For Cheryl Sullivan, waiting a year to officially celebrate her doctoral degree from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs was the easy part. The COVID-19 pandemic may have kept her—and every other 2020 graduate—from the traditional Commencement ceremonies at Indiana University, but she’ll return this weekend for the doctoral hooding. After 14 years… Read more »
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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 »