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>> AND GERRY, BACK TO YOU.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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BARB, GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN

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STUDIO AGAIN.

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FORMER INDIANA SECRETARY OF

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COMMERCE JIM SCHELLINGER HAS A

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NEW JOB. HE HAS JOINED BUTLER

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UNIVERSITY AS AMBASSADOR OF

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GLOBAL RELATIONS IN THE OFFICE

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OF THE PRESIDENT. SCHELLINGER

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RESIGNED IN MARCH AS SECRETARY

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OF COMMERCE. IN THE NEW

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POSITION, HE WILL WORK CLOSELY

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WITH BUTLER PRESIDENT JAMES

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DANKO TO ELEVATE THE SCHOOL'S

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NATIONAL AND GLOBAL REPUTATION

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IN EDUCATION.

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INDIANA'S LARGEST COLLEGE HAS A

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NEW EXECUTIVE AT ITS

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INDIANAPOLIS CAMPUS. DR. LORENZO

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ESTERS CAME ON BOARD AS

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CHANCELLOR OF IVY TECH COMMUNITY

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COLLEGE IN JULY. HE HAS JUMPED

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IN WITH BOTH FEET GROWING

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EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND

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CREATING NEW ONES IN CENTRAL

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INDIANA.

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HE'S ALSO LAUNCHED SEVERAL

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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDING

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CREATING THE HASHTAG

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#IVYINDYPROUD AND ESTABLISHING A

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CYCLING AND RUNNING PROGRAM WITH

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STUDENTS CALLED GETTING FIT WITH

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THE CHANCELLOR.

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FOR MORE, WE ARE PLEASED TO

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JOINED BY NEW IVY TECH

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CHANCELLOR DR. LORENZO ESTERS.

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DR. ESTERS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GERRY.

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PLEASURE TO BE HERE

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>> I GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT

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GETTING FIT WITH THE CHANCELLOR.

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I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.

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HOW DID THAT GO?

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>> WELL, IT WAS AWESOME, GERRY.

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IT REALLY WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

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ME TO CONNECT WITH THE STUDENTS.

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SO ON TUESDAYS FOR ABOUT A

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PERIOD OF EIGHT WEEKS, WE

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EXERCISED WITH STUDENTS ON

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TUESDAYS THAT INCLUDED RUNNING

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ABOUT FIVE MILES, AND ON

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THURSDAYS IT INCLUDED CYCLING

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FOR ABOUT TEN MILES.

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WE HAD ABOUT 30 STUDENTS OR SO

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TO JOIN.

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IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO

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CONNECT WITH THE STUDENTS TO

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LEARN ABOUT THEIR GOALS AND

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ASPIRATIONS OR CHALLENGES THEY

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MAY BE FACING, AND ACTUALLY IT

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HELPED ME DROP A FEW POUND

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>> A TRUE WIN-WIN, I LIKE IT.

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DR. ESTERS, TALK ABOUT YOUR

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BACKGROUND, BECAUSE YOU'VE COME

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TO IVY TECH WITH A UNIQUE

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PERSPECTIVE ON HIGHER EDUCATION.

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AND REALLY THE CHALLENGES, THE

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OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST TODAY

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IN THE EVER CHANGING WORLD OF

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HIGHER ED.

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>> ABSOLUTELY, GERRY.

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LET ME JUST TELL YOU, FIRST OF

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ALL, I'M A FIRST GENERATION

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COLLEGE ATTENDEE, I GREW UP IN A

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WORKING CLASS FAMILY.

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MY FATHER SUCCUMBED TO CANCER

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WHEN I WAS 3 YEARS OLD.

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I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF

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EDUCATION AND TO WORK AS A

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PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY FOR ME.

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I HAVE SPEND MY CAREER AT THE

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INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE ACCESS,

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COLLEGE SUCCESS, AND CAREER

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READINESS FOR STUDENTS.

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SO IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE

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EDUCATION, BUT IT IS REALLY THE

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ABILITY TO CONNECT THAT

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EDUCATION, THAT LEARNING, TO

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WORK, THAT LEADS TO A

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SUSTAINABLE LIFE, AND A

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FULFILLING CAREER.

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>> THAT WHOLE WORK AND LEARN

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MODEL, I KNOW IS VERY CENTRAL TO

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THAT -- WHAT YOU'RE TALKING

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ABOUT THERE. AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR

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VISION FOR IVY TECH AND ROLLING

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THAT OUT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD,

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WHAT ARE THE KEYS?

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WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR GOALS?

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>> WELL, LET ME JUST SAY, FIRST

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OF ALL, AS A SYSTEM, OUR

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PRESIDENT, SUE ELLSPERMANN IS A

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LEADER, AND PASSIONATE ABOUT

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EDUCATION, SHE HAS GIVEN US AN

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AMBITIOUS GOAL, THAT GOAL IS TO

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PRODUCE ABOUT 50,000

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CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATES AND

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ASSOCIATE DEGREES ANNUALLY OVER

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THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

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SO MY GOAL, FIRST OF ALL, IS TO

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DO OUR PART IN INDIANAPOLIS,

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GERRY, IN ACHIEVEMENT OF THAT

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GOAL.

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THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE BEING ON

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CAMPUS WITHOUT WALLS.

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MY MOTTO IS HOW DO WE TAKE THE

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CAMPUS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IN

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MY OPINION, THERE ARE SEVERAL

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WAYS WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING

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ON DOING THAT.

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THAT IS WORKING THROUGH

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COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,

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FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS,

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TAKING THE DEGREE AND

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CREDENTIALS TO EMPLOYERS,

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MEETING EMPLOYEES WHERE THEY

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ARE.

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SO WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED

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CAREER COACHING AND EMPLOYER

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CONNECTIONS, AND THAT -- FOCUSES

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ON ENSURING WE'RE PROVIDING

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ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR

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STUDENTS, RESUME WRITING,

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ET CETERA.

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BUT ALSO CREATING TAILORED OR

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CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR

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EMPLOYERS.

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MY VISION IS TO ENSURE WE'RE

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TAKING THE CAMPUS TO THE

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COMMUNITY, NUMBER ONE, TO

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ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS AROUND

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CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATE

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DEGREES

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>> CERTAINLY ATTAINMENT AND

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ALIGNMENT, A VERY IMPORTANT

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ISSUES, AS YOU LOOK AT THE

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RELATIONSHIP, CERTAINLY EXISTS

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NOW, BUT HOW YOU VIEW THAT

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IVY TECH

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AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO

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MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ENSURE

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THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF

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THOSE EMPLOYERS, AND TO DO THAT,

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WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST

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SEVERAL WEEKS, WE BROUGHT SIX

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NEW INDIVIDUALS TO OUR CAMPUS

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, REPRESENTING

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INDUSTRIES, WHETHER IT IS

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HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE, LABOR,

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ET CETERA.

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SO THAT WE ARE REMAINING

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INFORMED ABOUT THE NEEDS OF

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THESE EMPLOYERS MOVING FORWARD.

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WE'RE DOING A MAJOR CONVENING

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WHERE WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE

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INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT TO ENSURE

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WE'RE CREATING PATHWAYS FOR

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THEIR EMPLOYEES TO DEGREES OR

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CREDENTIALS.

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WE KNOW IN THE MIDST OF THIS

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PANDEMIC, INDIVIDUALS HAVE

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DECIDED THEY WANT TO CHANGE JOBS

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OR CHOOSE A DIFFERENT CAREER, IT

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IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE

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THAT WE'RE PROVIDING PATHWAYS

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FOR THEM TO DO SO.

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BY WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS,

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WHETHER IT MEANS PROVIDING PAID

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO EARN

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CERTIFICATIONS RIGHT ON THE

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EMPLOYMENT SITE, ET CETERA.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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THE NEW INDIANAPOLIS CHANCELLOR

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FOR IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE,

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DR. LORENZO ESTERS.

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REAL