Congratulations to arts management student Hanh Bui, recently awarded a prestigious 2024-25 Leaders of Color Fellowship through Arts Midwest. The fellowship recognizes outstanding leaders shaping the future of the arts who have “demonstrated a profound ability to inspire change and contribute to their respective fields with creativity and resilience,” announced Arts Midwest. Over the next… Read more »
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O’Neill’s global reach: A student delegate’s experience at COP29
Written by Daniel Farrell, MPA-MIA candidate, December 2025 I recently returned from Baku, Azerbaijan, where the annual United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) concluded after two weeks of intense climate negotiations. This was COP29—the twenty-ninth meeting of what is often the largest international policy conference of any given year. The COP is administered by the… Read more »
From first gen student to dean of the O’Neill School
Written by: Leslie Wells In honor of First-Generation College Celebration Day, we recognize the resilience and achievements of O’Neill students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education. Like many first-generation students, their paths are marked by perseverance as they navigate challenges and create new legacies. Dr. Siân Mooney, dean of the… Read more »
Transfer Student Spotlight: Dionna Kloc
It’s National Transfer Student Week! To celebrate, we asked O’Neill student Dionna Kloc about her decision to transfer to IU Bloomington from Ivy Tech. Why did you choose to transfer to IU Bloomington? “I decided to transfer to IU for a few reasons. At Ivy Tech, I had a great professor who guided me toward… Read more »
HRA-IU student group recognized for excellence five years in a row
The students of the Human Resources Association at Indiana University (HRA-IU) are on a roll. The group has been recognized with a Superior Merit Award by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for the 2023-24 academic year. This marks the eighth consecutive year that HRA-IU has received SHRM recognition and the fifth consecutive year… Read more »
New minor in Leadership, Advocacy, and Public Service launches for IU undergraduates
If you are interested in public service and want to develop your leadership and advocacy skills, you might be interested in a brand new minor offered by the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. The minor will launch this fall and will be open to all undergraduate students at IU. What… Read more »
The true calling of Black History Month and Women’s History Month
Written by: Jori Mundy, MPA’15 This time of year is always special for me because it provides the opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the groundbreaking achievements, undeniable resilience, and uncompromising fortitude of my ancestors and the instrumental individuals who created the many avenues of revolution we experience today. Their stories remind us that our call… Read more »
The impact of the Indiana University Prison Arts Initiative: Empowering incarcerated individuals through education
In the Fall of 2022, the Indiana University Prison Arts Initiative (IUPAI) was launched with a primary objective: to provide incarcerated individuals with the opportunity to receive college-level education. This innovative program aims to bridge the gap between correctional facilities and higher education, offering IU instructors and grad students the chance to teach courses within… Read more »
IU faculty lead online exploratory environmental experience for high school students
By Cole Mamayek, 2023 IPE Summer Intern In June, 15 high school students from around the world joined IU faculty for an in-depth exploration of environmental and sustainability issues through the eighth annual Summer Experience in Sustainability and the Environment (SESE). This week-long virtual summer camp focused on the uncertain state of climate change in… Read more »
Stephanie Joven reflects on her summer abroad in Senegal and The Gambia
O’Neill student Stephanie Joven reflected on her experience in the summer abroad program last summer in Senegal and The Gambia. Interested in studying abroad summer 2023? Applications close January 27. What attracted you to the Senegal summer program? JOVEN: I was interested in the “on-the-ground” approach to teaching the class. It was structured such that… Read more »