The Franklin expansion project is well under way. The additional 6,000 ft. build-out will include four new teaching spaces, 1 computer lab and 3 classrooms, new men’s and women’s restrooms, 5 faculty offices, a conference room, and an expanded student commons. The new space will be open for usage by the Fall 2009 semester.
Archive for May, 2009
The Franklin expansion project is well under way.
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Student Success Story: Darron Cummings
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Darron Cummings earned an associate degree in photography from the Visual Communications department of the Columbus Region of Ivy Tech Community College in 1985. Since that time, he has continued in a successful career in photography, remaining 16 years at The Republic, first as photographer, then as photo editor, and finally as assistant managing editor.
Darron left The Republic in 2001 to join the Associated Press, where he photographs, edits photos, and prepares images for publication on the wire service to newspapers all over the world, to the Internet, and for placement in other publications. He has either shot or edited photos at such venues as the Masters Golf Tournament, the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open, the Ryder Cup, the Beijing Olympics, and, most recently, during Hurricane Gustav.
Darron comments, “I enjoy my work in so many interesting locations. I was well prepared by Ivy Tech faculty to enter the field of photography as a career choice. Although much has changed, especially as a result of digital capabilities, I began, years ago, with the tools I needed to succeed. I am grateful for the solid background in photography that Ivy Tech provided.”
Ivy Tech Community College Semester Enrollment Exceeds 100,000 for First Time
College announces formation of enrollment study committee
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS — With the close of the spring semester last week Ivy Tech Community College’s end of term enrollment figures show that 100,842 students attended the community college. This marks the first-time in school history that headcount numbers exceeded 100,000 for a given semester.
Ivy Tech Book Read scheduled
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
This year’s Ivy Tech Book Read has been scheduled to run from Monday, June 15, through Monday, July 6. John Roberts, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Ivy Tech, will lead discussions of the book on the four Mondays between these dates. Meetings will take place from 5:30 until 7:30 pm at the Ivy Tech Corporate Training Institute. Cost is $20 and includes the book.
The book selected for this year’s book read is Still Alice, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Harvard University. The book is a compelling novel about a 50-year-old woman’s sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
The reader watches as Alice Howland struggles against the horrifying and inevitable descent into Alzheimer’s. However, as her cognitive capabilities diminish, she grows in other ways. The reader watches as Alice loses her cerebral life at Harvard, where she’d placed her worth and identity, where she’d been valued and respected, and then begins a search for answers to questions like “Who am I now?” and “How do I matter?”
Information, Deanne Olivo, 812.374.5158
James Worton named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech-Columbus
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
James Worton, Chief of Police for the City of Columbus and an Ivy Tech adjunct faculty member in public and social services, was named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at the Annual Awards Recognition Reception on April 30.
Jan Gross, Rodney Ewing named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech-Columbus
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Jan Gross and Rodney Ewing, Columbus residents and adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus, were named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at the Annual Awards Recognition Reception on April 30. One adjunct faculty member was selected as the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty member in each program offered at Ivy Tech. Faculty were selected as a result of the quality of their teaching, their ability to connect with students, the positive impact they have on their students, and their dedication to the profession of teaching.
Chrystal Street named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at Ivy Tech-Columbus
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Chrystal Street, a resident of Crothersville and adjunct faculty at Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus, was named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at the Annual Awards Recognition Reception on April 30. Street serves as adjunct faculty in education.