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.
To learn more about the Washington Leadership Program, visit the O’Neill IUPUI website at this link. Applications are open for the fall 2023 and spring 2024 cohorts, with the next application deadline of February 24, 2023. Written by: Grant Colestock, O’Neill IUPUI Public Safety Management major and Washington Leadership Program alumnus In fall 2022, I… Read more »
At 6:15 a.m., the streets of Washington, D.C., are beginning to come to life. O’Neill alumna Marie Johns is lacing up her walking shoes to head out with her 10-year-old wheaten terrier, Riggins. It’s a daily 2-mile tradition for the duo. These early morning hours are where Johns (BS’79, MPA’82) finds the calm before the… Read more »
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 »
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 »
