Our Future Starts Now: IUPUI is transitioning to IU Indianapolis

As the university as a whole excitedly begins its transition to IU Indianapolis, The Office of Community Engagement will begin to refer to itself as the IUI Office of Community Engagement!

Learn more about this exciting new chapter.

Community engagement is in our DNA

IUPUI 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.

Visit our performance indicator page to learn more about the performance indicators for Goal 7 of IUPUI's Strategic Plan: Deepen our Commitment to Community Engagement.

Engaging in key community issues

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.

Community Partner Spotlight

Our work in the community is possible through our community partners.

For more than 40 years, IUPUI 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.

Making an impact in our community

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Weekend Finale of OnyxFest 2023 to be held at iconic Crispus Attucks Auditorium

The dramatic climax of OnyxFest 2023 – the state’s first and only Black theater festival – will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the iconic Crispus Attucks High School Auditorium, according to the sponsoring Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI (A.R.T.I.).

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Gil named to inaugural Enlace Mid-Level Leadership Program

Cindy Gil, director of Latino Affairs in the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, will be one of 56 inaugural members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) Enlace Mid-Level Leadership Program. Gil is the only member named from Indiana.

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IU Student Success Corps Tutor learns just as much from students

While a student in pursuit of her degree in Psychology at IUPUI, a position as tutor for the IU Student Success Corps (IUSSC) on Handshake caught Ashlynn Beard’s attention. IUSSC provides virtual and in person tutoring for K-12 students in math, English, science and social studies.

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