Giving & Alumni

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Types of Giving

If you want to make an annual gift each year—or a one-time gift of any amount—we accept cash, credit cards, personal checks, and online donations.

Planned gifts are those you design now for future support. Read more about wills, bequests, annuities and estate plans. Discover new ways to make a gift that will take into consideration your personal circumstances and the needs of your heirs. 

IRA distribution is a simple way to make a contribution to IU Columbus (IUPUC). Learn more about how you can make a significant impact with your IRA.

Multiply the impact of your gift with a matching gift from your employer or another organization.

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Student Scholarships

For many IU Columbus students, scholarships are essential to reach their educational goals. They lessen the burden and stress of debt and allows students to focus on their academics. Scholarships have the most direct impact on students.

Campus

Your gift to support the IU Columbus will provide support for a wide variety of projects, programs and initiatives activities that expand and enhance the impact IU Columbus has in the region and beyond.

Business

The Division of Business is preparing student for challenging careers in business and provides a quality educations through distinctive programs.

Education

Support future teachers, and you’ll support the next generation. The Division of Education prepares students to become highly-effective, equity-centered teachers.

Honors Program

Your gift to the Honors Program at IU Columbus will help challenge students to pursue a greater level of learning and academic inquiry through collaborative research, service and experiential learning opportunities.

Nursing

The next generation of nurses needs your support to positively influence the health of citizens in South Central Indiana and advance the science of healthcare in rural communities through research and outreach.

Liberal Arts

Help advance the learning and understanding of humanities and social sciences through the Division of Liberal Arts, where programs range from communications to criminal justice.

Science

Your gifts to the Division of Science will help students understand themselves and the world around us, enabling them to collect and analyze a variety of information to elevate complex issues and make informed decisions.

University College

Help ensure that students get their college career off to a good start through solid academic advising, orientation, and academic progress.

Library

The University Library of Columbus is a unique community center that supports education, economic development and quality of life in Bartholomew and surrounding counties, all while serving students, faculty and staff from IU Columbus and Ivy Tech Community College Columbus. When you support the library, you reach beyond a single institution and touch the lives of many.

Mental Health Counseling & The Tom and Barbara Schoellkopf Center

At a time when counselors are vital to our region’s overall health, you can support IU Columbus’ challenging Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling program to help prepare students for licensure in Indiana. This program provides clinical training on-site, serving clientele on campus and in the Columbus community.

Emergency Student Assistance & Food Pantry

Pride Pantry is the on-campus food pantry at IU Columbus, serving all current students, staff and faculty members at no charge. From canned goods to hygiene care, your gift will help ensure all who need it get food and household staples.

Center for Teaching and Learning

Support learners of all ages and those who teach them. The CTL support and works with Pre-K through college educators throughout the region, specializing in best practices, resource development, and professional training and workshops.

Center for Business and Economic Development

CBED at IU Columbus is dedicated to enhancing the economic growth of south-central Indiana through professional development, training, and solving business and organizational problems. Help us help your business.

Research

You can support both faculty and student research at IU Columbus. Help promote intellectual inquiry and disseminate scholarly work through innovative educational research experiences and projects.

Study Abroad

Support more than a trip, support an intellectual and cultural adventure that will change the way students see the world and other people.

Diversity

IU Columbus strives to maintain a welcoming community through an ongoing commitment to equity and inclusion. You can help support initiatives such as Diversity Circles, the Annual MLK Celebratory Lunch, Pride Pantry, and Excellence in Leadership Initiative Speaker Series.

Athletics

Athletics are at the core of a true college experience. While IU Columbus is proud of its academic offerings and structures for all students, it is felt that the entirety of the college experience - for both student-athletes and student-non-athletes, alike - can be improved considerably with intercollegiate athletics. NAIA athletics at IU Columbus expands in-person opportunities for all students and depends on community support.

Give By Mail

If you prefer to make a gift via mail, you can do so by mailing a check written to “IU Foundation” and mailing it to the address below. If you have a fund preference, please include that information along with your check.

IU Foundation
c/o Indiana University Columbus
4601 Central Ave.
Columbus, IN 47203

Feel free to call Ashanée Player, Director of Development, at any time to answer any questions you may have.

Contact Development and External Affairs

Brittany Gray

Assistant Director

Phone:
(812) 348-7216
Email:
bggray@iu.edu

Ashanee Player

Director

Phone:
812.348.7385
Email:
aplayer@iu.edu

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