INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRIDE

At IU Auditorium, we pride ourselves on being a reliable resource for the university community. Whether we’re collaborating with other IU entities to execute flawless events, supplying staff and ticketing services, or opening our building for rehearsals and class tours, we continually strive to be of service to the IU community.

In 2021–2022, we joined forces with the Jacobs School of Music to offer students numerous learning opportunities, including rehearsal time on our Steinway D Concert Grand Piano and a 30-event residency with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. We worked alongside the African American Arts Institute to present Potpourri of the Arts, an annual event featuring Black music, dance, and culture that also served as a celebration for IU Soul Revue’s 50th anniversary. Furthermore, we provided staff for IU Arts and Humanities Council events such as First Thursdays and Granfalloon Festival.

Our box office continued to support ticketing needs across campus, including ticketing for IU Cinema, IU Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance events, and Union Board as well as for a growing number of regional IU campuses which led to our addition of a Centralized Ticketing Manager position to handle ticketing support to IUPUI and IU Southeast.

Our Event Services team continued to oversee multiple COVID-19 testing sites throughout the 2021–2022 academic year, along with coordinating guest services and staffing for IU Athletics.

Commencement

As the academic year came to a close, IU Auditorium geared up for in-person commencement for the first time in three years, hosting 11 recognition ceremonies for eight IU schools and departments, and welcoming approximately 15,000 people through our doors. We also provided ticketing services and helped manage six Kelley School of Business ceremonies held at the Musical Arts Center in a single day.

Iu Auditorium Student Scholarship

In addition to offering students opportunities for hands-on venue management, we also provide academic scholarships to qualified students each year. The IU Auditorium Student Scholarship honors the legacy of retired IU Auditorium and Indiana Memorial Union Executive Director, Winston Shindell. A fierce advocate for students, Shindell created a professional environment that enabled students to gain practical knowledge by working directly with IU Auditorium staff. Congratulations to our 2021–2022 recipients, each a sterling example of the students IU Auditorium has had the honor of working with:

Cole Luellwitz Hailee Cooper

IU AUDITORIUM + 1 SCHOLARSHIP

Established in 2014, the IU Auditorium Alumni Association (IUAAA) celebrates a shared connection between Hoosiers of all ages, formed through participation with IU Auditorium as student managers, ushers, box office clerks, interns and graduate assistants, as well as many other roles. The IUAAA works to pay forward all that these alumi experienced as students working at IU Auditorium through the formation of the +1 Scholarship. The +1 Scholarship was created in honor of IU Auditorium Executive Director, Doug Booher, and his +1 customer service philosophy. This year’s +1 scholarship was awarded at our 2022 Spring Student Gathering to Sarah Cassidy, who exemplified the extraordinary customer service efforts that keep the Auditorium held in such high regard.

Honoring Doug Booher

During the 2021–2022 season, our Doug Booher celebrated a quarter century of service to Indiana University. Doug, who began his work with IU Auditorium as a student usher, has contributed extensively to the improvement of events and experiences of the university over the last 25 years, and was recently appointed to Assistant Vice President of Events and Conference at IU. Along with IU Auditorium, Doug oversees University Events, Event Services, and IU Conferences.

Inauguration Of Pamela Whitten

In November, IU Auditorium hosted the inauguration of Pamela Whitten as the 19th President of Indiana University. This landmark occasion was a celebration for the whole IU community, and we were beyond honored to play a significant role in the event. The inauguration began with a formal ceremony as President Whitten was officially sworn in on our stage, and then proceeded to the Fine Arts Plaza outside our front steps for a celebration as part of that month’s First Thursdays festival.

New Student Orientation

Typically, the months of June and July at IU Auditorium bring thousands of incoming students and their parents to IU Auditorium for New Student Orientation. By partnering with the office of First Year Experiences to host orientation program sessions, we are able (and thrilled!) to introduce IU Auditorium to new students before they arrive on campus for the fall semester. After being held virtually for two years, New Student Orientation returned to our building in summer of 2022.