For over a decade, IU Indianapolis (IUI) students have served at the Sheperd Community Center to support their mission of eradicating generational poverty on the Near Eastside. Shepherd Community Center, established in 1985, is a Christ-centered non-profit organization on Indianapolis’ Near Eastside that helps children and families break the cycle of poverty by meeting their… Read more »
Community Service
Learning health care in the community
Students studying to be nurses and doctors gain vital insights by visiting patients in their community to see how their home life can impact their health through a partnership with Goodwill Industries. IUPUI has an ongoing partnership with Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana’s Nurse-Family Partnership program, geared toward supporting new mothers caring for their… Read more »
Anti-racism focus of multiple initiatives this academic year
As the nation reeled from news of shootings—Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon Reed and George Floyd—Chancellor Nasser Paydar issued a statement confirming his support of the Black Lives Matter movement and commissioned an IUPUI Action Committee. Charged with developing additional initiatives to enhance its anti-racism programs, the Action Committee includes students, staff, faculty and administrators…. Read more »
What has COVID taught you today?
Community-engaged learning in a time of social distancing By Mary F. Price, Director of Faculty Development, Center for Service and Learning A friend of mine, who also happens to be an adjunct faculty member in English took up a daily practice in response to COVID-19. She has begun posing a daily Facebook query across her… Read more »
Research aims to address water quality, environmental restoration
Drones fly over the Eagle Creek Reservoir monitoring algal blooms; researchers work with a farmer to improve agricultural practices; a 20-year study aims to address forest restoration in degraded riparian landscapes. These are some of the ways the Center for Earth and Environmental Science at IUPUI is engaging with the community in research. The Center… Read more »
Hanging Out Loud: How art speaks
By Laurie Hargrove, Guest Contributor When reflecting upon school and community partnerships, I can see how my thinking has evolved. I once viewed community partnerships in a narrow lens or similar to a one-way street — only seeking support for many initiatives. However, I neglected the term partnership and its meaning completely — only Shallowly… Read more »
You can support our efforts in the community
You can support programs that focus on improving community members’ lives. IU Day is a day to celebrate and support the multitude of connections between IU and the world, including the impact of community engagement. Students from all IU campuses are actively engaging with their communities every day. At IUPUI, this is a key focus… Read more »
Fostering student achievement across the community
By Amy Conrad Warner, Vice Chancellor for the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement IUPUI’s focus on student success isn’t just about college students on campus; it’s also a promise to the thousands of children in schools across our city. As an anchor institution, one of our key missions is to foster student achievement, and we… Read more »