• To become a mentor to O’Neill students, visit this link. • To sign up to be matched with a mentor, visit this link. O’Neill alumna Sara Hindi (BSPA’15) knew she wanted to connect with students at O’Neill IUPUI, but she didn’t quite know how. “As a young professional who recently graduated, I… Read more »
Entries by Leslie Wells
O’Neill student wins national LGBTQ+ scholarship
The fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Indiana is one of Kyle Casteel’s passions. The O’Neill Policy Studies major has worked in political activism for nearly five years, contributing to efforts that seek more civil rights protections for the LGBTQ+ community. The push is personal for Casteel because it’s his community. Thanks to his courses… Read more »
Analysis examined gun violence in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS – Analysis of fatal and nonfatal gun violence in Indianapolis from 2014 through 2016 provides a better understanding of where shootings happened in the city and the social factors that contributed to high rates of neighborhood gun violence. The policy brief from the Center for Health and Justice Research at the IU Public Policy… Read more »
Internship leads to scholarship, job in Indiana legislature for O’Neill student
As his patient settled into the chair, Luis Niño retrieved the tools of his trade. In 2017, he was still an optician—a job he took after unexpectedly leaving college six years earlier. He knew it wouldn’t be his final career but he wasn’t sure where to go next. He began to fit a new… Read more »
The artist’s role in civic innovation
This blog is the result of a research partnership between the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts: the Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (AEI) Lab. By Jessica Sherrod Hale and Dr. Joanna Woronkowicz Artist-in-residence programs are a way for spaces that don’t typically include artists’ input—such as hospitals, corporations,… Read more »