Benz Is In The Profession He Intended
Cory Benz worked at Titus Funeral Home for three years before purchasing the business from Jerry and Kathy Titus. He spent seven years as a paramedic before doing what he always intended to do, be...
View ArticleWarsaw Ivy Tech To Celebrate Commencement May 11
WARSAW ─ Ivy Tech Community College will confer 1,972 degrees and certificates at its 2018 commencement for the South Bend-Elkhart and Warsaw campuses at 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, inside Purcell Pavilion...
View ArticleTen Dual Credit Students Graduate With Machine Tool Credential From Ivy Tech...
Ten students from Warsaw’s Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center graduated Friday from Ivy Tech Community College’s Warsaw Site. Pictured, from left, are instructor Dann Adkins, Tristyn...
View ArticleValley Building Trades Open House May 20
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School Building Trades program will hold an open house on Sunday, May 20, at a home near Akron that students have been working to build throughout the school year....
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw To Host Women In Philanthropy Event
WARSAW — The Ivy Tech Foundation is hosting Windows of Opportunity, a Circle of Ivy celebration. Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails on the patio while learning about the exceptional...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw Awarded $22,000 K21 Health Foundation Grant
Pictured, from left, are Rich Haddad, president and CEO of K21 Health Foundation; Dr. Joe Frentzel, science faculty at Ivy Tech Warsaw; and Holly Swoverland, grant coordinator at K21 Health Foundation....
View ArticleIvy Tech Fort Wayne, Warsaw Invite Adult Learners To Explore Affordable...
WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw is hosting adult information and admissions events from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, where adult learners can receive information about low-cost...
View ArticleNortheast Indiana Students To Get Free FAFSA Filing Help At College Goal Sunday
WARSAW — Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, located at Coliseum Campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.; Warsaw, located at 2545 Silvers Crossing; and 38...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw Hires New Workforce Alignment And Achieve Your Degree Director
Tara Kuhmichel WARSAW — Tara Kuhmichel was recently selected as Workforce Alignment/Achieve Your Degree Coordinator at Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw. In this role, Kuhmichel will work with...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw To Host December Express Enrollment Days For Spring Registration
WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College is hosting two express enrollment days in December to get students ready for the spring semester, which begins Jan. 14. At express enrollment events, prospective...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw Awarded $10,000 From Gene Haas Foundation
Pictured, from left, Chase Guthrie, Haas application engineer; Kate Shoemaker, Ivy Tech machine tool technology student and Zimmer Biomet employee; Tom Till, Ivy Tech director of advanced...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw, Fort Wayne To Host Enrollment Week For Spring 2019 Semester
WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College is hosting an express enrollment week, Jan. 2–5, to get students ready for the spring semester, which begins Jan. 14. At express enrollment events, prospective...
View ArticleGo Ivy Day Invites Local High Schoolers To Visit, Learn About Ivy Tech Fort...
FORT WAYNE — At Go Ivy Day, area high school students will have the opportunity to learn more about Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne. They will tour the campus, learn about admissions...
View ArticleBlue Apron Cafe Gives Culinary Students On The Job Experience
Michael Busz, a student in the culinary arts program at the Warsaw Area Career Center, serves as executive chef for the Blue Apron Cafe. The cafe offers culinary arts students a real life experience in...
View ArticleFree Open House April 11 Hosted By Toastmasters And Grace College GOAL Program
Pictured, from left, Kent Brown, International Speech Club Contest winner; and Serena Case, Toastmasters International district 11 public relations manager WARSAW — Excitement is brewing for local...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw To Host April Enrollment Day For Summer, Fall Enrollment
WARSAW — At Ivy Tech Community College’s Express Enrollment Day, prospective students can complete all the steps they need to start classes. Enrollment experts will be on-hand to answer questions and...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw To Host Public First Responders Career Fair
The Lutheran Air helicopter service is based at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw is hosting a first responders career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18....
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw To Host ‘College 101’ Night Nov. 14
WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College invites area high school students and their parents to attend its College 101 night at the Warsaw campus, Nov. 14 from 6-8 p.m. At College 101 area high school...
View ArticleHunger Food Drive Exceeds Campaign Goal
FORT WAYNE — History was made this year as six local colleges and universities raised a record-breaking 57,263 pounds of food in an event known as “U Can Crush Hunger.” Photo provided. The collective...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw, Lake City Bank Launch Laptop Lending Program
WARSAW — Starting in the spring of 2020, Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw will launch its new Laptop Loan-to-Own program thanks to a new partnership venture with Lake City Bank. Lake City Bank has...
View ArticlePaxton, Baca Moving On For Valley Athletics
Russ Paxton signs on with Ivy Tech baseball during a recent signing ceremony at Tippecanoe Valley. (Photos by James Costello) AKRON — Russ Paxton got an opportunity to extend an old connection to the...
View ArticleIvy Tech Offering Free Classes, Training To 10,000 People
Ivy Tech Community College, including its Fort Wayne and Warsaw locations, has announced it is offering free classes and training opportunities for 10,000 participants. InkFreeNews photo by Dan...
View ArticleIvy Tech Partners With Grace College For Elementary Education Transfer Program
Press Release WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College and Grace College are partnering to create opportunities for Ivy Tech students with a new transfer agreement focused on training elementary educators....
View ArticlePFW, Ivy Tech Announce Articulation Agreement
News Release FORT WAYNE — Purdue University Fort Wayne has signed an articulation agreement with Ivy Tech Community College. The agreement allows students to transfer credits earned from an Ivy Tech...
View ArticleIvy Tech Certificates Awarded To 20% Of Wabash HS Grads
News Release WABASH – Twenty percent of Wabash High School seniors graduated with a high school diploma and a college credential—the Statewide Transfer General Education Core Certificate from Ivy Tech...
View ArticleVeterans Stand Down Continues Until 3 p.m.
Rich Bozarth, a veteran and volunteer, grabs a rucksack that was being distributed Friday, Aug. 21, at the Veterans Stand Down at the Ivy Tech campus in Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. By...
View ArticleIvy Tech’s Learn Anywhere Model Offers More Options For Area Students
By Dr. Allyn Decker Guest Columnist In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all had to adapt to a changing world. Amid the many challenges, caring for others, or undertaking a job search often...
View ArticleMartinez Bridges Gaps For Hispanic Families
Nancy Martinez works with Hispanic families at Leesburg Elementary School to help them deal with language and other barriers they face daily. Photo by Tim Ashley. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews LEESBURG —...
View ArticleIvy Tech Group Donates $10,789 For Projects
News Release WARSAW — The Fort Wayne and Warsaw Circle of Ivy groups have announced the projects they have chosen to fund for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Fort Wayne Circle awarded $6,439 to the...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw Helps Meet Technology Needs Through Laptop Program
Tim Keyes, Ivy Tech Warsaw LRC Coordinator, and April Harrison News Release WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw launched the Laptop Loan-to-Own program in spring 2020, where students borrow a...
View ArticleRich Gallery Celebrates Expansion With Ribbon Cutting
Rich Gallery celebrated its expansion in downtown Syracuse with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 13. Shown from left: Virginia Cazier, Syracuse clerk-treasurer; Martha Stoelting,...
View ArticleWabash County Gears Up For Spring CDL Course
News Release WABASH – A Wabash County group and Ivy Tech are teaming up to offer a hybrid training course starting in April for those seeking a Commercial Drivers License (CDL). The course takes place...
View ArticleLocal Colleges, Businesses Work Together To Outreach Students
Benjamin Navarro, Grace College admissions liaison for Latino recruitment, is providing information about college and career opportunities to Warsaw Community High School students. Photo was taken at...
View ArticleCareer Students Selected To Work At Zimmer Biomet
Press Release WARSAW — Warsaw Area Career Center staff recently announced Nadia Handy and Quentin Aldridge have been selected to work with Zimmer Biomet while attending school at Ivy Tech in Fort...
View Article13 Students Join Manufacturing Program With Ivy Tech
Nadia Handy, WCHS, surrounded by family and her employer mentor, signs her contract with Zimmer Biomet. News Release WARSAW — Four Kosciusko County students are part of the first cohort of the...
View ArticleCVB Marketing Manager Sending Out Good Vibrations
Much of the work Mitchell Randall does at his computer creates positive reverberations, informing residents of local amenities and touting Kosciusko County and its attractions as a favorable...
View ArticleGoodwill Hosting Job Fair Sept. 10
News Release WARSAW — Goodwill is working with Ivy Tech on an upcoming job fair at Goodwill Industries from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 10. The fair will be at Goodwill’s store along US 30 at 751...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw celebrates 10 year anniversary of building dedication
Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. News Release WARSAW — Ivy Tech Warsaw’s Silveus Crossing building in Technology Park was dedicated approximately 10 years ago,...
View ArticleWawasee’s Allyson Eppert Qualifies For Indiana College Core
Allyson Eppert, center, became the first Wawasee High School student to qualify for Indiana College Core. She is shown with Rebecca Puckett, left, guidance counselor at WHS, and Geoff Walmer, the high...
View ArticleTill Leads Ivy Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Training
Tom Till stands in front of a CNC machine at the Orthopedic & Advanced Manufacturing Training Center in Warsaw. He worked with CNC machines when they first appeared in the early 1980s. Photo by Tim...
View ArticleHabitat Volunteer Takes On Ultimate DIY Project
Lauran Sattler stands in the kitchen she recently remodeled in a house she has been rehabilitating the last two years. A year before her purchasing this home she became a volunteer at the ReStore at...
View ArticleIvy Tech Warsaw, Whitko Creating Ivy Tech Academy
Officials gathered for a photo with some of the equipmeht. From left, Shelby Whiteleather, Whitko guidance counselor; Amy Evans, Whitko principal; Tim Pivarnik, Whitko Community Schools superintendent...
View ArticleState Leaders Celebrate Plans For Semiconductor R&D in West Lafayette
News Release WEST LAFAYETTE — Gov. Eric Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and Purdue University President Mitch Daniels were on hand Tuesday, July 19, when SkyWater Technology announced...
View ArticleLake City Bank Announces Two Promotions
News Release WARSAW — Lake City Bank recently announced two new promotions. Tabitha A. Williamson, CTP, has been promoted to vice president, treasury management manager. In this position, Williamson...
View ArticleSpring, Fall Registration Fair Oct. 11 At Ivy Tech Warsaw
News Release WARSAW – Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw is holding a Spring and Fall Registration Fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 11 at our new Enrollment Center at Miller Hall, 2545 Silveus...
View ArticleStudents Gain Real-World Experience At The Blue Apron
Students are shown working together on the dessert line at The Blue Apron. From left are Shelly Creighton, Kaylee Clark and Christian Long. Photos by Blair Baumgartner. By Blair Baumgartner...
View ArticleHiring Fair For Kosciusko County’s Top Employers
Sponsored Post InkFreeNews WARSAW, Ind.— Several local businesses will be on-site looking to hire at the upcoming Learn While You Earn Hiring Fair at Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw’s site (2545...
View ArticleQuesta Education Announces 2023 Spring And Summer Graduates
News Release FORT WAYNE — Questa Education Foundation proudly announces the 2023 spring and summer Questa Scholar graduates. This graduating class includes over 80 students from Adams, Allen, DeKalb,...
View ArticleIvy Tech Offering Free Summer Classes To High School Students
News Release FORT WAYNE — Ivy Tech Community College of Fort Wayne and Warsaw is joining the statewide system in offering free classes to students in grades nine through 12 this summer. These courses...
View ArticleYMCA Partners With Ivy Tech To Provide Childcare For Students
News Release FORT WAYNE — Beginning Monday June 5, the YMCA will be partnering with Ivy Tech to provide an on campus childcare option for students. The YMCA Child Watch Site will be located at Ivy...
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