Facilities
Academic Diving Program
Care was taken not to disturb the surrounding marine environment as Dr. Charles Beeker's group excavated a 300 pound kedge anchor near the Dominican Republic. The anchor might date from the Columbus era, and Beeker's group hopes it might be from one of the explorer's lost ships.
The department of Kinesiology has facilities available for both research and education. These facilities range from laboratories to studios and are located in several places on the Indiana University, Bloomington campus.
Centers and Institutes
- Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming and Aquatics Institute
Named after James E. "Doc" Counsilman, the Counsilman Center honors his seminal work in developing the science of swimming.
- Indiana Swim Team
The Counsilman Center Indiana Swim Team (CCiST) is a competitive swim team based out of Bloomington, Indiana for kids ages 5 and up.
- The President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program
No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate Americans to improve by encouraging them to make being active part of their everyday lives.
- The Wynn F. Updyke Center for Physical Activity
The mission of The Wynn F. Updyke Center for Physical Activity is to encourage participation in physical activity for people of all ages and abilities, enhance academic preparation, and contribute to a healthier society.
Laboratories
- Adapted Physical
Education Lab
There are three areas of research conducted in the Adapted Physical Education Lab. One is the study the physiological responses to physical activity and/or exercise in people with disabilities across the lifespan, as well as the impact of physical activity behaviors on health outcomes in this population. Second, motivational constructs are studied to determine the impact on physical activity behaviors. Finally is the study of teacher variables such as attitudes, perceptions, and emotions that predict behaviors by program providers.
- Biomechanics Lab
The primary objective of the Biomechanics Laboratory is to gain a better understanding of the cause-effect mechanisms of sports motions. The lab is equipped mainly for film analysis.
- Human Performance Lab
The Human Performance Lab conducts both basic and applied research in sports medicine and biomechanics, using metabolic carts, treadmills, bike ergometers, force platforms, isokinetic dynamometers, motion analysis systems, and other pertinent equipment and software.
- Sports Medicine Facilities
The Athletic Training Rooms at Indiana University provides health care to Indiana University athletes, and serve as clinical labs for Athletic Training students, where they work under the direct supervision of qualified medical personnel including certfied athletic trainers. The Indiana University Sports Medicine Department Intercollegiate Athletic Treatment Facility houses the Doster Athletic Training Education Classroom and research facility at the University Gymnasium.
- Underwater Science Lab
A thousand square foot facility located in the basement of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the lab hosts environments designed to rehabilitate materials recovered during marine archaeology expeditions. Students learn conservation techniques necessary to remove harmful ocean salt from the objects so they can be cleaned in preperation for research and display in museums.
Studios
- Dance Studio
The Dance Studio serves as the research/creativity activity laboratory for the IU Contemporary Dance Program. Faculty and students work on the processes and products of dance movement for both informal and formal performance. The adjacent Dance Technology Laboratory and Classroom provides classroom space and houses equipment, costumes and other dance related production materials.
- Dick Enberg Distance Learning Studio
This studio combines the architecture of a traditional lecture hall with the capabilities of a television production studio, and it can be used to produce live one-way and two-way distance learning education programs.
Other Facilities
- Tennis Center
A membership facility serving IU students, faculty and staff, the IU Men’s & Women’s Varsity Tennis Teams, Bloomington and surrounding communities, the Tennis Center offers eight indoor, air-conditioned courts.
- Royer Pool
Doc Counsilman's lab for over 30 years, Royer is available for lap swimming and recreation during open hours.
- Outdoor Pool
The Outdoor Pool facility includes a 10-lane, Olympic-size pool and a separate diving well and instructional pool. Located at the corner of Fee Lane and 17th Street, the Outdoor Pool offers lap swimming, water fitness classes, swimming instruction for adults and children, and recreational swimming. The pool is open seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day and serves the public, as well as IU students, faculty, and staff.
