Ivy Tech Warsaw students could win free tuition when they sign up for spring courses at the Dec. 6 Registration Fair at Warsaw’s campus on Silveus Crossing.

Attendees can stop by any time between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for an easy way to schedule for the spring semester which begins Jan. 17. Anyone who attends is automatically entered to win FREE spring tuition and can enjoy free coffee and food. Students are asked to register as soon as possible to reserve their spots before classes fill up.

The fair is open to everyone, and attendees are encouraged to apply to the college beforehand to streamline the enrollment process. Those interested can sign up at link.ivytech.edu/warsaw.

When:

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 6

Where:

Ivy Tech Warsaw Campus 

2545 Silveus Crossing

Warsaw, IN 46582

Anyone interested in enrolling at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne is invited to register for spring classes while also getting the chance to win scholarships and other prizes on the Nov. 29 Registration Fair at Ivy Tech’s North Campus.

Attendees can stop by the Student Life Center at 3701 Dean Dr. any time between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for an easy way to schedule for the spring semester which begins Jan. 17. Students can enter for a chance to win a full spring tuition scholarship, a laptop, and more. Free coffee will be available from 9 a.m. to noon, and Hetty Arts Pastries will be serving desserts from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The fair is open to everyone, and attendees are encouraged to apply beforehand to streamline the enrollment process. Those interested in attending can sign up at link.ivytech.edu/ivyreg.

When:

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 29

Where:

Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s North Campus

Student Life Center

3701 Dean Drive

Fort Wayne, IN 46835

Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne’s North Campus is hosting a Mini Welding Career Fair open to students and the community on Nov. 15^th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center. 

Employers representing more than 10 different companies will be attending to offer industry insight and share opportunities in the field. 

Those attending include but are not limited to: 

• Ameri-Kan/Rugged Steel Works 
• Crown Equipment Corporation 
• Ottenweller Company, Inc. 
• QuikCut LLC. 
• WorkOne 

For more information, contact Anh Dinh Lapsley at alapsley6@ivytech.edu.  

WHEN: 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 

WHERE: 

Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne  

The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center, Welding Lab Hallway  

3701 Dean Dr  

Fort Wayne, IN 46835 

Ivy Tech Community College is hosting an Express Enrollment Week, Jan. 2–5, to get students ready for the spring semester, which begins Jan. 14.

At Express Enrollment events, prospective students can work on the steps they need to start classes. Enrollment experts will be on-hand to answer questions and help attendees with enrollment steps including assessment, financial aid, advising, and more.

Students should bring their most recent tax returns for financial aid review and their previous high school (if they graduated in the past four years) or college transcripts for assessment.

Prospective students can visit IvyTech.edu/EEDay to learn more.

LOCATIONS, DAYS, AND HOURS:

Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne
North Campus, Student Life Center
3701 Dean Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 2-4
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 5

Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw
2545 Silveus Crossing
Warsaw, IN 46582
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 4
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 5

Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, in collaboration with CEPEX, the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, and the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership will host a Japanese manufacturing seminar, “From ‘Product Out’ to ‘Market In,’ Beyond Just In Time & ‘Kaizen’” on Oct. 9 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at the Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center.

Nearly 300 Japanese-owned businesses operate in Indiana, demonstrating the strength and positive economic impact of the long-standing relationship between Indiana and Japan. Japanese companies have 24 locations in 10 counties in northeast Indiana, employing more than 3,200 Hoosiers locally. Sixty-five thousand Hoosiers are working in Japanese-owned companies across the state according to the Consulate-General of Japan. Students, community, and business leaders who attend the event will learn about Japanese manufacturing of the past and today.

Event speakers include:

• Consul-General of Japan Naoki Ito
• Chairman of the Sunrock Institute Yukio Tada
• President & CEO of Funai Service Corp Yoshihiro Sasaki
• First Secretary with the Embassy of Japan Katsuto Hisano
• Dean of The School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering, and Applied Science at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne Darrel Kesler, PhD

Following welcome remarks by Consul-General Ito, the Japanese manufacturing seminar will feature a keynote presentation by Yukio Tada. Tada’s leadership includes serving as Senior Advisor of Sojitz Research Institute and Advisor of the Americas-Japan Relations Committee at Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives). His primary role is to provide guidance on the importance of seamless connection between product out manufacturing and market in service, as well as analog generation and digital generation.

“The trend of high levels of Japanese investment will continue unchanged, but we are facing new challenges as dramatic advances in information technology are leading to increasingly high-tech manufacturing, and ongoing structural transformation in regional industries. Disruptive innovation and evolution of the Internet of Things (IOT), artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will improve total productivity and quality control, but also affect the future employment climate. With these changes, skills improvement of the next generation of workers and existing manufacturing employees is of the utmost importance for creating new jobs and boosting local economies. It is necessary to utilize vocational training schools, internships and apprenticeships to improve the labor participation rate and secure the next generation of workers,” Tada says.

A presentation by Yoshihiro Sasaki will address the needs for IT systems to support lean processes.

“General service operations, particularly reverse logistics, are labor intensive in nature, so operations in Mexico have strong advantages over operations in the U.S,” Sasaki says.

To turn this situation around, Sasaki redesigned the entire service process, and developed an IT system to change the process to “lean and simple.”

Funai Service Corporation (FSC), based in Groveport, Ohio, now runs low-cost operations similar to other service providers in Mexico. Representatives of Walmart and Amazon visited FSC and noted that FSC is one of the best operations in North America. With continuous improvement mind, Sasaki is now taking initiative to apply AI technology to service operations.

Bob Parker, department chair for Industrial Technology, and Advanced Automation and Robotic Technology Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne, recognizes the need for academics to stay relevant in today’s technology changes.

“Reevaluate what you are teaching today because in 10 years it may be irrelevant to today’s manufacturing,” Parker says.

Near the end of the seminar, a robust panel discussion will highlight the demand for a skilled workforce, the need to advance credential and post-secondary education, and the overall impact of technology on the manufacturing industry.

Register for the seminar at https://ivytech-cepexevent.eventbrite.com

Healthy Essence, the student-run massage clinic at Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne campus, will open to the public this semester from Sept. 17 to Dec. 8. Students from the Therapeutic Massage program will provide hour-long full-body relaxation massages. The following hours are available by appointment:

• 4:30, 6, and 7:30 p.m. Mondays
• 4:30, 6, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays
• 1, 2:30, 4:30, 6, and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
• 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30, 3, and 4:30 p.m. Fridays (only Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 16, and Nov. 30)
• 10:30 a.m., noon, and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays (only Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 27, Nov. 10, and Dec. 8)

The clinic will be closed the week of Thanksgiving, from Nov. 19 to 24.

Massages are $25 for the community and $20 for Ivy Tech employees and students, military personnel, and those 55 and older. The clinic accepts payment in cash and credit card. Tips are not accepted, but clients who wish can donate to a charity chosen by the students.

To make an appointment, email fw-tmsclinic@ivytech.edu or call 260-480-2094.

Visit IvyTech.edu/fortwayne/massageclinic to learn more.

WHAT:
At Go Ivy Day, area high school students can learn about being a student at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne. Activities include a free lunch and allow participants to:

• Explore degree and certificate programs
• Meet with faculty
• Tour campus
• Meet current and other prospective Ivy Tech Fort Wayne students
• Learn about scholarships and financial aid
• And more

Learn more at IvyTech.edu/goivyday.

WHERE:
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne
North Campus, Student Life Center
3701 Dean Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46835

SCHEDULE:
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12

OVERVIEW:
Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus and Warsaw Site will celebrate national Manufacturing Day, a day meant to address misconceptions about manufacturing by giving manufacturers a chance to showcase what they do. The day also gives these employers a chance to address the skilled labor shortage they face.

Learn more about the national day at mfgday.com and about how Ivy Tech is celebrating at IvyTech.edu/mfgday.

WARSAW DETAILS:
Approximately 1,100 Kosciusko County 8th grade students will participate in “Discover ME: A Future of Possibilities” to learn about the vast opportunities available in manufacturing throughout Kosciusko County.  All students will participate in classroom curriculum lessons to learn about manufacturing and careers beforehand to prepare for the event. Then, Oct. 2–4, 2018, students will tour The Warsaw Area Career Center, Ivy Tech’s Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, and a Kosciusko County manufacturing facility. The week will wrap up with a discussion and manufacturing survey on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Contact Tom Till at 574-267-5428 ext.7450, ttill1@ivytech.edu or Kathy Kurosky at 574-267-5428 ext.7213 or kkurosky@ivytech.edu.

WHEN:
8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2–5

WHERE:
Ivy Tech Warsaw’s Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center
955 Executive Drive
Warsaw, IN

FORT WAYNE DETAILS:
Middle school and high school students, the College, community members, and businesses are invited to Ivy Tech’s event on the Fort Wayne Campus, which will feature tours of The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center, as well as information from local manufacturers and about academic opportunities in manufacturing at Ivy Tech. Contact Tanya Young at 260-480-4196 or tyoung42@ivytech.edu.

WHEN:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5

WHERE:
Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s North Campus
The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center
3701 Dean Drive
Fort Wayne, IN

DETAILS:
As part of its Classical Cuisine class, Hospitality Administration students at Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus will create and serve French cuisine to the public. Students write the menu and cook the meals, which follow the principles and techniques of renowned French chef, Auguste Escoffier. There will be five dinners this semester.

To make reservations, which are required at least 24 hours before the dinner, call 260-480-2002. Dinners are $20 a person, and wine is $5 for a glass and $15 for a bottle.

Visit IvyTech.edu/fortwayne/dinners to learn more.

WHEN:
Dinners start at 6, 6:15, and 6:30 p.m. nightly

• Sept. 6
• Sept. 13
• Sept. 20
• Sept. 27
• Oct. 4

WHERE:
Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus
Coliseum Campus, Hospitality Room
3800 N. Anthony Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Park in the north lot, which faces Coliseum Boulevard, and enter through door 24.