Undergraduate students got a crash course in pedestrian safety at the third annual year-end retreat of the NextGen Leadership Program. Then, they used what they learned to develop a plan to make campus safer for walkers and bikers. Throughout the year, NextGen students participate in programming designed to strengthen their leadership skills, explore public service,… Read more »
Month: April 2024
Castellanos, Leary receive inaugural O’Neill Student Leadership Awards
The O’Neill School is proud to name Daniela Castellanos and Zsofia Leary as the inaugural recipients of the O’Neill Student Leadership Award. This new award celebrates students who have demonstrated leadership, impact, and a commitment to O’Neill’s core values of learning, diversity, meaning, excellence, and well-being. The award will be presented at the O’Neill Expo,… Read more »
O’Neill students engage in community projects, research as IU Eclipse Scholars
As communities across the state of Indiana prepare for the upcoming total solar eclipse, three O’Neill undergraduate students are using the opportunity to engage in hands-on research. Environmental management majors Elizabeth Kuebel, Maleeha Mahbub, and Brooke Martoccia were selected as IU Eclipse Scholars by the IU Center for Rural Engagement (CRE). The students received a… Read more »
Nurturing roots: A student’s journey towards environmental sustainability
In the bustling world of academia, where every student strives to make a mark, there are those who go beyond the ordinary, driven by an unyielding passion for environmental sustainability. Meet Cailey Pietrzyk, a diligent student pursuing a dual master’s degree in public affairs and environmental science at O’Neill. Hailing from Tinley Park, Illinois, Pietrzyk’s… Read more »
Avellaneda honored with prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship
Claudia Avellaneda, an O’Neill professor and Fischer Faculty Fellow at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State. Jefferson Science Fellowships are an innovative model for engaging faculty in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a… Read more »