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 »
Juan Delgado’s final semester with the O’Neill School included a career-shaping internship experience—one that provided him with the chance to learn from doing hands-on government work at the national level, all without leaving Indianapolis. “Since high school, I’ve had an interest in civics, government, and politics,” he says. “When I enrolled at IU Indianapolis, I… Read more »
O’Neill Management major Emily Crump has two new accolades as she moves toward graduation. Faculty at O’Neill IUPUI selected her as the Outstanding Student in the Public Affairs program. She also was named a 2022–23 IUPUI Chancellor’s Scholar for the O’Neill School. “I was completely shocked,” she admits. “I had no idea I was nominated,… Read more »
For the past three years, Kelsey Weaver, Raj Gadapaka, and Alicia Dinkeldein have been at IUPUI working hard on their degrees. Come December 2021, they’ll turn in their last assignments, earn their final undergraduate grades, and get to turn their tassels and their stories to the next chapter. It’s a fitting end for all three…. Read more »
Bri Youn began her academic career focusing on and earning a degree in elementary education. “As much as I loved working in a classroom, I was spending the majority of my time volunteering outside of it,” she admits. “A close friend made an off-hand joke saying my nonprofit work was getting in the way of… Read more »
