IU Indianapolis is inextricably connected to the world around us. Our campus covers more than 534 acres within the city of Indianapolis but our reach goes deep into the community.
Our commitment to community engagement can be seen in almost everything we do, whether we’re helping students succeed in the classroom or working to increase the well-being of our city, country, and world.
We’re here to facilitate these activities, creating and nurturing partnerships between campus and community in ways that matter.
72%First-year students participated in High-Impact Practices
68.1%student voting rate in 2020
39%students completed a course that focused on global trends or issues
59%faculty who encourage practices that connect learning to societal problems or issues
53.4%Faculty who engaged in a collaborative research project with community partners
638Classes using High-Impact Practices
78%Seniors increased their ability to contribute to the well-being of their community
81% Alumni feel IU Indianapolis prepared them to work with people from different backgrounds
$2.3Bcontributed to the region, supporting 30,551 jobs
We work with partners across the Indianapolis area to make our communities stronger, help our neighbors stay healthier, and better prepare our workforce for the future.
How? By making the right connections between community organizations and IU Indianapolis schools, departments, faculty, and students.
Our students, faculty and staff are engaged with the community in key issues that impact families, such as K-12 education.
Learn more about how we partner with local schools and other community organizations to invest in the success of students long before they ever step foot on campus.
Our work in the community is possible through our community partners.
For more than 40 years, IU Indianapolis has been engaged with our neighbors in the Near West, a vibrant and diverse community located just west of downtown and across the White River from campus.
For over twenty years, IU Indianapolis has supported numerous struggling families during the holidays. The IU Indianapolis Office of Community Engagement invited faculty, staff, and students to spread holiday cheer and joy to families in our community by participating in the Season of Giving program in collaboration with community partners, Christamore House and Hawthorne Community Center.
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The Indiana Latino Institute‘s (ILI) Pathways to Careers (P2C) program provides an innovative approach to supporting Latinx students while they are in college. Indiana University Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College, and Marian University partner with ILI to provide a cohort experience, paid internships, mentorship, and additional support to increase retention and persistence rates throughout their college experience.
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Between the 2021 and 2024 academic years, the Indiana University K-12 Student Success Corps (IU K-12 SSC) served nearly 2,500 students statewide, resulting in improved academic and social-emotional outcomes, their recently released 2021-24 Impact Report shows.
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L. Keith Bulen Symposium on American Politics
IU Indianapolis Campus Center
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The L. Keith Bulen Symposium on American Politics brings together politicians, political staffers, journalists, and scholars to discuss the latest election and look to the next one.
Eve 24th-25th. Holy Day celebrating the appointment of Abdu'l-Baha as the Center of Baha'u'llah's Covenant, that unbroken, unified line of guidance which safeguards the Baha'i Faith from division and ...Read more
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Baha’ı)
Eve 26th-27th. Commemorates the death of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the eldest son and successor of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i faith
