By Christy Avery The Protective Order Project (POP) is a law student-directed project at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law that utilizes the skills and knowledge of law school students, volunteers and resources from Middle Way House and volunteer attorneys. Working with a volunteer attorney and a professor, law students help victims of domestic… Read more »
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IU Volunteer Corps: Increasing Access to Locally Grown Food
By IU Corps On Feb. 10th, 2024, members of IU Corps student organization, Volunteer Corps, volunteered their time at a local lettuce greenhouse. The greenhouse is owned by Lauren McCalister and her family. This locally-owned greenhouse provides space to grow lettuce sold at the People’s Cooperative Market of Bloomington. People’s Cooperative Market, a community-driven market… Read more »
Making the Arts More Accessible with Design: 4 Questions with Shriyash Shete
By IU Corps During his time as a graduate student at IU, Shriyash volunteered with IU Corps Student Agile Response Team (START) from March to August 2021 with the Martinsville Arts Council, where he combined his passion for design with the community’s need to increase accessibility to the arts. Shete, who currently works as a… Read more »
5 Questions With… Ninjia Miles, Director of Development for The Black Philanthropy Circle
By IU Corps The Black Philanthropy Circle works with Indiana University and the Indiana University Foundation to formulate programs for engagement and philanthropy in higher education to support Black alumni, faculty, staff, students, donors, and allies. Learn more with IU alum Ninjia Miles, director of development for the group. Q: What does the Black Philanthropy… Read more »
4 Questions With… Aissatou Mbengue, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
By IU Corps As president of the IU student chapter of the NAACP, sophomore and anthropology major, Aissatou Mbengue, connects underrepresented minority students and student groups with service and advocacy opportunities for civil rights and social justice causes. Nationally, more than 2 million activists work through the NAACP to foster inclusiveness and provide issues education…. Read more »
4 Questions With… Nia Henry, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha
By IU Corps IU’s Too Tuff Tau chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., strives to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, promote unity and friendship among college women, alleviate issues that women face, and provide service. Alpha Kappa Alpha hosted a Blankets for a Kause event Jan. 23, at which members handmade… Read more »
4 Questions With… Rochelle Adjei, Founder and President of African Women Leadership Organization
By IU Corps African Women Leadership Organization is a student organization designed to motivate and empower women within the African diaspora, particularly those at Indiana University. Meet the group’s president and founder, Rochelle Adjei, a 2021 IU graduate with a degree in human biology. Q: What does the African Women’s Leadership Organization do? A: We serve the… Read more »
5 Questions With… Briana James, President of Zeta Phi Beta
By IU Corps As a service-based Black organization, IU’s Delta Epsilon Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. strives to uphold four principles — “Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood”—through service events, social gatherings, and philanthropy. The group volunteered at My Sister’s Closet in Bloomington on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year (2023), which also fell on Zeta Phi Beta’s Founders’ Day, to promote service work… Read more »
IU students volunteer with Indiana libraries to further literacy initiatives
By Christy Avery Channeling her grandmother’s spirit of volunteerism Senior Lauren Miller works with Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in Bloomington to provide food and clothing donations to libraries across Indiana that can put them out for people to pick up as needed. Although some rural towns don’t have food pantries, most have a library that can collect donations,… Read more »
5 ways to be involved in your community over the holiday season
By Christy Avery As the holiday season kicks off, many people gather for food, quality time, and celebration of their favorite traditions. While the holidays are filled with warmth for many, some people may struggle with finances, loneliness, and not being able to get out and about. If you’re looking to be involved in your… Read more »