Community Engagement: IUPUI

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Office of Community Engagement restrictions

Stay in touch with us

In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across our campus community, much of our staff are currently working remotely. But we are still here to work with you.

Please send us an email at engage@iupui.edu, or call our office at 317-274-7400 and a member of our staff will get back to you. To read more about precautions being taken across the IU system due to COVID-19, please visit coronavirus.iu.edu.

The Center for Service and Learning has put together COVID-19 resources for community engagement for students, staff and faculty, and community partners.

The city of Indianapolis has also compiled a list of resources available for the community, including food and financial support. To learn more, visit indy.gov/topic/covid.

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.

Community engagement by the numbers

9,737students enrolled in community-based learning courses in 2015–16

1,000,000+hours of student engagement in the community annually through courses

2,000+middle and high school students served by Indiana Kids in year 3

875 community partners

63%of alumni reported participating in community service or volunteer work while at IUPUI

49%of faculty report engaging in a collaborative research project with a community partner

57%of IUPUI employees live in Marion County

38.3%of students voted in 2018 -- a 25 percentage point increase from 2014

$40,736,173spent by IUPUI with diverse suppliers for products and services

We connect campus and community

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 IUPUI schools, departments, faculty, and students.

See where we're involved

Our students, faculty and staff are engaged with the community through course work, research, service and partnerships.

Learn where, how and with whom we are involved and what issues we are partnering to address through the community engagement map and our Collaboratory database.

Community Partner Spotlight

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

IUPUI has had a longstanding partnership with the John Boner Neighborhood Centers on the Near Eastside, and together we work to address significant challenges, including education, health and community development.

Making an impact in our community

Three people stand in front of a home. Two are holding shovels. One is holding a tree. There is a hole in the ground.

IUPUI faculty member earns honor for her work with the community

An assistant professor with the Urban Teacher Education program at the IU School of Education at IUPUI was honored for her work with Latinx immigrant families of children with dis/abilities in family-centered projects.

Diabetes Impact Project partners with Eskenazi and Community Health Centers

The Diabetes Impact Project at IUPUI partnered with Eskenazi Health Centers and three community organizations to embed Community Health Workers in the Northeast, Northwest, and Near West Indianapolis Neighborhoods.

IUPUI student voter turnout increased significantly in 2018

IUPUI joined campuses across the nation with a surge in voting in the 2018 elections, compared to the previous mid-term elections in 2014.

Help us make Indianapolis a better place

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