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Indiana Tech receives $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
September 24, 2020
Indiana Tech has received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of the philanthropic foundation’s Charting the Future of Indiana’s Colleges and Universities initiative. The grant will support Indiana Tech’s creation of new academic programs in a variety of engineering technology fields and in supply chain management. These programs are designed to […]
Indiana Tech named a 2020 Great College to Work For
September 22, 2020
Indiana Tech is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Great Colleges to Work For® program. The results, released in the Sept. 18 special section of The Chronicle of Higher Education, are based on a survey of 221 colleges and universities nationwide. In all, […]
Professors Dusseau and Lombardo honored for outstanding performance
August 31, 2020
Dr. Steve Dusseau, professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, and Dominic Lombardo, associate professor and director of Indiana Tech’s Center for Criminal Justice, were recognized in August for their excellence in teaching, student advising and classroom innovation. Dr. Dusseau earned the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award from SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers). This award, established […]
Indiana Tech partners with state for Indiana’s Workforce Ready Grant
August 19, 2020
Indiana Tech is now an approved education provider for Indiana’s Workforce Ready Grant, which is part of the state’s Next Level Jobs program. The initiative provides state residents with free training in high-paying, in-demand industries like manufacturing, construction, health sciences, business, information technology  and more. Qualifying students can have the entire cost of an undergraduate […]
Indiana Tech Cancels 2020 Commencement Ceremonies
August 12, 2020
Indiana Tech has cancelled its 2020 commencement ceremonies, which had been rescheduled from May 9, 2020 to October 3, 2020. The university made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s commencement ceremony in consultation with state and local health department guidance and restrictions on large gatherings related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. All 2020 Indiana […]
Six earn prestigious full-tuition scholarships from Indiana Tech
July 23, 2020
Six students have earned full-tuition scholarships to attend Indiana Tech this fall. Four were awarded the university’s elite Presidential Scholarship while the other two earned the H. Robert and Lois Gill Scholarship. The award winners were announced during a special signing ceremony in Indiana Tech’s Abbott Center on June 10. Our Presidential Scholars include: Jessica […]
Indiana Tech’s statement on diversity, inclusion and justice
June 17, 2020
Dear Fellow Warriors: As the leadership team at Indiana Tech and as daughters, sons, wives, husbands, mothers, and fathers, we humbly call out their names: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Atatiana Jefferson and the list goes on. These senseless killings sparked an outrage in the public and the […]
Crime analysis concentration earns national recognition
June 16, 2020
Indiana Tech’s Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice concentrating in crime analysis was recognized by CrimeSceneInvestigatorEDU.org as a Top Pick for the Best Associate and Bachelor’s Programs in CSI and Forensic Science. In CrimeSceneInvestigatorEDU.org’s summary of Indiana Tech’s program, it wrote: “The curriculum here blends criminological theory and experience with highly technical analytical techniques that […]
Journalism students’ stories provide different perspectives of the Warrior Nation
May 27, 2020
As part of their year-ending final projects for professor Alicia Wireman’s COMM 2450-Writing for Journalism course, Indiana Tech journalism students—Danielle Blagojevic, a senior from North Ridgeville, Ohio; Sydney Caballero, a senior from San Fernando, California; and Nicholas Furnish, a junior from Fort Wayne, Indiana—have written stories about various aspects of life at Indiana Tech. If […]
Scott Hicks is selected as Warriors’ first women’s hockey coach
May 27, 2020
Scott Hicks has been tabbed to lead the Indiana Tech women’s ice hockey program, the Indiana Tech Department of Athletics announced Tuesday. Hicks will officially begin his duties as head coach on July 1. The team will be recruiting student-athletes during the 2020-21 academic year and begin competing in the 2021-22 season. “We are pleased […]
Indiana Tech to open fall 2020 semester on schedule
May 20, 2020
Indiana Tech will open for in-person classes on schedule for the upcoming fall semester at its main campus in Fort Wayne and its regional locations around Indiana and Kentucky. Classes for the 2020-21 traditional undergraduate academic year at the university’s main campus begin Aug. 17. Classes for the university’s College of Professional Studies program, both […]
Corso named Intern of the Year during Tech’s RISE Awards ceremony
May 18, 2020
On Thursday, May 14, Indiana Tech’s Career Center held its annual RISE (Recognizing Interns, Students and Employers for Outstanding Work) Awards ceremony online. Intern of the Year: Leonardo Corso, Vera Bradley Student Employee of the Year: Cecilia Heck, Indiana Tech Human Resources Faculty Members of the Year: Dominic Lombardo and Kim Spielman Employer of the […]
Indiana Tech recognized as a Military Friendly® university
May 16, 2020
Indiana Tech has been designated a Military Friendly® School for 2020-21 by Viqtory, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities. Military Friendly® is the standard that measures an organization’s commitment, effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community. This […]
Celebrate our graduates online, Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m.
May 12, 2020
On Saturday, May 16, at 11 a.m. (ET), Indiana Tech will host an online livestream to celebrate the accomplishments of the university’s students and 2020 graduates. UNITY 2020: Celebrating Indiana Tech Graduates will be streamed on the university’s main Facebook page (@indianatech) and YouTube channel (IndianaTechFW). Indiana Tech’s full in-person commencement ceremony has been rescheduled […]
The show goes on(line) for two College of Arts and Sciences projects
April 29, 2020
Despite the disruption the COVID-19 outbreak created within the Indiana Tech community, two courses within our College of Arts and Sciences have determined the show must go on. Online, that is. When the spring semester began, students from Dr. Cortney Robbins’ HUM 3390-Women in Literature class and Carrie Rodesiler’s ENG 2322-Research Writing class began work […]
Indiana Tech launches application for students to request federal relief funds
April 22, 2020
Indiana Tech has established an online application form for current students to request federal CARES Act funding for financial hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic. Current Indiana Tech traditional undergraduate and College of Professional Studies (CPS) on-ground students who were enrolled at the university as of March 13, 2020, are eligible to request funding. CPS […]
State of Indiana extends FAFSA deadline past April 15
April 20, 2020
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has extended the filing deadline for the 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) beyond the state’s original April 15 deadline. The commission is extending the deadline to ensure as many Hoosiers as possible can access financial aid in the coming academic year in the midst of challenges […]
Women’s ice hockey to begin play in 2021-22 season
April 7, 2020
Indiana Tech is adding women’s ice hockey to the arsenal of sports within the Department of Athletics, Director of Athletics Debbie Warren announced Tuesday. The university will conduct a search for a head coach this spring and begin competition in the 2021-22 academic year. “We are excited to add this emerging sport for women and […]
Indiana Tech makes ACT and SAT test scores optional for applicants
March 31, 2020
Indiana Tech has moved to a test-optional admissions process for its traditional undergraduate applicants, effective immediately for all students applying for admission in the fall of 2020 and beyond. Students will no longer be required to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of their applications to the university. Indiana Tech originally planned to […]
Jessie Biggs tabbed as Indiana Tech director of athletics
February 25, 2020
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Jessie Biggs has been selected as Indiana Tech’s next director of athletics, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Daniel J. Stoker and President Dr. Karl W. Einolf announced. Biggs will retain her role as head women’s basketball coach and succeed Debbie Warren, who announced her retirement following a 40-year career in […]
Dr. Maurice Stinnett to be Indiana Tech’s 2020 commencement speaker
February 17, 2020
Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett will be Indiana Tech’s commencement speaker during the university’s annual commencement celebration on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Dr. Stinnett is an experienced leader and expert in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and equity across nonprofit, education and corporate sectors. He recently served […]
Cyber Warriors win their sixth straight state cybersecurity championship
February 10, 2020
The Cyber Warriors, Indiana Tech’s cybersecurity team, won its sixth straight and 13th overall Indiana Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition title on Saturday at Indiana Tech. The university’s Zollner Engineering Center hosted the competition for the first time ever and welcomed to the cyber fray teams from Purdue West Lafayette, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Purdue Northwest, […]
Dr. Anne Gull named dean of Indiana Tech College of Arts and Sciences
February 3, 2020
Dr. Anne M. Gull has been selected as the next dean of Indiana Tech’s College of Arts and Sciences. She will begin her service at the university on July 6, 2020. Dr. Gull’s appointment was the culmination of a nationwide search for the next leader of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. She will […]
Drive personal growth and your organization’s improvement: Chicago’s Second City Works is coming to Indiana Tech
January 31, 2020
Want to learn better ways to communicate, collaborate and innovate, and have fun doing it? Join us for a business improvisation workshop facilitated by Second City Works, the professional services arm of the world-renowned Second City comedy enterprise. Second City workshops inspire better individual and organizational performance while resolving some of business’s most persistent challenges. It […]
Grand opening of Indiana Tech’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, campus is Jan. 30
January 29, 2020
On Thursday, Jan. 30, beginning at 3 p.m. (CST), Indiana Tech will host a grand opening for its Bowling Green, Kentucky, location in Stadium Park Plaza at 360 E. 8th Ave, Suite 320. The public is invited to attend the celebration. Indiana Tech President Dr. Karl W. Einolf will speak during a brief presentation, after […]
I Am a Man, now on display in the D’Agostino Art Gallery
January 21, 2020
I Am a Man features the photography of African American photojournalist Ernest C. Withers (1922-2007). Withers’ photography is historically significant as he was one of few photographers to document—in candid account—events of the Civil Rights Movement in the segregated South. He was active for more than 60 years, capturing iconic images from the Montgomery Bus […]
The Warrior Pep Band really cooks—especially on the tracks it laid down at Sweetwater
December 6, 2019
The Indiana Tech Warrior Pep Band had the opportunity to visit and record some songs at Sweetwater, the world’s leading music technology and instrument retailer located in Fort Wayne, back in November. The Pep Band was able to tour the facility and perform six songs, the Indiana Tech Fight Song, the Star-Spangled Banner, Hey Baby, […]
Photography collection, Human Interest, now on exhibit in the D’Agostino Art Gallery
December 1, 2019
How do we, as humans, relate to one another? At a time when there is so much division in the world, Human Interest—a collection of photographs curated by the Fort Wayne Museum of Art for Indiana Tech—brings together contemporary artists representing individual self through appearance, beliefs, experiences and forms of social belonging. Using their photographs, […]
Sustainability initiatives are gaining momentum on Indiana Tech campus
November 7, 2019
Every year, Indiana Tech students proudly cheer on the Orange and Black, the collective name for our university’s high-achieving athletic teams. Now, there is another team on campus—a green one—that has gained a great amount of student support in a short amount of time. After resting dormant for some time, Indiana Tech’s Green Team was […]
Experience Florence, Italy, through the experiences of 12 Indiana Tech students
October 3, 2019
Florence, Italy, is distinguished as one of the most cultural and historical cities in the world. Home to a bounty of amazing architecture and places of significance, this city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance—the period in European history between the 14th and 17th centuries that marks the transition from the Middle Ages to […]
Indiana Tech’s College of Business receives two national recognitions
September 13, 2019
Indiana Tech’s College of Business was recently recognized for having a Best Online Master’s in Accounting from College Consensus. It was also ranked 14th by Study.com for having the best online business degree programs in the country. College Consensus, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is an online service that combines data from the nation’s […]
Indiana Tech’s home, Fort Wayne, receives accolades for new waterfront park
September 6, 2019
Fort Wayne, Indiana, the great city Indiana Tech has called home since 1930, has gotten even better over the past 15 years thanks to dynamic downtown growth that has benefited citizens and visitors of all ages. In fact, a USA TODAY story recently recognized Fort Wayne for the August opening of Promenade Park, a beautiful […]
Gail Amstutz wins Leepoxy Award for Teaching Innovation at Indiana Tech
August 29, 2019
Assistant professor of accounting Gail Amstutz is the winner of Indiana Tech’s 2018 Leepoxy Award for Teaching Innovation. This award was established in 2008 by community supporter and owner of Leepoxy Plastics, Larry Lee. It is given annually to a full-time faculty member who: Challenges students to continuously progress to higher levels of thinking Engages […]
Orange and Black, Unleashed! It’s the bold, new look of Indiana Tech Athletics.
August 1, 2019
The Indiana Tech Department of Athletics launched a new logo system, which was officially released Thursday. Tech gets an updated Warrior logo, which has been the official mascot of the university since 1952, and a robust logo set that features the addition of a full-body Warrior, an updated I-Tech logo, a stand-alone shield option, new […]
Indiana Tech’s TWIST golf outing turns 30 this year
July 29, 2019
Let’s TWIST again, like we did last September! Reserve your spot or secure your foursome at twist2019.eventbrite.com. TWIST is an Indiana Tech tradition started by former professor Walter Trask and current professor Dr. Jeffrey Walls. The outing began as a networking event to teach students about the game of golf as well as the business exchange […]
Indiana Tech earns recognition as a “veteran-friendly” university
July 22, 2019
Indiana Tech has been named one of the nation’s Best of the Best Top Veteran-Friendly School by U.S. Veterans Magazine for 2019. It is the eighth straight year the university has received the designation. According to a release from U.S. Veterans Magazine, it polled of hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and universities nationwide to identify […]
Indiana Tech’s SHRM Student Chapter earns national recognition
July 9, 2019
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional society, representing 285,000 members in more than 165 countries, honored Indiana Tech’s SHRM Student Chapter with a 2018-19 Superior Merit Award. The annual Superior Merit Award program recognizes chapters for providing superior growth and development opportunities to its student chapter members. It began […]
Indiana Tech Introduces New Engineering Degree Program
June 24, 2019
Indiana Tech has introduced a new, online associate of science degree program in electrical engineering technology. The new program will prepare students for a wide range of technical careers, while providing employers with exceptionally qualified, highly sought staff for key positions in advanced manufacturing, engineering, electrical, computer systems, electronic and related operations. The new Indiana […]
Indiana Tech has one of nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s in Entrepreneurship
June 7, 2019
Indiana Tech has been recognized by BestColleges as having one of the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s in Entrepreneurship. BestColleges is a college planning resources designed to help students find the best school for achieving their educational goals. It does so by conducting research and assembling rankings, which are intended to guide prospective students toward institutions […]
Indiana Tech project management programs recognized by the Project Management Institute
June 7, 2019
Indiana Tech’s project management program has been recognized by the Project Management Institute as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) through April 30, 2020. The Project Management Institute (PMI), founded in 1969, is the world’s leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession. Organizations PMI recognizes as R.E.P.s are approved to […]