On April 8, 2024, a massive influx of visitors will descend on Indiana, joining Hoosiers as witnesses to history: a solar eclipse with 60 Indiana counties in its path of totality. “We’re going to be the adoptive parents of hundreds of thousands of new Hoosiers during this event,” says Jess Kindig (BSPA’04, MSCJPS’12), the Indiana… Read more »
In Ainsley Wright’s Sustainable Management and Policy courses, she’s learning solutions to address climate change. “The O’Neill School allows me to study the interactions between humans and our environment and to focus more on community engagement as a solution to climate change,” she says. But when class is over, she starts learning new lessons—and she… Read more »
Written by Rachel Brooks, Director, O’Neill Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion As the new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the O’Neill School, I have arrived during a unique time for the school and at a critical point in our nation’s history. As the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified, we have witnessed an increase… Read more »
“A year unlike any other.” “Unprecedented times.” “A new normal.” Those terms ran on repeat throughout the past academic year. The challenges they encompassed were very real, forcing everyone to stretch outside their comfort zones and adjust even further to the unexpected. Yet O’Neill students, staff, and faculty worked through those barriers to come out… Read more »
Terry O’Brien is a helper by nature. Now a senior academic advisor with the O’Neill School, she’s been with IUPUI for nearly a decade. “I do this job because I want to help and support our students,” she says. “This is about more than just what classes they need to take next. It’s a college… Read more »
