To celebrate Discover IU: Senior Week, O’Neill student ambassadors Maddy and Harper share their top tips for high school seniors. Applying to college while also trying to enjoy your senior year of high school can be a stressful situation. As college seniors, we want to help alleviate some of these stressors with our top tips… Read more »
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HRA-IU student group receives Superior Merit Award
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) awarded a 2022-2023 Superior Merit Award designation to the Human Resources Association at Indiana University (HRA-IU), a SHRM student chapter, for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student members. The SHRM Student Chapter Merit Award program encourages the development of more effective student chapters and distinguishes… Read more »
Experiencing the World as Your Classroom: Julie Frieder, MPA-MSES’93, on the benefits of a Wonder Year
Julie Frieder is an innovator, problem solver, and sustainability professional with a double master’s degree in public affairs and environmental science from the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She stepped away from a career in sustainable and responsible investing to travel with her family for 13 months in a 24-foot RV… 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 »
Matthew Creek, BSAM’19, to join prestigious orchestra management program
Matthew Creek, BSAM’19, loves his work with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO)—which is why he decided to take a short break. An intermission, if you will. In New York City. This summer, Creek will join the Essentials of Orchestra Management program offered by the League of American Orchestras. This highly competitive leadership program is viewed… Read more »
Ortega named Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellow
Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Assistant Professor Alberto Ortega has been named an Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellow by the Institute for Research on Poverty. The Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship provides exceptional junior scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations with flexible funding over a two-year award period. Ortega’s research focuses on… Read more »
Study: “Safer” PFAS in food packaging still hazardous
Replacement per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been heralded as safe for use in food packaging, break down into toxic PFAS that leak into our food and environment, suggests a study published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Due to the known exposure risks of using smaller PFAS molecules such as PFOA and… Read more »
O’Neill Honors student Jane Wright to present at ASPA annual conference
While many graduating seniors will be spending their final spring break on non-academic pursuits, Jane Wright will be putting the finishing touches on her honors thesis. Wright, who studies policy analysis at O’Neill, has been invited to present her research at the annual conference of the American Society of Public Administration. On March 22, she’ll… Read more »
Philip Rutledge: A “pracademic” who continues to serve as a role model
Some people collect accomplishments. Others focus on making an impact. Philp J. Rutledge managed to do both in a way that resonates more than a decade after his passing. One of the most influential leaders in the field of public administration and social equity, Rutledge held high-profile public policy positions at the local and national… Read more »