In May, 2018, twelve Indianapolis school and community professionals, as well as IUPUI urban education doctoral students, attended the Community Schools National Forum in Baltimore, Maryland, to connect on the topic of community schools, an approach that engages entire neighborhoods to organize and align community resources to foster student success. This national forum welcomed a… Read more »
Building Strong Communities
Family and Community Engagement and Why It Matters
By James Johnson, Guest Contributor Before I became a teacher, I never heard of community schools. I had no idea what they entailed and why they are so important. On the surface, community schools do not seem like they’re anything more than common sense. I mean, they are schools and communities working together to support… Read more »
“Voice of Hope in Turbulent Times,” A Profile of the Second Latinx Community-University Research Coalition Conference
Written by Cindy Gil Over 90 Latino community members, university stakeholders, and organizational partners gathered for the second Latinx Community-University Research Coalition conference on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The conference provided opportunities for discussing, networking, collaborating and advancing future research, programming and advocacy on the well-being of Latino populations across Indiana. To start the day,… Read more »
IUPUI researchers and Citizens predict water demand using big data analytics and machine learning
From determining the value of your favorite baseball player to refining the holiday online shopping you’re doing in the other tab right now, the practice of big data analytics is everywhere. The field crunches thousands, millions or even billions of data points to better understand a problem in any field. The Data-Driven Knowledge Discovery Laboratory in the… Read more »
Success at SOURCE River West Pitch Fest
On November 16th, 2017, SOURCE River West Entrepreneurship Center (SOURCE RW) hosted its second Pitch-Fest. Entrepreneurs who had completed the SOURCE RW Kauffman FastTrac® Business Owners Series were invited to pitch their business ideas with the potential of winning a $1000 award provided by the Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis. Kauffman FastTrac® is offered at SOURCE RW… Read more »
IUPUI Community Schools Engagement on Indianapolis Near-Westside Showcased in National Partnerships Summit
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 »
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 »