Candace Smallwood is the first in her family to attend college. Her mother is a preschool teacher—her father, an aviation mechanic. “Even though they hadn’t attended college, my parents were incredibly encouraging and gave me the critical emotional support I needed to know that I belonged here,” she says. “IUPUI and O’Neill picked up the baton… Read more »
Tag: Beyond the Badge
“We need more people like Jason.”
At just 5 years old, Jason Baker had already met his hero. Every day he watched that hero keep people safe. His hero didn’t clock out at 5 p.m., didn’t take holidays off, and didn’t hang up his cape. His hero was his father, Jerry Baker. A former police officer at IUPUI and O’Neill IUPUI… Read more »