Ally Shelton-Jones has done something no one in her family has done before. Not only is she the first to attend college and earn her degree, she also was selected as one of IU Indianapolis’ top 100 undergraduate students for 2025. But her accolades advanced beyond that—Shelton-Jones soon learned she also was a top 10… Read more »
With more than 11,000 undergraduate students on the IU Indianapolis campus, choosing the top students is no easy task. Each year, the university honors 100 undergraduates for their academic excellence, community engagement, and campus leadership. This year, the O’Neill School has three students on the list: Sukhpreet Gill, Ally Shelton-Jones, and Bridget Janney. “I was deeply… Read more »
Written by: Nikki Livingston As a Washington Leadership Program participant Julia Hyde, a junior studying public policy and public safety, interned for the DC Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency. She supported security plans for the presidential inauguration, developed the first district-wide Unmanned Aircraft System program, and responded to a major gas explosion that displaced 100 people.
Written by: Faith Odiete (BSCJ’24, MPA Candidate) This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters in Washington, D.C. I found the position on the USA Jobs website and decided to apply because of my strong interest in public service and wanting to work for the federal… Read more »
As Alyssa Jones sat in a Marion County Probation appointment room in early 2024, she was focused on the person across the table. Their probation sentence was beginning, and she was asking questions, doing a risk assessment, talking through the expectations, and discussing the support she could provide along the way. “Everybody’s going through something… Read more »
