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 »
Community Service
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 »
IUPUI Fugate Scholars help prepare families for college admission
A group of IUPUI students helped local families prepare for college. On October 28, students and families across Indiana received free FAFSA filing help from financial aid experts during the 30th annual College Goal SundaySM presented by Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA). George Washington Community High School (GWCHS) served as one of eight Indianapolis… Read more »
Twitter, Facebook part of curriculum for senior citizens, students
Leaning over laptops, tablets and Smartphones, terms like tweeting, hashtags and likes are defined and explained. The lessons are geared toward a group of senior citizens who want to learn the new technology so prominent in society. But at the same time, a group of IUPUI students are learning about how to work in their future… Read more »
IU Southeast reached 200+ middle and high school students through free workshops and discussions
IU Indiana Kids program Teachers, principals and parents know the looks they get when they talk to their teens about college or other serious topics. But when IU Southeast has tried those same discussions with college students, they have found the teens are suddenly listening, program coordinator Emily Seay said. The information is no different… Read more »
IU Northwest builds relationships with schools in the Gary area
IU Indiana Kids program Over the last year, mentors and staff at IU Northwest have grown a relationship with a student transitioning from high school to college. And that is exactly what the IU Indiana Kids program seeks to recreate. Program coordinator James Wallace first met the student as a high school senior last year…. Read more »
IU South Bend had success in summer ’18 and is partnering with South Bend Cubs Foundation
IU Indiana Kids program A connection through baseball is helping grow a program meant for teens at IU South Bend. The IU Indiana Kids program is starting a new partnership with the South Bend Cubs Foundation and is recruiting the help of the IU South Bend baseball team to start an after-school program for students,… Read more »
Bonner Leaders Scholarship Program launches at IUPUI
Written by Verna McDowell For the first time this coming academic year, 15 incoming IUPUI freshman who are part of the Sam H. Jones (SHJ) Scholarship program will have the distinction of being known as Bonner Leaders and be part of a national program of 3,000 service scholars from across the country. This change comes… Read more »