When you walk into the SPEA Student Services Office, the first face you’ll see likely is that of one of SPEA’s six student workers. Jen Popiela, Monica Zachary, and Katie Boynton serve as SPEA’s student success assistants, answering student questions, scheduling advising appointments, and ensuring students are aware of the many services SPEA provides. “When… Read more »
Entries by Leslie Wells
MLK’s Assassination: Calming a City Amid Chaos
“I have some very sad news for all of you, sad news for all of our fellow citizens, and people who love peace all over the world, and that is that Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis, Tennessee.” – Robert F. Kennedy, April 4, 1968 Fifty years ago, news of… Read more »
PPI Researchers Evaluate Indianapolis’ Mobile Crisis Assistance Team
Policy Brief: Staci Rising Paquet Study Authors: Katie Bailey, Program Analyst, IU Public Policy Institute, and Brad Ray, Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research Download the full report here The City of Indianapolis has made strides in addressing the high rates of involvement of people with mental health and drug issues in the… Read more »
Top 100 Award: Q & A with Justin Weisenbach
Justin Weisenbach is on track to graduate with a management degree from SPEA. He says he was surprised and excited to learn he had been selected as one of IUPUI’s Top 100 students. Each year, the IUPUI Office of Alumni Relations honors 100 outstanding undergraduate students. These students have a record of demonstrating academic excellence,… Read more »
Women in Leadership: Training the next generation of managers
The rise of the #MeToo movement, wage gap issue, and paid-family leave debate have sparked a shift in workplace management discussion. Marshawn Wolley, SPEA’s director of community engagement and strategic initiatives, uses recent headlines to help the next generation of leaders examine how to effectively manage diversity, including the role of supporting women in the… Read more »