Student Life

We live like we learn.

We know the importance of getting outside the academic bubble. Indiana University and the Hamilton Lugar School make sure there are no shortage of ways for you to do it.

Join more than 70% of Hamilton Lugar School students in study abroad programs. Become an HLS Student Ambassador and share your experiences with prospective students and special guests. Travel with faculty members to international events like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Prepare for global service through our Peace Corps Prep Program. Compete with the best and brightest as part of our nationally ranked Model UN team. 

Whatever you pursue, we hope you experiment, explore, and make each day a new adventure.

HLS Living-Learning Community

Join our residential community in Spruce Hall.

Study abroad

More than 70% of HLS students study abroad. Get your passport ready.

HLS student organizations

Explore students organizations at HLS and across campus.

New for Fall 2024 – Hamilton Lugar Student Government

This fall semester, the Hamilton Lugar School will be electing its inaugural executive board and committee members for the School’s first ever student governing body.

The Hamilton Lugar Student Government will work to advocate for students and enrich the student experience within HLS and the larger Indiana University Bloomington campus. This new organization seeks to facilitate cohesion and collaboration among the students, faculty, administration, and departments within the School. The Hamilton Lugar Student Government will be a liaison between faculty, staff, and students and hopes to foster peer mentorship and build community. Through HLS Student Government, students will have the opportunity to shape the future of HLS.

Interested in getting involved with this new organization? Keep checking your IU student e-mail and follow HLS social media for updates!

GS7 member Neha Srinivasan chats with former US Ambassador to Russia James Collins (l) and Gen. Gene Renuart.

IU student organizations

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