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 »
For Debbie Koliba, moving from the socially, racially, and economically diverse city of Houston, Texas, to Kokomo, Indiana—a small, predominately white, rural community in North Central Indiana—was an eye-opening experience. “The same country can feel so different depending on where you are,” she recalls. She said it was a culture shock to leave behind what… Read more »
James Eckerty is a fixture at O’Neill IUPUI. He’s one of the school’s biggest cheerleaders and a dedicated and passionate advocate for its students. “I wanted to bridge a gap for students that I felt when I was a first-generation student at IUPUI,” he recalls. “I had to find out a lot of information about… Read more »
O’Neill IUPUI’s Director of Career Services Kristine Schuster has a piece of advice for O’Neill students. “You have to listen to yourself,” she says. “I want our students to know this is their life and they get to pick their priorities.” That’s the message she tries to instill in students during their meetings about their… Read more »
