BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The Human Resource Association at Indiana University (HRA-IU) was recently awarded a 2020-2021 superior merit designation by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its members. HRA-IU is a student group that promotes professional skill-building and networking for students interested in human resource management…. Read more »
Ami Tully Lotka, BSPA’82: “Finance is about more than just money: it’s about making a difference.”
In this interview, 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award honoree Ami Tully Lotka, BSPA’82, shares advice for O’Neill students and alumni considering careers in the financial services industry — and encourages them to view finance as a helping profession. A lot of people dream about starting their own company. What would you say are keys to starting… Read more »
O’Neill students play key role in release of local climate action plans
Two O’Neill graduate students recently helped communities in Indiana take an important step toward promoting environmental sustainability: creating a climate action plan (CAP). Carolyn Townsend, MPA-MSES’21, and Madeline Miller, MPA-MSES’20, were part of the Resilience Cohort through IU’s Environmental Resilience Institute. Through this program, Townsend and Miller were matched with different Indiana cities to help… Read more »
Meet Rachell: “I want to be a stakeholder”
Finding her people “As a first-generation student, the prospect of going to college was nerve-wracking – especially a big school. I worried I would never find my people,” said senior Rachell Pena. “But once I entered the O’Neill School, I found a close-knit group I could relate to.” Before her freshman year, Pena came to… Read more »
Meet Patrick: “That shared vibe — leading for the greater good — is something I was looking for”
On choosing the O’Neill School Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, junior Patrick McPartlin first learned about the O’Neill School from his older brother Matt, who graduated in 2018. Like any good alumnus, his brother offered advice about how to make the most of his time at IU. But once he arrived on campus, McPartlin… Read more »
Herzig, Sanon will take on “The BIG Questions” at TEDxBloomington
Two members of the O’Neill School community are scheduled to speak Saturday, April 17, at TEDxBloomington — a local, independently organized TED event “committed to the goal of spreading big ideas in Bloomington and beyond.” The theme of this year’s annual event is “The BIG Questions.” Speakers will take an out-of-the-box approach to challenges across… Read more »
USDA awards IU researchers $500,000 grant to study farm ownership among marginalized groups
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded researchers from Indiana University a $500,000 grant to study ways that the government can encourage new farm ownership among young and beginning farmers, farmers of color, and women. The project, “Incentivizing Land Access For Small, Beginning And Socially Disadvantaged Farmers And Ranchers: Research, Extension And Community Of Practice,”… Read more »
50 years in the making
Fifty years ago, on March 5, 1971, the University Faculty Council received a letter proposing that Indiana University establish a new academic unit “concerned generally with the problems of human society that transcend particular disciplines and especially those of man-environment relationships.” The accompanying report makes the case for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs:… Read more »
O’Neill students win beginner prize at health-themed hackathon
Two O’Neill master’s students, Natali Jouzi and Mackenzie Nworah, recently teamed up to compete in a health-themed hackathon through Stonybrook University. After a fun but grueling 24 hours of coding workshops and competition, they earned the title of “Best Beginner Hack” for their website application aimed at healthcare workers who focus on nutrition. Jouzi and… Read more »
Salamova awarded USDA grant to study toxic chemicals in food packaging
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently awarded a grant worth $479,712 to a team of researchers including Amina Salamova, associate research scientist at the O’Neill School, to study toxic chemicals in food packaging. The project, “Mapping Potential Human Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)… Read more »