July News from The Center

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2023 International Citizen of the Year

Ticket Sales go live in July!

The International Citizen of the Year (ICY) award honors work that has achieved global impact and elevated Indiana on the world stage. This year's award event will honor the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 3rd. Table and ticket sales will go live in mid-July!

Home of the Indianapolis 500, the most-attended single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an internationally-known hub for multiple racing events.

Sponsorships are available and include a table at the event as well as additional year-long benefits. To learn more, click the link below to contact our Vice President of Development and External Affairs, Svitlana Ramer.

Become a Sponsor!

Connecting with Cultural Organizations

Complete our survey!

The International Center is working to create a comprehensive list of the Cultural Organizations in Indiana. If you are affiliated with a cultural organization - we would love to hear from you about how The International Center can partner with your group.

Please complete the following survey to help us create a resource for the international community.

Cultural Organization Survey

Congratulations Angela Smith-Jones!

Angela Smith-Jones was named a Trailblazer Award winner by the National Association of Women Business Owners, and participated in their Women's Leadership Panel in June.

Angela is the Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion for the Health & Hospital Corporation. She is also the Board Vice Chair for The International Center and leads our Development Committee.

Meet the rest of the Board

What The Center did in June

The International Center had a busy June!

On June 15^th The International Center’s 50^th Anniversary art project was unveiled at the Indianapolis International Airport. The artist, Brenna McCarthy, along with representatives from the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and the airport revealed her model titled Blue Skies, which will be installed later this year.

Following the press event at the airport, The International Center hosted the third Global Leaders' Lounge. In honor of our 50^th Anniversary, the event took place at The Athenaeum with a networking event and panel discussion about the global workforce.

The following week, President and CEO Martin Baier and Operations Intern Peter Wang participated in the International Internship Conference hosted at IUPUI. Peter was one of the student panelists, discussing internship experiences, expectations and goals.