Digital Inclusion Toolkit will help connect the 30% of area residents without home access to low/no cost resources to meet the demands of social distancing South Bend, IN. (May 7, 2020) – enFocus, a nonprofit that attracts talent to regional organizations to catalyze change, has partnered with the City of South Bend to create a…
Both the resiliency and strength of the South Bend – Elkhart region’s education-workforce ecosystem was tested within recent weeks. Evident through operational shifts, education providers have had to transition to e-learning nearly overnight, and most companies are requiring their employees to work remotely. While several in-person activities are set to be postponed and/or cancelled until…
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Feb. 27, 2020) — As a part of an estimated $38 million renovation and expansion project, public-private leaders and government officials gathered on February 21st to celebrate the construction kick-off of the St. Joseph County Public Library’s redevelopment of the library building and construction of a new Community Learning Center. The project…
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NOTRE DAME, Indiana (February 12, 2020) — The Board of Trustees at Saint Mary’s College is pleased to announce that Dr. Katie Conboy has been selected as the 14th president of the 176 year-old Catholic women’s liberal arts college. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Spes Unica Hall on the college campus earlier…
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 3, 2020) – Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Ivy Tech Foundation an $8 million grant to support a new employment initiative launched by Ivy Tech Community College. The Career Coaching and Employer Connection program is designed to help better prepare Ivy Tech graduates by emphasizing career readiness practices in addition…