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I V Y T E C H C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E N O R T H E A S Tinside• Catering to at-risk employees• Fundraising for greatest needs• Winning $35,000 in start-up capital

Ivy Tech Community College Northeast launched its DREAM BIG Campaign in 2010—a 10-year, $46.9 million initiative to enhance numerous areas across the College in northeast Indiana.

And there’s already good news to celebrate.

By mid-2015—the campaign’s halfway point—the College has raised 80 percent of its goal, or $37.63 million. An additional $9.27 million remains to reach the target.

To help secure this funding, the campaign began its public appeal phase in October. Perhaps you’ve already heard about DREAM BIG in the local media, or you’ve received the overview prospectus in the mail.

What matters now—more than ever—is your support for Ivy Tech Northeast. Its mission is too important to be compromised. Unmet needs persist, from building upgrades and program development to student scholarships and employee training.

In the past, state legislative appropriations covered a significant portion of the operating costs to maintain public colleges and universities. Today, it is more accurate to say these institutions are state-assisted rather than state-supported. State funding for

Ivy Tech Northeast has declined from 41 percent to 32 percent between academic years 2008–09 to 2014–15.

With your pledge, we can close this gap in funding.

We chose “DREAM BIG” as the name for our campaign, in part, because it represents a vision for the exemplary educational opportunities we create for students.

In July, for example, a National Science Foundation grant made it possible for electrical engineering technology graduate Matthew Krueger and student Olivia Koehler to visit the University of New Mexico’s Southwest Center for Microsystems Education. (See Page 16.)

They toured a manufacturing cleanroom to learn more about microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication. Working with MEMS is a process of scaling technology to make it smaller and more functional. These discoveries lead to tomorrow’s advances in automotive controls, medical devices, and smartphones.

Another recent example of philanthropy at work to benefit the College has been funding provided by the McMillen Foundation, English Bonter Mitchell Foundation, and private donors.

This collective gift is enabling construction for a new bakery on the Coliseum Campus.

The much-needed project will be a fitting complement to our Hospitality Administration program, particularly the students enrolled in the Baking and Pastry Arts concentration. The concentration just received its first five-year accreditation this summer.

Now, both Baking and Pastry Arts and Culinary Arts have achieved national accreditation from the American Culinary Federation. They share the identical endorsements maintained by nationally recognized culinary schools, such as the Culinary Institute of America in New York and Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island.

So, indeed, to DREAM BIG is a natural part of the human experience. And our students are one step closer to fulfilling their dreams when you make an investment in Ivy Tech Northeast.

Your support enables dreams to be realized

Jerrilee K. Mosier, Ed.D. Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Northeast

Ivy Tech Community College Northeast began the public appeal phase of its DREAM BIG Campaign in October. The good news: By mid-2015, the College

has already raised 80 percent of its $46.9 million goal. Together, we can accomplish this funding objective. The

College’s mission is too important to be compromised.

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Features Fall 2015

INSIDE Ivy Tech Community College Northeast is a magazine published four times a year to celebrate the successes of our students, graduates, faculty, staff, and friends of the College. This publication documents how we hold ourselves accountable to the College’s vision statement: Changing lives. Making Indiana great.

ChancellorJerrilee K. Mosier, Ed.D.

Executive Director of Marketing and CommunicationsAndrew D. Welch

DesignSandra Fouty

EditorialDane Hawley and Jaclyn Y. Garver

Contributing PhotographersZeke Bryant, Sandra Fouty, Jaclyn Y. Garver, and Dane Hawley

Copyright © 2015 by Ivy Tech Community College Northeast, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without prior permission of the editors. All rights reserved.

Ivy Tech Community College Northeast3800 North Anthony Boulevard Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1430260-482-9171 s 888-IVY-LINE ext. 4546IvyTech.edu/northeast

Two health-related programs upgrade their academic labs

Alumnus manages business incubator for at-risk employees

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4 13 Ivy Tech, Anthis partner for precision machine program

13 College introduces conditional tuition-freeze guarantee

17 Sticky, sweet, crunchy, fall perfection

16 Alphabet Soup

18 Tidbits

20 Text Messages: Remnant Trust @ Ivy Tech Northeast

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Alumnus wins New Venture Competition the second time around

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College announces $47 million campaign to benefit students, employees, facilities

Therapeutic massage major Allie Bowman is gaining hands-on practice in the College’s new student-run massage clinic, Healthy Essence. Photo by Zeke Bryant

COVER

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Judging by the infectious smiles on Wendi Anspach and Jennifer Brinks’ faces earlier this fall, passersby could only speculate about what was on their minds.

Had they cashed in on a Powerball payload? Had they solved the mystery at Stonehenge? Had they figured out how to prevent lumpy gravy?

Of course, none of these scenarios was accurate for the respective Therapeutic Massage and Respiratory Care program chairs at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast. Their shared glee was in response to long-awaited news: new curriculum labs for both programs—labs that will dramatically enhance teaching and learning in their academic disciplines.

Healing touchCue the soft lighting, hypoallergenic lotion, and recorded sounds of nature.

Fort Wayne’s latest massage clinic debuted at Ivy Tech Northeast in late September.

Therapeutic Massage Program Chair Wendi Anspach is hopeful that providing a supervised therapeutic service at

a fair price will draw numerous clients to the student-run clinic, and program majors like Allie Bowman are wagering on their own experience and professionalism to keep them coming back.

Healthy Essence—the new clinic’s name, based on a composite of student suggestions—operates in a large converted classroom on the Coliseum Campus. Inside, ceiling-to-floor sliding privacy curtains partition four distinct areas, replete with padded massage tables and fresh linens.

The clinic gives therapeutic massage students the opportunity to practice their techniques on paying customers, as well as juggle business operations by scheduling appointments and processing payments. They will no longer be required to find their own clients, transport their personal massage tables, and launder their linens.

“I think this clinic will be great for the public to see first-hand what we learn and experience,” Bowman says. “We will be working under supervision, and I honestly prefer that because I might have a question based on a client’s condition that I’m unfamiliar with.”

Practice is exactly what the students will get.

By the time they graduate, those earning a technical certificate will have completed 750 contact hours or satisfy a 1,200 contact-hour requirement for an associate degree. Both figures exceed the state minimum of 500 contact hours to become a licensed massage therapist.

Clients can expect a basic one-hour relaxation massage commonly referred to as a Swedish massage. Select students will have more advanced skills depending on their training and experience. These options will be discussed with clients at the intake stage, Anspach says.

Students having completed the program’s Massage Through the Lifespan course, for example, will have specialized knowledge in working with a variety of geriatric, pregnant, or physically disabled clients.

“The community already appreciates the level of professionalism that our students walk out the door with and as they become employed; they set the bar,” Anspach says. “This clinic can only reinforce that and raise the bar even higher because they are going to be graduating with actual clinic experience now.”

Two health-related programs upgrade their academic labs

Therapeutic massage major Allie Bowman gains practiical experience at Healthy Essence, Ivy Tech Northeast’s new student-run massage lab. Students will provide one-hour Swedish massages to clients on select days during the College's fall and spring semester calendars. Photos by Zeke Bryant

Story by Dane HawleyCare packages

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Respiratory Care majors David Tarbet (left) and Hayden Koontz evaluate a mock patient in the program’s new academic lab. The new space offers more than double the square footage of the former lab and includes a clinical instruction classroom, an eight-bed simulation lab, and a storage support room. Photo by Zeke Bryant

Open fOr BusinessFall and Spring College Calendar

• Coliseum Campus, Room 1783

• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30–8 p.m.

• Fridays, 11:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

• Saturdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

IvyTech.edu/northeast/massageclinic

scheduling 260-482-9171 ext. 2751 or fw-tmsclinic@ivytech.edu

prices $25 for the public; $20 for Ivy Tech Northeast employees and students, military personnel, and seniors (55 and older)

Breath of fresh air As far as Respiratory Care Program Chair Jennifer Brink is concerned, growing pains are a good problem to have.

Nearly every attribute associated with the program’s hands-on learning has been evaluated and modified for the better:

• The program’s 930-square-foot workspace has more than doubled to 2,200-square feet via a new location, accommodating a clinical instruction classroom, eight-bed simulation lab, and storage support room.

• Each patient bed has access to piped-in air, oxygen, vacuum suctioning, and a ventilator, allowing for eight different patient simulations at once.

• Mechanized beds and privacy curtains found in contemporary hospital rooms have been incorporated.

One thing that isn’t expected to change is the program’s competitive enrollment, which is capped at two 14-student cohort groups each school year.

Brink points out that the most important expansion may not be the most visible one: student learning.

“My expectation is that our students will be much more prepared because of this new space,” she says. “The less stress, the better they learn since the equipment-per-student ratio has gone way up. It’s going to make for better prepared students, clinically, which translates to better patient care.”

BaDgE of HonorThe 2015 Report of Current Status for an Education Program report* has identified a number of successes with Ivy Tech Northeast’s Respiratory Care program.

• Students have a 100 percent success rate in passing their professional credentialing exams

• Employers are 100 percent satisfied with graduates

• Graduates are 100 percent satisfied with the program

• Students see a 98 percent on-time graduation rate (three years or fewer for an associate degree)

• Students have an 82 percent success-in-job placement rate immediately after graduation

*Completed in June with data based on three-year averages

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Apple Spice Junction employee Paul Hazelton (left) observes general manager Nate Getts as he packages gourmet boxed lunches. Apple Spice Junction is an affirmative business that employs Park Center clients who have recovered from major mental illness and been out of the workforce for an extended period of time.

Following six months of job training from Getts, Hazelton will seek a long-term employment opportunity elsewhere in the community. Photo by Zeke Bryant

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Beyond the premium meats and cheeses, made-from-scratch bread, and thick, chocolate fudge brownies in Apple Spice Junction’s gourmet boxed lunches, there’s a lesser known but equally appealing detail about the Fort Wayne corporate caterer.

Namely, it’s an affirmative business, and Ivy Tech Community College Northeast hospitality administration graduate Nate Getts became its general manager in 2012.

Getts’ position involves multiple obligations, and he credits his alma mater with preparing him to balance the responsibilities successfully.

“When I started supervising and training others here, I was sure to do it the way I learned at Ivy Tech,” he says. “I learned from great chefs there—not good chefs, great chefs.”

Affirmative businesses, like Apple Spice Junction, employ disadvantaged populations. They offer familiar products and services to consumers and share the same goal for profitability as traditional businesses do. Apple Spice Junction operates in partnership with Park Center, northeast Indiana’s comprehensive mental health provider.

Park Center administrators opened Apple Spice Junction, a small Salt Lake City-based chain, in 2010, after

a national search for a food-service franchise. The Fort Wayne site is the only location in the chain that follows the affirmative business model.

From the business’s inception, its vision has been to assist Park Center clients in their return to work after recovering from major mental illness.

“Our mission is to restore lives,” says Paul Wilson, Park Center president and CEO. “Belief in the future and one’s ability to obtain self-sufficiency are important to one’s mental health.”

Apple Spice Junction serves as a six-month incubator for Park Center clients during their search for long-term employment. The experience provides them with opportunities to relearn basic job skills, excel in the food-service industry, and update their resumes with a timely job reference.

And Getts’ management philosophy with the employees appears to be both intuitive and effective.

“If you treat people with respect and tell them you care about them, they’re going to learn better; they’re going to listen to you more often; and they’re going to work really hard for you,” he says.

Getts supervises a small team of food service professionals and another 12 Park Center clients, on average, in six-month cycles. More than 50 Park

Alumnus manages business incubator for at-risk employeesStory by Dane Hawley

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Center clients have worked at Apple Spice Junction, he says.

One such individual is current employee Paul Hazelton.

Hazelton was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and alcoholism in 2011. He says his alcohol addiction reached its peak that same year following the deaths of his parents, three months apart.

“With my combination of bipolar disorder and alcoholism, I suffered from a lot of depression. Your moods go up and down; you have anxiety issues,” Hazelton says. “With the alcoholism, I would drink until I blacked out at times, and I wouldn’t remember things that happened when I drank.”

Hazelton’s alcoholism prevented him from maintaining a job and ultimately led to three driving under the influence convictions and homelessness. He spent the next several years in and out of local substance abuse treatment centers.

Today, Hazelton has been sober for nearly a year, and he continues to take medication for his bipolar disorder. He says he’s happy to regain independence and happy to be working at Apple Spice Junction.

Apple Spice Junction1909 Carew Street

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805260-969-8450

applespice.com/location/fort-wayne-indiana

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Apple Spice Junction employee Paul Hazelton showcases a sandwich from the corporate caterer's extensive menu. Photos by Zeke Bryant

APPLE SPICE JUNCTION/continued from previous page

“Nate is the most awesome boss I’ve ever had,” Hazelton says. “Not enough places praise their employees as often as they should. Nate praises us all the time and really treats us well. He’s not afraid to get his hands dirty; he’s right there and works with us.”

For Getts, thank-you responses aren’t necessary. Seeing people lead productive lives is satisfaction enough.

“I have been given an opportunity to do what I love, while helping people at the same time,” he says. “When former employees come up to me and say they’ve found work, that’s the best reward ever.”

Ivy Tech Komets Scholarship Game NightFort Wayne Komets vs. Kalamazoo Wings

Saturday, nov. 7Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Upper deck tickets at $6 each (plus a minimal processing fee)

NOTE: There is no limit to the number you can purchase. Get them while they last!Ivy Tech Northeast invites students, alumni, employees, family,

and friends to a special group night with the Fort Wayne Komets.

500 upper deck tickets will be available for sale at a reduced rate of $6 per ticket— LESS THAN HALF THE STANDARD PRICE—and 100% of the proceeds go to directly

to STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS through the Ivy Tech Foundation.

A formal check presentation will happen during the game.

BUY TICKETS onLInE ToDaYivytechkomets.eventbrite.com

The Peanuts Movie will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the comic strip.

$12 per person + a minimal processing fee (Includes one dinner item, one soft drink, and movie)

Individuals who purchase tickets online must be present at the event.

Purchase tickets ivytechmovie.eventbrite.com

Ivy Tech Alumni Association

Presents

Ivy Tech Night at Northwood Cinema Grill

6069 Stellhorn Road

Wed., Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.(Doors open at 6 p.m.)

Seating is limited.

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Elizabeth Castillo, at left, graduated with an Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech Northeast in July. She graduated with her sister, Rosalina Perez, at right, and her mother, Maribel Castillo, who studied paralegal studies and human services, respectively. “I am honored and proud to say that my siblings and I are no longer first-generation college graduates,” Castillo says. Courtesy photo

Interested In donatIng? Give us a call at 260-481-2243 to learn more. The Ivy Tech Foundation offers myriad ways

to donate, including • Cash• Pledges• Endowment/scholarship funds• In-kind gifts• Real property• Privately held stock

• Publicly traded securities• Bequests, last will, and testament gifts• Estate gifts• Life insurance• Percentage of qualified retirement plans• Charitable trust gifts

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College announces $47 million campaignFunds to benefit students, employees, facilitiesStory by Jaclyn Y. Garver

When Elizabeth Castillo graduated from Fort Wayne’s Elmhurst High School in 2007, she enrolled in college as a single mom. But the struggles of going to school full time while parenting proved to be too difficult, and her academic career struggled. Because of her grades, she had to withdraw from the school.

“I began to re-evaluate my decision of going to college and becoming a nurse,” Castillo says. “I no longer had confidence in myself and considered permanently dropping out.”

She decided to enroll for one class at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast. Eventually, that one class turned into full-time enrollment status.

Today, she is on her way to becoming a registered nurse.

“Although I am not licensed yet, I am proud of how far I have come and ecstatic to finally be on the path to achieving my goal,” especially because she was once told she wouldn’t be able to become a nurse, Castillo says.

This fall, Ivy Tech Northeast and the Ivy Tech Foundation are kicking off the public phase of DREAM BIG, a 10-year capital campaign to raise funds for programs, equipment, faculty and staff, and scholarships. At its heart, DREAM BIG is about funding the futures of students like Castillo.

“Every dream is a big dream, and Ivy Tech Northeast is an institution that, at its core, specializes in dream fulfillment,” Chancellor Jerrilee K. Mosier, Ed.D., writes in the campaign’s overview.

The campaign officially kicked off in 2010, and during those 5 ½ years, the College has already raised more than 80 percent of its nearly $47 million goal.

Of the remaining $9 million left to raise, 27 percent will go toward the Health Division. (See graph for a full breakdown of how those funds will be applied.)

Funding for this particular need will allow the College to create a true patient simulation lab, where students and instructors will have access to audio/visual equipment and a control roof; when a student practices on a sim patient, he or she and the instructor can review the video and discuss any questions or errors in the delivery of care.

“Our community college offers huge advantages, including a quality education, lower tuition, online courses, a choice of living at home or in a dormitory, and credits that transfer to four-year colleges. Encouraging many high school graduates to continue their education at Ivy Tech Northeast is a significant need in our community. Supporting students with good facilities, faculty, and scholarships is vital.”

BOB DETTMER | Chairman, Ivy Tech Northeast Regional Board of Trustees

“As a regional board member, I have the honor and privilege of working with Chancellor Mosier and Ivy Tech Northeast on a regular basis. Few institutions are as committed to transforming the lives of students and providing for a better future as Ivy Tech Northeast. There is no doubt that many individuals, especially those of nontraditional college backgrounds, would go unserved if it weren’t for Ivy Tech Northeast.”

MEG D ISTLER | Executive Director, St. Joseph Community Health Foundation

“Parkview is constantly seeking the best medical professionals it can find. With Ivy Tech Northeast, our search doesn’t have to go very far. The College is a critical resource not only for us, but also for the broader healthcare industry in Northeast Indiana. I fully support Ivy Tech Northeast and its mission. At Parkview, we are proud to employ Ivy Tech graduates.”

MIKE PACKNETT | President & CEO, Parkview Health

“Ivy Tech Northeast is a true community partner. From its signature culinary event in October to its STEM camp for middle school students in the summer, this institution is committed to quality, affordable education and embodies its mission: Changing lives. Making Indiana great.”

SANDI MAY | Former Regional Trustee, Community Leader

“The key to any successful community college is its ability to meet local employers’ needs. Ivy Tech Northeast not only meets those needs on a regular basis, but it exceeds them. Students are trained on state-of-the-art equipment and technology, allowing them to hit the ground running when they enter the workforce. As a lifetime and local businessman, there is no better ROI in terms of vocational and higher education than Ivy Tech Northeast.”

MARK HAGERMAN | CEO, The Hagerman Group

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COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY...

BY AREA

Ivy Tech Northeast scholarships and programs, faculty and staff, and facilities and equipment will all receive funds from the Dream Big campaign.

Below is a breakdown of how the remaining $9.27 million will be allocated, by funding area.

BY PROGRAM

Virtually every program at Ivy Tech Northeast will benefit from the Dream Big campaign. This chart shows which programs will receive funds from the remaining $9.27 million.

NURS ING & HE ALTH S C IE NC E S

TE C HNOL OGY & AP P L IE D S C IE NC E S

BUS INE S S & P UBL IC S E RV IC E S

S TUDE NT S UC C E S S & E NGAGE ME NT

E ARLY C H IL DHOOD E DUCAT ION

L IBE RAL ARTS & S C IE NC E S

TOTAL

$2 .50 M ILL ION

$2 .50 MILL ION

$2 .05 MILL ION

$1 .45 M ILL ION

$450 ,000

$320 ,000

$9.27 MILLION

5%27%

27%

22%

16%

3%

27%

27%

22%

16%

5%

3%

CURRENT FOCUS FOR THE CAMPAIGN

FAC IL IT IE S & E QU IP ME NT

S TUDE NT S UP P ORT & S C HOL ARS HIP S

P ROGRAM S UP P ORT

FAC ULTY & S TAF F S UP P ORT

TOTAL

$3 .90 MILL ION

$2 .70 MILL ION

$1 .97 MILL ION

$700 ,000

$9.27 MILLION

42%

29%

21%

8%

42%

29%

8%

21%

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of 80/20 Inc., a northeast Indiana modular framing supplier billed as “the Industrial Erector Set,” given the interchangeable nature of the company’s vast product line.

Its visionary founder, president, and CEO, Don Wood, named the enterprise in the spirit of Pareto’s Principle, a well-known business philosophy that promotes the idea that 80 percent of your results come from 20 percent of your efforts.

His unconventional branding strategy for the venture has proven to be a fitting choice.

What started with three employees and a 2,000-square-foot space in the Fort Wayne Enterprise Center has expanded to nearly 440 employees—62 of them having attended Ivy Tech Community College—and a 300,000 square-foot facility in Columbia City, Ind. To date, worldwide sales for 80/20 Inc. reflect nearly $1 billion.

While Wood is perhaps more readily known as an accomplished businessman, he is also a community leader. His long-term relationship with Ivy Tech Northeast, for example, includes delivering the Commencement address in 2008; establishing the Don Wood 80/20 Foundation Endowed Scholarship in 2009; joining the College’s regional board of trustees in 2010; and receiving an honorary Associate of Science in College and Community Service in 2012.

To his credit, Wood knows that both business and civic successes are predicated on capable human capital. This explains his unyielding support for both personal and professional development,and

why he’s a proud advocate for Ivy Tech and its mission. When individuals prosper, communities prosper. And a solid education provides this foundation.

What is your first recollection of Ivy tech, and how has that view broadened since your regional board appointment?

I graduated from a technical high school in Iowa and later served an apprenticeship as a tool and die maker. I remember discovering Ivy Tech long after relocating to Indiana and was excited to find an educational institution mirroring the program that originally attracted me to the technical field. Since becoming a regional board member, I’ve experienced the proactive approach Ivy Tech uses to recruit students—not only providing the tools but

working to inspire interest in technical fields.

How has Ivy tech impacted you personally and your business?

Ivy Tech has been a big inspiration to me, personally. It provides something familiar to my experiences, and I know it has programs that work. My son John has a degree in machine tool technology from Ivy Tech. From a business-owner perspective, the fact there was a technical school—now a comprehensive community college—in northeast Indiana made me confident there would also be continuation of a highly skilled workforce, which is becoming increasingly imperative in today’s manufacturing industry. We have also partnered with Ivy Tech from a curriculum standpoint, which has been beneficial to both 80/20 Inc.

and Ivy Tech. It serves as a great example of what can be accomplished with these types of collaborative relationships.

How does support for Ivy tech influence quality of life for all in northeast Indiana?

Northeast Indiana really has a lot of strategic and competitive advantages for businesses and industry. We need to build and improve on these strengths and assets to continue growth and keep companies and talent in the area. Ivy Tech provides the tools and training needed to retain a skilled workforce, and therefore jobs, in Indiana. Ivy Tech is a great opportunity for anyone. The number of students who graduate each year only adds to local business prosperity and the ability to employ great people.

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Wayne High School junior Matthew Edwards likes the idea of machining gun parts for a gun manufacturer early in his career before eventually exploring options in advanced engineering and entrepreneurship.

Thanks to the recently launched Precision Machine Technology Program—a collaboration between Ivy Tech Community College Northeast and Fort Wayne Community Schools Career Academy at Anthis—Edwards is in line to develop many of the skills necessary to achieve his goals while simultaneously completing high school graduation requirements.

“I am excited about the opportunity to pursue free college classes with this program,” Edwards says, “and I get to do what I love, which is engineer.”

Edwards was one of 12 vocational students selected to participate in the program’s Monday-through-Friday cohort group this fall. Program completion will prepare graduates with a Technical Certificate in Machine Tool Technology following four semesters of full-time study.

The 31 college credits required for the technical certificate can be applied toward an Ivy Tech associate degree, or they can readily lead to an in-demand manufacturing career, such as a computerized numerical control (CNC) machinist or programmer.

In Indiana, CNC programmers earn about $20 an hour, and there are more than 1,500 job openings available, according to April 2015 wage and employment data compiled by Economic Modeling Specialists International.

“Every week, I have companies calling me, needing a machinist or programmer of some sort,” says Debbie Pitzer, Machine Tool Technology program chair. “If you look at these employers, you’ll find that their workplaces are clean and safety is maintained.”

Pitzer says the students will have the opportunity to earn up to seven National Institute for Metal Working Skills certifications as well.

Anthis Principal/Director Larry Gerardot has high expectations for the collaboration.

“There’s such a need for this in the manufacturing environment right now,” Gerardot says. “I’m sure that students who successfully complete this program will have a bright future ahead of them.”

The new program expands the College’s strong ties with Anthis.

Eight out of 11 programs at the vocational school provide transferrable dual credits to Ivy Tech, and precision machine technology marks the fourth program where instruction is provided on an Ivy Tech Northeast campus. The others include aviation, fire science, and law enforcement/criminal justice.

Ivy Tech, Anthis partner for precision machine program

Sean King Jr. (left) and Matthew Edwards operate a computerized numerical control (CNC) mill in the new Precision Machine Technology Program at Ivy Tech Northeast. Photo by Dane Hawley

Despite an ambitious full-time college course load, a fast-paced part-time job, and a dizzying commute between the two, life is about to become less burdensome for Kaygan Thacker, particularly in the finance department.

That is, if she maintains uninterrupted enrollment at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast.

Beginning this fall, Ivy Tech introduced a conditional tuition-freeze guarantee. Students will pay the same tuition rate with each subsequent term provided they stay enrolled each consecutive term until they complete a credential or degree.

“As tuition goes up, you’re less likely to return to school,” says Thacker, a hospitality administration major.

The tuition lock applies to in-state students who maintain satisfactory academic progress

while pursuing at least 6 credit hours during fall semester 2015, at least 6 credit hours during spring semester 2016, and at least 3 credit hours during summer semester 2016.

The same opportunity will be extended to students who complete a combined 30 credit hours or more between fall 2015 and spring 2016 terms but may not elect to take summer classes.

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Cathy Maxwell considers the tuition-freeze offer a strategy that makes stopping out of college appear less appealing.

“The plan to freeze tuition for students who are enrolled continuously really encourages students to stay in school and take advantage of our support services if they are faced with challenges,” she says.

Chances are high that continuous enrollment won’t be a problem for determined students like Thacker, a budding chef with a self-identified obsession with the Food Network.

Thacker earned 14 dual credits for college by the time she graduated from Eastside Junior/Senior High School in Butler, Ind., this June. Butler remains her home base as she commutes about 30 miles to Fort Wayne for college and about another 25 miles in the opposite direction to her job as a prep cook in a fine-dining restaurant on Crooked Lake near Angola, Ind.

Thacker says she draws motivation for college persistence by embracing her favorite quote from an unknown author: “I’m willing to spend the first couple years of my life as some people won’t, so I can spend the rest of my life how others can’t.”

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Try, try again Alumnus wins New Venture Competition the second time aroundStory by Jaclyn Y. Garver

Look at Morgan Williams, and it’s hard to miss his ring. It’s huge, and it’s something he wears with pride—you can just tell.

In 2009, when Williams played wide receiver at Trine University, he and his team, which went undefeated, won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Championship. The ring commemorates that win, that dedication, that success.

As a high school football player, Williams says, the recruiting process was stressful.

“It was all put on my shoulders,” Williams says. “I had to get my own information to colleges. I figured if there was a company that could do that for an athlete that was

in my situation, it would give parents and athletes piece of mind.”

Thus, Elite Performance Scouting was born. Last month, Williams presented his business to 50-plus community judges, who voted him the winner of the New Venture Competition at Ivy Tech Community College Northeast. Williams’ prize: $35,000 in capital funds.

2015 marks the second time Williams entered the competition. He lost in 2013.

“That’s kind of what made me strive to dig deeper into what it takes to be a business owner and to make EPS what it is today,” he says.

How eps works

Williams attended high school in Georgia and trained with Blast Training and its owner, Steve Putman, a college and NFL trainer. However, the company did not market athletes to colleges.

“I spent 60 percent of my time playing and the other 40 percent trying to get myself a scholarship,” he says. “My senior year in high school was extremely stressful during recruiting, but I did end up getting offers. I figured if there was a company that could have done that for me, that would have made a world of difference.”

Elite Performance Scouting offers training, recruiting, marketing, and more. Camps and

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Sew Pinky is a small business that provides custom-made clothing and accessories for girls of all ages. It offers classes, beauty pageants, and princess parties.

Elite Performance Scouting specializes in evaluating athletic talent, compiling video and statistics into portfolios, and marketing those portfolios to colleges across the country.

GUADALUPE’S BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY: Creating affordability for the customer.

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Morgan Williams, second from left, is the College's 2015 New Venture champion. Acknowledging his victory are, from left, James Tolbert, assistant professor of business administration; Steve Piekarski, with ProFed Federal Credit Union; and Jerrilee K. Mosier, chancellor of Ivy Tech Northeast. Photo by Zeke Bryant

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Try, try again Alumnus wins New Venture Competition the second time aroundStory by Jaclyn Y. Garver

combines serve as evaluation days. High school and college coaches can attend and measure athletes based on timed drills. Elite Performance Scouting will record those times and compile them with highlights from the current season and an athlete’s grades to make a professional portfolio, which the company will send to schools across the country. Williams also manages a database of online player profiles, which college coaches can access for free, at epscouting.com.

One of the first things Williams plans to do with his winnings is purchase new camera equipment to better capture athletes in action. He also plans to reach out to Fort Wayne Community Schools Career Academy at Anthis, where he is on the advisory board of the IT department, to find a student who would like to intern with Elite Performance Scouting.

Eventually, Williams plans to expand Elite Performance Scouting beyond football: He wants to offer his company’s services to athletes in softball, baseball, basketball, and soccer. When the expansion starts, he will use his New Venture funds to help get the word out.

eps’s success

Thus far, Williams’ greatest success with an athlete is Fort Wayne North Side High School graduate Randon Moore.

“He was the only athlete I had in the summer of 2012,” Williams says. “He had no offers leading into his senior year, and we put together some impressive tapes for him. At the end of his senior year, he had eight offers. He chose to sign with Nebraska–Kearney.”

Today, Williams works with 12 seniors, and he won’t know their futures until National Signing Day on Feb. 3, 2016, which is the last day a high school senior can sign a National Letter of Intent to play college football with an NCAA school. However, colleges

have expressed interest in his players; The University of Michigan, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, Miami (Ohio) University, Trine University, and University of Saint Francis have all expressed interest in at least one of Williams’ athletes.

In Williams, athletes will find not just a trainer, but something of a mentor.

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Morgan Williams (left) won the 2015 New Venture Comeptition with the business plan for his company, Elite Performance Scouting. The other finalists were Shalonda “Pinky” Saunders (center) with her company, Sew Pinky, and Guadalupe Callejas (right) with his company, The Metro Striping and Stenciling Company. Photos by Zeke Bryant

Winner!

“I’m in college right now thanks to Morgan because he sent out film and helped me perfect my craft,” says Moore, who is studying sports management at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and plays cornerback. “He showed me how to better myself and be a better person on and off the field. I call him my big brother.”

“He covered all the areas: He knew marketing; he has a track record. He tried it and had to tweak it. He didn’t give up. I can see where it can grow—he hasn’t taken on too much.”

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n July, electrical engineering technology graduate Matthew Krueger (left) and student Olivia Koehler (center) toured a manufacturing cleanroom at the University of New Mexico’s Southwest Center for Microsystems to learn more about microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication.

Education Program Chair Laurie Johnson led a statewide Ivy Tech committee whose efforts have resulted in the expansion of the College’s academic offerings to include a concentration in K–12 special education beginning this fall.

Greater ort Wayne Business Weekly has named Aja Michael-Keller, director of events, enrichment, and conferencing, as one of its 2015

“20 Millennials Making a Difference.”

Alumna and 2014 Melvin L. Curtis Award recipient Audrey Alleyne (right) is participating in a yearlong student exchange at the University of Franche-Comté in Besançon, France. Upon her return next June, she will be completing a dual bachelor’s degree in French and international studies at an area university.

Grant riting Coordinator

Barbara Jones and Grant

Accountant Kathy Wall have

won a statewide Ivy Tech

Grants Office competition

by submitting 22 grant

proposals during the 2014–

15 fiscal year—the highest

number among all regions.

Gov. Mike Pence visited Ivy

Tech Northeast on July 28 for a

community conversation with

northeast Indiana.

ice Chancellor for Student Affairs Chris Cathcart was accepted to the 2015 Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, where he attended weeklong workshops in Atlanta this October focused on building a culture of commitment, fundraising, leadership and diversity, and leading in stressful times.

Administrative Services Manager Gaylord Gaines recently received a bronze-level certificate award from the U.S. Postal Service for his work as co-chair of the Fort Wayne PCC. The Postal Customer Council is a program for business mailers that serve as an open channel for USPS-to-business communication.

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A caramel apple is more than a fall treat.

It’s a reminder of a favorite neighbor who went out of her way to give caramel apples at Halloween. Of crisp days and crisper orange and yellow leaves underfoot. Of family outings to apple orchards or fall festivals.

For Kim Murphy, a caramel apple is a representation of her favorite time of year to make treats. Murphy, a hospitality administration adjunct faculty member and an assistant culinary instructor at Impact Institute in Kendallville, Ind., has made caramel apples the week of Halloween since she was a kid.

“I can remember unwrapping the caramels, popping one in my mouth, and seeing how many others I could unwrap before that one dissolved,” she says.

She offers up her favorite caramel apple recipe—and some tips for things that can turn a little sticky.

• Don’t be afraid to use Kraft caramels. It can be tough to get from-scratch caramel to become the correct consistency for apples. Let the pros handle it.

• Choose the best stick. Murphy tends to pick the biggest apples she can find, and Popsicle sticks just aren’t strong enough. “Find some heavy skewers, or better yet, stop by your doctor’s office and ask for some tongue depressors,” she says. “Usually you have to trade for the finished product, so keep that in mind.”

• Once the caramel and chocolates are melted down, set them on a heating pad. This will reduce the chances of burning the ingredients and keep you from needing to reheat them.

• GO BIG. Choose your favorite kind of apple and dip, dip, dip until you get a thick layer of caramel. Add plenty of toppings: chopped nuts, sprinkles, chocolate chips, chocolate drizzles, candies.

Hospitality administration adjunct faculty member Kim Murphy has enjoyed baking since she was a kid, but Halloween baking has always been her favorite, she says. Courtesy photo

Sticky, sweet, crunchy, fall perfection Need help making caramel apples? We’ve got your back

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Caramel and Chocolate Apples

15 skewers or tongue depressors

15 green apples

4 pounds caramels

4 pounds chocolate

4 cups mini chocolate chips

4 cups colored sprinkles

Insert sticks into the core of apples. Heat caramel until it becomes liquid.

Dip apples into caramel. Set stick-side-up on parchment paper or a

silicon mat for 5 minutes. Dip again. Repeat until you have the desired

amount of caramel. Let the apples sit for 15 minutes. Dip them into

warm chocolate halfway up the apple. Add sprinkles or chocolate chips.

Place back on parchment paper or silicon mat until firm.

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➊ Automotive technology student Gabriel Davis (left) and graduate Paul Hyde, both military veterans, were awarded $3,000 tool grants from the Collision Repair Education Foundation in 2015. ➋ More than a dozen area high school and middle school STEM teachers participated in the College’s annual American Society of Materials camp in July. ➌ Numerous volunteers guided Ivy Tech Northeast’s balloon entry in the Three Rivers Festival Parade on July 11. ➍ Associate Accelerated Program (ASAP) students started off the 2015–16 school year with enthusiasm. ➎ Adult education students from the Impact Institute in Kendallville, Ind., explored opportunities at Ivy Tech Northeast on Sept. 21.

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➏ Community members interacted with the Mad Ants basketball launcher—a remote-controlled robot made by Ivy Tech Northeast students—during the Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire on Aug. 8. ➐ Ivy Tech Northeast was a Platnum Sponsor of the second-annual North Anthony Corridor Block Party on Sept. 13. ➑ Mechanical Engineering Manager Jeff Cartwright provides Ivy Tech Northeast leadership with an industry tour of Hendrickson International in Kendallville, Ind., on July 10. ➒ Ivy Tech Northeast employees and friends raised nearly $6,000 for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Northeast Indiana Heart Walk on Sept. 12—an event the College hosted.

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Text MessagesRemnant Trust @ Ivy Tech Northeast

Beginning in January, Ivy Tech Community College Northeast will host the Remnant Trust, an influential collection of historical

documents, first- and early-edition books, and manuscripts. Some pieces in the full collection date back to 3000 B.C.

Text Messages, the collection of 50 books Ivy Tech Northeast will host, will be set up in Café Verde on the Coliseum Campus.

Visitors will be welcome to touch and handle the books.

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