INDIANA UNIVERSITY

state system of higher education consisting of the campuses in Bloomington (main), Gary (known as Northwest), South Bend, Kokomo, New Albany (known as Southeast), and Richmond (known as East), as well as schools operated in cooperation with Purdue University at Fort Wayne (known as Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne) and at Indianapolis (known as Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis). All branches offer undergraduate degree programs and most offer master's degree programs. The campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis award doctoral degrees. The School of Medicine is centred in Indianapolis with branch facilities throughout the state. The medical school was created in 1903 in Bloomington. For most of the medical school's history, its students studied in Bloomington and Indianapolis, until, in 1958, the Bloomington division was moved to the capital city. The main campus in Bloomington is a comprehensive university with a strong reputation in the fine arts, including one of the leading music schools in the United States. It also provides instruction in business and law. Campus facilities include the Cyclotron Facility and Nuclear Theory Center; the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction; the Center on Global Change and World Peace; and the Center for Innovative Computer Applications. Total enrollment for the university system is approximately 86,000. Indiana University was founded in 1820 as Indiana Seminary, with instruction beginning in 1824. In 1828 the name was changed to Indiana College, and in 1838 the college was awarded university status. The law school was founded in 1842. Women were first admitted to the university in 1867. A library science division was established in the education school in 1947, leading to the formation of the graduate library and information science school in 1966. Notable alumni of Indiana University include novelist Theodore Dreiser and songwriter-musician Hoagy Carmichael. The university's men's basketball team in Bloomington has won five National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, three under coach Bobby Knight.