Tech Happenings

New leadership for Tech’s online programs

Indiana Tech has created a new academic leadership position at the university, dean of online learning. Dr. Scott Liebhauser, Indiana Tech’s current associate vice president for academic affairs, has taken on the new role to continue the expansion and refinement of the university’s wide range of online programs.

In addition to the new dean of online learning position, the university has also expanded its online curriculum development team, and will be adding three new online professor of practice positions. The new positions are dedicated to developing online curriculum, training faculty members in online instruction, teaching online courses and working on student success and retention.

Indiana Tech has also launched a new website dedicated to its online programs, online.indianatech.edu. Current and potential online students can learn about certificate and degree programs offered by the university, career services, the experiences of other Indiana Tech students and more on the new site.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration to feature Brown v. Board of Education originator

Indiana Tech’s 4th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration breakfast event will feature Cheryl Brown Henderson, originator of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case, and civil rights activist. Opening remarks will be provided by Karrah Herring, the state of Indiana’s first-ever chief equity, inclusion and opportunity officer, followed by Ms. Brown Henderson’s keynote address, “Addressing a Sense of Belonging.”

This year’s Community Celebration will take place Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at 8 a.m. at Indiana Tech’s main campus in Fort Wayne. Seating is limited and tickets are required. To learn more and to purchase your tickets for this special event, please visit diversity.indianatech.edu/ mlk-celebration.

Tech named among America’s Top Online Colleges by Newsweek

The university was recently named among the country’s top 100 online colleges by Newsweek in its rankings for 2022. Rankings are based on extensive surveys of online college students, and a range of additional institutional data and indicators. Indiana Tech earned a 4-star rating in this year’s online colleges survey. For more information and to view the full list, visit newsweek.com/americas-bestonline-learning-schools-2022.

TWIST XXXII

For the 32nd time, area business leaders joined Indiana Tech faculty, staff, alumni and students on the links for the annual Trask/Walls Invitational Student Tournament (TWIST) on a beautiful Sept. 19 at Chestnut Hills Golf Club.

Started by two Indiana Tech professors, Dr. Jeffrey Walls and the late Walter Trask, TWIST gives alumni and area employers a chance to network with students and teach them the business side of golf. Proceeds from the event benefit the Moore/Trask Scholarship Fund at Indiana Tech, the Indiana Tech golf program and the Alumni Scholarship Award.

TWIST XXXII sponsors included Asher Agency, BKD CPAs and Advisors, Bobick’s Golf, Cap’n Cork, Chipotle, CMa Plus, the Dinner Detective, Elevatus Architecture, Engineering Resources, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Innovative Control Systems, Michael Kinder & Sons, Mid-American Cleaning Contractors, Mike’s Car Wash, Parrish Farms, Summit Mechanical, Dr. Jeff Walls and Jarrod Williams. Sponsorships allow students to play for free and connect with players from those organizations.

Congratulations to our 2021 winners and thanks to all who joined us this year. Be sure to join us on Sept. 18, 2022, for TWIST XXXIII!

FIRST PLACE TEAM FIRST PLACE TEAM (left to right in photo) Nicholas Quick, Megan Quick, Dr. Jeff Walls, Tyler Willette

TIED FOR SECOND PLACE Beth Bergeron, Sarah Buck, Stephanie Parks, Lori Stinson Matej Krasny, Cameron Chabot, Will Campbell, Zachary Bennet

CLOSEST TO THE PIN Bobby Frieson

LONGEST PUTT Dan Erdei

LONGEST DRIVE HOLE #9 Sarah Banister

LONGEST DRIVE HOLE #18 Tyler Willette

Faculty, staff, students and alums team up to Crush Hunger once again

The Indiana Tech community came together again this fall for a friendly competition with area universities to benefit Community Harvest Food Bank. The 7th Annual U Can Crush Hunger campaign beat its overall goal of 100,000 pounds of food donated to Community Harvest, winding up the three-week competition with nearly 140,000 total pounds donated. The generosity of the Warrior community propelled the university to a fourthplace finish, with 14,027 pounds of food donated. New initiatives as part of Tech’s Crush Hunger campaign this year included a 5K run, a community concert at Promenade Park in downtown Fort Wayne and Halloween trickor-treating for canned goods by Tech students. While this year’s campaign has ended, you can learn more about the food bank and how to support their work at communityharvest.org.