IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
United Way Day of Caring
| Summary | IUPUI's United Way Day of Caring is an annual campus tradition. During the Day of Caring, teams of IUPUI students, faculty, staff and guests volunteer at sites throughout Indianapolis. The was the fourth year for Friday workdays, which better accommodate faculty and staff volunteers. |
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| Photographed | Oct 02, 2009 |
| Photographer | Brian Drumm |
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Volunteers head out from the Campus Center for their Day of Caring assignments.
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One project involved mulching trees near the intersection of 11th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
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With the Clarian Health Building by the Downtown Canal behind them, students place mulch around one of the trees in the area.
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A lot of the Day of Caring projects involved a bit of "heavy lifting."
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The MLK project required a lot of mulch to help 190 area trees.
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The I-65 interchange and the the campus buildings at the north end of the canal are part of the area's backdrdop.
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Another crew took charge of a planting project near the downtown circle.
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The trees and shrubs give a welcome dash of green to the downtown landscape.
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There was no mistaking the IUPUI Day of Caring crews, adorned in their bright orange shirts.
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A dumpster near the Business-SPEA breezeway came in for its own "urban renewal," courtesy of a diligent paint crew.
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One "artist" responds to fans of his work ...
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... and another concentrates on just the right look for her "canvas."
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Jaguars fans put in their 2 cents worth.
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The colorful container gets a last-minute touch-up before a pizza lunch for the hungry volunteers.
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Maggie McFarlin of the IUPUI Community Outreach office helped coordinate the event.
