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.
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 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
Civic Scholar Contact: Lizbeth Funkhouser - lizkfunk@iu.edu
Civic Scholar Contact: Sufiyan Ahmed - sufahmed@iu.edu
Civic Scholar Contacts: Leilanu Jackson - jackles@iu.edu
Jonathan Hernedez - hernajon@iu.eduCivic Scholar Contacts: Fernanda Cortes - fmcortes@iu.edu
Tamara Riano - triano@iu.eduCivic Scholar Contacts: Jaden Lewis - lewijade@iu.edu
Natalia Dickerson - nrdicker@iu.eduCivic Scholar Contacts: Wolf Davis - wvdavis@iu.edu
Makayla Partin - mpartin@iu.eduCivic Scholar Contacts: Ryan Zych - lzych@iu.edu
Gaby Heredia - gheredia@iu.eduCivic Scholar Contacts: Heather Hoffmeyer - hrhoffme@iu.edu
Madison Martin -maskmart@iu.edu
Sydney Wilson - sydtwils@iu.eduIncoming 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
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.
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
