Warrior Park

It may have been wet and cloudy, but that didn't stop us from celebrating the Warrior Park ribbon-cutting with the first Indiana Tech Warriors softball game on the new field! The softball team started the new era by hosting regional rival Taylor University in a doubleheader, with Tech winning the opening game, 3-2. Take a look to see a quick overview of Indiana Tech Warrior Park on the day of the ribbon cutting: https://www.indianatech.edu/news/ribbon-cutting-celebration-welcomes-the-softball-team-to-its-new-warrior-park-home/


Eva Kor

On March 18, Eva Kor, a survivor of the Holocaust and one of the few surviving twins from the medical experimentation supervised by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, spoke at Indiana Tech to a room full of students, faculty, staff and community members. For 40 years, Eva has shared her story of survival and healing across the world. It is one that offers many relevant lessons on the dangers of hate and prejudice, and the consequences of allowing prejudice to persist, unchecked, in others. It is also an incredible story of forgiveness—a conscious act that liberated Eva from the anger and hatred she felt for her perpetrators. Check out local news coverage for more about Eva's presentation: http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/20190319/surviving-the-holocaust

Commencement

Cap-and-gown pickup for traditional day students will be Thursday, April 25, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m., in Andorfer Commons. Caps and gowns will be shipped mid-April to College of Professional Studies students.

Indiana Tech’s commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday, May 11, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

Staff will be available on the morning of commencement to help students who need assistance with their graduation attire. Students should arrive with their gown ready to wear, as no iron or steamer will be available to remove wrinkles that develop during packaging. Parking is $6 per vehicle for general parking. Visitors will be able to enter the parking lots from West Coliseum Boulevard and Parnell Avenue. For more information, visit the commencement page on our website, www.indianatech.edu/commencement.

Room Selection for Fall 2019

The Office of Residence Life (ORL) held the initial phase of room selection (student self-selection) Feb. 19-22 and has since been in the process of moving people off waiting lists and into rooms. Any student not assigned by May 3 will be contacted shortly thereafter with further information and options.

All current residential students must complete the Next Year Housing Questionnaire by May 1 to indicate their plans for next year; if the ORL is notified of their leaving after May 1, they will not receive their housing deposit back. This information has been sent to students, who can visit the ORL for assistance.

University policy states that students must live on campus for two years if they are not released from housing, so if your student is interested in living off campus their sophomore year, they must fill out a Housing Release Request Form by May 1 and email it to jshale@indianatech.edu for processing. No off-campus leases should be signed before receiving a housing release in writing from the ORL. The form can be found here: https://housing.indianatech.edu/resources/

Students who have changed plans since they filled out the Questionnaire should update it by May 1 and email the ORL at residencelife@indianatech.edu.

Internships

Summer is the perfect time for students to gain experience outside the classroom to help build their resume! Having a relevant internship displayed on their resume will give students a competitive advantage over other candidates applying for the same position. Students can go to https://indianatech-csm.symplicity.com to login and check out and apply for internship opportunities. Internship opportunities include: Sweetwater Sound, 3 Rivers Federal Credit Union, BAE, Franklin Electric, Star Financial, Fort Wayne Metals, Lincoln Financial and more! As always, if students need resume or application assistance, Career Lab is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Students can simply walk-in without an appointment and we will get them set up! For more resources to assist students in finding and landing an internship or job, click here: https://careercenter.indianatech.edu/job-materials/.