center and advance strategic planning throughout the Wabash Valley to enhance the quality and capacity of our community to respond to the need for first-class early childhood development and care.
Grow Up in West Central Indiana The Grow Up in West Central Indiana Plan is a strategic partnership between Indiana State University and Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute. This initiative aims to identify childcare challenges prevalent in communities throughout West Central Indiana and develop recommendations to address the growing demand for high-quality childcare.
ATTENDED CAREER FAIRS 356 COMPANIES
INTERNSHIPS COMPLETED 439 STUDENT INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 15
BUDGET PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT $6.3M | 2.8% OTHER NON-OPERATING REVENUE $32.9M | 14.7%
OTHER OPERATING REVENUE $3.5M | 1.6%
STATE APPROPRIATIONS $88.5M | 39.5%
FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023
AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES FEES & SERVICES $35.0M | 15.6%
FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GRANTS/CONTRACTS $11.9M | 5.3%
INVESTMENT INCOME (NET) $0.2M | 0.1% TUITION & FEES (NET) $45.5M | 20.3%
DEPRECIATION $22.3M | 9.5%
NON-OPERATING EXPENSES $7.1M | 3.0%
SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS $10.3M | 4.4% UTILITIES $12.5M | 5.3%
FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023
SUPPLIES & EXPENSES $58.2M | 24.8%
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COMPENSATION & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $124.3M | 53.0%
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY ANNEX The $66 million from the State of Indiana will be used to renovate the Technology Annex building in the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology. The project will result in several modernized upgrades, including the college’s state-ofthe-art instructional and laboratory space. The Technology Annex Building was built in 1980.
CHESTNUT BUILDING The $5.8 million grant Indiana State University received from Lilly Endowment, Inc. will support the expansion and renovation of Indiana State’s Early Childhood Education Center into the Chestnut Building. The grant also advances strategic planning throughout the Wabash Valley to enhance the quality and capacity of child development and care. Indiana State’s Early Childhood Education Center is accredited and serves families and children from 6 weeks to 5 years old.
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FACULTY EXCELLENCE With the assistance of research, grants, and awards, Indiana State University faculty members can craft an impactful educational experience, allowing students to gain invaluable knowledge outside a traditional classroom. Below are some stories highlighting the global impact Sycamore faculty and students are making.
IRELAND In 2023, with the assistance of their community partner, the Irish Heritage School (IHS), 16 Indiana State students and two faculty members, Dr. Linda Maule and Dr. Nancy Rogers, spent two weeks in the Emerald Isle as part of a two-week servicelearning experience. Their work included the development of an outdoor archaeological “dig” site at the IHS for primary school students and community programs, along with the restoration of two display cases donated by Ireland’s Museum of Natural History to the Irish Heritage School. Before returning to Terre Haute, the Sycamores planned a field trip for area students, created a lesson activity that simulated an archaeological dig, built a model high cross, and created costumes. In 2016, the IHS expanded its educational programming to include service-learning through a partnership with ISU. Since then, ISU has proudly completed four service-learning programs with the Irish Heritage School. As of 2018, these experiential learning opportunities have been completed in the community of Birr, located in the center of Ireland.
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TEACHER RATIO 17:1 STUDENT-TO-
ECUADOR To close out 2023 and ring in the new year, 23 students and two faculty members, Dr. Eric Glendening and Dr. Cody Hanson, selflessly provided necessary primary healthcare services to the rural communities of Guangaje, Ecuador, in the Andes highlands. Joined by nine medical professionals from the United States and eight interpreters/medical students from Quito, students from Indiana State University spent six days in clinics serving 40-80 patients daily. These future professionals were responsible for executing critical tasks such as clinic registration, vitals station, the pharmacy, and served as scribes for the physicians and optometrist. Others played with kids and helped manage the patients who gathered at the clinic. This trip is in partnership with Timmy Global Health at ISU, a non-profit service-based group focusing on community and global health services. ISU’s chapter of dedicated servants has visited Ecuador nine times, and its 50 members have raised over $11,000 this past calendar year to support healthcare in Guangaje. The group is preparing to return in May 2024 from May 12 to 24.
BUILDING AN ECO-FRIENDLY METAVERSE With the guidance of researchers at the Eco-Building Metaverse, ISU students are helping address a fundamental question with broad community benefits: How can we make our buildings and communities more sustainable, eco-friendly, and healthier by leveraging the power of the metaverse and data intelligence? EBM lab students use a handson approach to visualize building performance, showcasing their impacts on occupant health, energy usage, and ecological footprints throughout a building’s life cycle. The initial phase focuses on ISU campus buildings. Students Emma Harvey and Miya Chang enrolled in the architectural engineering technology program to
generate Building Information Modeling (BIM) for the Technology Annex building. Their ambition extends to modeling the entire campus. Hailie Chang, a student in computer science engineering, is developing a metaverse, seamlessly integrating with models created by her fellow students to advance the EBM lab’s mission to transform the future of sustainable architecture and building practices further.
PARSAEE
PARK
The EBM lab, a recently established research group in the Department of Built Environment, owes its existence to the Bailey Faculty Fellowship awarded to Dr. Mojtaba Parsaee and Dr. Jisoo Park, the co-founders and principal investigators.
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ATHLETICS
Baseball Wins NCAA Regional, advances to Super Regional for First Time The baseball team swept the Missouri Valley Conference regular season and MVC Tournament on their way to hosting the program’s first NCAA Regional. The Sycamores swept through the Terre Haute Regional on their way to the Fort Worth Super Regional. Catcher Grant Magill would go on to become the second Sycamore to receive a Rawlings Gold Glove, while Connor Fenlong (Pitcher of the Year), Magill (Defensive Player of the Year), and Randal Diaz (Tournament Most Outstanding Player) all received honors.
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Hannahs named Regional Coach of the Year Indiana State baseball head coach Mitch Hannahs was named the 2023 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Division I Midwest Region Coach of the Year as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC. Hannahs received the honor for the first time after guiding the Sycamores to the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships, hosting their first-ever NCAA regional won the Terre Haute Regional, and advancing to their first NCAA Super Regional in program history. For his efforts, Hannahs was voted as the league’s Dan Callahan Coach of the Year by his peers for the first time in his career.
STUDENT-ATHLETES EARNED THE MVC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD (3.8 GPA)
Swimming Top Finish Indiana State swimming and diving made school history as the Sycamores posted their first top-twoteam finish at the 2023 Missouri Valley Swimming & Diving Championships. The Sycamores finished second overall with 1200.5 points to snap a stretch of four consecutive seasons, finishing third in the team standings.
Men’s Track Wins Again The men’s track and field team swept the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the second consecutive year, highlighting a dominant stretch in program history. Sprinter JaVaughn Moore was named the MVC Indoor Track’s Most Outstanding Performer.
Martin named MVC Coach of the Year Sycamores earn Elite 17 Awards Three Indiana State athletes received the Missouri Valley Conference’s Elite 17 Awards in the 2022-23 season. Ryann Porter (Women’s Track & Field), Will Staggs (Men’s Track & Field), and Danielle Henning (Softball) all received the award given to an athlete who has posted the highest achievement in both athletic and academic excellence, according to the Valley office.
THE COMMISSIONER’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD (3.5 GPA) 95 RECEIVED
Head Coach Angela Martin was named the men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year, leading the women’s program to top-three finishes in both championships.
MVC HONOR ROLL (3.2 GPA) 215 RECEIVED INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 21
SYCAMORE ALUMNI Indiana State University has alumni from around the globe. They have used their ISU education to make an impact in their professions and communities. Here are just a few of them.
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109,733 ALUMNI LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES 22 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
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Todd Bess Alumni Commencement Speaker, Winter 2023 Executive Director Indiana Association of School Principals Indianapolis, IN
ALUMNI AND GROWING
Brian Dorsett 118 65
2023 Distinguished Alumni President Dorsett Automotive Zionsville, IN
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Claude Grimes 2023 Distinguished Alumni Director, Human Resources Siemens Fort Wayne, IN
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Anita Klopfenstein Alumni Commencement Speaker, Winter 2023 Chief Information Officer Little Caesars Saint Clair Shores, MI
Mary McGuire 4,323
2023 Distinguished Alumni
Owner M2McGuire & Associates Carmel, IN
1,646 ALUMNI LIVING INTERNATIONALLY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY 23
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INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
MISSION STATEMENT We transform the lives of students through a high-quality education infused with experiential learning, community engagement and career-readiness. Our students succeed within a culture of inclusion and support that provides the skills and knowledge to impact Indiana and beyond.
VISION STATEMENT We will be the university of choice for students seeking a distinctive, high-quality education highlighted by challenging experiences that prepare our graduates to contribute to the economic vitality and civic and cultural development of their communities and the global society.
CORE VALUES LEARNING DISCOVERY ENGAGEMENT INCLUSIVENESS