Kevin Albert is proud of his latest medal. “I was very surprised and truly honored to have been selected for the medallion,” he says. This medal isn’t for his work to support victim service organizations. It isn’t for his military service either. Yet both of those played into him receiving his latest accolade. Kevin is… Read more »
Reece Thompson has been involved in community service since he was a little boy. He started in Scouts when he was just 6 years old and stuck with the program for the next decade. That included his Eagle Scout project of restoring the only Black cemetery in Thorntown, Indiana—a project that earned state and national… Read more »
It’s been a decade since Sara Hindi walked into her first O’Neill class. In 2012, she was working on her bachelor’s degree in Media and Public Affairs. Ten years later, Sara is set to graduate with her second O’Neill degree—a master’s in Public Affairs—and two prestigious honors: a spot among IUPUI’s Elite 50 graduate students… 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 »
