The new center is the college’s home for advising, career integration, and applied learning, which will help students align their academic learning with their future goals.
The Indiana Newsroom is a learning lab within the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington that will provide journalism students with paid learning experiences.
The new building is home to the College of Health Science and Human Performance.
The $1.2 million gift comes from nonprofit Quality Insights in support of the university’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship as it seeks to advance rural healthcare in the state.
The university will become the first public institution in Tennessee to offer the program.
The 18-month initiative will create a connected campus of care, with the JED Foundation’s program integrating into the university’s existing mental health and wellbeing services.
The Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders (SPHIFR) Applied Research grant will support the two-year “Understanding Wellness and Leadership Effectiveness Among Canada’s Public Safety Leaders” project.
The college hosted a celebration event on January 20, 2026, as students began attending classes in the new building at the start of the Spring 2026 semester.
As the winter semester begins, Davenport University’s students refer to the school’s living accommodations as “top tier.”
The partnership will strengthen the region’s workforce development, access to educational pathways, and support offered to adult learners.