Written by Vernon A. Williams “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”– Alexander Graham Bell. Student success is the consummate goal of IUPUI. Enhanced recruitment and retention is key – particularly among underrepresented populations. Degree attainment is the ultimate metric for student success and the primary prerequisite is the preparation of students before… Read more »
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IUPUI partners with Kinney Group, Inc. to provide Splunk® training
Written by Teresa Francis On January 18, 2017, fourteen IUPUI students embarked on sixteen weeks of IT training at Kinney Group Inc., located in the heart of a vibrant neighborhood on the Near Westside of Indianapolis. Through this university-business partnership, Kinney Group is providing training in Splunk®, the market-leading platform that powers Operational Intelligence. The… Read more »
Bringle Showcase celebrates engagement excellence
Written by Verna McDowell More than 200 IUPUI students, faculty, staff, community partners, and guests came together to recognize IUPUI’s commitment to deepen community engagement at the 13th Annual Robert G. Bringle Civic Engagement Showcase held on Tuesday, April 11th. The Showcase began with a Poster Session at 3:00 pm in which 32 students, faculty,… Read more »
IUPUI university-assisted Girl Talk Mentoring Program focused on teen dating violence
Written by Nicole Oglesby IUPUI Office of Community Engagement received a $2,000 Mental Health America- Indiana chapter grant award for the Girl Talk Mentoring program to recognize children’s mental health awareness month 2017. April and May focused on educating middle school girls on “teen dating violence” with a Domestic Violence Coalition’s interactive presentation at Indianapolis Public Schools… Read more »
LISC Indianapolis receives IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy Award
Written by Susan Kigamwa The Office of Community Engagement recognized the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Indianapolis during the 2017 IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy Awards Ceremony held on April 4, 2017. This university-wide event honors individuals, corporations and foundations that have contributed to IUPUI programs through gifts and voluntary services. Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Indianapolis… Read more »
Students from IUPUI and beyond bring health and legal services to an underserved Indianapolis neighborhood
Written by Jennifer Boehm The IU Student Outreach Clinic (IUSOC) was created half a decade ago to bring medical services to Indianapolis’s poor and underserved. But it’s hard to say who’s gotten the most out of the arrangement – the near-eastside neighborhood that receives everything from free medical checkups to physical therapy to dental work, or… Read more »
SOURCE River West Entrepreneurship Center facility opening this spring
Written by Teresa Francis SOURCE River West Entrepreneurship Center is a catalyst project of the River West Great Place initiative. Its goal is to create an environment where entrepreneurs are welcome and contribute to an equitable and thriving neighborhood business sector by fostering place-based entrepreneurship through coaching, education, training, and resources to support aspiring and existing… Read more »
IUPUI partners to host Community Health and Resource Fair in the Martindale Brightwood area
Written by Teresa Francis IUPUI students, a faculty member, and a community advocate collaborated to create the Martindale-Brightwood Community Health and Resource Fair to improve access to and raise awareness of resources in the neighborhood. The fair will be held Saturday, March 25, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at 37 Place, 2605 East 25th Street… Read more »