Category Education

Achievements, Community, Education

IUK Alumna takes teaching career to Myanmar

KOKOMO, Ind. — At the age most people enjoy the rewards of a successful career — the house, the car, the fancy gadgets, and the bucket list vacations — Jacquie Bean quit her job, sold all of her belongings, and moved to…

July 20, 2016

Community, Education

Ivy Tech to offer Certified Professional Food Manager Course in Logansport

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College is offering an instructor-led training course Aug. 1 and 3 to prepare students to take the Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM) certification exam. The class will meet in Room 165 at the College’s…

July 18, 2016

Community, Education

Filing for school board seats begins July 27, 2016

Three seats on the school boards for Logansport, Pioneer, Southeastern and Caston will be on the ballot for the general election on Nov. 8. All candidates for school board appear on the ballot without a party designation. Candidates for school…

July 18, 2016

Community, Education

Ivy Tech Community College and Follett ink new contract agreement

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College has announced it will continue its partnership with Follett Higher Education Group for the management of bookstores throughout the statewide college system. Ivy Tech and Follett have executed a new three-year contract effective July…

July 14, 2016

Community, Education

Travel to Europe gives students insight to WWII events

KOKOMO, Ind. — Standing on cliff tops nearly 200 feet high, looking straight down to Omaha Beach and the English Channel gives a perspective on the bravery of American soldiers invading on D-Day. Nearly seventy-two years after Allied troops began the…

July 13, 2016

Community, Education

Medical students completing clinical rotations in Logansport

A partnership between the IU School of Medicine (IUSM), the North Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Logansport Memorial Hospital (LMH) is bringing medical students to Logansport for clinical rotations. IUSM students started arriving in Logansport for rotations…

July 12, 2016

Community, Education, Events

Ivy Tech to host volunteer fire chief seminar in Logansport

Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will host a Volunteer Fire Chief and Officer Seminar at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the College’s Logansport Campus, 1 Ivy Tech Way. The seminar is designed to provide the leadership of fire departments…

July 7, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo Region announces Spring 2016 Dean’s List

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Region has announced the following students have been named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2016 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have achieved a grade point…

July 7, 2016

Community, Education

Trine University Student of the Month

Mike Shannon, a criminal justice major at Trine University, has served as a deputy sheriff for Cass County for the past 16 years. Soon, Mike will take his last 10-42 and step out of his squad car for a final…

July 7, 2016

Education

Graduate School fall registration is underway at Trine University Logansport

LOGANSPORT – Trine University’s Graduate School fall semester registration is currently underway at the Logansport campus. Classes, both online and seated at the Logansport campus, begin Aug. 22. Tri-State and Trine alumni are eligible to receive free e-textbooks for one…

July 5, 2016

Community, Education

IU Kokomo students learn art of micro brewing

KOKOMO, Ind. — Something interesting is brewing at Indiana University Kokomo. As part of the hospitality and tourism management (HTM) program, students are learning about the business of micro brewing, or making beer in a commercial facility that brews no more…

July 5, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearer names, uniforms announced

INDIANAPOLIS –Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) Executive Director Mark Newman, Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance President and CEO Kim Smith and Bicentennial Torch Relay State Director Noelle Szydlyk today unveiled the names of more than 2,000…

June 29, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

IU Kokomo honors May 2016 graduates

KOKOMO, Ind. — Two hundred thirty-four Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in May 2016. The graduates represent 21 Indiana counties and five states. Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Amboy Randy Lee Lorenz, Bachelor of Science in Nursing…

June 27, 2016

Education

Ivy Tech’s Elementary Education TSAP degree offers a smooth transition to bachelor’s degree

KOKOMO, Ind. — Students who want to become elementary school teachers can complete the first two years of their college work at Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Region and then transfer smoothly into four-year institutions as juniors on their way…

June 21, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Logansport senior competes at National Speech Tournament

Lorie Flanagan, Logansport High School Senior and Co-Captain of the Speech Team, competed in the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 12-17. Flanagan, competing in her memorized 10 minute Original Oratory and…

June 20, 2016

Community, Education

July 1 is 2016 deadline for “Back Home Again” scholarship

The deadline to submit applications for the “Back Home Again In Indiana” scholarship is July 1, 2016. This $500-$1000 scholarship is open only to Cass County’s non-traditional students, such as those who are entering or returning to college after raising…

June 17, 2016

Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo sets welding course for summer

KOKOMO, Ind. — Several spots remain open for Ivy Tech Community College’s 10-week training program in welding being offered this summer in Kokomo. The American Welding Society (AWS) 3G Carbon Steel Welding Preparation course prepares students for testing to earn…

June 17, 2016

Community, Education, Events

Orientations for 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars set for July

The Cass County Community Foundation has set orientation dates and times for the 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The Foundation received notice of an accelerated timeline from the program administrators earlier this spring. The earlier deadline has also changed…

June 17, 2016

Community, Education

Landis Elementary among Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program Grant Recipients

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education announced the recipients of the Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program grant on Wednesday. The Indiana Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program provides grants to school corporations that establish or expand dual language immersion programs…

June 16, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Franklin Elementary 2015-2016 G4 Awards

Congratulations to the following students at Franklin Elementary in Logansport, Indiana. KDG All Star: Lucy Angle, Gratton Baker, Andrew Baugh, Nikara Bingle, Levi Briggs, Katlyn Clark, Alyssa Conner, Alejandro Cortes, Greyson Cottrell, Kendall Cottrell, Sophia Fields, Orella Fry, Crystal Gomez,…

June 15, 2016