We strongly value our connections in the community. Working with individuals, businesses, nonprofits, schools, health care providers and neighborhood organizations enables us to connect students, faculty and staff with relevant issues of today, to better prepare our students, and to find workable solutions to local and global problems.

As a result of the IUPUI Strategic Plan: Our Commitment to Indiana and Beyond, IUPUI has integrated the Office of External Affairs, Center for Service and Learning, Professional Development and Corporate Education, and Family, School and Neighborhood Engagement into a comprehensive, campus wide Office of Community Engagement. This office creates a more coordinated, strategic approach to professional development and corporate education; neighborhood, school, and family partnerships; volunteerism and service; and a campus wide culture of engagement.

You can access the Office of Community Engagement's resources by calling (317) 274-7400, emailing engage@iupui.edu, or by clicking the button below.

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IUPUI-Driven Entrepreneurship Center

LOOKS TO DEVELOP NEAR WEST, LOCAL BUSINESSES

Bold ideas help fuel new businesses and community development. Source River West Entrepreneurship Center hopes to cultivate both. Located at 2228 W. Michigan St., the center has partnered with IUPUI's Office of Community Engagement to focus on the Near West and River West corridor of Indianapolis. "We want to grow businesses from within. We need a blend of local and outside businesses -- furniture shops, clothing stores and so on. We need the relative population here to grow and let the neighborhoods thrive,” said Mark A. Roger, Director of Source River West.

New Housing Program Offered for IUPUI Employees

IUPUI ANCHOR HOUSING PROGRAM

It's no secret that Indianapolis is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and IUPUI plays an influential role in the growth of this urban community. More growth means more economic stimulation, more job opportunities and more movement toward living in urban areas to be closer to the workplace. In response to that growth, IUPUI is rolling out a new Anchor Housing program to assist full-time employees with the purchase or improvement of a home in the downtown area.

IUPUI Faculty Awarded for Community-Based Research

CHARLES R. BANTZ CHANCELLOR’S COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP

In April 2017, the Charles R. Bantz Chancellor’s Community Fellowship awarded two innovative faculty members with a year of support for their community-based research that addresses a community issue in Central Indiana. Created in 2015 in recognition of the former chancellor's leadership and contributions to the campus and the community, this fellowship reflects Bantz's dedication to research that creates university-community partnerships and results in community impact.