When Sarah Price visited IU Indianapolis, she initially wasn’t planning on attending the O’Neill School. She wanted to do something in the nonprofit sector and was intending to enroll with another school. But on her campus visit, she also toured O’Neill and realized it was a better fit for her interests. “In particular, I loved… Read more »
Nathaniel Massy (BSPA’18) keeps a fast pace as he walks through the halls of the Indiana Statehouse. “Hold on, I have a senator who needs something,” he says, pausing briefly to address the critical work of the lawmakers he serves. Indiana’s 2025 legislative session is in full swing. As a legislative assistant, that means Massy… Read more »
Written by: Chandler Jessup Management & Civic Leadership major When I began my semester with the Washington Leadership Program, I knew it would be transformative, but I underestimated just how much it would expand my worldview and strengthen my aspirations in public service. Balancing my role as the events and communications intern at the Australian… Read more »
Nineteen-year-old O’Neill Public Policy major Connor Elliott has already been on the frontline of elections. In spring 2023, he served on the reelection campaign for Indianapolis’ mayor. That opportunity led to another—campaign manager for a state representative—which led to another. “Every two years the state party holds a state convention, so you can run for… Read more »
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness is joining the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis as an associate faculty member for the fall 2024 semester, leading a course designed to help future leaders better understand what it means to be a public servant. Fadness—who earned his MPA with O’Neill in 2007—will… Read more »
