6 NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO CAMPUS BOARD OF TRUSTEES On September 30, the Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis service area announced the appointment of six new members to the Campus Board of Trustees. These new appointees join Chair Ann Merkel, Vice Chair Noell Allen, Secretary Peter Rimsans and members Jason Kloth and Melissa Rekeweg. “The expansion of our campus board of trustees allows us to have more representation of our service area’s key workforce sectors,” said Dr. Lorenzo Esters, chancellor of Ivy Tech Indianapolis. “With a passion for Ivy Tech’s mission, I know these six new appointees will utilize their expertise to make a powerful impact in further propelling the goals of our community and college.”
Aaron Williams Client Executive, Google
Mario Rodriguez Executive Director, Indianapolis Airport Authority
Tracey Tomchick Senior Director for Engineering Technical Center, Eli Lilly
Jean Renk Mgr. of Govt. and Community Relations, Duke Energy
Joyce Irwin EVP, President,
Aleesia Johnson Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools
Community Health Network Foundation
Chancellor's Innovation Fund awards five groups up to $10,000
In November 2021, five groups comprising Ivy Tech Indianapolis faculty, staff and community partners received up to $10,000 each through the Chancellor's Innovation Fund. Interested candidates created projects fostering initiatives that would enable and enhance accessible learning and teaching. To qualify, projects had to align with the College experience 1. Host Dia de la Familia event Ivy Tech and the Indiana Latino Institute will seek to develop an ongoing event to recruit and retain Hispanic and Latino students by focusing on the entire family through creating "Dia de la Familia," a bilingual open house that will be a first-of-its-kind event. and have a direct linkage to student success, diversity, equity and belonging, and closing the achievement gap for underrepresented students.
This community partnership will be a cross-collaborative venture on a two-day training event tailored for Ivy Tech. The grant will open this opportunity for up to 30 faculty and staff and will address an overview of dyslexia, multi-sensory education and working with adult learners. 2. Dyslexia Institute of Indiana training sessions The Bloom Project's "What's Next" event is an opportunity for high school males to learn the importance of networking. This grant will allow Ivy Tech Indianapolis to host the event, strengthen its alliance with Bloom and provide a student with a free one-credit leadership course. 3. Host the Bloom Project's "What's Next" event 4. Teach2Grow service learning class Teach2Grow is a service learning English composition class that meets all English course objectives in a unique setting. Students will grow their own food, feed their families and other students, and then research and write about food topics. 5. Bike repair clinic with Freewheelin' Community Bikes This partnership will launch a bicycle repair clinic and install three commercial-grade bike racks on the downtown campus for the Spring 2022 semester, and continue to operate every semester under the Office of Student Life. Learn more at link.ivytech.edu/IndyChancellorInnovationFund.
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