LGBTQ+

Earn a nationally ranked MBA in a supportive community that wants you to succeed

When you join our close-knit, welcoming Full-Time MBA community, you’ll make friendships and connections that last a lifetime.

Connections: You’ll connect with peer and alumni coaches early in the program and receive one-on-one coaching from our world-class career services team. These coaching sessions are designed to guide you in discovering the path to your own true success.
Community: You’ll bond with classmates through courses, your Academy, and MBA clubs and organizations. And as you explore the campus and city of Bloomington, you’ll see why they both are consistently ranked as LGBTQ+ friendly.
Financial support: We provide targeted, merit-based fellowships and partner with such organizations as Reaching Out MBA for educational and leadership opportunities. Kelley provides a housing guide to help with your transition and offers support for partners, such as assistance finding a job and access to the MBA program's clubs and organizations.

Questions? Talk with our students or visit.

Tyler Neal, MBA’23

Reaching Out MBA Fellow, Out@Kelley president

Tyler Neal began his Kelley MBA after working for five years in supply chain management and operations positions in the Midwest. With STEM-designated majors in marketing and business analytics, the Bloomington, Indiana native plans to pivot his career from improving processes to improving products and services for customers on a large scale. He is looking forward to his Retail Leadership Development Internship with Amazon in Seattle during the summer of 2022. Tyler serves as a Hoosier Host and has embarked on experiential learning opportunities with the Washington Campus and GLOBASE Botswana.

Contact Tyler

Josh Garrett, MBA’23

Reaching Out MBA Fellow

Josh Garrett began his Kelley MBA after a 10-year career as a geoscientist in the energy industry. His expertise lies in operations and project management, working across the US, Gulf of Mexico, and Canada. Majoring in supply chain & operations and business analytics, he’s drawn to operations and logistics and plans to work as a Global Operations Graduate Intern for Nike during the summer of 2022.

Contact Joshua

If you’re considering a Kelley MBA, we encourage you to talk with students and visit Bloomington to meet the Kelley community and experience our beautiful campus and quirky college town firsthand.

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We want you to build connections in and outside of the classroom

The MBA program and Kelley School offer many clubs and organizations to help you connect with peers with similar interests, backgrounds, and aspirations. We partner with organizations to support our students, too. These include:

Out@Kelley is dedicated to empowering Kelley MBA LGBTQ+ students and allies to become equity-oriented leaders in the business world.
ROMBA: Reaching Out MBA's mission is to “increase the influence of the LGBT+ community in business by educating, inspiring, and connecting MBA students and alumni.” Kelley students participate in the annual ROMBA conference and other events.

Four smiling Kelley MBA students stand together with a scenic view of San Francisco behind them. They were attending a ROMBA retreat. — San Francisco can be seen behind Kelley MBA students who traveled to the coast for a ROMBA retreat.

It was a huge decision to pack up and move from San Francisco to Bloomington for the Kelley MBA program. In retrospect, this was absolutely the right decision. I found and contributed to a tight knit community that values diverse perspectives and weaves opportunities to discuss diversity equity and inclusion throughout the coursework. In many ways, this has made the experience feel much more impactful—I was able to teach and learn things that never would have been possible with like-minded friends and colleagues back home.
Benjamin Kiel, MBA’22, ROMBA Fellow

BEST

LGBTQ-friendly campus in 2022 (Campus Pride)

100%

Bloomington’s score in the 2022 Human Rights Commission Municipality Equality Index

+25

Years of service and support by the LGBTQ+ Culture Center at IU

Graduate Office of Diversity & Inclusion

Portrait of Regina Funk, director of the Graduate Office of Diversity and Inclusion

We work to foster an environment of inclusion and respect that enables you to fully participate as your authentic self. Contact Director Regina Funk to learn more about diversity and inclusion initiatives, fellowship opportunities, and DEI partnerships, or to schedule a counselling session. Please email or book an appointment.

Indiana University and community resources

The LGBTQ+ Culture Center at IU Bloomington has been creating a safe and welcoming learning environment for students for almost 30 years. Learn how the center fosters personal and academic success.
Being LGBTQ+ at IU
The Kinsey Institute, renowned for research involving sexuality and relationships, hosts events and speakers and maintains a collection encompassing more than 2,000 years of human history.
IU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and Other Alumni Association is an active organization of IU alumni.
The IU Health Center employs its Gender Affirming Care Team to provide inclusive and knowledgeable care across its medical clinic, Counseling and Psychological Services, and Health and Wellness programs.
Positive Link HIV Services provides a continuum of services.
Damien Center, in Indianapolis, is a leader in providing HIV/AIDS services.

Feeling at home in Bloomington

In 2022, the Human Rights Commission’s Municipal Equality Index ranked Bloomington 100 out of 100—for the eighth year in a row. A quintessential college town, you’ll find coffee shops, diverse international cuisine, bookstores, festivals, parks, and other activities to entertain you when you need a break.

Check out the LGBTQ+ Guide to Bloomington.

Kelley School of Business

Full-Time MBA Program