Indiana University Alumni Association

Fresh pencils. Empty binders. A backpack that will never look this organized again. 🎒

Our free Back-to-School Kit adds a little cream and crimson to the new-school-year excitement with printable lunchbox notes, binder and spine covers, first-day photo pennants, and a questionnaire you’ll want to revisit someday.

Download the kit here:
https://www.myiu.org/learning-resources/kits-guides-downloads/kits-guides/back-to-school/index.html

What’s one back-to-school tradition your family never skips?

Five Saturdays until Indiana Football is back in Memorial Stadium.

After last season, you know we’re counting every one. Who’s ready? 🏈

One more round of summer fun? We’re in. ☀️

Before the backpacks come out and the alarms get set, squeeze in a little more fun with our free Summer Activities Kit.

It’s packed with nature scavenger hunts, rainy-day ideas, an “I’m bored” jar, screen-free activities, and more.

Get the free kit here: https://bit.ly/3S9W045

What’s still on your family’s summer fun list?

A new season is taking the stage at IU. 🎭 Individual tickets for the 2026–27 Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater season are now available!

🎟️: https://operaballet.indiana.edu

There's still time to join the fun! ☀️📚

Our Summer Reading Challenge runs through September 1, so there's plenty of time to discover a new favorite, complete your bingo board, and submit it for a participation prize and entry into the grand prize drawing.

Download our kit and join the challenge:
https://bit.ly/4anMCzE

Little 500 history, told by an IU alumna who helped make it. 🚲

Kerry Hellmuth, BA’91, was a member of Willkie Sprint, the team that won the first women’s Little 500 in 1988. This Thursday, she’ll be at Morgenstern Books to discuss her debut book, Willkie Sprint, in conversation with IU Distinguished Professor Emeritus Scott Sanders.

📅 Thursday, July 30
⏰ 6 p.m.
📍 Morgenstern Books in Bloomington
🎟️ Free and open to the public

RSVP here: https://morgensternbooks.com/event/2026-07-30/author-event-kerry-hellmuth

A 36-story rocket. A nearly 12,000-pound engine. Hand casts used to create gloves for the Apollo 11 astronauts.

These are among the treasures IU Indianapolis alumna Amelia Whitehead, MS’16, helps care for as museum collections manager at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. 🚀

Amelia first visited the center on a childhood class trip and remembers being in awe of its artifacts. Today, she draws on the skills and experiences she gained through IU Indianapolis’ Museum Studies Program to preserve remarkable objects and share the stories behind them.

Now, the artifacts that once sparked her imagination are helping her inspire the next generation.

Explore Amelia’s journey from IU student to steward of spaceflight history: https://bit.ly/454AX65

📸 U.S. Space & Rocket Center/Emily Riddle

The Alumni Hall of Fame Awards is a momentous night where alumni making a difference receive our campus’s highest alumni honor, a place in the Alumni Hall of Fame. But, to recognize these amazing alums, we need your help! Nominate someone today that you feel is emulating their alma mater using the link below. Only completed submissions will be considered! The deadline for nominations is August 1.
Link: https://go.iu.edu/8w3J

Potential is everywhere.
Opportunity isn't.

For Amyana Moody, a pre-Kelley School of Business student, IU Student Life's Groups Scholars Program has meant more than financial support. It's provided a community and support to pursue what's next.

Some opportunities change a college experience.
The best ones help shape the leaders our communities need.

Read how the Groups Scholars Program is empowering the next generation of Indiana University leaders.

🔴 Never Daunted | https://bit.ly/4voN34H