IUB is uniquely positioned to harness our expertise and resources to improve quality of life and place for people in Indiana and beyond. We will utilize our resources to further drive economic prosperity in the state, amplifying regional industry clusters through our existing and emerging research strengths, building deeper partnerships, and increasing opportunities for Indiana businesses. We will also provide opportunities for the IUB community to make a significant impact through research, teaching, and service, strengthening our commitment to addressing local, national, and global challenges. Through building deeper connections throughout the state, we will become Indiana's go-to partner and resource for responding to the most pressing needs in industry and workforce development.

Create a community engagement infrastructure.

Status: Rachael Jones McAfee began her position as the new interim executive director of community engagement for IU Bloomington.

Facilitators: University Relations, Office of the Provost

Expand continuing education opportunities to support workforce development.

Status: Work is underway to amplify existing efforts to expand continuing education opportunities offered by IUB to support workforce development.

Facilitators: University Relations, academic deans

Expand IUB global expertise and economic development.

Status: IU Global is planning a launch event in fall 2024 for the finalized IUB Global Learning Framework.

IU Global leadership met with the IEDC to discuss IU’s contributions to the state’s priorities around international investment.

The Office of International Development continues to work on programming to implement the external reviewers’ recommendations for improving IU’s ability to secure and implement externally funded large-scale, interdisciplinary international institutional development grants. These include a workshop series for faculty and staff, which will focus on the sharing of capacity development experience, and a university-wide International Development Working Group as a mechanism for engaging with and supporting units interested in collaborating on externally funded projects.

Facilitators: Academic deans, OVPIA