THAT IS WAITING
FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HAVE A
GREAT WEEKEND GERRY DICK:
IT'S TIME NOW FOR OUR I ON
EDUCATION...
STUDENTS PURSUING A CAREER IN
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AT IVY
TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN
BLOOMINGTON ARE GETTING REAL
LIFE EXPERIENCE AT FRENCH LICK
RESORT. THE SCHOOL HAS ENTERED
A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RESORT TO
OFFER PAID INTERNSHIPS,
STARTING
WITH THE FALL SEMESTER.
THE INTERNSHIP IS FOR STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN THE HOSPITALITY
ADMINISTRATION/CULINARY ARTS
AND
BAKING AND PASTRY PROGRAM. THE
RESORT INCLUDES TWO FOUR
DIAMOND
HISTORIC HOTELS, TWO GOLF
COURSES, TWO SPAS, AND MORE
THAN
A DOZEN FOOD AND BEVERAGE
VENUES. IT ALSO HAS A CASINO.
IMPORTANTLY, THE PAID WORK
EXPERIENCE COUNTS TOWARD AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE.
>>> GERRY DICK:
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
HAS AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR GRANT
TO
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE
OF SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. THE
$750,000 GRANT IS DESIGNED TO
INCREASE RETENTION AND
GRADUATION RATES AMONG
ACADEMICALLY TALENTED,
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN
CHEMISTRY
AND BIOLOGY. THE FOUNDATION
WILL
PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 16
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. BSU
SAYS
IT WILL FOCUS ON STUDENTS FROM
MUNCIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, THE
INDIANA ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE,
MATHEMATICS, AND HUMANITIES,
AND