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John Whikehart
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VOTEāWhat’s At Stake: Education
In higher education, state support for our universities has declined precipitously. Our universities are no longer āstate-supported.ā At best theyāre āstate-assisted,ā with funding falling…
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(UPDATE): Former Waldron Gallery Director Battles Cancer
When Ivy Tech Community CollegeāBloomington made the decision earlier this spring to close the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center in downtown Bloomington, Gallery…
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Celebrating the People of Bloomington: Part 8
Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom, musician Jenn Cristy, and professional athlete Jared Jeffries are a few of these Bloomingtonians worth knowing.
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Ivy Tech Center Celebrates Decade of Lifelong Learning
This year, the Ivy Tech Center for Lifelong Learning celebrates its 10th anniversary. And while its founding executive director says she modeled the center…
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Cover Story: The Remarkable Rise of Chancellor Jennie Vaughan
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE The futureās looking bright for Ivy Tech Community CollegeāBloomington. With record-breaking enrollment nearing 7,000 students, a construction…
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āFirehouse Folliesā: āØLocal Live Radio Theater Is Still Kicking
BY NORM CRAMPTON If youāve heard the buzz about the Firehouse Follies, Bloomingtonās original radio program, and never managed to tune in, the good…
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Ivy Tech-Bloomington to Offer Theater Program
BY KELLY KENDALL It all started with Waiting for Lefty, a drama staged in April 2012 about a taxi driversā strike. Then came The…
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John Whikehart: Song and Dance Man (Video)
John Whikehart, the chancellor ofĀ Ivy Tech Community College-BloomingtonĀ and an aspiring thespian, saved the day at a recent performance of the play Rx, presented by…
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Ivy Tech, Cook Group, Springs Valley Unite to Open Learning Center
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Restoring West Baden Springs Hotel and French Lick Resort was only the first step of a larger āimpact project,ā says Steve…