Community Engagement

Get involved in Bloomington and beyond

Want to get involved in the Bloomington community?  

There are many opportunities to learn from and become part of the Bloomington community through volunteering, scholarships, community engagement event series and more.  If you would like to learn more about how you or your group can get involved please contact our office.




Community Partners and Volunteering

Our office has a great relationship with many community partners including non profit agencies, city departments and other wonderful community organizations.  We place, train and supervise Cox Civic Scholars in each of the below community partners.  One of their roles is to help IU students find volunteer opportunities.  

If you are interested in volunteering or giving back to the community in other ways please reach out to the Civic Scholar at the specific agency that interests you for more information.

You may also reach out to the Assistant Director of Community Engagement for any other questions related to volunteering in the Bloomington community.

Brandon Shurr, bshurr@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contact: Jane Schmidt -  schmija@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Lizz Horace - alhorace@iu.edu 

Gonzalo Cruz Cortes - gcruzcor@iu.edu

Crestmont Club

Civic Scholar Contacts: R.J. Crawford - rjcrawfo@iu.edu 

Joleena Mundy - jomundy@iu.edu

Lincoln Street Club

Civic Scholar Contacts: Ethan Fitt - efitt@iu.edu 

Maddy Edie - Booker - medieboo@iu.edu 

Program Office

Civic Scholar Contact: Isabella Vidal - isavidal@iu.edu 

Economic and Sustainable Development

Civic Scholar Contact: Ihsan Zulkifly - izulkifl@iu.edu 


Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND)


Civic Scholar Contact: Dylan Schuttee - daschutt@iu.edu


Safe and Civil City 

Civic Scholar Contact: Lizbeth Funkhouser -  lizkfunk@iu.edu 

Civic Scholar Contact: Sufiyan Ahmed - sufahmed@iu.edu 

Civic Scholar Contact: Abigail Scott - abigscot@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Leilanu Jackson - jackles@iu.edu 

Jonathan Hernedez - hernajon@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Fernanda Cortes - fmcortes@iu.edu 

Tamara Riano - triano@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Jaden Lewis - lewijade@iu.edu

Natalia Dickerson - nrdicker@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contact: Jia Jia Hodgson - jmhodgso@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Wolf Davis -  wvdavis@iu.edu 

Makayla Partin - mpartin@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Ryan Zych - lzych@iu.edu 

Gaby Heredia - gheredia@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contacts: Heather Hoffmeyer - hrhoffme@iu.edu 

Madison Martin -maskmart@iu.edu 

Sydney Wilson - sydtwils@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contact: Martha Abaddi - mabaddi@iu.edu

Civic Scholar Contact: Samantha Willey - snwilley@iu.edu

Cox Civic Scholarship

Incoming freshmen are eligible to receive a highly selective and competitive four-year scholarship funded through the Cox Scholarship for their service and campus outreach.

These scholars participate in robust leadership development education to hone their skills and expand their knowledge about social justice. They work with a local Bloomington or regional nonprofit agency and provide hands-on direct service and outreach to support IU students and student organizations looking to engage in community service.

The goal of this scholarship program is to engage student leaders in meaningful service that results in a profound and sustainable positive impact on the community.

 

Learn more about Scholarships

Community Engagement Event Series

Each Month our team hosts a panel of community and campus leaders to engage in dialogue about a social issue impacting our local community in the Indiana Memorial Union.

 

Crimson Cupboard Food Pantry

Our office manages the campus food pantry, Crimson Cupboard. Crimson Cupboard offers free healthy food to IU Bloomington students who are struggling with food insecurity.  If interested in learning more about the pantry please contact cupboard@indiana.edu

Learn more about Crimson Cupboard

 

For more information regarding Community Engagement on IU Bloomington Campus please contact - Brandon Shurr - bshurr@iu.edu