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Welcome to the April edition of the Warrior Family Association e-newsletter. The spring semester is almost over, and soon our graduates will be walking across the stage at our May 11 commencement ceremony. It’s almost time for me to get tissues ready to wipe away tears as I shake the hands and give hugs to our students as they walk down from the stage. If you are attending graduation for your student, please see me so I can congratulate you. Our students get to this day with a lot of love and support from you – and I want to recognize your accomplishment, too! Enjoy the spring season, and best of luck to your student for the rest of this semester!
If your student is graduating in May, please be sure to look at the “important end-of-the-year dates” section of this newsletter below for the schedule. Please also check out our commencement web page to learn more about this year’s speaker and to read other important information about the day. Also, check out this classic video from Commencement 2018 when we told the story of updating Indiana Tech’s Alma Mater!
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Commencement is Saturday, May 11
Indiana Tech will hold its commencement at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., in Fort Wayne on Saturday, May 11. The ceremony begins at 12:30 a.m. (EST).
- Graduates should arrive at 11:30 a.m.
- Parking costs $8 for a standard vehicle (car, truck, van) in the main lot or $12 in the preferred lot. All parking booths accept cash and debit/credit cards.
- Learn more about commencement here commencement.indianatech.edu.
Commencement photography
King Shots Photography will upload photos to its website after the ceremony and send students a direct link where they can view and purchase them, if they wish. Questions about these photos should be directed to King Shots Photography, info@kingshots.com. Customized diploma frames and Tech gear
Students can dress up their diploma with a customized diploma frame from Dormify. Learn more about this offer here indianatech.dormify.com/grad. Commencement is also the perfect time to stock up on Indiana Tech gear from Tech Treasures. Visit the university gift shop on the first floor of Andorfer Commons or here ind.tc/techtreasures.
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Important end-of-the-year datesPick up caps and gowns: Tuesday, April 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Outside the Magee-O’Connor Theater in Andorfer Commons
Last day of class: Friday, May 3
Final Exams: Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9
Department name change
The Indiana Tech department known as Disability Services has been renamed Accessibility Services, effective immediately.
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Cyber Warriors will vie for national championship
On April 25 through 27, Indiana Tech’s cyber defense team, the Cyber Warriors, will compete in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
The Cyber Warriors became one of nine teams to earn a berth in the competition when it won the Midwest Regional in March and its its 10th straight Indiana Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in January. In all, the Cyber Warriors have won 17 state titles, besting over the years universities that have included Purdue-West Lafayette, Indiana-Bloomington, Rose-Hulman and Vincennes.
In these competitions, cybersecurity teams work to combat attempted network security breaches and related challenges that test their problem-solving, technical abilities and teamwork at every turn. Check indianatech.edu after the event to see how the Cyber Warriors fared at nationals.
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Tiffany B. Redies Legal Studies Program Lead, Assistant Professor,
Pre-Law Advisor, Honors Program Director
- I collect first-edition Ian Fleming James Bond books.
- I am very passionate about baseball. My favorite teams are the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. I do love them equally. Also, I really like my hometown team, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- My favorite movies are fron the Fast and the Furious franchise.
- My favorite band is Bon Jovi.
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Brian Lewandowski
Program Director and Associate Professor, Software Engineering
- I've been to well over 100 concerts.
- I have two Huskies and a lot of lint brushes.
- I have only flown three times, two of which were to Boston for Tech.
- I have a 68 Pontiac LeMans (same as my first car) that I’ve only driven to Tech.
- I have attended three weddings where Tech computer science and software engineering classmates married each other.
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Patricia TannerProfessor of Practice of Analytics
- My husband and I built our first computer from parts. We had to solder all the components together and after nine months of work, we had a personal computer in 1977.
- I was the first woman to graduate from IBM's PC Repair course training program.
- I have been to every state in the lower 48.
- I come from a military family. Both my father and my son were in the Navy.
- I've been married for 48 years.
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Final thoughts from a fellow mom
Last month over spring break, Karl and I enjoyed a nine-day trip to visit with alumni and our athletic teams who were competing across the country. We started in Jamestown, North Dakota, to attend the NAIA national tournament for women’s wrestling. Attending a wrestling tournament was a first for us, and we ended the second day with a dinner with the team and their families. We then traveled to Melbourne, Florida, where our women’s softball team was playing in a Spring Break tournament. They won both games that day, and we were able to spend quality time with the athletes and their families that evening. We spent the next few days in Florida visiting with alumni and donors, and ended the week in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to watch our women’s basketball team play in the first two rounds of the NAIA national tournament. Our team won both games, and the second one was particularly challenging as we played against the host team in front of their loud and raucous home crowd. The enthusiasm of our students, their families, and our alumni gives both Karl and me a lot of inspiration and energy. We recognize the great privilege we have to enjoy these experiences and opportunities in support of our students.
A couple of weeks ago, on the Friday before Easter, Karl and I took another trip to go back east to help our son, Thomas, move into a new apartment. We pulled a trailer filled with items for Thomas’s new apartment on an agonizing thirteen-hour journey, at a maximum speed of 58 mph, all the way to West New York, New Jersey. Thomas had been looking for a new place to live for a while, and since rent in Manhattan is outrageous, he decided to cross the Hudson River into New Jersey to find something more affordable. His new place is beautiful, and he takes the ferry to Manhattan, along with a short scooter ride, to get to work and to his classes at Columbia. The apartment complex he moved to has a swimming pool, fire pits, grills, and a game room. I might want to vacation there! I do feel relieved he found a nice, safe place to live. We were able to end our trip by spending Easter with our parents and siblings before returning to Fort Wayne. I hope that this spring season of renewal brings you the opportunity to start something new like Thomas was able to! Wishing you, your student, and your family all the best!
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