The fall 2021 semester is busy for Harper Morgan. Between working in the Indianapolis arts community, pursuing both a Civic Leadership degree and a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management, and volunteering wherever possible, Morgan’s plate is full to be sure. But it’s not as full as it was in spring 2021. “I was taking 13… Read more »
O’Neill Students
National Student Exchange program lets students study and travel
Valerie Pokorny and her friends were on a midnight walk. They quietly crept through the trees, keeping their eyes fixed on the Alaskan night sky. They had received an app alert that it would be a good night to see the northern lights. She was in a place quite unlike Indianapolis—and that was just what… Read more »
Study sustainability and cross-cultural understanding
While COVID-19 put study abroad programs on hold in 2020, three O’Neill students were forming a transatlantic connection with students in Rwanda. “I’m a pretty big traveler—especially internationally—but as a sustainability student, it can be a bit conflicting,” admits Aspen Grieshaber, a Sustainable Management and Policy major. “A lot of that travel just isn’t sustainable.”… Read more »
Indiana Climate Fellowship provides sustainability partnership
Written by: James Boyd, O’Neill Bloomington, Director of Marketing and Communications Growing up in Greenwood, Indiana, Ciana Sorrentino didn’t know what she wanted to do when she grew up, but she knew she wanted to help her community, not sit in a cubicle for eight hours a day. The third-generation Hoosier spent this past summer… Read more »
Understanding homelessness in Indianapolis
Read the 2021 PIT Count policy brief at this link For more than a decade, the IU Public Policy Institute and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention have worked with local organizations to conduct Marion County’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. The PIT Count provides a critical glimpse into Indianapolis’ homeless community and serves as… Read more »