Education

By: Kelsey Batten— INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Lilly Endowment has made an $8 million grant to the Ivy Tech Foundation to support Ivy Tech Community College’s new statewide Career Coaching and Employer Connection (CCEC) program. This new, more strategic approach will emphasize comprehensive career readiness practices working alongside academic preparation throughout a student’s college experience. The new approach will transform Ivy Tech’s current Career Development structure and programs to focus on intentional career advising and employer engagement. “We are extremely grateful…

By: Dr. Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, Director of Public Education, CEO, Muncie Community Schools—  Muncie, IN – Students and faculty from the Muncie Area Career Center (MACC) invite prospective students, parents, stakeholders, and members of the public to attend the annual Career and Technical Education Open House at the MACC (2500 N. Elgin St.) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13. Attendees will have opportunities to meet instructors and current students, learn about program offerings, tour classrooms and labs, and participate…

By: Kyra Zylstra— Muncie, IN—Madjax is excited to host Muncie’s inaugural VEX Robotics Tournament on February 1, 2020. This family-friendly event is part of a broader Madjax-led Future of Work Initiative designed in response to feedback from both local workforce and educational leaders about the need to strengthen the pipeline of local skills and talent. “Purdue Polytechnic is glad to be a partner in providing innovative and collaborative learning opportunities for the current and future workforce in Delaware County,” said Corey…

By: Sheryl Swingley— Muncie, IN—A representative of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education will be the guest speaker for the next joint meeting of the Muncie branches of the American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters. The meeting is free and open to the public. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and wrap up no later than noon on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Motivate Our Minds, 2023 E. Highland Ave. in Muncie. The topic of…

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—The much-anticipated USA Football Under -16 Select Team – featuring Muncie Central High School sophomore running back Shoka Griffin II – can be viewed at THIS LINK, which goes live early Tuesday morning. (If viewing on a phone, you may be directed to download the ESPN app.) Kickoff is 9:30 a.m. Tuesday (Eastern time) at the International Bowl XI. Student athletes are playing at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Griffin is one of 52…

By: Jennifer Gasiorek— Ivy Tech Muncie-Henry County were named winners of the 2019 Stan Jones Student Success Award by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Muncie, IN— The Cardinal Reboot project is a strong partnership between Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College. Students who are dismissed for academic reasons from Ball State University may participate in the Cardinal Reboot program and enter Ivy Tech Muncie-Henry County to improve their grade point averages and work toward credentials. Once those…

By: Linda Smith— Yorktown, IN—This year has brought new adventures for Yorktown Middle School (YMS). The school has added a new STEM Lab class to allow our students to grow their problem-solving skills and teach them about real-world problems. Using the integrated STEM Design Thinking Model, YMS STEM students were introduced to the issue of pollution and air quality in New Delhi, India. Yorktown students read and watched videos about children that spend their lives working in landfills in New…

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN— Abbigail Sprong, the 2019 Delaware County Fair Queen, made the Top 10 in the 2020 Miss Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant held at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis over the weekend. Claudia Duncan, Miss Vanderburgh County, was crowned the 62nd Indiana State Fair Queen. Miss Indiana State Fair 2020 was selected over 83 other contestants after three days of judging. The Indiana State Fair Queen plays a key role in promoting the Indiana State Fair…