About the Hazelett Forum

This program grows out of a desire to honor and hear from individuals who are successful leaders. Our speakers are individuals who exemplify excellence in leadership and work to support the advancement of women in leadership roles.

Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, the Randall L. Tobias Foundation, IU Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence, IUPUI, and its Office for Women have combined efforts to create the Hazelett Women in Leadership Forum. The Hazelett Forum joins the mission of the IU Tobias Center to inspire leadership excellence with IUPUI’s commitment to fostering a climate of diversity, opportunity, and equity for women and men.

To this end, the IU Tobias Center, the IUPUI Office for Women and IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz invite the community, corporate leaders, students, and scholars to share in a learning experience focused on women leaders in all walks of life. Honorees offer insights into knowledge about leadership in the modern workplace, including their reflections on the role of gender, work/life balance, and effective communication.

This Forum was established in honor of the late Susie Hazelett, the former Executive Director of the Randall L. Tobias Foundation. She was instrumental in helping to establish the IU Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence and we are proud to have her name associated with this important leadership forum.

The Hazelett Forum was made possible by a generous gift from Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, who wanted to honor Susie Hazelett’s outstanding work for the Tobias Family Foundation, the community of Indianapolis, the State of Indiana, and for the women in these communities. By establishing this Forum within the Tobias Center, it is his hope the Forum will present at least one program each year focusing on the issues of leadership in gender, family, and work/life balance. The Hazelett Women in Leadership Forum serves various constituencies of the university, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons in the community, by providing a forum for knowledgeable and creative speakers to celebrate the achievements of women leaders in various walks of life and to elevate public discussions and university scholarship on women in leadership roles.

Directions to the IUPUI Campus Center:

IUPUI Campus Center
420 University Blvd. CE 278
Indianapolis, IN, 46202

The Campus Center is located on the southwest corner of the Michigan Street and University Boulevard intersection. The Campus Center address is 420 University Boulevard and you can enter the building through one of the six outside entrances. You will find three entrances on the ground level: south of the cube on University Blvd., at the intersection of Vermont Street and University Blvd., and just east of the entrance to the Vermont Street garage. The three entrances to the second floor include two from the third level of the Vermont Street garage and one via the skybridge from Cavanaugh Hall.

Directions from the north

Head south on Meridian Street. Turn right onto Michigan Street. The Campus Center is at the intersection of Michigan Street and University Boulevard. For parking, continue west on Michigan to Barnhill Drive and take a left on to Barnhill Drive. Remain in the left hand lane and take another left on to Vermont Street which is the upcoming intersection. Follow the Visiting Parking signs that lead you to the second entrance of the Vermont Street garage on your left.

Directions from the east

Head west on Michigan Street, crossing over West Street. The Campus Center is at the intersection of Michigan Street and University Boulevard. For parking, continue west on Michigan to Barnhill Drive and take a left on to Barnhill Drive. Remain in the left hand lane and take another left on to Vermont Street which is the upcoming intersection. Follow the Visiting Parking signs that lead you to the second entrance of the Vermont Street garage on your left.

Directions from the south

Head north on Meridian Street. Turn left onto Michigan Street. The Campus Center is at the intersection of Michigan Street and University Boulevard. For parking, continue west on Michigan to Barnhill Drive and take a left on to Barnhill Drive. Remain in the left hand lane and take another left on to Vermont Street which is the upcoming intersection. Follow the Visiting Parking signs that lead you to the second entrance of the Vermont Street garage on your left.

Directions from the west

Head east on 10th Street. Turn right onto Stadium Drive/Indiana Avenue, and make an immediate right onto University Boulevard. The Campus Center is at the intersection of Michigan Street and University Boulevard. For parking, continue west on Michigan to Barnhill Drive and take a left on to Barnhill Drive. Remain in the left hand lane and take another left on to Vermont Street which is the upcoming intersection. Follow the Visiting Parking signs that lead you to the second entrance of the Vermont Street garage on your left.

Parking

Guests can pay to park in the Vermont Street Parking Garage which is connected to the Campus Center. Prices for parking garages can be found by visiting IUPUI Parking Services. To access the Campus Center from the Vermont Street Parking Garage you will need to take the elevator in the NE corner to the third floor of the garage. Exit the elevators to your right to gain access to the Campus Center. Once in the Campus Center you will be on the second floor.

There are also metered parking spots in Lot 80 at the corner of Vermont St. and University Blvd. Please visit IUPUI Parking Services to find rates for metered parking locations.