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Welcome to the October edition of the Warrior Family Association e-newsletter. It is hard to believe that we are closing in on the end of the fall semester, and we are so pleased that our students have been able to benefit from in-person classes at Indiana Tech. Throughout this challenging time, our entire community stepped up in so many ways. Our faculty are teaching in person and using technology to live-stream and record their classes for students unable to attend. Our staff are providing countless hours of extra support for students and working so hard to keep everyone healthy, and our students are taking care of themselves and focusing on their studies.
Our fall sports athletic teams have started their seasons and are very happy to be competing. President Einolf and I have been fortunate to host socially distant dinners with student groups on campus. Although we would prefer to have these dinners in our home, the campus dinners still give us a chance to talk with our students and check in with them. In particular, many of our students indicated that they benefitted from the recording of classes this semester. Students express to us that they like "attending” a class that they would otherwise have to miss due to athletic events, sickness and quarantine protocols. Some even mentioned that they appreciate the opportunity to watch a class multiple times to reinforce the course material.
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Physically Distant, Socially Close
The Office of Student Life, alongside other departments and organizations on campus, have continued hosting events and activities with precautions in place to keep our students safely engaged.
Past events have included outdoor concerts, pop-up ping pong tournament, a virtual 5k, Kahoot trivia night, a virtual comedy show, Jackbox game night, commuter coffee carts and more.
We are currently in the middle of Halloweek, which culminates with a Halloween movie marathon and fall festival. Students will find tasty treats along with classic seasonal games and activities at the fall festival this Friday.
On Monday, Nov. 2, Student Life and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion will celebrate the Day of the Dead (or Dia de Los Muertos) with authentic food in the dining hall and a DIY project that enables students to contribute to the ofrenda, honoring loved ones who have passed. The evening will end with a showing of the movie Coco in the Magee-O'Connor Theater.
Student Life, in partnership with the Auer Foundation, will be hosting American Soul music artist Samuel Harness in Central Grounds coffee shop next month for our first live music event in that space. The event requires individuals to preregister, as seats are limited in order to allow for appropriate social distancing. The event will be live-streamed on Indiana Tech Student Life's Instagram account (@indianatech_SL) for those who are not able to attend in person.
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Help Indiana Tech Crush Hunger (and the Competition)
Indiana Tech is excited to partner with Community Harvest Food Bank for the sixth annual “U Can Crush Hunger” campaign! U Can Crush Hunger is a friendly competition between area universities to see who can raise the most food and funds for Community Harvest Food Bank. Community Harvest Food Bank distributes 13.6 million pounds of food to nearly 85,000 unique individuals every year. As we get ready to enter the holidays and winter season, the Crush Hunger campaign will go far in helping to meet the needs of food-insecure individuals in our area!
Last year, Indiana Tech collected a total of 11,652 pounds of food. This year, we are aiming to move up in the overall standings and beat our total from last year. In order to accomplish this goal, it will take the entire Warrior Family —faculty, staff, administration, students, and family! You can support our efforts by using the secure link to donate online. Every dollar donated counts as four pounds of food! Click on the link below, scroll down and click on the Indiana Tech logo to make a secure donation: https://www.communityharvest.org/crushhunger2020/.
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Mark Your CalendarIndiana Tech has announced its spring 2021 semester schedule for traditional undergraduate programs on its main campus in Fort Wayne. As with the fall 2020 semester, the schedule has been altered to ensure the university is able to start and complete in-person classes successfully, while minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on the community.
- Monday, Nov. 23 - Sunday, Nov. 29: Thanksgiving Break
- Monday, Nov. 30 - Classes resume online
- Friday, Dec. 4 - Last day of classes
- Monday, Dec. 7 - Thursday, December 10: Final exams
- Saturday, Jan. 23: Residence hall move in
- Monday, Jan. 25: Classes begin
- Tuesday, Feb. 23: No classes
- Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12: Midterms
- Wednesday, March 24: No classes
- Friday, May 7: Last day of classes
- Monday, May 10 – Thursday, May 13: Final exams
- Saturday, May 15: Commencement (Note, a final decision on holding commencement in person will be announced at a later date. Final decision will be made in consultation with guidance from local, state and national health authorities).
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Dr. Anna NagleAssistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- I have lived in six states. In order, they are Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia and Indiana.
- I enjoy many forms of social dancing. I am one of the leaders of the Fort Wayne International Folk Dancers and am also involved in the Fort Wayne Traditional Music and Dance Society. When there is not a pandemic, I also enjoy taking classes at the Fort Wayne Dance Collective.
- My quarantine hobby has become gardening. I was delighted that I had such a surplus of cucumber, tomato and basil that I was able to give some away to my students.
- I am a cat lover and have three rescue cats named Selene, Gray Man and Moridin.
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Dr. Crystal Karn
Associate Professor of Business
- I love to camp and have bon fires with my kids. We enjoy being outside and making smores. We started stargazing this summer too.
- I enjoy painting in my spare time. I have had a love for it since I took an art class as an elective in my undergraduate program. I like to paint with acrylics.
- I love finance. I know this isn't a surprise, but I also enjoy learning about behavioral finance and how it impacts our financial decisions. I like to read books in my spare time on this topic.
- I like to bake. I really like to try new recipes and have my kids help me.
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Dr. Robert M. Badeau
Director of Health Science
- I have an amazing "from scratch" pizza crust recipe, which is always getting "mmm's" from people.
- I enjoy video gaming, and this is a passion of mine - although my sons are much better than me.
- I am an endurance runner; I complete nine to 11 miles, three times a week. I would do more if I had more time.
- After I graduated from Purdue, West Lafayette, I lived and worked in the rugged and beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire for two summers in the historic hut system along the Appalachian Trail.
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Final thoughts from a fellow mom
Karl and I just returned from Traverse City where we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. We took our dog, Ruby and stayed at a log cabin home in Interlochen, Michigan. The foliage was beautiful and even though it rained two of the days, we enjoyed shopping (ok, I enjoyed shopping and Karl enjoyed walking with Ruby), eating out and a rowboat ride on Bass Lake. On our drive home, we stopped at a cider mill that sold the best cider slushies. We also splurged on a homemade apple pie and some cider and pumpkin donuts. October is my favorite month of the year.
The week before traveling to Traverse City, we drove to Pittsburgh to see our sons. They are both doing well and staying very busy. Nicholas is working at the hospital pharmacy in Pittsburgh while working on his master’s degree through Indiana Tech. Thomas is a junior at Washington and Jefferson College where he is majoring in math and working as a math tutor. He is still practicing with the soccer team, although there are no games scheduled. Thomas is hoping for a shortened soccer season in the spring.
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