Students

An education that works anywhere

We are actively engaging the energy and creativity of IU Bloomington students interested in applying classroom lessons to the real issues and problems facing our rural neighbors.

COLLABORATE

We are an active partner in community-engaged research, teaching, and service projects

Student Agile Response Team (START)

We are working together as a campus to leverage the vast skills, passion, and time of our students to more efficiently and effectively support our community in creating a better, stronger future.

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Sustaining Hoosier Communities

Guided by faculty who share relevant knowledge and best practices, you can integrate meaningful civic engagement and professional experience into your studies.

Through the center’s Sustaining Hoosier Communities program, you can engage with Indiana’s rural communities while developing transferable skills, professional experience, and relationships with local community leaders.

Internships

The Center for Rural Engagement regularly has internship opportunities in media, data science, arts and humanities, community engagement, and more for talented candidates with a passion for our community-focused mission.

Project management assistant

Track budgetary changes, develop budget summary statistics, assist with process automation, and provide light financial and administrative support.

NETWORK

We support networking between campus and communities

Conferences

We host informative sessions, colloquia, and conferences that examine rural issues and highlight emerging opportunities. See our current events.

Referrals and connections

We bring rural residents and the IU community together. Contact us if we can facilitate an introduction.

COMMUNICATE

We curate information from our initiatives for campus stakeholders

Reports

Access reports, community profiles, toolkits, and more through our repository.

Visualizations

Dive into visualizations such as our project map, data dashboards, story maps.

Recordings

Browse our recordings to catch up on past webinars or tune in to a podcast.

Media support

Whether you’re interested in writing a story about the Center for Rural Engagement, or you need help with finding media support, our communications team is here to help.

Data requests

Services are available to help with finding data resources, gathering data for projects focused in southern Indiana, and providing simple, descriptive visualizations. Request data and visualizations using our data request form.