Seeking the good of
Indianapolis
Students who participate each year have the opportunity to work within multiple challenge spaces to identify wicked problems and work with a diverse team to solve those problems as they conduct research, ideate solutions, prototype, and present those solutions to with the goal of seeking the good of Indianapolis.
It is fun, engaging, and allows you the opportunity to grow your skills in innovation, creativity, problem solving, and team work!
The challenge spaces we have had students engage with are:
- Health and Wellness
- Creating a Welcoming and Diverse Place at IU Indianapolis
- Sustainability at IU Indianapolis
- Global Engagement at IU Indianapolis
- Strengthening the IU Indianapolis and Indianapolis Relationship
Why the City Challenge?
help
the indianapolis community thrive
learn
to help college students see themselves as longterm
citizens of our community
Grow
the collaborative
partnerships between local universities and the broader community
the process
kickoff and research
Students participate in a kickoff session in teams and learn about their challenge space. This also includes research about the space and affiliated organizations.
ideation
Students will work in team to come up with as many ideas as possible.
pitch & reflection
Students will go through the process of refining their idea and then presenting it via a learned pitching module and then showcase it to community stakeholders.
Student Stories
Hear how our program has inspired students to become changemakers in Indianapolis.
“It turned out to be a lot of fun and it was very cool”
amritpal chohan
Engineering Student
“I would not have thought that something I came up with had such a huge impact”
Renee dovei
Liberal Arts Student
Engage with the circle city challenge
Join us in shaping a brighter Indianapolis. Contact us to learn how your class and program can get involved.