THE COMMUNIQUÉ
Ivy Tech Southeast
Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Madison
Volume 7, Issue 5
Spring 2009
News in Brief
Inside this issue
Halls of Ivy
Ahaus Named Associate
Vice Chancellor
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Koudsia Joins Business
Division
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Garrison Instructional
Technology Assistant
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Baumgartner Business
Office Assistant
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Simmons Receives
President’s Award
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Doerger IUE Faculty at
Lawrenceburg
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Student Life
Virtual Speak
Noteworthy NewsSpecial Events
Upcoming Events
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This issue of The Communiqué
introduces several newly hired staff and
faculty members in the region. Another
article follows that spotlights Georgia
Simmons who is recipient of President’s
Award for Excellence in Instruction for Ivy
Tech Southeast. This recognition is followed by a piece that introduces Dr. Dan
Doerger as the IUE full-time education
faculty member at the Lawrenceburg
campus.
The next pieces feature regular
columns. Student Life focuses on activities by student groups at Ivy Tech Southeast. Virtual Speak discusses some aspect of the Virtual Library. The section
called Noteworthy News and Special
Events focuses on some happenings at
Ivy Tech Community College Southeast
within the recent past. Finally, a calendar
of events lists activities and dates.
A color copy of current issue of
The Communiqué is available on the Virtual Library homepage for our region.
We appreciate the help of Southeast Region Library Director Tim Renners in
making this electronic version of the
newsletter available to Library patrons.
We also appreciate the assistance of Southeast Regional Marketing
Director Hank Bentz for providing many
of the pictures used in the newsletter with
accompanying information for the photos.
Hank has generously helped us with this
issue as well as past ones.
If you have information or pictures for publication in the newsletter,
please submit them to the attention of
Karla
Henderson
at
[email protected] or Samantha Amburgey
at [email protected]. News
items and/or pictures reflective of campus
happenings are always welcome in this
publication.
From the Halls of Ivy
Attention Students! The Communiqué is interested in printing original
work by students who wish to publish it.
If you are an aspiring writer or artist,
please submit your work to Karla Henderson at [email protected].
All work has to be original in entirety. That is, the work you submit
should not be copied from another source
without giving proper credit to the author.
Failing to provide credit when
using another person’s work is plagiarism
and it is against the law. Please use caution when writing to ensure that the work
you submit contains your thoughts and
expressions with contributions by other
authors paraphrased or placed in quotes.
Ahaus Named Vice Chancellor of
Student Affairs
Henry (Hank) Ahaus III was selected for the position of Associate ViceChancellor of Student Affairs. Hank fills
the position left vacant when Margaret
Stewart was named Vice Chancellor of
Student Affairs for the Southeast region.
Hank comes to Ivy Tech with
more than thirty years of experience as
an educator at South Dearborn High
School. He served as a Business Education instructor there.
After graduating with a B.S. in
Business Administration from Marian College in Indianapolis, Hank enrolled in
graduate school where he earned an
M.Ed. in Educational Guidance from Xavier University in Cincinnati.
He also
holds a professional license in business
education.
Sam Koudsia
Hank Ahaus
Sam has taught various business, accounting, and computer software courses.
These courses include financial accounting, income tax, spreadsheets (Excel), and introduction
to Microcomputers.
Sam is married to Rula Koudsia. In addition to spending time with his wife when not working, Sam admits to having several pastime activities such as listening to music, playing and
watching soccer, and traveling to domestic and
international destinations. He also enjoys exploring diverse cultures and languages as well as
doing fundraising for non-profit charities.
As for as goals, Sam wants “to inspire
and motivate students to succeed and graduate
in a timely manner.” He also revealed his desire
to pursue a Doctorate in Business Administration
as well as “to excel and take on challenges within
the College.”
In sum, Sam made the following comment regarding his position at Ivy Tech. “As a
faculty member, I believe that it is my responsibility to lead by example inside and outside the
classroom.”
We are pleased to have someone with
Sam’s aspirations teaching at Ivy Tech. We wish
Sam much success in reaching his goals.
Hank is married to Deborah Ahaus. They
have three daughters: Lindsey, Katherine and
Colleen.
Besides being involved in family activities, Hank participates in some other interests.
He enjoys woodworking, hunting and gardening.
In terms of goals for his new position,
Hank desires “to enhance and contribute to all of
the current services provided our students and
community.” He also expressed that his time
thus far at Ivy Tech has been a “very pleasurable
experience.” In particular, he finds the students
and staff very welcoming.
We are happy that Hank has joined the
team in Student Affairs. Let’s hope that the warm
welcome continues to inspire Hank as he reaches
out to serve the students at Ivy Tech as he has
done so well in the past as a long time educator.
Koudsia Assistant Professor
of Business Division
Sam M. Koudsia accepted the position of
Assistant Professor in the Business Division. He
will primarily teach courses in business and accounting.
Previous to this position, Sam worked as
an accounting instructor at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne. He was also employed as an accountant at Crowe Horwath LLP
and a business analyst at SIRVA, Inc.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Science in
Business with a concentration in Accounting
from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort
Wayne. He then pursued graduate studies that
culminated in a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Garrison Assumes Instructional
Technology Assistant
April Garrison has been selected as the
Instructional Technology Assistant for the Madison campus to fill the vacancy left by Marian
Agan. Marian’s family moved to Arizona to accommodate her husband’s job obligations.
In her new position, April assists in the
testing for Workforce and Economic Development
(WED) as well as the distance education assess2
Baumgartner New Business
Office Assistant
Jenna Baumgartner was hired as Business Office Assistant. She also works as a bookkeeper for Cookies by Design. Prior to this position, Jenna served as a nanny for three year old
triplets.
An Ivy Tech graduate, Jenna earned an
AAS in Accounting in 2006. She has worked in
accounts payable and payroll for at least fifteen
years.
ment center. She mentioned that there are many
different types of tests and each one requires that
the proctor learn how to administer it.
April brings great experiences from her
previous positions at Ivy Tech as a Senior Evening Coordinator/Student Affairs Assistant for
over two years. She also worked for the Trimble
County Board of Education in a support staff role
for technology, special education and food service prior to coming to Ivy Tech.
April Garrison
Residing in Trimble County with her husband Don, the Garrison’s have five daughters.
Two of them are in college. The oldest daughter
is a sophomore at the University of Louisville and
the second daughter is a freshman at the University of Kentucky. The next two daughters are in
high school, one a senior and the other a freshman. The youngest of the Garrison daughters is
in seventh grade at Trimble County, Kentucky.
April is enrolled in continuing education
courses in the area of Computer Information Systems and programming at Ivy Tech. When not
working or studying, April enjoys family activities.
She also finds reading a pleasurable leisure pursuit.
In her new position, April anticipates
learning much about the many different kinds of
tests as well as the technology opportunities
available at Ivy Tech. She said that she loves
working at Ivy Tech with the students and employees.
It is good to have April Garrison join the
distance education department. We wish her
much success as she continues to work with students, staff and faculty at Ivy Tech.
Jenna Baumgartner
Jenna has been married to Rick
Baumgartner for 26 years. The Baumgartner’s
have two children who both attended Ivy Tech
while in high school. Their daughter Erin is a junior at Thomas More College and their son Kevin
is a freshman at Purdue University.
Aside from spending time with family and
friends, Jenna loves to read. She also enjoys
walking and boating.
As far as aspirations for her new position,
Jenna noted that she is “thrilled to be able to
have a job outside of the house working with people.” This reason may be partially connected to
the fact that she stayed home to raise and home
school her children. She said that being able to
help people makes her feel good.
We are happy that Jenna Baumgartner
was selected to work in the Business Office. We
hope she continues to enjoy her work at Ivy Tech.
Simmons Receives President’s
Award for
Instructional Excellence
Nursing faculty member Georgia Simmons has been selected as recipient of the Presi3
tionately known as ‘Al’ and ‘Ralph’.” And in her
words, she has four “outstanding”
children:
Amanda, Megan, Lindsey and Alex.
As far as leisure time, Georgia says that
she engages in “anything that gets your heart
pumping and the adrenaline flowing” She explained that she finished a “high ropes” course
with the kids for Alex’s 13th birthday. Georgia
also admitted that she ‘get[s] the same rush when
[she is] planning some ‘fun’ activity for an upcoming lecture.”
Congratulations are extended to Georgia
Simmons for representing Ivy Tech Southeast as
an exemplar instructor. We also send best
wishes to Georgia as she contends for the Glenn
Sample Award for Excellence in Instruction.
dent’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for Ivy
Tech Southeast. In being chosen for this honor,
Georgia continues to vie for the coveted Glenn
Sample Award for Excellence in Teaching that is
bestowed on one Ivy Tech faculty member statewide who has demonstrated exemplar teaching.
Georgia Simmons is currently Assistant
Professor in the Health Care Services Division at
the Madison campus of Ivy Tech. She teaches
courses in nursing such as Fundamentals Lab,
Obstetrics, Complex Families, and Med/Surgical
Clinical.
Author of a recent publication appearing
in the January 2009 issue of Journal of Nursing
Education, the article was titled “Customized
Clinical Brochure.” It was the syllabus selection
for that issue of the publication. Georgia hoped
the article inspired at least one faculty member
[to] incorporate this teaching strategy into their
own curriculum. As Georgia pointed out, “a student benefits from the strategy and ultimately patient care is improved.”
Not only did Georgia’s article encourage
progressive teaching approaches, her classroom
practices also epitomize academic excellence.
For example, Georgia is a firm believer in service
learning in the classroom. That is, she advocates
that students learn the course material while simultaneously investing time in producing something worthwhile for another institution.
Georgia likewise incorporates progressive methods during class including the utilization
of a “reading circle” approach when teaching
course content. NURSG 202-Nursing Care is a
prime example of how she accomplishes this
unique strategy.
The students read the book
Riding the Bus with my Sister by Rachel Simon.
The class then integrates course ideas and objectives regarding domestic violence and diversity
during the book’s discussions says Georgia.
Prior to her present position, Georgia
served as Director of Health Services in the Switzerland County School Corporation. Previous to
that job, she was Quality Improvement Coordinator at the Carroll County Hospital. Georgia also
worked as a Home Care Coordinator at Kings’
Daughter’s Hospital.
Georgia has a BSN from Eastern Kentucky University and a MSN from the University of
Southern Indiana. She also graduated from the
Ivy Tech Leadership Academy and from the Ivy
Tech Academy for Instructional Excellence.
Obviously believing in the importance of
strong family relations, Georgia mentioned that
she has “amazing and supportive parents affec-
Doerger IUE Assistant Professor
of Lawrenceburg
Education Programs
Dr. Dan Doerger is the Indiana University
East (IUE) faculty member who teaches education classes for prospective teachers who are pursuing the bachelor degree in elementary education. The program is one of the articulated agreements with IUE that allows students to obtain a
bachelor degree after completing the associate
degree at Ivy Tech without leaving the Lawrenceburg campus. Besides the new education degree, IUE also has been awarding bachelor degrees in business and nursing at the Lawrenceburg campus.
Before assuming his present position, Dr.
Dan Doerger had worked at Indiana University
East and Northern Kentucky University. He also
taught high school English, Drama, and Speech
in public schools in New York City, Seattle,
Washington and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Doerger earned a B.S. in Secondary
Education and a B.A. in English from the University of Cincinnati. He continued with graduate
studies and was awarded a M.Ed. in Secondary
Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Doerger eventually completed doctoral studies that earned him
an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the
University of Cincinnati.
At the Lawrenceburg campus, Dr. Doerger teaches several courses needed to complete
the education degree. These courses include
M300-Teaching in a Pluralistic Society, W290Writing for Teachers, Assessment of Student
Teaching, M311-Student Teaching Supervision,
and M401-Practicum Supervision.
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Student Life
Barbara Sigmon, Regional Assistant Director of Student Development, contributed much
of the following information concerning Student
Life. Rikka Bonnett, Phi Theta Kappa officer and
Student Government member from Lawrenceburg,
provided some information for Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society-Madison/
Lawrenceburg/Batesville
Induction. Terri Thompson of Madison
was inducted into the Alpha Psi Lambda Chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa in the fall semester. Lawrenceburg inducted Rikka Bonnette, Sallie Hall
and Desmond Marimbire into the Beta Gamma
Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa in December.
Congratulations to all new members.
Dr. Dan Doerger
Dr. Doerger was born and raised in the
Cincinnati area and most of his family still resides
in this area. He also mentioned that he has one
sister who lives in the Lawrenceburg area.
With regard to hobbies, Dr. Doerger
takes pride in directing and acting in local theater
productions with Showboat Majestic, Footlighters,
Inc., Covedale Center for the Performing Arts,
Falcon Theater, and New Sage Collective. In
addition, he assists in educational theater with St.
Lawrence Elementary School and Ohio Educational Theater Association.
Aside from interest in the performing arts,
Dr. Doerger has professional writing pursuits. He
has published a number of articles and a couple
of chapters in books. His writing interests deal
with mentoring of new teachers, induction of
teachers, transitions into teaching and secondary
education curriculum development.
Dr. Doerger has some worthy aspirations.
In his words, he hopes to “work with the Ivy Tech
faculty and administration to create a seamless
transition from the associate degree to the B.S. in
Education.”
He also has initiated “a graduate
program for practicing teachers that would be
housed here at Ivy Tech.” Both of these goals
are linked to his desire to “help increase the number of educators who are trained locally and who
stay in this area to teach.”
We are pleased to have Dr. Doerger from
IUE at Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg to facilitate completion of the bachelor degree in education without leaving the Lawrenceburg campus. If you
are interested in discussing the IUE bachelor program to complete your associate of education
from Ivy Tech, please contact Dr. Dan Doerger at
the following email address: [email protected].
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and advisors who have won awards for outstanding work in the individual chapters throughout the state. The following list of awards highlights the members and advisors from Beta
Gamma Tau Chapter who received honors.
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Fall 2008-PTK Induction
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Tie One On. On February 19 from 35:30 pm, everyone was welcome to help PTK
members “Tie One On.” No, they were not advocating happy hour on campus. The PTK members were sponsoring an activity to learn how to
make no-sew blankets or just tie on ones for children who are “seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need,” reported PTK advisor Jennifer Morton.
The blankets were donated to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis as part of this
“Linus Project.” More information is available at
the following URL: http://www.projectlinus.org.
PTK-Indiana Regional Conference.
The following information regarding the
events occurring during the Hallmark Awards
Ceremony at the Indiana Regional Conference
was submitted by President Kim Jacobs and sent
in behalf of Kim Jacobs and Deb Gardner. The
Hallmark Awards Ceremony recognizes members
Beta Gamma Tau Advisor Jennifer Morton
received the Horizon Award.
Beta Gamma Tau Chapter achieved more
inducted members than the preceding
year and merited the Pinnacle Award as
well as a free registration at the International Convention in Texas.
Another free registration to the International Convention in Texas was given to
the Chapter for turning in their hours with
youth for the 1918 project.
Vice President of Service Rikka Bonnett
won the Regional Alumni Scholarship of
$350.
Rikka Bonnett was also nominated for
Public Relations Officer for the Regional
Office Team and won.
The Chapter received an award for the
Four Star Chapter Status.
The Chapter received the Spirit Bear
Award, an award that Steve Sassaman
has long wanted for the Chapter.
Beta Gamma Tau received the following
Chapter awards: Scholarship Hallmark
Award-Outstanding Chapter, Service Hallmark Award-Distinguished Chapter, and
Leadership Hallmark Award-Distinguished
Chapter.
Beta Gamma Tau also received the highest honor-Indiana Region’s Most Distinguished Chapter Award!
BetaGamma
Tau Members
with Awards
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Congratulations to Beta Gamma Tau members and advisors Jennifer Morton and Barb Sigmon. You have truly brought honor to our region!
Membership. If you are interested in
becoming a member of PTK, see Regional Assistant Director of Student Development Barb Sigmon or advisors Jennifer Morton at Lawrenceburg
and Jennifer Goodin at Madison. You may also
contact any officer or current member. Eligibility
for PTK membership consists of a 3.5 GPA and
completion of 12 credit hours toward a degree.
Student Government Association- Madison/
Lawrenceburg/Batesville
Student Government Association
(SGA) –Lawrenceburg. By Barb Sigmon
Year in Review. The Lawrenceburg Student Government Association members are hard
at work in the picture below getting ready to distribute gifts through the Angel Tree project. The
Student Government Association on both campuses of Ivy Tech Community College Southeast
have been doing the Angel Tree project for many
years.
This year the Lawrenceburg SGA will
help make Christmas a little more special for 36
student families with a total of 96 children. The
students help coordinate the angels on the tree
and any tags that are left, they shop for them.
This is one of their most successful programs.
Our SGA members are Santa’s unsung hero
helpers.
to all students. Please make an attempt to attend
a meeting and voice your opinions.
SLA-Student Leadership Academy.
By Barb Sigmon
The members of Student Leadership
Academy pictured below display the fundamentals of Team work as they put together their project for their Capstone session being held at IU
Bloomington April 3 and 4. These students have
learned many of the soft skills of leadership that
they will carry with them long after they have left
Ivy Tech. The members of the 08-09 Student
Leadership Academy are Leah Carson, Opal
Curry, Denise Leiske and Tama Mullalley.
Student Leadership Academy graduate
Renee Justice spoke to the 08-09 Student Leadership group on an Internship program through
Proctor and Gamble. She was adamant that the
experiences and skills she gained while in the
Academy helped her to get where she is today.
“Becoming involved with programs and groups on
campus makes a much better impression on potential employers as the competition for jobs gets
even more competitive” said Renee.
SGA At Christmas
Membership. Madison students who are
interested in joining SGA should contact President Alice Powell. She can be reached by email
at [email protected].
Lawrenceburg and
Batesville students should contact President Joe
Garvey.
Student Government meetings are open
SLA Graduate Renee Justice
The idea for an Ivy Tech State College Student Leadership Academy was conceived at a
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meeting of the Regional Student Affairs Officers
(RSAOC) in Michigan City in the summer of
2000. The RSAOC wanted to develop additional
student life programming beyond what was generally available to students at the College. The
College already had developed a successful leadership academy for its faculty and staff; therefore,
it seemed only natural to extend the model to students. The RSAOC defined the intended outcomes of the program, which still serve as the
cornerstones of the program. Those goals are:
vide students with experience and opportunities
in the environmental field. It is also to reflect
upon how the Ivy Tech College Community College students and faculty can help the world and
the environment, particularly in the Madison area,
and to establish events and activities to promote
a more livable and lovable environmental atmosphere.
They hosted their first event on the Madison campus by scheduling a “Campus Wide
Cleanup”. It was held on a Saturday so more students, faculty and staff would have the opportunity to participate. There were 8 folks that came
in early Saturday, one of which is a student from
the Indianapolis campus, to help clean up the
Madison campus.
In total, they collected over 20 pounds of
trash. Phil Kirk, the president stated, “I have
never seen so many odd trash items left in a
school parking lot”. This is a great group of students and faculty that have a passion to improve
the world they in which they live.
Anyone interested in finding out more
about the ECO-ITS can contact Phil at
[email protected] or stop in at one of their meetings held bi-weekly on Monday at 12:30 pm. A
schedule of meetings can be found in the student
office on the Madison campus, located in the student lounge area. Membership in the ECO-ITS is
open to any student or staff member of Ivy Tech
Community College with an interest in the environment and who demonstrates this interest
through active participation in the organization.
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Develop a cadre of leaders early in their Ivy
Tech career to provide future student leadership
in student government, Phi Theta Kappa, and
other student organizations.
• Provide community service opportunities for
students.
• Prepare students for future community leadership roles.
• Enhance enrollment and retention of students.
In the 2003-04 year, students from the Southeast region, Madison, Lawrenceburg and Batesville campuses became involved with the Academy. Advisors still look for ways to improve the
experience for the students, yet remain true to the
original goals of the Academy. The kick-off meeting was held in Indianapolis with speakers addressing various aspects of leadership. In addition to the two meetings in Indianapolis, campus
meetings focused on the following themes:
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Leadership of Self
Leadership of Team
Leadership of Organization
Leadership of Community
The idea of the themes was developed by the
Terre Haute campus as the charter advisors of
the first academy were crafting the curriculum. These themes are still an important component of the Academy.
Nominations will begin being accepted for the
2009-2010 Leadership Academy August 1, 2009.
Nominations are accepted from faculty and staff,
but an interested student can self nominate by
contacting Barbara Sigmon at [email protected]
ECO-ITS Members
ECO-ITS (Environmentally Conscious Organization of Ivy Tech Students).
By Barb Sigmon
The Purpose of the ECO-ITS is to pro8
Virtual Speak
By Library Director Tim Renners
This part of the newsletter presents information about the Virtual Library. Southeast Region Library Director Tim Renners has included
some interesting news in the following article.
Introducing LibGuides
Over 500 libraries worldwide use LibGuides to promote their Library and now Ivy
Tech is included as one of those libraries. What
is LibGuides? “LibGuides is a library knowledge
sharing system. Librarians use it to create attractive multimedia content, share knowledge
and information, and promote library resources” (Spring Share Company, 2009, http://
www.springshare.com/libguides/)
In the Ivy
Tech Southeast Region, LibGuides will be used
by the Library Director and the Department
Chairs to promote the Library’s collection to our
Faculty and Adjuncts.
The Library has a wealth of resources
that we make available to our Students and Faculty in the Southeast Region. For instance, our
Traditional Library Collection includes the following: 6,000 plus inprint items, 1,000 plus audio
visual items and 90 periodicals that all circulate.
Not to mention, we have access to 62,000
eBooks, 29,000 eJournals, 1000 plus eMusic
tracks, 451 eAudio books and many streaming
videos through our Virtual Library Collection. As
a whole, the collection is impressive, when you
realize that each of the Library’s resources has
an intended audience.
Looking forward, Libguides will help the
Library Director and the Department Chairs communicate our collection more successfully. This
will be accomplished by breaking down the Library collection into different parts and promoting
the parts of the collection to an intended audience. In this case, the intended audience is the
Faculty and Adjuncts in the Southeast Region.
With the LibGuides in use, Library information
(especially the most current information) will flow
easily from the Library to the Faculty with the intended result of reaching the students in the
classroom.
tures for the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals Celebrity Basketball game, the Governor’s visit, and
Black History Month. We encourage you to send
pictures of activities in which you have participated.
Dr. Scott Rahschulte and Rebecca
Rahschulte Publication Reviewers. Assistant
Professor Dr. Scott Rahschulte was contacted
recently by the Anatomy and Physiology text publisher currently used at Ivy Tech to proofread,
edit, review and write questions for the newest
edition of the text. The text, published by Wiley
and Sons, is Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 2e by Jenkins, Kemnitz and Tortora.
Dr. Raschulte says the text is available presently,
but will not be used until fall 2009 semester at Ivy
Tech.
Rebecca Rahschulte, psychology instructor for Ivy Tech and School Psychologist in Oak
Hills Public School District, also reviewed the 5th
edition of the text currently used in her courses at
Ivy Tech. The text is Psychology, 5e by Hockenbury and Hockenbury. Rebecca will use the text
in summer 2009 classes.
Congratulations to Dr. Scott and his wife
Rebecca Rahschulte for being selected as reviewers for texts used at Ivy Tech. Look for their
names in the acknowledgement sections in the
preface of the respective texts.
Basketball Extravaganza. The 18th annual Cincinnati Reds versus Cincinnati Bengals
Basketball Extravaganza took place on February
13 at the University of Cincinnati’s 5th 3rd Arena.
Ivy Tech Community College Southeast participated in this event for the first time. An Ivy Tech
advertisement hung from the Jumbotron screen
over the center of the basketball court. Several
floor level signs also electronically displayed the
Ivy Tech logo around the stadium.
Noteworthy News and Special
Events
The following pictures capture some of
the numerous activities and events that take
place at Ivy Tech Community College during the
semester. Southeast Regional Marketing Director
Hank Bentz contributed the information and pic- 9
Beth Kemper
The celebrities play with proceeds earmarked for the Smith Family Foundation, a children’s charity. A number of “Make a Wish” children attended the game as well as several thousand spectators in attendance.
Celebrity participants included former
Bengals player Icky Woods who performed his
famous Bengals game touchdown dance known
as the “Icky Shuffle.” Former University of Kentucky quarterback Jared Lorenzen also played in
the game. The Reds roster was anchored by
Tom Browning who once pitched a perfect game
for the Cincinnati Reds. Not playing in the game,
but also in attendance, was former World Boxing
Champion Aaron Pryor.
Governor Daniels Visits Madison Campus. Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder accompanied Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to Madison
campus on February 26. Ivy Tech Madison Student Government President Joshua Green introduced Governor Daniels.
Governor Daniels delivered a short message
focusing on the importance of Ivy Tech to Indiana
residents as an institution of higher education.
The Governor then opened the floor to
entertain questions from students and employees
in attendance. Students and employees asked
some provocative questions concerning effects of
the current federal stimulus package, how to encourage students to enter teaching careers, and
the prospect of jobs for those trained through Ivy
Tech’s WED program.
Icky Woods
Governor Daniels in Madison Lecture Hall
Ivy Tech Floor Sign and Ivy Tech Ad on Jumbotron
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Sue Livers Presenting About
Black History Month
Black History Speaker-Sue Livers.
Madison resident Sue Livers spoke to students,
faculty and staff at Madison campus on February
26 about Black History.
A former Ivy Tech
Southeast regional board member, Sue Livers
was recently named to the College’s state board.
Sue presented information related to Black History month.
Reds Hall of Fame. If you are interested
in participating in the Reds Hall of Fame from
3:30-5:00 pm on April 28, please contact Rob
Rude at [email protected]. Four or
five of the top executives from the Reds Hall of
Fame will discuss “The Business and Economics
of Baseball.” For example, the executives will
expose how the various departments function
within the Reds organization, how the Reds fit
into the economy of Greater Cincinnati and the
Tri-State region, and how MLB fits into the US
economy.
After the speaking portion ends, students
can either tour the Hall of Fame for $5, attend
batting practice, or go downtown to get something
to eat before the game starts at 7:00 pm.
Environmental Leadership Retreat.
May 12-15 is marked as the date that the Indiana
Peace Institute Campus Compact (ICC) and Indiana Peace are co-hosting an Environmental
Leadership Retreat. It will be a combination of
educational and hand-on experiences including
work with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and a bike
tour of brownfields around Indianapolis. There
are 12 positions available that will be filled by
those asking and submitting the $25 fee.
(L-R) Emily Bentz, President Tom Snyder,
Russell Turner,
Governor Daniels, Joshua Green,
Scott Anderson and his
mother Jerica Anderson
Relay for Life
By Samantha Amburgey
The Ivy Tech Trekkers Relay for Life
Team is looking for team members to walk with
the Relay team on June 27 and 28 at South Dear11
born High School Track. Join the fight against
cancer and enjoy a fun filled event. You can pick
up information at the sign up table by student
lounge or e-mail me at [email protected].
Hope to see you there!
April is National Poetry Month
Inaugurated by the Academy in April
1996, National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to
celebrate poetry and its vital place in American
culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit
organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.
To learn more about National Poetry
Month and how you can celebrate please check
out the following website for more information:
http://www.poets.org.
Upcoming Events
Last Day to Drop with Grade of “W”
Friday, April 10
Easter-Building Closed
Saturday, April 11-Sunday, April 12
Spring is like a perhaps hand
by E.E. Cummings
Continuing
Spring is like a perhaps hand
(which comes carefully
out of Nowhere) arranging
a window, into which people look (while
people stare
arranging and changing placing
carefully there a strange
thing and a known thing here) and
Student
Registration Begins
for Fall 2009
Monday, April 20
changing everything carefully
New Student Registration Begins for Fall 2009
Monday, April 27
Robert Frost
Spring Classes End
Saturday, May 9
The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day
When the sun is out and the wind is still,
You're one month on in the middle of May.
But if you so much as dare to speak,
A cloud comes over the sunlit arch,
A wind comes off a frozen peak,
And you're two months back in the middle
of March Graduation at Hanover College at 1:00 pm
Sunday, May 17
Memorial Day-Building Closed
Monday, May 25
Editor, Dr. K. H.
Design and Layout, Samantha Amburgey
Faculty Non-Instructional Days
Tuesday, June 2-Thursday, June 4
Summer Classes Start
Monday, June 8
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