Dean Emeritus Charles “Chuck” Bonser, the founding dean of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs who led the school for nearly two decades, passed away August 14, 2024. He was 91. “We are forever indebted to Chuck Bonser and his vision for the O’Neill School,” said Siân Mooney, dean of the… Read more »
Adriana Molina-Garzón’s work has taken her to remote communities across the world, all with the goal of researching climate change and environmental issues in vulnerable communities. Each trip, she says, is a deeply moving experience. “I have seen firsthand the challenges faced by local communities trying to balance precarious social conditions with conservation goals,” Molina-Garzón… Read more »
The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis is launching a new degree program to help grow leaders across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. And it is the first new degree approved for IU Indianapolis. The newly launched Community and Organizational Leadership Studies program offers a bachelor’s degree, minor, and certificate… Read more »
From inside the Latinas Welding Guild, O’Neill Sustainability major Wendy Catalán Ruano helped recreate an icon of the 2024 Paris Olympic Summer Games. Like Catalán Ruano, the students with whom she works are welders. At the guild, she helps them with course admission, scholarships, and gets them started as they enhance their skills through hands-on… Read more »
In the nonprofit world, a leadership role is often something people grow into through experience rather than something they’ve been trained to do. Suzanne O’Malley says that’s something they see in the field of victim services. “People go into this field to help others,” she explains. “They don’t necessarily have management training or an educational… Read more »
