Hoosiers for Higher Education

IU Advocacy

Key Messages for Your Elected Officials

We encourage you to share the messages below with your legislators and public officials when you discuss Indiana University. You can support these messages with more IU facts.

“Thank you”

In the last biennial budget session, IU received appropriations that will maintain current budget levels. Given the tremendous economic downturn, we were fortunate that legislators enabled IU and other universities to utilize federal stimulus monies to offset general operating fund decreases for the 2009-2011 biennium budget. Several important capital projects on IU campuses were also approved, allowing the opportunity to receive beneficial contract bids while at the same time providing good construction jobs of Hoosier workers.

Accessible and affordable

IU is working diligently to make an IU education more accessible and affordable. Our eight campuses are located strategically throughout the state, and each provides a higher education curriculum that is closely aligned with the needs of the community it serves.

IU has dramatically increased need-based student aid through programs like Matching the Promise, the 21st Century Scholarship Covenant and the Pell Promise, and the Hudson and Holland Scholars Program.

Degree attainment

President McRobbie is committing substantial resources to the Degrees of Excellence Initiative, which is designed to increase graduation rates on all of our campuses. This initiative supports programs to improve degree or program completion and increase financial aid, with the goal of helping students reach graduation more quickly.

Commitment to Hoosier Health and the Indiana Economy

The Indiana Innovation Alliance unites IU and Purdue with other universities, businesses, economic development groups, health care enterprises (including nonprofits), and the state government in an effort to attract and retain bright, entrepreneurial people whose scientific research will lead to more and better jobs and new innovations that bolster Indiana’s economy. The Alliance will also expand medical education and health care innovations that will have a significant impact on the future delivery of health care to Hoosiers. Partial funding for the Alliance was included in the 2009-2011 state budget.

Your Story

Share your personal message about what your IU education, experience, and connection has meant to you. The value of Indiana University is best measured through your voice.