SPEA

Hey, all you eager freshmen! My name is Kevin and I am excited to tell you more about campus life! I am a sophomore majoring in SPEA management and am very involved in many different organizations around campus including dorm government. Move-in day for the Indiana University Bloomington campus is...

Disclaimer: This list applies almost exclusively to girls--sorry boys. I'm not good with your fashion! For those of you who are Indiana natives, none of this will be new. But for our new out of state students, you're in for a surprise: Fall semester is comprised of three types of weather: blistering...

  I am going to start this blog post off with several apologies. First, I apologize to the Assistant Director of New Student Orientation at IU Dan Murphy who asked me to write this post about 3 months ago…oops. Second, to We Are IU for not writing all summer. And finally to everyone who likes to...

Hey all, So, I'm studying environmental management in the School of Public of Environmental Affairs (SPEA). If you're thinking about changing majors or exploring them for the first time, here are my top reasons to check out SPEA in the coming school year. 1) Outrageous opportunities-- There is no...

Having just registered for classes a few weeks ago and finding out there was still an N&M (Natural and Mathematical Sciences) requirement I had to fulfill, I got to thinking about the classes I've taken thus far. And I realized something: while my theatre classes tend to be among my favorites, some...

As the year winds down and it becomes the ultimate crunch time before the summer, many of us IU students are looking for places on campus where they can get assignments and studying done while not getting distracted until said assignments and studying are done. Although Indiana University is...

Every year, it's good to check in, look at where you've been and how far you've come. I like to do my yearly revue in March. There are two reasons for this: 1) You're getting close to the end of the school year and you need to know where you are going next year, and 2) March seems to be a decision...

I'm sitting here and thinking "It's my first post in this blog... and, actually, it's been a pretty rough week." Then, I wondered what was even rough about it? Well, nothing really. I mean, yes... there's the occasional drama because life is tricky and fluctuations in mood don't cease at any point...

I decided to "study abroad" through the Washington Leadership Program (WLP) in SPEA my second semester junior year. I interned in Washington, DC, with a nonprofit organization called Advocates for Youth, which advocates & educates youth on sexual & reproductive health. It was the best experience...

Good morning IU! My name is Sandra Salcedo and I am a senior majoring in Public and Non-Profit Management in SPEA. I was born and raised in Santa Ana, CA (Orange County) up until I finished sophomore year in high school at which point my family and I moved to Indianapolis, IN. You might be thinking,...