INSPIRE Academy
Ivy Tech's Northeast Speakers, Performers,
Intellectual exhibits and Recreational Experiences
If a person can find something that inspires them, they are likely to do something
that will enrich not only their own life but the lives of those around them.
Appalachian Trail Backpacking Trip
$250 per person/very limited space!
Price includes ground transportation to and from Hot Springs, North Carolina, guide service and food for Sunday and Monday. Participants will need their own backpacking gear and money for food on Saturday and Tuesday.
Contact Patrick McCormick for more information at (260) 480-4253.
INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS FOR PREPARING FOR THE TRIP
General information about Ivy Tech's backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail.
Clothing and other items you will want to bring on the Appalachian Trail hike.
The required gear for the Appalachian Trail backpacking trip.
INSPIRE Academy aims to provide inspirational and creative opportunities targeting various members of the community including Ivy Tech faculty, staff and students, members of K-12 educational institutes and community members.
PAST EVENTS
The Dream Share Project
April 16, 2013
Film features eye-opening advice and anecdotal wisdom from an Olympic skier, one of the original Latin Kings of Comedy, a slam poet, a Project Runway fashion designer, the CEO of a sustainable flip flop company, and many more. The Dream Share Project is a film that encourages people to live up to their fullest potential and reject societal pressure to “play it safe.”
Film Screening and Discussion with the Director
March 6, 2013
Director Katherine Imp takes a raw and uninhibited look at what happens to the mind, body, and soul over the course of a 2178.3-mile journey.
Tim Fort, aka the Kinetic King
As seen on America's Got Talent
October, 2012
See the video of a chain-reaction gadget at Glenbrook Square Mall, Fort Wayne, IN
'King'-sized Interview
Tim Fort aka the Kinetic King shares views on his science exhibits, TV exposure
Jennifer Pharr Davis
Appalachian Trail record holder and author came to northeast Indiana Sept.16-17, 2012. Pharr Davis shared her hiking adventures at three public events. She provided a morning presentation to approximately 220 fifth- and sixth-grade students at Prairie Heights Middle School in LaGrange, Ind., and then led an afternoon lecture to about 50 Ivy Tech–Northeast community members on the Coliseum Campus.
Hiking Trip to Appalachian Trail
The INSPIRE Academy lived up to its namesake in early June 2012, as a small group of hikers affiliated with Ivy Tech Community College–Northeast shared an inspirational experience during a four-day, 20-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail.
Star of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" visited Fort Wayne for INSPIRE Event
Reed Timmer, star of the popular Discovery Channel show “Storm Chasers” and his storm-chasing vehicle, “The Dominator,” visited Ivy Tech Community College−Northeast in March, 2012. He presented two sessions during the day, plus an evening session which was open to the general public.
