Ivy Tech Libraries: 50 Years of Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne: Connections

Business Partners

North American Van Lines Ivy Tech State College and North American Van Lines partnered to offer a truck driving training program in Fort Wayne beginning in 2000. Ivy Tech Fort Wayne now offers CDL training, Hazmat transportation certification, and many other programs. In 2019, Senator Todd Young proposed changing federal regulation so that drivers with CDL can apprentice before they turn 21
CSX CSX partnered with Ivy Tech and Cincinnati State Technical College to offer railroad conductor training and job placement interviews (Oh Three, 15 June 1999 p. 4).
Parkview Memorial Hospital Parkview Memorial Hospital partnered with Ivy Tech Fort Wayne to open a Child Care Center for both institutions' employees that would also be a training center for education students at Ivy Tech (Oh Three, 15 February 1999, p. 1).
Uniroyal Goodrich In 1996 Uniroyal Goodrich was given space in Ivy Tech's Hydraulics, Pneumatic, and Electrical labs plus use of a classroom and offices for employee training. This allowed Ivy Tech students access to their training on sophisticated equipment. (Oh Three, 24 February 1997, p. 1)
One Stop Center One Stop Center is the most visible contribution in a partnership with Indiana Family and ....(TECHniques, December 2002)
Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Ivy Tech in Partnership with the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and CANI will complete a computer "Build to Own" program sponsoring special needs students in our area. (Oh Three, August 15, 2005, vol 19, no.8)
Department of Workforce & Economic Development The Ivy Tech Fort Wayne Campus Department of Workforce & Economic Development has served over 100 companies since 2001 [written in 2007?] (Self Study Report 2008-2009, p. 1-15)

Non-Profit Partners

Many local organizations give our students scholarships, including:

Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Provides scholarships for residents of Allen County, IN to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and other area schools
Fred Zollner Foundation Offers scholarships in Industrial Technology, Machine Tool tech, Manufacturing tech, Electrical engineering tech, Accounting, BOAT, etc.
The Lutheran Foundation Provides scholarships for students pursuing a career in healthcare
Fort Wayne Mustangers Club Offers scholarships for full-time automotive technology students
Parkview Health
ProFed Credit Union Carroll R. Phillips and Robert A. Weaver scholarships
Questa Education Foundation For contributing members of northeast Indiana's workforce
New Car Dealers Association of Fort Wayne Offers automotive scholarships.
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“No one knows better than the New Car Dealers Association of Metropolitan Fort Wayne, Inc., that there is a shortage of qualified Auto Service Technicians. The 23 new car dealers of the NCDA are doing something about this shortage. They are funding scholarships to Ivy Tech‘s Automotive Services Program.

NCDA’s premier event is their annual tent sale. This year they displayed nearly 3,000 cars, trucks, and vans on the Memorial Coliseum parking lot. For each one of those vehicles sold during the four day event, five dollars was donated to the Ivy Tech Scholarship Fund

At this year‘s sale, scholarships were awarded with the proceeds from last year‘s sale. Lewis Kelsey, John Heinkel, and Glenn Robison were each presented $500 scholarships. The three recipients are all in their second year of the two-year Automotive Services Program.

In addition to the scholarships actually awarded, NCDA also put some of the sales’ proceeds into an endowment fund. The association hopes that this endowment will eventually fund scholarships independent of the tent sale.

The New Car Dealers Association is a far-thinking organization that is doing a great deal of good for the community and the College. Ivy Tech applauds their efforts.” (O3, June 29, 1989)
Dekko Endowment Scholarships for dislocated workers, women returning to the workforce, minorities, and/or individuals receiving public assistance. Students must reside in Whitley, Noble, DeKalb, Steuben, or LaGrange county
Don Wood 80/20 Foundation Scholarships for students who are Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology majors
Fort Wayne Community Foundation Scholarships for adult female students, business majors, construction technology majors, and nursing students.
Futures Unlimited Scholarship assistance for first-time Ivy Tech Fort Wayne students who are: dislocated workers, women returning to the workforce, minorities, and individuals receiving public assistance.
Medical Managers Association provides a scholarship for students enrolled in the Nursing program or the Health Sciences program
NAPA Automotive Providing a scholarship for second-year Automotive Technology majors
Olive B. Cole Foundation Assistance for students who were unable to complete their original course of study, but have returned to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne to do so. For residents of DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, or Steuben county.

Alpha Tau Xi Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

This is our Ivy Tech Fort Wayne chapter of the community college student honor society. See details

Headlines

Ivy Tech Sponsors Business at JA's Exchange City

Through involvement with Junior Achievement, Ivy Tech State College is educating tomorrow's workforce...Ivy Tech State College has sponsored one of the businesses within Exchange City. OUr storefront is Ivy Tech Education & Postal Service Center. The students who operate this business are the mail carriers...(O3, March 15, 2005, vol.19, No. 3)

Ivy Tech Community College–Northeast Unveiling Renovated Location at Junior Achievement’s BizTown

When Junior Achievement’s “JA BizTown” opens its doors next week to approximately 9,000 fifth and sixth grade students for the 2011–12 academic year, the facility will be even more engaging as Ivy Tech Community College–Northeast will bring new life to its existing space at the facility as JA BizTown’s Education Center. Each student will be able to experience Ivy Tech and what it has to offer them with hands-on learning.... In the spring 2011, college administration agreed to place three small machines called MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Kits on display for student use. These machines are the latest in cutting-edge personal manufacturing technology and are considered a breakthrough in 3D printing technology. The machine prints objects in three-dimensional fashion. A lesson plan will be provided to teachers in advance of their visit to BizTown, so students can be prepared with their objects for printing. Link to Article (Inside Ivy Tech, Sept. 15, 2011 )

Former offenders learn construction skills while restoring neighborhoods

...Ivy Tech CC is providing 125 hours of instruction through "Introduction to Construction and Home Repair" Training. The students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Corporate and Continuing Education Services at Ivy Tech. This training will matriculate into five hours of credit and will be applied towards a construction degree...(co-sponsored by Allen County Community Corrections) (O3, July 15, 2005, vol. 19, no.7)

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