Taking Care of the Basics

Graduate Student Services

You are now joining our IU Indianapolis (IUI) family and as a part of the family, you have access to an array of professionals, organizations, and services who will work with you to provide high-quality support to ensure your academic and personal success.

Think of these professionals working together as a core of support. Each professional will have a specific area of support they focus on, but all will work together to make sure you have access to what you need.

Beginning a new educational journey can be daunting but have no fear! You have access to the people and resources that will guide you through everything you need for a successful academic trip.


Student Affairs

IUI Student Health is here to help you with two convenient locations on campus. Whether you are full-time, part-time, international, live on campus, or off-campus, they provide a variety of services for you.

Counseling Psychological Services (CAPS) provides mental health services for IUI students and support to the IUI community. Other health and wellness resources can be found on the IU Graduate School Indianapolis’s Student Health Wellness website.

The Behavioral Consultation Team is a campus-wide team designed to support the health, safety, and success of the IUI community. They provide consultation, make recommendations for action, and coordinate campus resources in response to reports of disruptive or concerning behavior displayed by students, staff, or faculty.

Health and Wellness Promotion can help you find balance and live the life you have always wanted by engaging with opportunities and services offered by its office.

The Student Advocate strives to listen carefully to your concerns, explain relevant policies and procedures, discuss courses of action, and provide guidance while respecting students’ rights to privacy within the confines of the law and university policy.

The IUI Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct ensures your rights as an IUI student are protected.

Paw’s Pantry is a food pantry that provides food assistance to all IUI students, faculty, and staff.

Paw’s Closet serves ALL students of IUI. Students may shop twice per month and are welcome to take 4 clothing items and 2 accessory items free of charge. Paw’s Closet will also take appointments for special services such as interview preparation. Email pcloset@iupui.edu for more information.

Several credit unions and banks are located on or near the IUI campus. The Indy Chamber has compiled a list of local banks, many of which have multiple locations. Indiana Members Credit Union has a branch within the Campus Center.

If you are looking for a place to buy your textbooks, check out the IUI Bookstore located on the first floor of the Campus Center.

IUI makes health insurance plans available to those who meet eligibility requirements as a Graduate Appointee, a Fellowship Recipient, or in the schools of Medicine or Dentistry.

Discover more unique opportunities, organizations, and events found on the IUI campus through The Spot.

Student Organizations

There are several student organizations at IUI specifically for graduate students including the Underrepresented Professional and Graduate Student Organization (UPnGO) which embraces and empowers underrepresented students to become the top scholars, researchers, and professionals in the world to create an open community of diversity and equity through academic support, collaboration, events, and networks.

Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG)

The IUI GPSG is the official voice of 8,000+ graduate and professional students on the IUI campus. It promotes active dialog between the community and school administration and works regularly with faculty and staff to determine future directions for the university.

R.O.A.R – Registry of Options and Resources

The R.O.A.R. website is a “one-stop shop” of information with campus and local community resources within a 5-mile radius of IUI.

Child Care

As a family-friendly campus, IUI supports graduate students who are also parents by providing high-quality childcare resources and space for nursing mothers.

On-Campus Centers and Offices

Multicultural Center

The Multicultural Center supports students, faculty, and the community by promoting the value of diversity, broadening multicultural awareness and sensitivity, advancing cultural competence, and encouraging cross-cultural collaborative relationships through education, advocacy, and research.

LGBTQ+ Center

IUI’s LGBTQ+ Center is open to everyone. It serves as a lighthouse for LGBTQ+ resources and as a landing ground to find community on campus. We are dedicated to serving the IUI LGBTQ+ community through community building, education, and advocacy.

Office for Veterans and Military Personnel (OVMP)

The Office for Veterans and Military Personnel (OVMP) is a centralized office designed to provide comprehensive resources to veterans and Veterans Affairs benefit recipients to aid in their overall success as IUI students.

Office of Women

The IUI Office for Women works to build an environment on campus that is inclusive of all and seeks to create a climate where women can succeed.


Center for Teaching and Learning

Graduate students who are teaching or who have an interest in teaching can find resources, guidance, and information on teaching tools at the Center for Teaching and Learning. IUI and Indiana University, Bloomington have recently joined the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), a network of 41 universities dedicated to the advancement of undergraduate education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and other disciplines through the professional development of future faculty.

Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals (PFFP)

IUI Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals (PFFP) engages current IUI graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a full range of career options, responsibilities, and mentoring in academic and non-academic careers through year-round programming, including the Annual Pathways Conference. PFFP collaborates with campus offices, various higher education institutions, and industry partners and complements professional development activities and programs within the IUI schools and departments.

The Graduate Mentoring Center

The Graduate Mentoring Center provides resources and opportunities for faculty and staff to strengthen their skills in mentoring graduate and professional students. The Center also serves graduate and professional students interested in learning more about mentoring and professionalism. In collaboration with the Graduate School, the Mentoring Center works to foster graduate and professional student academic and career success and promote a greater understanding of diversity on campus.


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