Rob Liu Memorial Gala

Support student mental health through the Robert Liu Memorial Fund

The IU Foundation’s Robert Liu Memorial Fund aims to make mental health treatment accessible for every student at Indiana University. Supporting services provided through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) on the Bloomington campus, the fund creates access for groups and individuals to gain strategies that help them thrive.

Your donation to the fund honors Rob's life and memory, promotes mental health awareness in the IU community and beyond, and empowers students to access vital mental health resources when it matters most.

This year, your gift makes an even bigger impact—the Liu family is matching up to $2,500 in donations.

To learn more about the Robert Liu Memorial Fund, contact adawilco@iu.edu or
513-562-0234.

To contact the Liu family, email richard.jc.liu@gmail.com.

Hear from CAPS counselors about the Robert Liu Memorial Fund

Indiana University Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) counselors and therapists share how the Robert Liu Memorial Fund enables them to help IU students address mental health concerns.

10,544

students who sought CAPS support in 2021–22

23,096

CAPS counseling sessions

Current fund initiatives

The Robert Liu Memorial Fund is accomplishing its mission by supporting two outcomes:

Marketing WellTrack, a free app based on cognitive behavioral therapy. Through WellTrack, students can track mental health without expense or long wait times.
Providing financial support for students who cannot afford campus counseling services.

In addition, the Rob Liu Memorial Fund is organizing a Mindful Connections speaker series in which Kelley School of Business alumni will share experiences with mental health in the business world.

About Robert Liu

Robert Liu was a student at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Robert was incredibly involved during his time at IU and was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, the Investment Banking Workshop, and the Investment Banking Club. He earned several awards in recognition of his achievements, including the Kelley School of Business Myers Scholarship and the Indiana University Excellence Scholarship.

Outside of his achievements, Robert was known for his infectious personality, limitless generosity, and boundless creativity. Robert was always willing to lend a helping hand in personal, professional, and academic settings and was considered by many in the community to be a friend and mentor.

He was set to begin his senior year and graduate in 2017, but passed away in summer 2016 after struggling with mental health issues. Generous contributions from Rob’s friends and mentors to the Liu family were used to create the Robert Liu Memorial Fund. Our goal is to make mental health treatment accessible to all IU students, ensuring Rob’s tragic loss is not in vain.

About the Robert Liu Memorial Fund

Gifts to the endowed Robert Liu Memorial Fund will be used to support the needs of underrepresented student populations through general, group, and individual counseling sessions offered at the Indiana University Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program.

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Support student mental health through the Robert Liu Memorial Fund

Hear from CAPS counselors about the Robert Liu Memorial Fund

Current fund initiatives

About Robert Liu

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