The Sugar Creek Township community in rural Boone County was once a thriving and free community for Black Southerners who had moved north in the early 1850s. Today, all that remains of that community is a small cemetery on the outskirts of Thorntown, Indiana. While he was still in high school, O’Neill Public Safety Management… Read more »
Addison Lavelle was already enrolled in college classes in his hometown of Anderson, Indiana. He had earned a scholarship at Anderson University and was following in the footsteps of many of his family and friends who also attended the school. But he wanted to be closer to where decisions were being made and to the… 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 »
Mari Luna is actively working to help immigrants in the United States. She currently serves as a community organizer for Movimiento Cosecha, a movement that fights for the rights of all immigrants. “Movimiento Cosecha has really allowed me to work directly with the people most impacted and center their voices when working with them… Read more »
O’Neill IUPUI’s André Zhang Sonera doesn’t just talk about the importance of community engagement; he has been living out his mission to make a difference in Indianapolis and his hometown of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, for years. After Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017, André stepped up to help from 1,870 miles away in… Read more »
