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On November 12, the Library will host the Ivy Tech Indianapolis community at an invaluable workshop all about getting to know their family roots by learning how to research genealogy. In this article, meet the two librarians behind the event, how the workshop will go, and its importance.
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In this Q&A, we delve into Justin Bretz’s journey as a dual credit teacher, the evolution of the program, and the impact it has on preparing students for college-level challenges. Through his insights, you’ll discover the rewards and challenges of teaching college-level material to high school students and gain valuable advice for those considering dual credit courses.
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Are you the first in your family to attend college? Then these events Monday, Nov. 4 through Thursday, Nov. 7 are for you!
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The Ivy Tech Indianapolis maintenance team completed a major in-house LED lighting conversion, achieving a 16% reduction in utility costs in FY24. Their work extends to elevator replacements, office build-outs, and classroom renovations. They prioritize long-term solutions and proactive maintenance, ensuring smooth campus operations. The team also completed specialized training in fire alarm and sprinkler systems, significantly enhancing energy efficiency and campus safety.
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High school junior earning college credits through first aid training at Ivy Tech applies skills hours after class to save infant
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This article spotlights Melinda Lawrie, a dedicated English teacher at Brownsburg High School who partners with Ivy Tech Community College to teach dual credit courses. Melinda discusses her experience of preparing high school students for college-level work, highlighting the benefits of the dual credit program for student success in this Q+A.
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After completing her senior year at Greenwood High School, Unger chose not to attend college, overwhelmed by personal struggles, including feeling like college had no meaning for her. Now, the talented photographer is carving out her future at Ivy Tech Indianapolis, pursuing a degree in visual communications. "Right now, Ivy Tech is just what I need" she said. "It’s taking me places."
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Two Indianapolis families purchased brand-new homes in August thanks to the Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build volunteers. Ivy Tech Indianapolis is proud to have once again provided the space for the panel builds, helping bring together women volunteers to construct the walls of the homes on the Lawrence site’s parking lot.
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Eight Questions for the Dean of the School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, and Applied Science
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Four entrepreneurial students from Ivy Tech Indianapolis received scholarships during the JoJo's Jumpstart Foundation’s annual celebration and fundraiser, raising over $65,000 to support young adults pursuing education and business ventures.
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The 2024 Family Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 21 was such a blast! Check out the full photo gallery from the event!
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Students registered to vote, learned to use voting machines, and engaged with civic organizations at the Raise Your Voice and Vote event.
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Students gain valuable insights on brand protection and business success through hands-on experiences at the STUTZ Center.
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Donation Creates Hands-On Learning Opportunities for Transportation and Logistics Students and Enhances Existing Partnership
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Ivy Tech Community College spotlights its School of Information Technology in September, and here on the Indianapolis campus, there’s a lot to highlight as we kick off the 2024-25 academic year!
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Essence Greene's journey to becoming a nurse is a powerful story of resilience and determination. From her early days as a young mother working as a nurse's aide to her acceptance into Ivy Tech Indianapolis' Nursing TSAP program. Despite challenges, she remained focused, driven by the desire to create a better future for herself and her family. Now, as she prepares to start the next chapter of her education, she reflects on her experiences and looks forward to a career filled with possibilities.
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis welcomed our students back last week with a variety of activities in Bowen Commons that brought the campus community together!
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Plus, two Ivy Tech culinary alums, Matt Seib and Kerolous Saman, were featured in the competition.
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The 2024 Ivy Tech Indianapolis Fall Convocation brought together the campus' full-time employees for a day of reflection, celebration, and strategic planning. The event highlighted the past year’s achievements, including record-breaking commencement numbers and new partnerships, while setting the stage for the upcoming academic year, focusing on growth, innovation, and community impact.
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events highlighting Latino culture, history, and contributions. From visibility festivals and book clubs to mental health discussions and community-building activities, these events foster inclusivity and belonging while promoting cultural awareness and educational opportunities on campus.
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All students – even if you take classes virtually or online – are welcome to utilize a computer, free Wi-Fi, and quiet study space on campus! Check out these excellent places to study on the downtown Indy campus, Lawrence site, or MADE@Plainfield!
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With approximately 7,000 books up for grabs, the Book Fair offers a wide array of genres and topics, inviting students, faculty, staff, and the public to explore and take home titles–from literary classics and cookbooks to exam preparation guides and children’s stories.
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Meet Adeife Ajayi – Eager to Learn and Ready to Connect at Ivy Tech Indianapolis
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Adventure, 360 photo booths, corn hole, clubs, careers, and more. Mark your calendars for these eight first eight-week term events you won’t want to miss.
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Whether you're a returning student or new to our campus, this first-day-of-class guide is designed to ensure you have all the information you need to hit the ground running!
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At Ivy Tech Indianapolis, summer classes offer a unique and enriching educational experience for students like Knyla Coiley, Chris Pinnell, and Aleysha McCloud. These dedicated individuals highlight the advantages of smaller class sizes, focused learning environments, and the ability to stay on track with their academic goals.
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Balancing fast-paced learning and personal ambitions, this fine arts major finds inspiration and growth through summer courses.
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A 27-year-old automotive maintenance major is leveraging summer classes to gain essential hands-on experience and technical knowledge. His journey from the UK highlights how Ivy Tech Indy’s supportive environment and focused summer courses are propelling his career in the automotive industry, preparing him for future success.
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Knyla Coiley, 19, is leveraging Ivy Tech's summer classes for timely graduation. Balancing online and in-person courses, she is earning valuable certificates while enjoying smaller classes and supportive professors. Planning to transfer to Indiana University Indianapolis, Coiley appreciates Ivy Tech's flexibility and resources like IvyCares.
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Meet our new director of community engagement, who you will be seeing in Hendrick's and Boone Counties.
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The Healthcare Academy is a free program that aims to expose high school students to various healthcare career pathways.
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In her mid-30s, Alisyn Caudle made a courageous career shift from the world of baking to the male-dominated field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
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This special series will feature a lineup of talented alumni chefs who will take over the kitchen and create unique, mouth-watering menus for a delightful summer dining experience.
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How Ivy Tech Indy’s hands-on mortuary science program helped one graduate find her calling in funeral services. "It's not just meeting with families; it's taking care of the deceased."
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The Ignite program unlocks your unlimited potential in college and beyond! You will join other students with similar experiences and a commitment to their dreams, supported by staff who can guide you and be your biggest fan. You will find resources and knowledge that will help you realize everything college offers.
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis culinary alum Cole Padgett showed off his expertise for the third consecutive year at Rev.
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“As we stand on the threshold of a new chapter in our lives, let us carry with us the lessons we have learned along the way. Let us never forget the strength and resilience that lie within each and every one of us." – Parisa Ghafoor, ‘24, Student Commencement Speaker
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On what should have been his 48th birthday, Miguel DeWayne Harris was scheduled to receive his diploma with the Class of 2024. Following his passing, his mother, Louise M. Harris, walked across the stage to accept the diploma to honor her son's memory.
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Monday & Friday, June 10 & 14, 2024 - This initiative comes in response to the delayed release of the FAFSA this year and the introduction of a new FAFSA form, which has presented challenges for many students.
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The Alpha Association of Indiana Phi Beta Kappa awarded 2024 psychology graduate Camille Zoe with its 2024 Community Scholar Award.
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As the 2024 spring semester wrapped, the School of Arts, Sciences, & Education hosted a showcase for its students to share what they learned and have been working on!
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Each year, Conexus Indiana honors 30 emerging leaders in the advanced manufacturing and logistics industry under the age of 30.
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The 2nd Annual Shades of Excellence Multicultural Celebration was held on Tuesday, Apr. 30. The celebration is for Ivy Tech Indianapolis’ graduating students of color.
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Eric Karnehm's journey from a debilitating accident to the forefront of innovation embodies the spirit of resilience and creativity. This profile explores how Karnehm, an Ivy Tech Indianapolis student and founder of Grappling Ghosts LLC, transformed personal adversity into an opportunity to innovate, culminating in his second-place finish at the Ivy Pitch Competition.
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Meet Shawn Haymaker, a private art therapist with creative strategies to help describe difficult emotions or stressful life events.
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Meet Ivy Tech Indianapolis’ 2024 Commencement speaker Parisa Ghafoor, a soon-to-be psychology graduate, in this Q&A.
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The 2024 Ivy Pitch Competition winner is entrepreneurship program student Jennifer Kelly, owner of Image by Kelz and Elevated Image Suites.
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Three Ivy Tech Indianapolis graduates speak about the smooth transition to IU Indianapolis as part of the Passport Program. Plus, they share what made them choose this route and why they recommend it to others.
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The 2nd annual Green and White Gala Awards are to honor, recognize, and celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions of student organizations and important individuals in the Ivy Tech Indianapolis community who make a positive impact on campus and beyond.
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Ivy Tech students will access customized education and training in a state-of-the-art learning environment that will simulate one of the world’s leading medicine companies
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From a contract position in the NCAA's Eligibility Center to his current role as the Assistant Coordinator of Enforcement, Ivy Tech Indy graduate Kristofer Ehman’s journey underscores the value of hard work and seizing opportunities.
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“[Ivy Tech] helped me understand that I was capable of excelling in chemistry, biology, and being in STEM; that somebody like me could be in that field.”
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis entrepreneurship students showcased their businesses and competed for investment money in a Shark Tank pitch competition at the 2024 Ivy Business Showcase.
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Culinary Crossroads and Ivy Tech Community College together created the Chef Greg Hardesty Scholarship Fund in tribute to Chef Hardesty, who passed away in 2021.
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IBJ’s Forty Under 40 award annually recognizes 40 business and professional leaders in central Indiana who have achieved a level of success that is rare at a young age.
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APPA’s CEFP Recognizes Leaders in Educational Facilities
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The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives a commemorative medallion.
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Spring is here! Professor Carrie Sample and her English 111 class made their way out to the Ivy Tech Indianapolis garden to clear debris and plant seeds -- check out the TikTok and photo gallery!
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Breaking Barriers in Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics
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General studies alum Jennifer Nessle graduated from Ivy Tech Indianapolis with an associate degree in general studies in December 2017.
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While on his way to class, HVAC student Tyree Sisk came to the aid of a stranger who took a devastating plunge on a downtown Indianapolis sidewalk. Indiana Fever President and COO Allison Barber, who not only witnessed but assisted on that fateful day, recognized and celebrated Sisk for his heroic action in a big way.
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Ahmadzia Momand, a dedicated Ivy Tech Indianapolis student, has taken on significant responsibilities as a member of the State Board of Trustees at Ivy Tech Community College and as a part of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Student Nominating Committee.
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Medical assisting student Amanda Fulcher looks forward to representing Ivy Tech Community College, being a chronic illness advocate, and all of the local outreach and engagement that comes with being a 500 Festival Princess.
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"The lab environments at Ivy Tech Indianapolis were fantastic." Immersing himself in the world of biotechnology with a focus on biopharmaceutical manufacturing, Theron Walsh found himself in his element.
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Biotechnology major and Lilly Scholar Corissa McClammer on finding the right degree, pace, and place for her higher education journey.
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Through art, conversation, and prose, the Gallery at the Learning Resource Center (LRC) is hosting an exhibition based on creative interpretations of “Bridging the Gap.”
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Friends, family, staff, and faculty came out to support the fine arts and art club students showcasing their artwork at the 10th Annual Student Juried Show celebration and reception on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.
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The program is set to welcome its first participants in fall 2024.
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Sarah Graham was a star student in high school. Starting college, however, proved to be a struggle as she sought the right environment for her. When she enrolled at Ivy Tech Indianapolis, she found not only a supportive environment but also the ‘perfect’ setup for her career.
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis biotechnology student Rebekah Chaffee has been awarded the inaugural Presidential Honors College Scholarship!
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Chef Brady Foster is a culinary talent to watch, and his star is on the rise!
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Stephanie Robertson, program chair of fine arts at Ivy Tech Indianapolis, has gladly orchestrated the campus’ involvement with the Spirit & Place Festival for nearly 15 years. Her creative leadership has led to stellar collaborations, both internal and external, elaborate community involvement, and award nominations.
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An alum’s mission to help children and adults with intellectual disabilities learn how to dance
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Graduating fine art students spend 10 to 12 weeks curating a collective exit exhibition every semester. Together, they execute every step with the mentorship of Stephanie Robertson, the Ivy Tech Indianapolis fine arts program chair. They conceive of the title, develop an installation plan, manage the marketing, judge each other’s pieces, and price the work.
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis collaborates with Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to create an innovative new cooking program.
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Jerry Alderman, Ivy Tech Indianapolis' HVAC program chair, says folks with an HVAC skillset and enhanced knowledge will increasingly work with smart homes. According to a report from Bloomberg, the global smart home automation market is estimated to be valued at $444.98 billion by 2030.
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Only three months after taking the helm as interim chancellor of Ivy Tech Indianapolis, Dr. Stacy Atkinson officially assumed the role of chancellor in August 2023. Learn more about the leader of the Indianapolis campus in this news brief that includes a Q&A!
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Ivy Tech Community College puts the spotlight on its School of Health Sciences in February, and here on the Indianapolis campus, there’s a lot to highlight as the spring semester gets underway!
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis is hosting the “UN Global Women Leadership Series” during the spring 2024 semester for students interested in the work of global change from women leaders across the globe.
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Through a collaboration with the National Science Foundation, Indiana University Indianapolis, and the Center for Environmental Sustainability through Insect Farming, Ivy Tech Indianapolis seeks two students to take part in a paid 15-week research internship with a focus on insects as a sustainable protein source.
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As part of the Lowe’s Foundation Gable Grants to help expand Ivy Tech Community College’s Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) programs, Lowe’s gifted all students in the HVAC and Building Construction Technology (BCTI) programs with brand-new power drills and 4-tool kits.
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Benita Obasuyi’s fashion accessories, including handbags, waist beads, and bracelets, are created using luxury African beads.
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Students, staff, faculty, and community members enjoyed a catered brunch and a panel of local professionals for the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Day event.
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Three alums and a faculty member of the Ivy Tech Indianapolis Fine Arts Program are creating public art pieces in honor of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in downtown Indianapolis.