In Ainsley Wright’s Sustainable Management and Policy courses, she’s learning solutions to address climate change. “The O’Neill School allows me to study the interactions between humans and our environment and to focus more on community engagement as a solution to climate change,” she says. But when class is over, she starts learning new lessons—and she… Read more »
Entries by Leslie Wells
From refugee to detainee: How U.S. immigration policies are failing asylum-seekers, including Ukrainians
Written by: Raman Solanki, O’Neill MPA candidate The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced many civilians to flee their homes, quickly condensing their lives into suitcases before crossing into neighboring nations like Poland and Slovakia. Daria Trekhan was one of them. She had traveled to western Ukraine to find a new place for her family to… Read more »
Don’t let outdated perceptions and negative voices keep you from your career
Written by: Jessica Kindig (BSPA’04, MSCJPS’12) I am no firefighter. I’m not a police officer nor an EMT. But I help keep IUPUI safe as the university’s Emergency Management Coordinator. My O’Neill degrees (BSPPA’04 and MCJPS’12) have taken me through the public sector, the private sector, and back here to my alma mater. Emergency management… Read more »
Living at an intersection of identities as a biracial woman
Written by: Alyssa Hodges, O’Neill IUPUI Criminal Justice major Being biracial is complex and unique and beautiful. Being a biracial woman only deepens all of those things. These three groups, so wonderfully blended, have made me who I am. But my intersectional identity can be—and has been—fetishized and even questioned by some. My mother is… Read more »
O’Neill student lands internship then job after Nonprofit Expo
Quinlin Malloy helps kids connect with nature. “I’ve always been pretty environmentally conscious,” she admits. As a part-time program leader for the nonprofit Camptown, Malloy takes young people in Indianapolis on outdoor experiences, from fishing and hiking to learning about waste and recycling. Malloy is a Sustainable Management and Policy major at O’Neill Indianapolis. She’s… Read more »