Like many students, Kassandra Buster’s path has had a few twists and turns in it. She started at O’Neill in 1997—the first in her family to pursue higher education. She dreamed of a job in homeland security but that dream was put on hold. “Life just got in the way,” she admits. “I dropped out.”… Read more »
From the moment Dylan Patterson and Amber Greaney stepped foot onto IUPUI’s campus, they started living out O’Neill’s motto to Major in Making a Difference. The two students—both majoring in sustainability management and policy—knew there was work to be done. “I took environmental science in high school and realized there were a lot of… Read more »
Jared McDonald didn’t pursue many scholarships before he began his college career. He only applied for a handful prior to his freshman year with the O’Neill School as a Civic Leadership major. “I thought I probably didn’t meet the requirements,” he recalls. It was a nudge from faculty that would make him take another… Read more »
From helicopters thundering above Taylor Courtyard to heavy-duty equipment rolling through the breezeway and the sound of sirens blaring at noon, it’s hard to miss the O’Neill School’s annual Public Safety Career Day. This year, the sights and sounds of public safety will arrive on campus on Wednesday, September 25, from noon to 3 p.m…. Read more »
As students in Eric Grommon’s Corrections course wait for class to begin, a group of guests walks into the room. They’re here to pull back the curtain on corrections for students. “It’s rare for students to gain direct access to correctional experts,” Grommon says. One by one, people at the front of the room introduce… Read more »
