What’s new or different on the Indianapolis campus?
By IU Indianapolis Today
August 18, 2025
Be on the lookout for new food options, construction projects and office relocations as the fall semester gets underway.
Food options in the Campus Center
Einstein Bros. Bagels on the second floor of the Campus Center will be replaced by The Daily Bagel, which will offer breakfast, lunch and chopped bagel sandwiches.
Tea’s Me Café, the local business owned by Indiana Fever legend and community leader Tamika Catchings, expanded its menu to include freshly made smoothies, sandwiches and other grab-and-go options. The café is by the bookstore on the first floor.
Ace Sushi, also on the first floor, will be replaced by Sticky Notes, a new concept by Chartwells offering freshly made cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies and other baked goods with a “sweet” twist: toppings like Oreos, Fruity Pebbles, s’mores and more can be added to each treat.
The Campus Center Market will be installing a self-checkout scanner, which will allow purchases to be made whenever the Campus Center is open.
Food options in other locations on campus
Chancellor’s Restaurant in University Tower is getting a new name, menu and look. IU Indianapolis Today will share updates on the transition and opening date as details become available. The restaurant is also adding a reservation system.
Market Twenty 4 Seven vending options will be added around campus to give students and employees access any time to fresh, chef-crafted meals and a rotating menu of specials.
A reminder that the Bitewing Café in the IU School of Dentistry building, which serves Starbucks coffee, is open to all.
Campus construction
Several projects are underway to add, improve or repair infrastructure on campus.
Work has started on the STEM Lab Building at Blackford and New York streets. The sidewalk along the north side of New York Street will be closed for the duration of the project, but Lot 85 will remain accessible. The 52,000-square-foot extension to the existing Science and Engineering Lab Building will include an advanced physics lab, a 3D bioprinter, and research cores focused on biomedical sensors, diagnostics and wearable technology. It is scheduled to open in fall 2026.
Stormwater repairs will be made in the Ball Nurses Sunken Gardens, which will impact the central green of the gardens and parts of the lawn around Wood Fountain. Near Lockefield Village, Lot 93 is under construction to add more EM parking spaces, and sidewalks are being reconstructed. Work in these areas is scheduled to wrap up by October.
Other milling, repaving and reconstruction projects may temporarily impact vehicle and pedestrian access around campus, including brief lane restrictions on Riley Drive and Wishard Boulevard, and access to the Dunlap Building drop-off area may be rerouted. Those projects are expected to be completed by mid-November.
Offices in new locations
The Multimedia Production Center is now located in Taylor Hall 110. The center offers large printing services to faculty, staff and students at competitive prices. A 10% discount is available for large print orders.
The Office of Health and Wellness Promotion has moved to Taylor Hall 115. Faculty and staff are asked to direct students to this new location should they inquire about the office’s services and resources.
New web and app hosting at IU
This summer, UITS rebuilt IU’s web hosting platform Sitehost from the ground up in response to security vulnerabilities. As part of this transformation, IU has officially launched Sitekube for websites and Appkube for applications.
These new services — more secure, scalable and user-friendly — are now available to support IU’s evolving digital needs. Many websites have already been moved, and work continues on the remaining migrations. For questions or help with your site, contact webhelp@iu.edu.