Bart Peterson, a former two-term mayor for the City of Indianapolis, has established the Peterson Fellows program at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. The program will provide an immersive, one year paid internship for a SPEA IUPUI graduate student who has a career interest in public service. Fellowship recipients will… Read more »
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New hires will strengthen diversity initiatives and recruitment of underrepresented minorities
The IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI has hired two executives to bolster the recruitment and success of underrepresented minorities and first-generation students. Marshawn Wolley has joined the staff as Director of Community Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, and Tamra Wright has been tapped as the school’s new Director of Diversity, Equity and… Read more »
SPEA graduate follows father’s passion for keeping the public safe
Following in a father’s footsteps usually means inheriting the family business. But for father Scott Teal and daughter Sydney Teal, it means sharing a passion for keeping the public safe. They both followed their passion to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at IUPUI. Even in high school, Sydney knew she didn’t want… Read more »
Indiana State Police veteran funds largest endowed scholarship in history of SPEA at IUPUI
A 29-year veteran of the Indiana State Police has committed to fund the largest endowed scholarship in the history of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. Marv Smalley, a 1980 SPEA graduate, made the commitment through a bequest that will fund two renewable full-tuition scholarships in perpetuity. The Marv Smalley Indiana State… Read more »
