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Ivy Tech Exceeds Campaign Goal, Receives Donation from Snap-on Tools
Terre Haute, Ind. Ivy Tech Community College – Wabash Valley Region celebrated the conclusion of its capital campaign today.
The Changing Lives...for Tomorrow’s Workforce was a regional campaign to complete the advanced manufacturing and automotive training center. Located in the Vigo County Industrial Park, the Center for Workforce Development is an 82,000 square foot facility that provides space for Ivy Tech’s Manufacturing and Industrial Technology, Electronics, Design Technology, and Automotive Technology programs, and its Workforce and Economic Development department.
Dr. Jeff Pittman, chancellor, Wabash Valley Region, provided an update on the project including the new automotive center, projected construction schedule and program updates. In addition, he thanked campaign co-chairs, Bob Brown, president, Tri Aerospace and Mark Fuson, president, Fuson Pontiac Buick Cadillac and GMC Trucks for their great leadership throughout the campaign.
Bob Brown and Mark Fuson then thanked the cabinet members. “We couldn’t have made this tremendous project work without your support.”
Next, John Neu, district sales manager, Snap-on Tools Incorporated, presented Becky Miller, executive director of Resource Development, Ivy Tech, a pledge of $250,000 to assist in the completion of the advanced manufacturing and automotive training center. Ivy Tech and Snap-on are finalizing details of a new partnership which will include a Diagnostic Training and Certification Center for the students of the automotive program at the Terre Haute campus.
It was then announced that the campaign exceeded its goal of $1.5 million by raising over $1.6 million.
“The response of the people of the Wabash Valley to this campaign shows the recognition of the critical need for skilled technical employees. Ivy Tech had a vision for a great solution and needed help to fulfill it. The community stepped up. I wish to personally thank all of the participants and donors for their support of this worthwhile endeavor. This is a major step in the continuing efforts to keep the Wabash Valley economically viable," Brown stated.
Ivy Tech Community College is the state's second largest public post-secondary institution with over 100,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has 23 campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Wabash Valley Region offers 26 degree programs and eight locations throughout the area.
Snap-on is a global leader in tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users. Founded in 1920, Snap-on is a $2.8 billion, S&P 500 Company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Snap-on diagnostic tools (Ethos, Solus, and Modis) make up nearly 65% of the aftermarket automotive diagnostic tools in the U.S.
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