There’s only so much you can learn in the classroom. To get the most out of your IU education, you’ve got to step out into the world and do.
IU provides you with plenty of opportunities to put your knowledge to the test—both on campus and off.
Get Experience
2,200+
students study abroad each year
62%
of students complete an internship each year
Broaden your horizons through community service
When you volunteer your time, you learn new skills, meet new people, and get real-world experience.
Serve on campus
There are dozens of service-oriented and philanthropic student organizations at IU. Whether you want to help children, people of differing abilities, or animals, you’re sure to find an organization that matches your interests.
Find a community service organization on campusHelp in the community
Bloomington is a small city with a big heart. As such, it offers a myriad of opportunities for volunteering.
Feed the hungry. Work at the Boys and Girls Club. Help stamp out sexual violence. There’s a cause for everyone—and every cause needs you.
Browse Bloomington volunteer opportunities
The promise o An education that works anywhere
See how IU is fulfilling the promiseAnd get a jump start on your career
There’s a good reason so many IU students complete at least one internship: they lead to jobs.
In 2014, 65 percent of U.S. interns received full-time job offers from their employers.
Many degree programs require you to complete at least one internship in order to graduate. But even if yours doesn’t, you should get out there and work.
Completing an internship is a great way to see how the things you've learned in the classroom translate to career skills. Plus, you'll earn the valuable, real-world experience you need to make your resume shine.
Learn more about internship opportunities at IU
Although I didn’t come to IU with a passport, I am leaving with a passport with more than one stamp of a foreign nation.
Noelle Gipson, SPEA
Don’t forget to give globe-trotting a try
If you want to understand how big the world really is, you’ve got to get out there and explore it.
IU offers more than 300 overseas studies opportunities in locations from Paris to Peru—and everywhere between.
Many schools and departments within IU offer their own foreign study opportunities. You could even secure an internship in another country!
Learn more about overseas study