Ivy Tech Community College

UE President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz begins the news conference Thursday.

Local Colleges Respond to Affirmative Action Decision Nixing Race as Admission Factor

Tim Jagielo

Institutions of higher learning can no longer use race as an admissions factor following the recent Supreme Court decision; The University of Evansville was first to send a news release in response

Former Ivy Tech President Dies

John Gibson

Gerald Lamkin, 86, led the community college from 1983 to 2007

University of Southern Indiana held five graduations ceremonies to accommodate their more than 1,200 students for their spring commencement.

2023 College Commencements Return to ‘Normal’

Tim Jagielo

University of Evansville, University of Southern Indiana, Ivy tech University and Western Kentucky university experience robust graduation and ceremonies without COVID restrictions

Visitors and Ivy Tech students and leadership explore the inaugural Ivy Tech Entrepreneur Expo Tuesday morning at the Evansville Campus.

New Ivy Tech Entrepreneurship School Bears Fruit

Tim Jagielo

The Ivy Tech Garatoni School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation was announced summer 2022; inaugural class of 25 finished the 32-week program, culminating into the Ivy tech Entrepreneur Expo on Tuesday

Ivy Tech Community College branch located on First Avenue in Evansville, Indiana.

College Goal Sunday Approaching

John Gibson

Event helps college-bound students apply for aid

Deaconess Donates to Ivy Tech Nursing Program

John Gibson

$550,000 gift to address nurse shortage

Free Ivy Tech Tuition: State of Indiana Employees Can Enroll in 'Achieve Your Degree' Program

Tim Jagielo

Full Time state employees under executive branch agencies could pay for no tuition fees or books

Alex Chang, president, South Region of Ascension St. Vincent Evansville, addresses the new conference crowd Friday. "I started out as a cook in the hospital," he said. "And I think if I had an Earn and Learn program, I would have been even more apt to getting up at 5am to make sure I was at work and doing those things." Behind him are (from left) Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, UE President Christopher Pietruzskiewicz, and EREP CEO Tara Barney.

Local Colleges, Health Systems, Create ‘New Approach’ to Medical Talent Pipeline

Tim Jagielo

Ivy Tech Community College, the University of Evansville and University of Southern Indiana are cooperating with Ascension St. Vincent and Deaconess Health System

Abigail Durham, 18, moves into her dorm room at The University of Southern Indiana August of 2022, with the help of her parents Carol and Matt. The collage going rate has been stuck at 53-percent since the pandemic, something the Commission for Higher Education is trying to improve with free admission week and other programs.

Experts ‘Sounding the Alarm’ on Declining Higher Education Numbers; Institutions React

Tim Jagielo

Higher ed enrollment has declined significantly between 2015 and 2020. Experts cite concerns over value and quality of higher education.

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New grant to benefit Ivy Tech students

A blockbuster HOLA festival last summer is helping a community of students at Ivy Tech pay for schooling through a grant program announced Tuesday. The…