By its very nature, community-engaged research improves life in the area it touches. To ensure our efforts have the most impact, we focus on four areas identified by the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities.
We all benefit when the communities where we live and work are economically, socially and physically advanced and resilient. Research initiatives in this category help to make this happen.
Your research can focus on revitalizing urban neighborhoods or developing the region’s economy through the creation of new businesses, the transfer of technology, or the ability to rebound after a disaster.
Community health is arguably one of the most important research issues of our time.
Research in this area can focus on:
The future success of our society rests on our ability to provide adequate education to everyone in our community.
Research in this area focuses on:
Graduating students who are prepared for an ever-changing work environment is one of the challenges of higher education.
Research in this area includes partnerships with industry and looking at the needs of twenty first century workforce learners and employers.
Many neighborhoods across Indianapolis have created quality of life plans that identify the ways in which community-engaged research projects can make the most impact.
Citywide and regional organizations have also created strategic plans around community engagement.
We focus on research in and with the community and our affiliations with national organizations strengthen our research agenda. To inform our work, we connect with:
