Professional Development - Faculty Resources & Services - Terre Haute - Ivy Tech Libraries at Ivy Tech Community College

Finding Professional Organizations

O*NET Online
Offers an advanced search feature for locating organizations within a career field or profession. Provides seamless access to professional associations by searching the O*NET database of almost 3,000 organizations related to the occupations in the U.S. economy.

Community College Associations

American Association of Community Colleges [AACC]
The primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges. The association represents more than 1,000 2-year, associate degree-granting institutions and nearly 12 million students.
American Association for Women Community Colleges [AAWCC]
Join others who have a firm commitment to creating equity and excellence in education and employment for women in community and technical colleges.
American Association of State Colleges & Universities [AASCU]
The collective voice of 350 state colleges and universities united by our shared commitment to expand student access, success, and opportunity.

Chronicle of Higher Education
Number one source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
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Publishing Opportunities at Ivy Tech

Arts of Ivy Vine Journal - a new creative arts journal sponsored by the Creative Arts Club on the Terre Haute / Greencastle campus.

Root & Branch Literary Magazine - a public forum for the stories, poems, plays, memoirs, and art created by Ivy Tech students, faculty, and staff. The magazine is a product of the Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington English Department.

Education Journals

Start with Discover!
Search Ivy Tech's extensive offering of over 2,000 education journals.

In Discover! select "Journals by Title."

Enter the specific journal title if known, or use a keyword to locate journals within a subject area.

Grant Opportunities

Foundation Center -- has a "Funder Data" search which gives very basic information about funders
Grantsmanship Center -- includes information on funding sources by state
Grants.gov -- allows you to electronically find and apply for Federal grants
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance -- catalog of Federal funding programs sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
National Endowment for the Humanities -- apply for grants
National Science Foundation -- find available funding sources
National Institutes of Health -- grant and funding opportunities
U.S. Department of Education -- funding opportunities, grants, and contracts
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- grants and funding opportunities

Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (formerly the Indiana Grantmakers Alliance) -- "Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) is a nonprofit membership association of and for the state’s philanthropic grantmaking community. Our members include public and private foundations, corporate giving programs, governmental grantmakers, regranting organizations, philanthropic advisors and other qualified individuals. Collectively, our membership holds about $12.5 billion in assets and awards more than $500 million in grants each year. IPA itself does not make grants."
Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Resource Page -- Search for resources by funder type, funding area, and more