Creative Arts Events for May 2024

The end of the semester is just the beginning of a full calendar of fun events! Stay involved, keep networking, meet up with friends, and enjoy the creative arts scene right here in Bloomington all summer long.

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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MPA-MSES Alumni Spotlight: Meghan Ploch, Regional Director @ Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

Alum: Meghan Ploch

Organization: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)

Current Position: Regional Director, Office of External Affairs

Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Alma Maters: Indiana University, BS (2012) / Indiana University, MPA-MSES (2014)

Can you share a little bit about yourself …

By Elizabeth Gawron
Elizabeth Gawron Assistant Director of Career Services
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5 Tips for a Successful Summer Internship Experience

An internship is a great way to expand your knowledge and apply what you’ve learned during your studies. It’s also a great way to gain real-world experience, boost your resume, and strengthen your skill set. Below, you’ll find advice on …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Answering the Tough Interview Questions

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It’s hiring season, and many of you are preparing for interviews with employers and recruiters. It’s quite possible that someone will ask you at some point, “So what’s your biggest weakness,” or something similar. Instead of panicking, be …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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What’s Holding Women Back at Work?

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Is it “the glass ceiling,” or something else that holds women back from getting leadership roles in business? Perhaps it’s not the ceiling that’s the issue after all, but a broken rung on the ladder to success. A …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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Opportunities for Undocumented, DACA, and TPS

Undocuprofessionals is a national community for and by the undocumented communities in all career fields.” You can search this list for jobs, internships, scholarships, and more.

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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Grad School in Your 40s? How to Get the Support You Need

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It’s a Friday afternoon, coming up on a weekend with good weather. But you’re a grad student with a family and a full-time job. You likely have laundry to do and grocery shopping, and then of course there’s …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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Myth of the Perfect Job–What if You Can’t Find “The One?”

By Maegan Brejnik

There is a lot of pressure on you to find the perfect job—one that relates to all your interests, your strengths, your degree, one that pays well and is in the ideal location. Maybe you’ve never had …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight: Henry Bowen

What has your career journey been like? Did you have an AHA moment early on?

Henry grew up going to the local Methodist church, where he had a music director who recognized that he had a passion and a talent …

By Juliette Kniola
Juliette Kniola Assistant Director of Career Services
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O’Neill Alumni Spotlight

Sydney Joseph is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from O’Neill in 2017 with a BSPA in Nonprofit Management, and again in 2019 with her MPA in Nonprofit Management. From her home in Indianapolis, she remotely works as a Grant Writer …

By Sophia Hottois
Sophia Hottois Peer Educator
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O’Neill Student Spotlight

Name: Kelly Anderson Connect on LinkedIn

Organization: Qiagen intern 

Position: Molecular/Diagnostics/Public Health  

Location: Germantown, Maryland 

Can you tell our students a little bit about yourself?  

Hi! I’m Kelly Anderson and I’m a junior studying Healthcare Management and Policy …

By Erinn Drone
Erinn Drone Assistant Director of Career Services
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