Laurie Burns McRobbieFirst Lady, Indiana University

Senior Advisor, IU Foundation

May 1, 2015

Well House Society: Advisory Board Meeting

IU’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan: strategicplan.iu.edu

Bicentennial Priority Five: A Global University

Indiana University will develop active partnerships with leading or complementary higher education institutions. IU will sustain active alumni chapters in all of its priority countries in support of study abroad, selective international recruitment, and faculty research and scholarship, especially in the SGIS, the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and The Media School. It will complete the establishment of its Global Gateway Network to support these objectives.

Burma –Youth Leadership Program

Liberia – Center for Excellence in Health and Life Sciences

Indonesia – Higher Education Leadership and Management

IU Gateway Offices

China

India

IU Gateway Offices by 2020

China

India

Germany

Turkey

Africa

South America

Southeast Asia

Riyadh

New Delhi

Bicentennial Priority Eight: Toward a Culture of Building and Making

Indiana University will explore and pursue the feasibility of establishing new programs in design and engineering on the IU Bloomington campus and technology programs on the regional campuses to meet regional needs.

Equity

Why Is Diversity So Important?

Equity

Employment

Why Is Diversity So Important?

Equity

Employment

Excellence

Why Is Diversity So Important?

Equity

Employment

Exportation

Excellence

Why Is Diversity So Important?

Serve IT to Belize

Women’s Leadership & Philanthropy at IU

LEADERSHIP

WOMEN

PHILANTHROPY

• Provides strategic guidance

• Umbrella for growing number of programs

• Members have given over $55 million in new contributions across IU

• $2.2 million for WP programs

IU Northwest “Women Helping Women Award” recipients, 2013

Women’s Philanthropy Council

Women’s Philanthropy Council Fund

• Since 2012, 30 grants awarded, totaling over $330,000

• Now reviewing applications for fourth round of awards

• Supports projects in public health, youth STEM, arts education, international outreach, women in technology, and women’s leadership.

Well House Society