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>>GERRY: IVY TECH IS USING A
$200,000 GRANT FROM THE
SALESFORCE FOUNDATION TO FUND
INTERNSHIPS FOR A PROGRAM TO

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ADVANCE WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY.
WHILE WOMEN REPRESENT MORE THAN
HALF OF THE COLLEGE GRADUATES IN
THE U.S., THEY MAKE UP ONLY 30

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PERCENT OF WORKERS AT LARGE TECH
COMPANIES.
THERE ARE NEARLY 40 WOMEN IN THE
IVYWORKS-INDY WOMEN IN TECH

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PROGRAM WHO ARE GETTING PAID
DURING THEIR INTERNSHIPS WITH
LOCAL TECH COMPANIES WHILE
COMPLETING THEIR DEGREE OR

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CERTIFICATE.
CHANCELLOR KATHLEEN?LEE AND THE
DIRECTOR OF IVYWORKS, ARIEL
CRAWLEY ARE HERE WITH MORE ON

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HOW THE NEW PROGRAM IS GOING...
LADIES, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> KATHLEEN TALK WITH YOU
FIRST INNOVATIVE PROGRAM STARTED

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A YEAR AGO, BUT TALK ABOUT THE
FOCUS OF THE IV WORKS PROGRAM.
>> WE WERE LOOKING FOR A WAY
TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH

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COMPANIES IN TOWN AND SALESFORCE
IS A GREAT PARTNER AND THEY MADE
IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO CALL OUT
WOMEN IN THE TECHNOLOGY AREA.

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I.T. IS A GROWING MARKET AND WE
KNOW IT'S A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN TO DO THAT
SO AS A RESULT IV WORKS WAS BORN

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WITH HELP FROM THEM IN A WAY WE
COULD BRING WOMEN TO THE TABLE
AND HELP THEM FOCUS ON CAREERS
IN I.T.

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>> I ASSUME THE GROWING
INVITATION AS A TECH HUB,
COMPANY IS GROWING HERE MAKES
THIS KIND OF PROGRAM A BIT OF A

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NATURAL.
>> IT'S A PERFECT FIT WITH ALL
THE COMPANIES COMING HERE WITH
ALL LEVELS OF I.T. JOBS FROM

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VERY ENTRY-LEVEL TO SENIOR LEVEL
AND THE NICE THING ABOUT I.T. IS
YOU CAN START WITH BASIC
CREDENTIALS AND THEY STACK WELL

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INTO ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND EVEN
BACHELOR DEGREES BUT THE ENTRY
LEVEL POSITIONS PRETTY BASIC A
FEW CREDENTIALS AND THERE YOU GO

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>> YOU ARE RUNNING THE PROGRAM
AND A LOT OF INTEREST IN IT.
IT'S ABOUT A YEAR OVER -- CALLED
YOU HAVE 37 WOMEN SO TALK ABOUT

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WHAT THEY RECEIVE PAID
INTERNSHIPS ON THE DIFFERENT
BENEFITS.
>> THE LATEST GET PAID

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INTERNSHIPS FROM SALESFORCE AND
FROM OUR FUNDING THROUGH WOMEN
IN TECH AND THEY RECEIVE
SCHOLARSHIPS, CHILD CARE

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ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION
ASSISTANCE AND TEXTBOOK
ASSISTANTS ASSISTANCE.
>> AS YOU LOOK AT THE ABILITY

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TO HAVE PAID INTERNSHIPS IT WAS
A BIG FOCUS ON HAVING THAT
BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY AND
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF

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DEMANDS.
LIFE THROWS A LOT AT YOU AND YOU
ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK.
>> SO WE DEFINITELY WORK WITH

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LADIES TO DO DIFFERENT SESSIONS
SO THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP RESOLVE
THAT WORK LIFE BALANCE AND DO
ORIENTATION SO WHEN THEY DO GET

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THE INTERNSHIPS THEY CAN MOVE ON
TO EMPLOYMENT THEY HAVE THOSE
SKILLS TO HELP THEM CONTINUE
THAT BALANCE AND BE SUCCESSFUL

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IN ALL AREAS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE INTERNSHIP AND THE
CONNECTION TO THE COMPANIES?

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HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT.
>> VERY IMPORTANT TO AND
INFECT A LOT OF TIMES WE FIND
INTERNSHIPS OFTEN GET THEM

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THROUGH THE DOOR AND ALSO GET
THEM BACK THROUGH THE DOOR WHEN
THEY GRADUATE SO THE INTERNSHIPS
ARE VERY CRITICAL AND WE ARE

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GLAD TO HAVE FUNDING TO OPEN THE
DOOR FOR THE LATEST.
>> THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN AN ACADEMIC

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INSTITUTION AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR.
HOW IMPORTANT WHETHER IN WOMEN
IN TECH OR WHATEVER THE AREA

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MIGHT BE ARE THESE PARTNERSHIPS
PARTNERSHIPS?
>> THEY ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE
SUCCESS OF INDIANA.

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IF WE SERVE THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS
THEY HAVE TO MEET US HALFWAY TO
HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY
NEED, BUT ALSO TO SHOW THE

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WORKFORCE WHY THEY WANT TO BE
PART OF THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY
OR THAT INDUSTRY AND I.T. HAS
REALLY STEPPED UP AND SALESFORCE

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IS LEADING THAT CHARGE TO SAY
THIS IS A GREAT INDUSTRY TO BE
PART OF AND THEY WILL LEAD THE
COUNTRY.

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>> HELPING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
WHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAM THERE'S
AN INTEREST IN GETTING MORE
COMPANIES ENGAGED AND INVOLVED

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IN TERMS OF OFFERING INTERNSHIPS
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE
ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER SO THEY
CAN CONTACT US AT OUR WEBSITE

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AND WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
THEM.
>> THE PROGRAM REALLY PUTTING
A FOCUS ON GETTING MORE WOMEN IN

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TECH A PROGRAM THAT AFTER A YEAR
HAS GAINED A LOT OF STEAM SO THE
DIRECTOR IVYWORKS SO HERE IN
INDIANAPOLIS, SO THANKS SO MUCH

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