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Indiana Tech Opens Bowling Green Location, Celebrates Re-Investment in Elkhart

Indiana Tech’s College of Professional Studies continues to grow and evolve to meet the needs of adult students. Earlier this year, the university celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Soon after, the Elkhart location hosted a grand “re-opening” event at its new location off Highway 17 and Middlebury Street in Elkhart.

The opening of Bowling Green marks Indiana Tech’s third location in the state of Kentucky, and its 18th location outside the Fort Wayne campus. The 4,000-square-foot facility features office, classroom, computer lab and corporate meeting space. It overlooks the Bowling Green Ballpark, home of the Bowling Green Hot Rods, a Class A baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Bowling Green admissions team hosted the grand opening event with excellent support from the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. Members of the community, representatives from the Chamber, elected officials and area business owners attended the ribbon cutting ceremony. One particular highlight was when student Christy Biggs spoke about her experience thus far with Indiana Tech. She said she was inspired to return to school when she learned about the flexible online class schedule, along with her employer’s corporate scholarship program with Indiana Tech.

As a mid-sized community, Bowling Green is an excellent fit for Indiana Tech’s model of providing flexible education options coupled with personalized service for working adults.

ELKHART

“Through the convenience and quality of our College of Professional Studies, Indiana Tech has had great success in helping busy working adults achieve their academic goals,” said Indiana Tech President Karl Einolf. “We are pleased to bring our career-enhancing degree programs to Bowling Green and we look forward to working with students and employers here for many years to come.”

Soon after the opening of Bowling Green, another location celebrated a milestone of its own. Indiana Tech opened a location in Elkhart, Indiana in 2003. Since that time, the university’s needs outgrew the location on Middlebury Street and in the late fall of 2019, the Elkhart team moved to a newly updated location just down the road off Highway 17.

In early February, Indiana Tech teamed up with the Greater Elkhart and Goshen chambers of commerce to host a grand re-opening event for the community. Students, alumni and representatives from area businesses enjoyed a short ribbon cutting ceremony followed by networking, tours and delicious food. The new Elkhart location features state-of-the art office, computer lab and classroom space, as well as a meeting room that is available for the community to use.

“Indiana Tech has enjoyed a longstanding presence in northern Indiana,” said Steve Herendeen, director of enrollment management at the university. “The region’s efforts to strengthen its communities and workforce align well with our university’s mission. Our new location will enable us to continue to meet the needs of our students and community partners in this area of the state, as we have for nearly 20 years.” A B

Indiana Tech spreads its military recruiting reach in state and in the southeast

Indiana Tech’s Military and Veteran Services team continues to expand its reach on a national level.

Sharla Stevens recently joined the team as a recruiting specialist serving the central Indiana region, and Derrick Dawson is a new recruiting specialist serving Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and other southeastern states.

Sharla’s office will be at the Indianapolis campus. Derrick will work out of Jacksonville, Florida, but will spend a great deal of his time traveling and serving the military population throughout the southeast region.

A. Sharla Stevens B. Derrick Dawson