THE DISEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEINGWITH US.GERRY, BACK TO YOU.>> THANK YOU.
>>GERRY: JUST THIS SEMESTER,FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN SOUTHWESTINDIANA HAVE KICKED OFF DUALCREDIT BIOTECHNOLOGY CLASSES.
THE COURSES SHOULD BE AVAILABLEFOR MANY MORE SEMESTERS THANKSTO A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP.KRISTY FALLON, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR COOK PHARMICAJOINS ME, ALONG WITH ERIKAMORRIS, A BIOTECH INSTRUCTOR ATIVY TECH BLOOMINGTON.
TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM ANDTHE IMPACT IT IS ALREADY HAVING.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.IN TERMS OF IVY TECH
PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM,ERICA.IT GOES BACK TO A STATE GRANTFROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION $85,000 FOCUSED ONRURAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND GETTINGBIOTECH MORE INGRAINED IN THOSECOMMUNITIES.
TALK ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOLS THATARE INVOLVED IN WHAT THAT'S ALLABOUT.>> THIS SEMESTER WE HAVE
4 HIGH SCHOOLS AND ARE RUNNING AHYBRID COURSE.I CAN'T BE IN ALL 4 HAS SCHOOLSEVERY DAY SO WE ARE WITH BROWN
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, OWEN VALLEYHIGH SCHOOL, BLOOMFIELD JUNIORSENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND OWENVALLEY.
>> OKAY, GOOD.AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING INTOTHE SCHOOLS.TALK ABOUT WHAT THE PROGRAM IS
ALL ABOUT.>> THIS PROGRAM IS INTRODUCETHE STUDENTS REALLY TOBIOTECHNOLOGY.
MAKE THEM REALIZE THATBIOTECHNOLOGY IS NOT A FEARFULWORD.IT'S PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIVES
ALREADY, SO THEY HAVE A BETTERUNDERSTANDING OF THE INDUSTRY,THE AREA.IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
INDIANA TO GET A GOOD JOB.THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES RIGHTHERE.>> CHRISTIE, TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE THAT COOK, THECONTRACT MANUFACTURER,PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTUREEMPLOYS SEVERAL THOUSAND IN
INDIANA, THE TYPES OF JOBS WEARE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OFBIOTECHNOLOGY AND THERE ARE ALOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS TO GET
INTO.>> ABSOLUTELY, SO WE ARECONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR OURPIPELINE IN BUYOUT TECH GARMENT
-- TECHNOLOGY THEY CAN GO INTO ALAB ENVIRONMENT OR OTHER AREASSO THIS PIPELINE WE ARE CREATINGWITH IVY TECH IS SOMETHING WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON SINCE 2005 ANDWE SEE OUR VISION COMING TOFRUITION.>> IT'S YOUR SUPPORT THAT IS
HELPING TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM.TALK ABOUT THAT AND HOW STUDENTSWHO ENGAGE IN THIS PROGRAM CANGRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, GET A
JOB AT COOK PHARMICA AND GO ONFROM THERE.>> PART OF IT IS HELPING TOPROVIDE TEXT BOOKS TO SCHOOL SO
THEY CAN BE SUSTAINABLE.WE ARE WORKING WITH TEACHERSTHIS SUMMER TO GET THEM TRAINEDAND READY TO GO SO THEY CAN TAKE
THE SUN AND MOVE FORWARD.FROM THERE STUDENTS HAVE AUNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THESKILL SETS THEY'VE LEARNED AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY CLASSES AND COMESTRAIGHT TO US AT COOK PHARMICAAND IF THEY WANT TO GO ON ANDGET AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND
CERTIFICATE AND THAT WILL BEPAID FOR THROUGH OUR FOUNDATIONSO A COMPLETELY FREE PROGRAM.>> SO YOU SAY A PATHWAY AND
YOU GET A CAREER PATHWAY THROUGHTHIS EFFORT.>> ABSOLUTELY.ONCE THEY FINISH THEIR ASSOCIATE
DEGREE AND ONE A BACHELOR ORFURTHER EDUCATION THEY HAVE THATOPPORTUNITY.>> ERICA AS YOU LOOK AT PART
OF THE OPPORTUNITY HERE ANDTHAT'S GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE OVERTHEIR FEAR OF THE WORDBIOTECHNOLOGY AND UNDERSTANDING
WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLEAND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.>> THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY.YOU THINK ABOUT THE SCIENTIST
AND MAKING THAT DRUG, BUT ALSOTHE PEOPLE WHO ARE FILLING THEVIALS, REVIEWING PAPERWORK, IWIDE VARIETY SO IT'S NOT JUST A
PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO ARESTRONG IN MATH AND SCIENCE.IT'S FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TOSTAY LOCAL AND HAVE A
HIGH-PAYING JOB.>> THE IMPACT POTENTIALLY ONTHE RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE WEARE GETTING A STEM TEACHER OR
SCIENCE CONNECTED TEACHER, THATMAY BE A CHALLENGE AND IT CANHAVE A REAL IMPACT.>> SO GETTING TEACHERS
CREDENTIALED WE ARE OPENING THEDOORS TO A LOT OF RURALCOMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT HAVETROUBLE ATTRACTING A HIGHER
CREDENTIALED TEACHER TO TEACHDUAL CREDENTIALED CLASSES.>> IT'S A GOOD THING TO DO TOSUPPORT THIS THING.
BUT IT'S ALSO FROM A BUSINESSSTANDPOINT CREATING THATPIPELINE OF TALENT.THIS COULD BE A NICE WAY TO
ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE INTOPOTENTIAL CAREERS WITH THECOMPANY.>> ABSOLUTELY.
IF WE THINK ABOUT WHERE WE AREHEADED.WE ARE ADDING 100 POSITIONSALONE THIS YEAR AND THE NEED FOR
TALENTED EMPLOYEES TO COME TOOUR WORKFORCE AND FOLKS THAT CANHAVE THE BACKGROUND THEY LEARNEDTHROUGH THE BIOTECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM IS ESSENTIAL TO THEIRFOUNDATION.KRISTY FALLON, DIRECTOR OF HUMANRESOURCES FOR COOK PHARMICA
GREAT PROGRAM, SO LOOK FORWARDTO FOLLOWING THE STORY.A.>> THANK YOU.
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