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Welcome to the February edition of the Warrior Family Association e-newsletter! Since this is our first newsletter since last semester, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope your holidays were filled with love and laughter.
Here on campus, the semester is underway! Many classes have already had exams and papers due; our winter athletic teams are competing; and the student events calendar is full with upcoming activities (check it out at indianatech.edu/calendar).
I am particularly excited about two recent developments on campus. We just opened Max’s Bistro, a new dining option for students located on the first floor of Summit Hall. It is a beautiful space where students can gather and enjoy each other’s company. The food is made-to-order and absolutely delicious, and I know this because I eat there often myself! It has even become a great spot for our families to visit with one another after athletic games, as Max’s Bistro is open to the public. Please come see it the next time you visit your student!
We also recently celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by welcoming Dr. Maurice Stinnett to our campus. Dr. Stinnett serves as the vice president for diversity and inclusion for the company that owns the Brooklyn Nets. He was a fantastic speaker, and he connected so well with our students. We liked him so much that we invited him back in May to be our commencement speaker!
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Get Equipped Program Successfully Launched!
Cindy Verduce, Director of the Career Center & Regional Career Services
Developed by Indiana Tech’s Career Center to produce career-ready graduates, the Get Equipped program was recently held on the two days prior to the start of spring classes. Over sixty students attended this robust two-day immersive experience where students heard from employer partners who delivered presentations on skills to help equip students to enter the job market with confidence. Participation in Get Equipped allows students to meet the classroom attendance portion of the Pre-Internship Seminar, which is a prerequisite for all academic internships at Indiana Tech. To receive full credit for the Pre-Internship Seminar, students still need to participate in a resume review, a LinkedIn review, a professional dress critique and a mock interview in addition to attending Get Equipped.
Several employer partners, many of whom are alumni, served as the program presenters, giving students firsthand information on what employers are looking for in interns and new hires. Speakers for the event included individuals from Parkview Health, Fort Wayne Metals, BAE Systems, Inc, and more. In addition, the students participated in a dining etiquette workshop over lunch. The Career Center is looking forward to building on this year’s success and is already planning a larger and more interactive event for 2021.
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To celebrate Black History Month, Indiana Tech is hosting events to honor the past and prepare for the future. The following events are taking place on campus in celebration of black history and culture:
- Feb. 3 Movie in the Magee: “Queen and Slim”
- Feb. 7 Tech Talks: Alone in a Crowded Room: Reflections of a Black Female Engineering Professor
- Feb. 18 African American Read-In
- Feb. 18 Speak Out: featuring Spoken Word Poet Dave G
- Feb. 21 Movie in the Magee: “Harriet”
- Feb. 28 Movie & Discussion: “Just Mercy”
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ALIGN is a new speaker series that provides Indiana Tech students with insights into organizational constructs, expectations, opportunities and realities through dialogue with other students. The program prepares students to take advantage of future opportunities by learning how to access, lead, immerse, grow and network. All students are welcome to attend any of the sessions, which all take place at 6 p.m. in the Talwar Leadership Center.
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Julie Good - Associate Professor of Biology- I’ve moved houses 17 times after college.
- I have three kids, who live as far away as possible—Alabama; California; and for now, Amman, Jordan.
- I played the role of Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at Columbia City High School.
- I love to knit with un-spun wool.
Sherill Hamman - Associate Professor of Business
- I joined Indiana Tech straight out of college (1976) and worked in the McMillen Library as an assistant cataloger (the university offered only engineering degrees at the time).
- I showed dairy (Guernsey) cattle in 4H during the summer and was a cheerleader and member of pompoms during junior high and high school.
- I’ve been married to Dave for 45 years, and I’m the proud mother of two, mother-in-law of two, and ‘Nana’ of four.
- I love to mow yards and I mow some of the straightest lines in the state!
Darryl Togashi - Assistant Professor, Director of Cybersecurity Program
- I started playing the violin under the Suzuki method in grade school and I toured Europe with the Sounds of Hope playing the viola. Overall, I play about 10 instruments—four of them fluently.
- I am a woodworker and I’ve started to learn Japanese joinery. I am hoping to use some Japanese joints in a modified version of Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge.
- I am trying to learn Japanese. Language has never been my strong suit, but there is a student here at Indiana Tech who speaks fluent Japanese and wants to keep up in the language. He has agreed to teach me and another professor during lunchtime lessons.
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- March 2-6 Midterms
- March 7-15 Spring Break
- March 16 Senior Summer/Fall Pre-Registration Begins
- March 18 Junior & Sophomore Summer/Fall Pre-Registration Begins
- March 20 Freshman Summer/Fall Pre-Registration Begins
- March 31 Last day to withdraw
- April 17 Summer/Fall Pre-registration ends
- May 4-7 Final Exams
- May 8 Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- May 9 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
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Final thoughts from a fellow mom
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. It was great having my sons home for a few weeks. Highlights of our holiday included attending Christmas Mass at the Cathedral in Fort Wayne, going to a party with many of our old friends back in Pennsylvania, seeing a holiday concert in Pittsburgh and visiting relatives in New Jersey. We rang in 2020 at a small restaurant in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, listening to one of our favorite musicians sing and play the piano.
Even with all of those activities, my sons were excited to return to college and to get back to their routines. Our oldest son, Nicholas, graduates from college in May with a degree in biology. He is planning to look for a job this summer in the Pittsburgh area. Our younger son, Thomas, is in his sophomore year and will spend his summer with us in Fort Wayne.
Karl and I are excited for what the future will bring for our sons. As you all can relate, as parents we do our best to set our children up for success—we help them find doors to open, and we have to have faith that they will pick the right ones to walk through. At Indiana Tech, we work closely with our students to help them make these important decisions. We like to be their “parents” away from home. Karl often says that “our students’ success defines Indiana Tech’s success.” We are in this together and I am here to help!
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