As Mohammad Khan sat at his computer this summer, he worked on a white paper for the Boston-based urban planning group The Collaborative. Khan was an O’Neill Policy Studies major at the time, interning for the group and tasked with examining alternate care facilities that could be set up within 48 hours of an outbreak…. Read more »
Leadership
Election 2020: O’Neill students work to register, educate, and help voters
This election season has been different than years past for Kylie Dunlap. The O’Neill Civic Leadership major also works as a civic engagement assistant with IUPUI’s Division of Student Affairs. For the past two years, Kylie has worked hard to register other students to vote, lead events like IUPUI’s March to the Polls, planned debate… Read more »
How leaders can pivot with courage
As the world begins to collectively envision a post-COVID reality, leaders around the globe are faced with the challenge of plotting a new course for getting back to business amid a future full of unknowns. Sara M. Johnson, the director of IU Executive Education at the O’Neill School, says that uncertainty is causing confusion,… Read more »
Three questions about O’Neill’s Washington Leadership Program
Few students get the chance to participate in a program that places them in the middle of the action in Washington, D.C. Yet the O’Neill School provides this opportunity to its students through the Washington Leadership Program. Each fall and spring semester, O’Neill sponsors the semester-long program that provides a unique opportunity for junior and… Read more »
HobNob internship provides next step for students interested in policy
For those who have walked the halls of the Indiana Statehouse as interns, it can be a career-shaping experience, providing guidance and clarity for students considering a future in policy or politics. Each year, the Indy Chamber selects one O’Neill School graduate student interested in policy development and political action as its HobNob intern, named… Read more »