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AWARDS: Roundtable helps four
Marion Hispanic Roundtable awarded four scholarships last week, President Ray Vasquez said. Three graduates of Scholarship winners are required to attend a workshop on How to Succeed in College. The workshop was presented Thursday by Joe Lopez, admissions officer for Since 2004, Marion Hispanic Roundtable has awarded eight scholarships to college-bound high school graduates. Originally published August 14, 2006 (SOURCE: Chronicle Tribune, |
Survey says: County pushes past trouble
'C-T' staff, Ball State team ask citizens what they think about the economy, future growth
If hope could be a product, manufacturing in More than half of the county - 53 percent - believe they will be financially better off by next spring, according to a survey by the Chronicle-Tribune and Yet half of those surveyed were reluctant to predict how employment would change at their workplace in the next year. "We've taken some hard hits, and we'll take more, but I think the overall attitude of the county has shifted," said Darren Reese, manager of corporate and community relations for Ivy Tech in And maybe a little fear. Community expectations were revealed in the communitywide survey conducted in the spring by the Chronicle-Tribuneand the Ball State University Business Fellows program, which provides real-world work experiences for students. The effort of the students and the newspaper's editorial staff is contained in Section B inside today's Chronicle-Tribune. The survey, which carries a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent, found that 14 percent thought employment at their workplace would fall this year. Twenty-four percent thought employment would stay the same, while 12 percent thought employment would increase in their own place of work. Unemployment for Key to recovery will be the continued education of the local workforce and high performing schools to make the community attractive to new employers, said Jeff Southworth, a local business owner and president of the Grant County Economic Growth Council. The community has attracted two new retail distribution centers and an ethanol plant. "We've had good success and we've shown people what we can do," he said. Without skilled jobs, the community faces an uphill battle for prosperity. "The template is, you lose high-paying manufacturing jobs and you go to lower wage service sector jobs," said Jeffrey Wenger, professor of public policy at the Higher-paying jobs at the expanding area colleges likely will go to highly trained people recruited from outside the community, he said. The lower paying support staff jobs are just that - lower paying. "It's tough to replace high-paying manufacturing jobs," Wenger said. But while the campuses can't make up for Thomson and Active Products and Ball-Foster Glass, all plants that have closed their doors in the past decade, their influence on the economy is nothing but positive, he said. Alan Miller, director of university relations at The number of employees the university hires grows by about 50 to 100 people each year. "We've went from 300 to 800 employees in the past 10 years," Miller said. Professional positions at the university are somewhat difficult to fill, Miller said. In addition to seeking Christians who are in accord with the university's mission, the university also looks for well-educated, experienced people, and it has to compete with other institutions, such as Jim Garringer, public relations director at "They're all a challenge to fill," Garringer said. There will be more of those jobs as the university has announced plans to invest more than $100 million in the But there is no recipe for rebirth, Wenger said. Each community that has suffered similar job losses write their own story. "I don't think it takes any one thing," he said. "Good management. Luck." Originally published September 4, 2006 |
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Community service earns man award
Jack Brady, director of Project Leadership, received the Tony Maidenberg Award for community service during Brady, who came to Five years ago, Brady made three trips to Originally published September 1, 2006 (SOURCE: Chronicle Tribune) |
IWU: 'We must not be an island'
While neighbors worry about construction, school's president says plans must consider effects on area surrounding campus A blueprint for expansion Mixed emotions
Cranes and steel beams are competing for sky space amongst the spires, bell towers and roofs of Life on the ground also changed this summer for the university community, its neighbors and anyone who drives in south While some neighbors are untroubled by the changes, others are concerned about disruptions from construction vehicles, changes in their driving patterns and how future growth will affect their homes. "It just seems like since the college has been growing, they've become less of a community-friendly campus," said Jim Heasley, precinct committeeman for Center Township 17 and president of the College Park Neighborhood Association. Although many residents were upset by how the Nebraska Street proposal was communicated to the community, Henry Smith, who will be inaugurated this fall as part of his first year as university president, said the university wants to be a good neighbor as it looks to finish a flurry of construction next year and considers where - or if - future growth can be accommodated. "We must not be an island," he said. "We must not be an Ivory Tower. We really want to be good neighbors. To a certain degree, we just have to do our best and reach out and not let some arrows strike too hard at your heart." When university officials began to plan for future growth, they considered how large the main IWU campus should be and enlisted a master planner to create a blueprint for that expansion. "At that time, the The master plan delivered in February 2005 considers scenarios with enrollment increasing to 3,200, 4,200 and 6,200 students and emphasizes flexibility, gradual growth and the establishment of a symbolic identity that reflects IWU's main missions and goals. "You need experts to come and advise you; that's why we turned to the master planner," Smith said. "We talked about green space, where your parking will be, where your student life should be, and we're following that plan ... . We're taking the plan and working on the plan, we've already made some slight modifications. But the heart of the plan, that's pretty well defined." The plans included filling the housing, recreational, dining and other needs of additional students, Smith said. That's why the initial growth focused on the newly reopened "We assessed the need," Smith said. "And certainly the places where students sleep, eat, interact, recreate, these are all important." The university already owns most of the land it will need to grow the way it needs too, Smith said. "I think there are still some pieces of property near the university that over the years we may want, but we've pretty much defined our borders for the most part," he said. "It really depends on how we grow." "Who's to say in 10 years if we grow to 6,000 students?" he continued. "It's hard to be nailed down on that." Smith said the university is often accused of buying and tearing down homes in the area and taking the property tax money off the rolls. But he said what the university gives back, including investment in the community by new faculty and staff who move to the area and buy homes, is worth more than what is lost. "If 200 more students come, think what that will do to Wal-Mart, to the fast food restaurants, and think about all the faculty that come here to buy homes," he said. "There are lots of numbers that have shown we have an economic impact in the city, and we really do." Heasly, also an IWU graduate, lives on "Our street itself was just put in, resurfaced, and they went down real deep, and now here in the last year and a half it's starting to break down again," he said. "All of the dust coated the sides of the homes, and on the windowsills, you see the corners are just laden with dirt. It's not so bad when you put in one new building, that's something you're going to have to deal with. But this has been going on for four years because there's just always something going in back there." Most evenings, James Cox and his wife sit on the side porch of their home on "See were that trailer is sitting right there?" Cox said, pointing toward the site. "My home was right there. There were three houses there." The Coxes moved after their landlord sold the home to the university. Although he doesn't like the dust that accumulates on his car, James Cox said IWU's growth isn't a big concern. "Usually they don't bother me," he said. "I just go right about my business." Originally published September 5, 2006 (SOURCE: Chronicle Tribune, |
IWU REPORT -- THE PLANS |
Here is a summary of five current construction projects at TO BE COMPLETED IN THIS SUMMER: · Expands food preparation, dining areas in food court and Baldwin Dining Room · Adds banquet room · New home for Center for Life, Calling and Leadership · Adds three student-operated businesses - a gift shop, a hair salon and an art gallery Tennis Courts · Located south of · 12 lighted tennis courts TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER: Sports Complex (78,000 square feet) · Adjacent to new tennis courts · Indoor practice facility for tennis, softball, baseball and soccer · 220-meter track · Intramural/physical education facilities TO BE COMPLETED IN FALL 2007: · Located near 40th and · Classrooms and offices for the division of behavioral sciences and division of modern languages, literature and communication. · Will house campus TV and radio stations · Will be connected to Burns Hall of Science and Nursing by covered walkway Residence Hall · Located east of Recreation and · Three story, 310 beds total · 180-bed wing for upperclass women · 130-bed wing for freshmen women Source: |
