At the School of Health & Human Sciences, community engagement is a tradition tracing back to our beginnings. We’re more than bystanders in the Indianapolis community—we take it to the next level to immerse and engage.
To provide the best possible climate for learning, we make co-curricular and curricular community engagement part of our culture, delivering rich, real-world learning experiences for students. As a
What will you experience? Find out the ways the School of Health & Human Sciences engages with the community in Indianapolis and beyond. Depending on your program, the school offers service-learning initiatives that are win-wins for students and the community. Students benefit by gaining supervised real-world and resume-building experiences. Community programs are able to extend services and execute initiatives through additional volunteers. Community program clients enjoy stronger experiences, better health care, and enhanced wellness.
Sample programs include:
A partnership between physical therapy students and Toyota to modify and customize electronic ride-on vehicles to meet children's movement goals
A service-learning program pairing kinesiology students with IUPUI faculty and staff, providing clients with exercise prescription and personal training services
A health-and-wellness outreach program delivering low-cost fitness and wellness services to urban Indianapolis neighborhoods
A partnership between IUPUI and Franklin College kinesiology faculty to bring movement opportunities to people with Down syndrome
A service-learning initiative that makes physical activity accessible to people with disabilities by providing individualized adapted movement services to clients
Powered by SHHS faculty and students, these institutes are serving their industries by bringing academic research, consulting, and service learning to the Indianapolis community and beyond.
