Bill Text: IN SCR0040 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing the importance of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-09 - Returned to the Senate [SCR0040 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SCR0040-Introduced.html
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of the regional campuses of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of
the regional campuses of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.
Whereas, The Lafayette region of Ivy Tech State College
started as the Tippewa Technical Institute in 1968 in the
arena of health career vocations;
Whereas, The early roots of Ivy Tech in the Lafayette
region are in the Ross Building, which is recognized by the
Indiana Historic Landmarks Foundation and was formerly
a tuberculosis sanitarium and a county nursing home before
becoming Ivy Tech's administration building;
Whereas, Griffin Hall is named in honor of George and
Mabel Griffin, who, through their legacy, have established
the Griffin Endowment Fund to provide scholarships to
students in need;
Whereas, Ivy Hall was opened August 2001, consolidating
Ivy Tech's campus on Lafayette's southeast side;
Whereas, The Gerald I. Lamkin Union Apprenticeship
Center, which houses organized labor including the Indiana
Regional Council of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee and Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee, was established in 2001 to provide a
home for training new apprentices;
Whereas, The Lafayette regional campus continues to expand its programs and partnerships, including elements
such as formal transfer and articulation agreements with
Purdue University, Indiana University, Saint Joseph's
College, Indiana State University, Western Governors
University, Ball State University, Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis, and Indiana Wesleyan University;
Whereas, Cultural awareness and academic achievement
continue to grow in the Lafayette Community College region
through such programs and partnerships as the Hildalgo,
Mexico, historic agreement signed in 2009 and the annual
Latino Festival, which has drawn over 1,500 people into the
Lafayette campus environment;
Whereas, The Lafayette Campus Library is a partnership
between the Tippecanoe County Public Library and Ivy Tech,
contains both public and college collections as well as
virtual libraries, and serves both Tippecanoe County and the
greater regional area;
Whereas, Ivy Tech students can participate in a wide range
of student clubs and organizations and intramural sports
through a partnership with the Lafayette Family YMCA and
Junior Achievement;
Whereas, The Career Service and Student Support Center
serves students and alumni through career exploration, job
zones and boards, and career fairs and by offering job search
advice;
Whereas, The White County Instructional Center serves
Monticello and surrounding communities with first-year
college courses as well as dual credit courses for area high
school students;
Whereas, The Montgomery County Instructional Center in
Crawfordsville, which is expanding and will soon move to a
new campus, serves the growing needs of the eastern and
western Interstate 74 corridor and offers a complete
associate degree program in business administration;
Whereas, The expanded Agriculture Program Laboratory and Corporate Learning Center Buildings serve the students in the Departments of Agriculture, Workforce, and Economic
Development;
Whereas, A new Renaissance Place Instructional Center in
downtown Lafayette serves downtown residents and
businesses as well as Purdue University students;
Whereas, In 2011, the Lafayette Ivy Tech Region offered
new programs in areas such as Advanced Manufacturing,
Health Services, Therapeutic Massage, and Sustainable and
Renewable Energy; and
Whereas, Nearly 400 graduates realized their dreams in
2011 and participated in commencement ceremonies before
more than 3,000 family members and friends: Therefore,
of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
the House of Representatives concurring:
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly congratulates and supports the Lafayette regional campus of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana in its mission to enable students and citizens to realize their full potential and supports regional education and economic development within Indiana.
SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Ivy Tech Community College campuses in Lafayette, Crawfordsville, and Monticello.
