IU Day

IU Day gifts will help students!

So much at IU is made possible by private philanthropy! Please consider joining us in celebrating today's IU students and alums who are doing amazing things like studying abroad, engaging in life-changing performance opportunities, or graduating from IU virtually debt-free.

IU Day is a worldwide, huge-impact community moment to look ahead and consider the needs of future students, alums, staff, faculty, parents, friends, and fans! On April 19, when you make a gift of $50 - $5,000 to a qualifying scholarship, IU will match it dollar for dollar until matching funds run out.

Support diverse student experiences and success at IU.

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Support diverse student experiences and success at IU.

Use the #IUday hashtag however you engage and celebrate on IU Day.

Giving Together – Giving Circles

Affinity-giving circles enable a committed group of individuals to collectively invest their time, talent, and money and to decide—together—the future direction of the circle and the allocation of its funds.

Learn more about IU's giving circles

LGBTQ+ Culture Center Re-Envisioning Project

Designing Space to Meet Student Needs

To support the needs of students today and tomorrow, the director of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, in collaboration with students, worked with the Indiana University Office of Space Planning to envision a new layout for the center that is welcoming, functional, and student-friendly.

Hear from the director

Philanthropy, when it’s done right, makes a long-lasting impact and difference in the world.
Cortez Johnson - Founding Member, Black Philanthropy Circle

Together Supporting IU Students

Supporting IU students through scholarships, cultural involvement, academic support and success, or performance experiences; your gift(s) help support student success and the opportunity to engage in transformative research that impacts Indiana and beyond.

Find ways to give

Celebrating Those Who Support Diverse Student Success

On #IUDay we say thank you and celebrate the generosity of IU supporters who help replace obstacles with opportunities.

Bowen Family

The IU Bloomington Bowen Family Scholars Program is designed to assist underrepresented student populations in their pursuit of higher education, as well as to further Indiana University’s diversity and inclusion work.

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Bruce Shuck

Philanthropist Bruce Shuck has provided Indiana University a very notable first. The Bruce Shuck Family Native American Scholarship is the first designated for Native students.

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Engage, Celebrate, and Support During IU Day

IU Day is about celebrating the people of IU and their relationships - the students who inspire us, the mentors who change our lives, and the ways we commit to learning about others as we lift each other up! Examples we celebrate during IU Day include the dedication of the historical marker for the Groups Scholars Program, founded at Indiana University in 1968.

Watch the marker dedication

See other examples of how we celebrate community at IU!

Diversity Education

Diversity education takes many forms at Indiana University. Learn more about various educational opportunities across its campuses for staff, faculty, and students to foster an inclusive and respectful environment that encourages dialogue and interaction about issues related to equity, social justice, and intersectional diversity.

Explore diversity education at IU

Black and Abroad

IU students and alumni connect virtually for a guided tour of Paris, learn about Black life and culture in France, and hear from previous travelers about negotiating identity and traveling abroad.

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First Ladies of the African American Arts Institute

The founding directors of the AAAI ensembles share memories and hopes for the only multi-ensemble African American Arts Institute in the United States.

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20 Questions with IU Culture Centers

Learn about Indiana University’s cultural centers and institutes.

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Learn more about other events taking place on IU Day.

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Shareables

Friends don’t let friends miss out on IU Day. So share a graphic (or two, or six) to help your friends and followers get in the IU Day spirit. And don't forget to download your official 2023 IU Day pennant.