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By Lily Marks lilmarks@iu.edu

After five years of development, the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs announced their partnership with University College Dublin on Jan. 13. The partnership will allow students to study and earn a master's of arts management and cultural policy in Bloomington and Dublin, Ireland in two years.

Director of the arts administration program at O’Neill Karen Gahl-Mills says this degree will connect two programs with long histories, prestigious faculty and successful alumnus in America and Europe.

“The whole point is to give students really invaluable insights on how cultural affairs is conducted around the world,” Gahl-Mills said. Students will spend their first year at IU taking courses in the fall and spring semester. In their second year, they will attend the University College Dublin with classes spanning over three semesters in the winter, spring and summer.

“I hope for the students that this expands how they think about cultural affairs, how they think about arts management and expands their networks,” Gahl-Mills said.

Associate professor of art history and cultural policy at University College Dublin Emily Mark-Fitzgerald said the program aims to teach students about arts management through an American and European perspective, both of which have very different systems of cultural policy and arts production.

“It's the first program of its kind in the U.S. or Europe and truly prepares students for international careers,” Mark-Fitzgerald said. “The work placement opportunities in both programs allow folks to gain practical experience in both countries with the support of faculty.”

Before Mark-Fitzgerald became a professor at University College Dublin, she graduated from IU in 2002 with a master’s of arts in arts administration. “I know from first-hand experience that Dublin and Bloomington are both brilliant places to study and experience cultural life,” MarkFitzgerald said. “They're small, friendly, accessible, but also the home of worldclass cultural experiences. I'm thrilled that future students will be able to enjoy the same life-changing crosscultural experiences that I had.”

Senior lecturer in the cultural policy and arts administration program Ursula Kuhar recommends study abroad programs because of the numerous benefits. Students can learn a new culture, learn a new language, how to be adaptable, gain a more global perspective in their field of study and the importance of intercultural communication.

“Participating in a study abroad program pushes you out of your comfort zone and students really come into their own,” Kuhar said. “You are often navigating a whole new way of life, new languages and customs and becoming quite self-reliant all at the same time.” e never shared the lyrics of his songs with me,” Ed said. “I had to listen intently. He knew the lyrics would scare me. Truth is he had a plan. He knew what he was going to do, that he was checking out.”

When Ed drives, he loves to listen to Ben’s songs. However, Ed couldn’t bring himself to listen to his music.

For the 15 years following his son's death, Ed shared Ben’s music with everyone he could reach in the entertainment industry, including local filmmaker John Armstrong in 2017. Ed’s daughter, Hayley, said that she thinks Ed dedicated himself to Ben’s music as a way of coping with his death.

In 2021, Armstrong came to Ed with a surprise. He had shared Ben's demos with Airtime Studios, who cleaned up his records. When he went to listen to the music, Ed met local artist Zach Riddle, who was moved by Ben’s music and

“Hhelped put it on Spotify and Apple Music.

"One of my favorite byproducts of this is that I hadn’t listened to my son's music in years because it just killed me, and now, I listen to it with fresh ears,” Ed said. “I'm just blown away with the quality of it, his talent was just undeniable.”

Ed stares out at the pedestrians walking on the sidewalk ahead of him. He sees people with stories to tell and real struggles, just like Ben.

“He’s not singing about getting laid. He's not singing about cars,” Ed said. “I used to call his music open heart surgery. He’s literally opening up his heart, and it’s hard to listen to him.”

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Ed walks back into the Gables, greeting customers with a smile as his cheerful voice fills the room. Ed knows if he doesn’t give customers a fun upbeat experience, they won’t come back. Although, his excitement is not a facade.

“Ed’s happy place is meeting everyone,” Jaimie Schwartzman, Ed’s wife, said. “He’s beyond extraverted. There’s an extra level to him being outgoing, and it's not fake. It's not for business or a show. It's truly who he is.”

A woman steps up to the register, ordering a bagel sandwich with pepper jack cheese.

“I can tell you like a little kick, so I’m going to throw on some of my jalapeno cream cheese, okay?” Ed says to the woman.

In his spot behind the counter, Ed continues to give his recommendations to every order, applying his New York expertise and homemade shmears to each bagel.

“Trust me,” he tells people, and they do.

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In both of his stores Ed banters joyfully with everyone he encounters. He loves asking people where they’re from, what brings them to town, or what the students are studying.

Chatting with the people in his restaurants, Ed’s an- swer to the frequently asked question of how many kids he has, varies depending on the situation. When he feels the time and place is right, Ed shares Ben’s story with his customers. Jaimie believes that this feeling Ed gets is a God moment.

“We have had these crazy encounters that you wouldn't even believe, where not even knowing someone's situation and the impact he's having on them, he has shared the story and unknowingly later someone comes back and says, ‘I think you saved my life that night’,” Jaimie Schwartzman said.

Ed is also invested in his employees’ lives. One thing Jaimie admires about Ed is he never fails to match the same expectations he has of his workers.

“If you come in, you’ll see it in the way we all interact with each other,” sophomore employee Aeriana Weigand said. “I’ve never worked in an environment where the owners themselves have facilitated that family-oriented staff. It makes a really big difference in the quality of

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Weigand met Ed her freshman year at IU when she took a semester off school for mental health reasons. She began working as a cashier at Buffalouie’s, saw Gables Bagels start as a ghost kitchen out of Buffalouie’s during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, she works at both stores.

“I’m bipolar as well, which is what Ben suffered from, and he has consistently taken the time to make sure that I’m doing okay and that he can relate to me in that way,” Weigand said.

“Really with any of his employees, he’s not scared to be genuine and open about his life and give any advice that he can to people. I've honestly never seen or met anyone like Ed.”

Mental health is close to Ed’s heart, and his intention with Ben’s music was never to make a penny. Ed contacted Centerstone, a nonprofit focused on mental health care and addiction rehab. While Ed has no idea if money will be made, any cent of profit will go to its

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Ed is passionate about the delicious New Jersey bagels he grew up eating with his family, but his mission is more than bagels. He wants to leave a positive legacy.

“Folks, thanks so much for joining us, we appreciate your business,” Ed says to customers walking out.

Another day of business comes to a close, and Ed gets back into his car to head home to his family. Ben’s music plays, and the telluride remains full of soccer gear. Ed makes the most of the challenges and opportunities in his life. He shares Ben’s story, smiles every time someone orders a salt bagel — his dad's favorite, and takes on each day with positivity and compassion.

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