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 »
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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 »
After 14 years and a storied career, Cheryl Sullivan earns her PhD
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 »
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 »
COVID-19 turned parents into proxy educators. New research examines the stress it caused.
When the emerging COVID-19 pandemic caused most U.S. schools to close and transition to distance learning last spring, many parents were forced into new roles as proxy educators for their children. A new study co-authored by O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Assistant Professor Alberto Ortega, published today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal… Read more »
O’Neill faculty and staff complete Mental Health First Aid training
Twenty-five members of the faculty and staff of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington have successfully completed Mental Health First Aid Training. The training is a nationally recognized curriculum that increases mental health awareness, decreases stigma, helps people understand signs of symptoms of mental health disorders, and provides guidance on how… Read more »