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A mission to Mexico

Posted May 26, 2018 by Ryan Piurek

Bienvenido and welcome to the IU Goes to Mexico 2018 blog! One of the hallmarks of any great university is its ability to recognize, respond to and help understand changes in the economic and cultural makeup of the communities it serves. Recent years have seen a substantial growth in Indiana’s Latino population, which, according to… Read more »

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Welcome to the IU Goes to Mexico blog. Please visit this site regularly for stories and insights into Indiana University's trip to one of Latin America's largest, most dynamic and most culturally vibrant countries, one with increasingly important economic ties to Indiana. Here you will also find information about IU's extensive global resources, longstanding educational and cultural engagement efforts in Mexico, new international initiatives and continued expansion of the IU Global Gateway Network.

Learn more about the trip.

Where we’re going

Map of the president’s trip to Mexico
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News & photos

View trip press releases.

See the latest trip photos.

Tags

ANUIES Anya Peterson Royce Beth West Christiana Ochoa David Zaret Herman Wells IU Alumni Association IU Global Gateway Network IU Mexico Gateway IUPUI Jacobs School of Music Mexico Mexico Remixed Michael A. McRobbie Nasser Paydar National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education National Autonomous University of Mexico New Music Ensemble Ostrom Workshop Peter Tattersfield Roberto Salinas-León UNAM

On the ground

Ryan Piurek

Ryan Piurek

A veteran member of IU’s news and strategic communications team, Piurek currently serves as IU assistant vice president for public affairs and presidential communications.

A graduate of IU's Media School, Piurek leads public affairs initiatives in support of IU's academic programs and initiatives, including IU's international engagement efforts, while also managing a broad range of communications activity in support of the bicentennial strategic priorities of the IU Office of the President.

Piurek is a Connecticut native who has been living in Bloomington for nearly two decades, with past experience in newspaper reporting, public relations, marketing, advertising, and copywriting.

Related links

  • IU Mexico Gateway
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
  • National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES)
  • Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI)
  • University Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Office of the Vice President for International Affairs
  • School of Global and International Studies
  • IU Worldwide
  • IUPUI Goes to Mexico
  • IU Women's Philanthropy
  • IU Jacobs School of Music
  • Global Gateway Network

IU – Mexico connections

  • IU Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
  • IU Latino Studies program
  • IU Alumni Association Mexico Chapter

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