Indiana State University
| Indiana State University | |
|---|---|
| motto | More. From day one. |
| founding | 1865 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Terre Haute , Indiana , USA |
| president | Deborah J. Curtis |
| Students | 10,534 |
| Employee | approx. 1,600 |
| including professors | 436 |
| Annual budget | $ 143 million (2009) |
| Foundation assets | $ 37 million |
| University sports | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Website | www.indstate.edu |
The Indiana State University (also ISU is called) any State University in Terre Haute in the US state of Indiana . It was founded in 1865 as the Indiana State Normal School . There are currently 10,534 students enrolled here.
history
The college was founded in 1865 by the Indiana General Assembly as the Indiana State Normal School . It served as a normal school of education for elementary and high school teachers . The university awarded 1,908 her first Bachelor Accounts and 1928 the first Master . In 1929 the institution was renamed Indiana State Teachers College and in 1961, due to the expansion of the education, in Indiana State College . It was last renamed in 1965 to its current name as Indiana State University
Sports
The ISU sports teams are the Sycamores . The college is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference . The football team plays in the Gateway Football Conference .
Well-known graduates
- Bruce Baumgartner , Olympic champion in wrestling
- Larry Bird , basketball player
- Birch Bayh , Democratic Party politician
- Şeyma Erenli , soccer player
- Tony George , former owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Burl Ives , folk singer, writer and actor
- Big Bill Lister , country musician of the 1950s
- Irene Price , mathematician and university professor
- John Wooden , basketball player and coach
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.indstate.edu/about/administration/president/about-the-president
- ^ Indiana State University: Fast Facts ( Memento February 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English). Accessed March 27, 2010
- ^ Indiana State University: History and Traditions ( Memento of February 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English). Accessed March 27, 2010
Coordinates: 39 ° 28 ′ 10.3 " N , 87 ° 24 ′ 25.4" W.