Written by Jim Grim For decades, IUPUI has supported university-assisted community school programs in the Near West area of Indianapolis. Currently, IUPUI is working with Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center and more than 70 area organizations collaborating on a second five-year, $2.3 million U.S. Department of Education-funded Near-Westside Community Schools Project focused on five Indianapolis Public Schools – George… Read more »
Month: November 2017
IUPUI receives NSF grant to enhance geosciences education, expand community engagement
A three-year, $428,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable IUPUI researchers to enhance geosciences education and inspire future solutions to community problems. INDIANAPOLIS — A three-year, $428,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable IUPUI researchers to enhance geosciences education and inspire future solutions to community problems. The endeavor is designed to… Read more »
SOURCE River West adds new entrepreneurship services with Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust grant
SOURCE River West Entrepreneurship Center (SOURCE RW) is proud to announce that they have received a two-year, $125,000 grant from Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust to expand services at the Near West education and business support center, located at 2230 West Michigan Street. The grant will allow SOURCE RW to provide additional services, programs, coaching, and co-working… Read more »
IUPUI partners with community partners, residents and stakeholders to impact quality of life in the Near West
Written by Drew Rensberger IUPUI Office of Community Engagement works in concert with neighborhood partners, residents, and stakeholders to raise the quality of life for those living in the Near West neighborhood of Indianapolis. To do this, we build relationships in the community and partner with the neighborhood associations of Haughville, Hawthorne, Stringtown, and We Care to organize themselves into… Read more »