Category Education

Achievements, Community, Education

More than 600 students earn spring dean’s list honors at Indiana University Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. —Six hundred nineteen students earned dean’s list honors for the spring 2016 semester. Dean’s list students earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) on a scale of 4.0, while carrying at least 12 credit hours throughout the grading…

May 20, 2016

Community, Education

Indiana Homeland Security Foundation Accepting Applications for Scholarship Program

The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation is now accepting applications for the Secure Indiana Scholarship Program. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2016. Thirteen scholarships are available to reward Hoosiers who volunteer with public safety organizations. Scholarships are funded through…

May 19, 2016

Community, Education

Ivy Tech to offer training for driver education instructors

KOKOMO, Ind. — On June 6, Ivy Tech Corporate College in Kokomo will begin the first of three three-credit courses required to become a licensed driver education instructor in the state of Indiana. The courses were developed with and under…

May 19, 2016

Community, Education

Ivy Tech to offer Certified Professional Food Manager Course in Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College is offering an instructor-led training course June 6 and 8 to prepare students to take the Certified Professional Food Manager (CPFM) certification exam. The class will meet at the College’s building at 1701…

May 18, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech names Dr. Sue Ellspermann as Community College’s next president

INDIANAPOLIS—The State Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has appointed Dr. Sue Ellspermann as the next president of the state’s Community College system. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, economic and workforce…

May 18, 2016

Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo sets welding, manufacturing tech courses for Summer 2016

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College is offering training opportunities in welding and advanced manufacturing this summer, courses that will prepare students for good-paying, in-demand skilled industrial jobs in north central Indiana. Certified Production Technician The MSSC Certified Production…

May 18, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Logansport HS names 2016 Hall of Distinction Inductee

The 2016 Logansport High School Hall of Distinction Inductee is 1961 graduate, Dr. Bruce R. Baker. We look forward to recognizing Dr. Baker as our inductee to the Hall of Distinction at the 145th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 5,…

May 17, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Southeastern educator named Teacher of the Year

A fourth grade teacher at Galveston Elementary is the 2016-2017 Indiana Small and Rural School’s Association’s Rural Teacher of the Year last week. Brenda Bowman was honored last week at a surprise convocation. “My principal, Barrett Bates, submitted my application,”…

May 15, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Columbia Middle School Super Bowl Team in top 10

Congratulations to the Columbia Middle School Super Bowl team for being chosen, for the first time, as an Indiana Academic Super Bowl Top 10 Overall Junior Division Team! 2016 is the eighth year IASP is recognizing the Top 10 teams…

May 13, 2016

Community, Education

Fairview students, teachers and parents participate in Bike To School Day

Fairview Elementary School participated in Bike To School Day on Friday, May 6, 2016. “We did it last year for the first time and had about 45 students,” Principal Chris Hess said. “This year we almost doubled our participation! It…

May 11, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Commencement marks accomplishments of IU Kokomo graduates

KOKOMO, Ind. — Indiana University Kokomo lauded the achievements of the 607 members of the Class of 2016 with Commencement ceremonies Tuesday, May 10. Graduates celebrated at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center to a standing-room only crowd of family and…

May 11, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

2016 Logansport High School Senior Awards

Logansport High School honored graduating seniors during the Senior Awards Program in McHale Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 9, 2016. Sixty-one students participated in the program and local scholarships awarded totaled approximately $170,000. Those receiving awards and honors included…

May 10, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region celebrates 2016 commencement

If you’re a 2016 graduate, share a photo on our Facebook page and we’ll add it to this story! KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region – which includes campuses and instructional sites in Kokomo, Logansport, Peru, Wabash,…

May 8, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education, Events

2016 Graduations & Commencements

Cass County Communication Network congratulates the Class of 2016! Share a photo on our Facebook page and we’ll create an album of Cass County’s 2016 graduates! Here’s information on commencement ceremonies for some Indiana colleges and universities. Indiana University Bloomington…

May 7, 2016

Community, Education, Nonprofits

New Deadline for 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars

The Cass County Community Foundation has received confirmation of changes to the Cass County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The 2017 scholarship recipient will now be named late in 2016. Previous scholarship recipients were identified in March of the year…

May 6, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo recognizes student achievement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and leadership during its commencement ceremony May 7. Jacob Ramsey of Kokomo, who graduated with an Associated of Applied Science degree in…

May 4, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

More than 600 degrees to be awarded at Indiana University Kokomo’s Commencement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Six hundred seven graduates will be celebrated at Indiana University Kokomo’s commencement, as IU President Michael A. McRobbie will confer 612 degrees. The ceremony is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Kokomo Event and Conference…

May 4, 2016

Achievements, Education

Trine University honors 2016 Logansport campus graduates

Recently, Trine University honored the 2016 graduating class from the Logansport campus with a dinner at the McHale Complex, at Riverside Park. Mayor Kitchell was there to address the graduates as well as Mersiha Alic, Dean of Trine University’s School…

April 28, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Logansport Campus students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

Thirty-five students at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport Campus were recently honored for their academic achievement with induction into the Beta Gamma Zeta (BGZ) Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international academic honor society. New members inducted during the April 19…

April 21, 2016

Community, Education, Events

Community invited to Main Building open house

Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke invites alumni and friends of Indiana University Kokomo to an open house, celebrating $14 million in renovations to the Main Building. “The Main Building has been transformed into a 21st Century learning environment,” she said. “We encourage…

April 14, 2016