IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
The Campus : Building and Location Namesakes
Dr. Van Nuys administering the Hippocratic Oath to the senior class of 1956 on grounds in front of Fesler Hall.
James W. Fesler Hall
James William Fesler Hall, built in 1938 as the State Board of Health Building, was renamed in 1959 to honor Fesler, the long-time former president of the IU Board of Trustees (1902-36). It became the state's Laboratory Science Building beginning in 1950. Today, it serves as an academic and research building, as well as the home of the School of Medicine administration, including the dean's office.
