If Community Corps is SPEA’s division of community development specialists, then Marshawn Wolley is its general. And the general is on a mission. His mission began after several community development stakeholders approached SPEA, worried about the number of people pursuing community development jobs, the quality of that talent, and the field’s diversity. So Wolley got… Read more »
Entries by Leslie Wells
State Fair interns see plans in action
More than 900,000 people are expected to visit the Indiana State Fair during the next two weeks, with many lining up to watch this year’s center stage spectacle: the Big Top Circus. Much like what happens under that big top, most visitors will only see the magic of the fair and not the hard… Read more »
Bridging the Gaps
The campus of IUPUI may only be 20 miles from the Zionsville farm where Deirdre Kelley grew up, but it’s a world away from what she knew. Kelley lived out her childhood on a property with goats and chickens, homeschooled by her mother until textbooks became her teachers. “I thought it’d be really hard to… Read more »
Pipeline into Policing
“I’ve wanted to work for IMPD my entire life,” Michael Graban says with a smile. “I’ve always felt the need to help the public. That’s just who I am and how I was raised.” The SPEA criminal justice major was indeed raised on the force. Graban’s father and step-father currently serve on the department. His… Read more »
Panhandling in Indianapolis
While many cities are concerned with the human and economic impacts of panhandling, scarce research has gathered information directly from those who panhandle. Researchers at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute partnered with the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention, and Downtown Indy, Inc. for a pilot study to better understand those who panhandle…. Read more »