Franklin News

Ivy Tech Corporate College offers Lunch & Learn Workshop: Stress and Time Management Tips & Tricks
Monday, May 7th, 2012

As part of its Lunch & Learn Series, Ivy Tech Corporate College will offer the May workshop—titled Stress and Time Management Tips & Tricks—from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, at the Franklin campus of Ivy Tech.

This workshop will provide tools to manage time more efficiently and control stress levels.  The focus of the discussion, intended to assist supervisors, will be on organization, prioritization, delegation, and relaxation. (more…)

Ivy Tech Corporate College offers entrepreneurship course at Franklin campus
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Ivy Tech Corporate College will offer a 13-week, hands-on business development course designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage, and grow a successful business.  The course will begin on May 21 and end on September 10.  Classes will be held from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the Franklin campus of Ivy Tech Community College.
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Ivy Tech Corporate College offers Lunch & Learn Workshop: Effective Communication
Monday, April 9th, 2012

As part of its Lunch & Learn Series, Ivy Tech Corporate College will offer the April workshop—titled Effective Communication—from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, at the Franklin campus of Ivy Tech.

Participants in this workshop will learn the impact of verbal and nonverbal communication in order to capitalize on strengths and improve upon weaknesses, examine the communication process and potential for breakdown, become aware that perception is not necessarily reality, learn the various states of listening and how to handle them, and begin to think about the obstacles to good communication in order to avoid or head them off. (more…)

Ivy Tech hosts job fair for Johnson County
Thursday, March 1st, 2012

The Franklin Campus of Ivy Tech Community College will host a job fair for residents of Johnson County on Tuesday, March 6, at the campus at 2205 McClain Drive in Franklin. The first hour, 10:00-11:00 am, will be geared toward veterans only; the general public is invited between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
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Ivy Tech offers Lunch & Learn Workshop: Manager, Leader, or Both?
Friday, January 13th, 2012

As part of its Lunch & Learn Series, Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus/Franklin will offer the first of 12 monthly workshops from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, at the Franklin Campus at 2205 McClain Drive. The workshop—titled Manager, Leader, or Both?—will focus on the differences between a manager’s role and a leader’s role.

The cost of this workshop is $25; cost for the entire 12-month series is $249. Lunch will be provided. Those registering monthly should make reservations several days before each seminar to allow for an accurate count for lunch.

To register, contact Lisa Hanner at 812-374-5315 or lhanner@ivytech.edu.

Three Johnson County residents become nursing graduates at Ivy Tech
Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Three Johnson County residents became nursing graduates during a Pinning Ceremony on July 26 of this year. Trafalgar resident Alicia Fisher, Nineveh resident Andy Jennings, and Franklin resident Kimberlie Kirby became Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). (more…)

Ivy Tech becomes Accredited Testing Facility for the American Welding Society
Monday, August 8th, 2011

Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus/Franklin has become an Accredited Testing Facility for the American Welding Society. As such, students can be tested in Ivy Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Institute in Columbus rather than having to be tested at one of nine other locations in the State of Indiana. Prior to achieving this accreditation, officials in Ivy Tech’s Workforce and Economic Development department had to send students to Indianapolis to be tested for this certification. (more…)