Media Resources

Media resources

Interested in writing a story about the Center for Rural Engagement? We’re here to help. The resources on this page have been collected for the use of media, and include staff contacts, connection to social media profiles, a media statement, and visual inspiration. We encourage you to reach out to our media team to support your reporting needs.

Topic areas relating to the Center for Rural Engagement include:

Research university and community collaborations
Rural Indiana
Rural health and wellness
Rural arts and quality of place
Rural resiliency, including environmental, economic, and social sustainability
Student and community engagement

Staff media contacts

Kyla Cox Deckard

Director of Strategy and Communications
Email: knblanke@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855-4992

Jeni Waters

Associate Director of Communications
Email: watersje@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855-9521

Sarah Duis

Communications Specialist
Email: sduis@iu.edu

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Visual inspiration

We can provide imagery to complement your Center for Rural Engagement related media story. Please reach out to one of our media contacts above to tell us about your story and we’ll help you find the right photograph.

IU Student, Daisy Heath, in Lawrence County, Indiana with Sustaining Hoosier Communities.

IU Students explore woods in Lawrence County, Indiana.

IU Faculty member, Bryce Himebaugh, discusses plans with a student for the Hoosier National Forest Dark Sky initiative.

About the Center for Rural Engagement

The Center for Rural Engagement connects the broad resources of IU Bloomington and its region through collaborative initiatives. The goal of the center is to improve the lives of Hoosiers by working with partners to discover and deploy flexible and scalable solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. The center connects with communities to build upon their many assets, such as the natural beauty of the region; their family-friendly culture; and their many economic resources.

The idea for a rural center at IU Bloomington was conceived during the development of theStrategic Plan for Economic and Community Prosperity in Southwest Central Indiana. Since the publication of this report and Lilly Endowment Inc.’s substantial investment in the plan, IU has expanded and refined the vision for the rural center in close consultation with stakeholders from across Indiana.

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