From her seat at the front desk in O’Neill’s third-floor office, Public Safety Management major Heather Johnson helps students, answers emails, and gets people where they need to go. Heather is a student employee with O’Neill, and learning each day not only about her major, but also about how higher education functions. In December 2025,… Read more »
Brandon Sorge has spent his entire career in education. He’s taught high school math, worked as a K–12 administrator, and served as the director for the Indiana STEM Resource Network. That’s when he made a switch to higher education. He’s taught on the Indianapolis campus for years but joined the O’Neill School in August 2025… Read more »
It’s been six years since I first walked into the O’Neill School. At that time, I was an undergraduate Public Safety Management major, eager for a chance to explore potential careers, learn the skills I would need to succeed, and see what I could do to make a difference in the world. Now I stand… Read more »
From his office at O’Neill Indianapolis, Professor Tom Stucky reflects on the impact of one of his former colleagues. “The O’Neill School simply would not be what it is today without the influence of Professor Emeritus Sam Nunn,” says Stucky. “He was an architect of this school.” News was spreading quickly that Nunn had passed… Read more »
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 12:30–3 p.m. | Taylor Courtyard Each September, tents and tables take over Taylor Courtyard at IU Indianapolis. It’s a flurry of activity as organizations from around Indiana show up and set up, ready to talk about public safety, sustainability, and community resilience during the O’Neill School’s Community Safety Career Day. … Read more »
