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IVY TECH Facing Questions From State Lawmakers And Workforce Council

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IVY TECH Facing Questions From State Lawmakers And Workforce Council
by ASHELY SMITH OF INSIDE HIGHER  ED
Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana’s statewide two-year institution, has a reputation for supplying students to the workforce. But recently the college has been questioned about the success of its students and the effectiveness of training dollars it receives from the state.

The community college system is facing questions from state lawmakers and its workforce council over low graduation rates. The workforce council has set minimum state completion rates for short- and long-term programs. And based on graduation data, Ivy Tech isn’t meeting those minimums. Not meeting those standards threatens the federal job-training dollars the college receives.

But Ivy Tech argues, like many community colleges across the country, that graduation rates don’t tell the entire story.

“What we have here is apples talking to oranges,” President Tom Snyder said, adding that transfers aren’t included in graduation rates. “The good thing is we’re closing the gap between what is being done in the college and what’s needed in the workforce.”

The council set graduation standards for all 260 of its training providers, including Ivy Tech, after federal directives were changed last year to require states to track what happens to students in workforce training programs. Indiana’s new standards are a 28 percent minimum graduation rate threshold for two-year degree programs and a 60 percent rate for career-technical programs or nondegree programs, said Joe Frank, spokesman for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.

The state receives about $60 million a year in workforce innovation dollars that it passes on to the providers, with Ivy Tech receiving about $6.5 million, Frank said. Ivy Tech is the largest of the state’s providers.

Using graduation information from the Indiana Commission of Higher Education, Ivy Tech’s total completion rate is at 5.2 percent for full-time students who completed within two years and 27.7 percent for students who completed an associate degree or certificate within six years. For part-time students those numbers change to 2.1 percent within two years and 20.8 percent within six.

Based on those measurements, the college isn’t meeting the workforce requirement.

But the college points to other measurements that they feel are more reflective of what happens on campuses.

For instance, using 2014 data from the National Community College Benchmark Project, Ivy Tech ranked in the top 30 percent in the country for first-time, part-time students to complete or transfer within six years — at nearly 40 percent.

And the majority of Ivy Tech’s students aren’t first-time students who are seeking to complete in two years, said Jeff Fanter, the college’s senior vice president for student experience, communications and marketing.

“Only 6.6 percent of them are taking enough credits to graduate in two years, 28.3 percent are on a three-year track and over 65 percent are on a six-year track,” he said.

Mary Alice McCarthy, a senior policy analyst in the education policy program at New America, said graduation rates weren’t meant to be used with the new workforce law.

“This is showing the dangers of mixing up data sources for accountability purposes,” said McCarthy, who previously worked for both the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor. “Credential attainment is important, but completion and earnings are the big measures in workforce development.”

Ivy Tech’s graduates earn an average of about $37,700 in annual salary the first year after graduation, $43,100 annually after five years and nearly $50,000 per year after 10 years, according to the state higher education commission.

Ivy Tech said the state’s workforce development program is holding off on cutting any funding while updated data are being provided.

“We view it as they have the most robust program in the state and they’re the largest with the most robust infrastructure,” Frank said. “We will continue to work with them to make sure they’re in compliance, and they’ve been a great partner in the past.”

Snyder is optimistic that the disconnect will be resolved over the next couple of months.

“We’ll give them more appropriate data points,” he said.

Daily Off Topic Forum December 26, 2015

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U of E Athletics Department Announced Latest Hall of Fame Class

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville Athletics Department has announced its latest Hall of Fame class.  Included in it are: Nikola Kalabic, Shyla McKibbon-Puelston, Ellen Miles, Jack Mitchell and Andrea Sonnenschein.  In addition, the 1985 Final Four Men’s Soccer Team was the second-ever team inducted into the Team Wing of the Hall of Fame.  Women’s soccer great Kayla Lambert was also voted in, but will be attending the induction ceremony with the 2016-17 class.

In 1985, the Purple Aces men’s soccer team went an unbelievable 21-1-2 on its way to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.  They went without a loss for the first 23 matches, with the only loss coming to eventual champion UCLA.  Facing powerhouses Indiana and Penn State in the first two rounds of the tournament, the Aces earned 3-0 and 1-0 shutouts as the defense allowed just 12 goals in the regular season and 15 overall.

While the defense did its job, the offense notched 93 goals, including a program record of 15 in a shutout of Louisville.  Upperclassmen on the squad included: Dan Balassi, Ken Beul, Dan Cannon, Doug Diedrich, Joe Kofron, Tim Lane, Chris Machold, Dan McHugh, Mike Mikes, Jack Mitchell, Andrew Norton, Rob Schoenstein, Jim Short and Brian Wannemuelher.  Evansville was ranked No. 1 in the nation and was the lone unbeaten team in the nation at the time of the loss to UCLA.  All-time great Fred Schmalz was the head coach.

One of the top male swimmers in program history, Nikola Kalabic represented Yugoslavia in the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000.  A 4-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Swimmer, Kalabic was the league’s Swimmer of the Year in 2001.  The school records that he set included: 100 free, 200 free and 100 back.

Kayla Lambert left UE as the top scorer in program and Missouri Valley Conference history.  Her 132 points put her on top of both lists and today, she remains second on the conference list.  She hold the UE career records in points (132), goals (51) and assists with 30.  The 2008 MVC Player of the Year was the program’s first Academic All-American as she was named to the third team in 2008.  She was also the first Freshman All-American in UE women’s soccer history, earning a spot on the 3rd Team in 2005.

A 4-time All-Region player, Lambert was a 3-time First Team All-MVC player and was named to the second team as a junior in 2007.  Lambert was the 2005 Freshman of the Year and was also named the 2008 MVC Tournament MVP and earned a space on the 2007 All-Tournament Team.

Shyla McKibbon-Puelston ranks among the top female basketball players in school history.  With 1,626 points and 833 rebounds she continues to rank second in the UE record books.  A 1st Team All-MVC player in 1999 and 2000, McKibbon-Puelston led the Aces to their first-ever NCAA Tournament in ’99.  She was also the MVC Tournament MVP.

She was Evansville’s only selection on the MVC All-Centennial Team, which was chosen in 2007 and was for the period from 1995-2006.

Ellen Miles was named to the MVC All-Centennial Team.  Her illustrious career saw her named to the All-MVC Team on three occasions while also being named to the Scholar-Athlete Team three times.  She was named a 2nd Team Academic All-American, the only person to do so in program history.  Miles holds the UE 3-meter record with 417.05 points.

A member of the 1985 Final Four Team, Jack Mitchell was the scoring leader on that squad with 11 goals and 11 assists.  He helped the Aces to the NCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons and the team was ranked at the top of the country in both 1985 and 86.  An All-Mideast Region player in 1986, he was also named to the All-MCC squad in 1987, the first year that soccer was a sport in the league.  He finished his career with 79 points in a tally that included 24 goals and 31 assists.  Mitchell was a Silver Medalist in the 1987 US Olympic Festival.

Andrea Sonnenschein had a stellar career for the UE cross country team as she held the top three times in the 5K and 6K races at the time of her graduation.  An MVC Scholar-Athlete Team member in 2007, she was named the team’s most valuable runner in each of her four seasons with the team.  Her time of 17:30 was the program record in the 5K and it held until Kelby Jenkins broke it in 2013.

USI Faculty and Staff Achievements

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 Kelly Sparks, (principal investigator) and Rick Hudson received an extension grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education towards their work with the Pott College’s Teaching Eagles program. The current award is for $476,496 and provides $2000 scholarships for science majors seeking a secondary education minor or an elementary major who wishes to earn a minor in either mathematics, instructional technology, or science. Information can be found here /science/teaching-eagles-scholarship-program.

Rick Hudson, (principal investigator), Jeff Seyler and Henri Maurice were awarded a STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The $286,941 grant will support math/bio/chem dual credit teachers to take graduate coursework and support the development of a Quantitative Reasoning conference for high school teachers in 2017.

Jennifer Bartek, clinical assistant professor of dental hygiene, is the second recipient of the John M. Lawrence ’73 Health Professions Faculty Member Award.

Dr. C. Elizabeth (Beth) Bonham, assistant professor of nursing, has been promoted and received tenure. Her clinical expertise as a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist focuses on mental health issues of children and adolescents.

Joy Cook and Heather Schmuck, clinical assistant professors of radiologic and imaging sciences, each receivedAdvancing Your Profession: Education and Professional Growth Grants—$500—sponsored by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

Additionally, Schmuck was recognized by the Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISRT) as the 2015 Outstanding Technologist Award, as well as earning USI’s 2015 College of Nursing and Health Professions Excellence in Teaching Award.

Both Cook and Schmuck were elected to new positions on the ISRT board of directors. Cook, immediate past president, is now a senior board member, and Schmuck was elected vice president of the board.

Dr. Roberta Hoebeke, professor of nursing, was named the 2015 Alumni Service Award Winner for the Michigan State University College of Nursing for her work with those in need.

Kim Parsons, chair of Dental Assisting, assumed the duties of chair for Dental Hygiene. She served as interim chair of Dental Hygiene following the retirement of Deborah Carl Wolf in Spring 2015.

Wes Phy, chair of Respiratory Therapy, received a master’s degree in secondary education from USI. He has over 32 years of extensive experience in all areas of respiratory therapy, including education, management, home care, pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary diagnostics, and adult and pediatric critical care.

Mary Rock, RN, JD, was selected by Indiana Governor Mike Pence to serve on the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Her four-year term began July 1, 2015.

Dr. Ann White, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dr. Erin Reynolds, assistant professor of health services/health administration have been appointed by USI’s President Linda L. M. Bennet to the Distance Education Advisory Committee to represent the College. The mission of this committee is to consider issues that affect the development and delivery of distance education courses and programs and to make recommendations on matters affecting distance education.

Britney Orth will be joining the Dean of Students Office as the assistant director of Student Conduct. Orth is a 2003 graduate of the University of Southern Indiana where she double-majored in broadcast journalism and sociology while serving as president of the Student Government Association. She completed her Masters of Education in College Student Personnel at the University of Louisville. She has held a variety of professional positions at Southern Methodist University, the University of Evansville, Ivy Tech and USI.

In her role, Orth will serve as a member of the University’s Care Team and will work closely with Housing and Residence Life. Dean of Students, Dr. Bryan Rush, said, “Britney has a rich commitment to USI and our students. I am excited to see the support and accountability she will provide to the community.”

Gregory Johnson has been promoted to Assistant Director of Planning, Research and Assessment (OPRA), as of November 1. Johnson has a master’s in experimental psychology from Indiana State (2011) and bachelor degrees in both psychology and sociology from Western Kentucky University (2007). He joined USI in 2012 as a research associate in OPRA, and until May 2015 he also served as an adjunct biostatistics lecturer the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Health Services program.

Dr. Renee Frimming was the recipient of the Sydney L. & Sadelle Berger
Faculty Community Service Award. The Berger Community Service Award recognizes a University faculty member for distinguished community service to groups, agencies and institutions external to the University of Southern Indiana.

Dr. Thomas Weber’s article “borjo coffeehouse: Franchise, Independence, & Starbucks” was published recently inEntrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

Dr. Joyce Gulley, associate professor of Teacher Education, was selected for the Celebrating Literacy Award by the Evansville Area Reading Council. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of literacy education.

Xavia Harrington was nominated by a USI student and won a Pearson Professor Award. Pearson’s overall mission is to help people progress in their lives through learning-all kinds of people and all kinds of learning. One Professor pays tribute to higher education faculty who make a difference in the world everyday.  In an age dominated by the latest social network or gadget, the most meaningful connections still happen between people. Through the stories of students, One Professor highlights the importance of these connections and aims to inspire students everywhere to open up their minds to the world of possibilities right in front of them, in classrooms each day.

Dr. Mary Ann Shifflet was featured as part of the JMP Marketing blog series “Beyond Spreadsheets.”

Dr. Glenna Bower has been promoted from assistant dean to associate dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. Bower also serves as chair of the Kinesiology and Sport Department and associate professor of kinesiology and sport.

Dr. Bonnie Beach has been promoted from associate dean and Interim chair of Teacher Education to associate dean and chair of Teacher Education. She is also professor of education in the Teacher Education Department.

Dr. Jennifer Williams’ article “Cyberbullying victimization:  Do victims’ personality and risky social network behaviors contribute to the problem?” was accepted for publication in Computers in Human Behavior.

Dr. Perry Burnett’s research article: “Land Use Regulations and Regional Economic Development,” was accepted for publication in the well-known journal: Land Economics.

Note: Land Economics ranks 10 out of 192 journals in Urban and Regional Economics (Barrett, Olia and Bailey 2000)

This article will mark the second publication by Dr. Burnett in Land Economics.

Dawn M. Worman BSN ’07, MSN ’10, instructor in Nursing, was selected for the 2015 Melissa Faye and John M. Lawrence Baccalaureate Faculty Teaching Award. The award is selected by the 2015 senior class and given to a member of the undergraduate faculty who demonstrates a commitment to nursing education.

The award is given by John M. Lawrence ’73, a generous benefactor of the College of Nursing and Health Professions and its nursing programs.

Dr. Dinko Bacic is the 2015 recipient of the Romain College of Business Dean’s Teaching Award.

Dr. Gongjun Yan is the 2015 recipient of the Romain College of Business Dean’s Research Award.

Dr. Jack Smothers is the 2015 recipient of the Romain College of Business Dean’s Service Award.

Dr. Chad Milewicz is the 2015 co-recipient of the Romain College of Business Dean’s Excellence Award in Research.

Mr. Tim Bryan is the 2015 co-recipient of the Romain College of Business Dean’s Excellence Award in Service.

Dr. Kathy Elpers was recognized as the Region 8 Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

Dr. Gabriela Mustata Wilson, assistant professor of health services/administration, participated in a live conversation on Health Informatics with WNIN on February 16, 2015. With her in the studio were Chris Thompson, coordinator of clinical simulations from USI, Aaron Litherland, CEO of ClearFuture Healthcare and Brian Norris, CIO for Perscio, who joined from Indianapolis. Listen to the entire program here: http://news.wnin.org/post/trend-health-informatics

Dr. Khaled Elkhal and Dr. Sudesh Mujumdar had an article published in the Journal of Applied Economics and Business (2014, Vol.2, Issue 4), titled “There Should be NO CAP on Subordinated Debt: William Poole is Right!”

Dr. Jill Raisor, assistant professor of Education, recently received the Christine L. Fisher Early Childhood Education Grant from the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children. The grant will provide toddler and preschool aged children at the USI Children’s Learning Center an opportunity to work with USI artists, Al Holen (ceramics) and Rob Millard-Mendez (woodworking), in preparation for an annual art show.

Dr. Perry Burnett, Dr. Kenneth Shemroske and Dr. Mohammed Khayum had an article published in Administrative Issues Journal, 4(2). It is titled: “Disrupting Faculty Service: Using Technology to Increase Academic Service Productivity.”

The Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series announced that 3 Southwestern Indiana women have been selected as members of its historic 25th Anniversary Class of 2014-2015.  Renee Kabrick, Pepper Mulherin andDaniela Vidal join a group of 25 women from around the state to participate in the annual women’s leadership development program.

Dr. Perry Burnett and Dr. Curtis R. Price’s paper (co-authored with T.H. Kuethe): “Consumer preference for locally grown produce: an analysis of willingness-to-pay and geographic scale,” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development 2(1):269-278. (2011) was cited in the following USDA Report to the U.S. Congress:

http://ers.usda.gov/media/1763057/ap068.pdf

Dr. Serah Theuri, assistant professor of Food and Nutrition, was the recipient of the Center for Applied Research and Economic Development Faculty, Outreach and Engagement Summer 2015 Fellowship Award.

Dr. Kevin Valadares, associate professor in Health Services, was a recipient of the USI Historic New Harmony Outreach and Engagement 2014-2015 Fellowship Award.

Dr. Stephanie Young, assistant professor of Communication Studies received the USI Foundation Outstanding Teaching by New Faculty Award.

USI Dahlstrom Garners GLVC Weekly Honor

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Dahlstrom averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game as the Eagles improved to 9-1 on the season.In USI’s 63-43 win over Northern Michigan University on Saturday, Dahlstrom racked up a career-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists, and a pair of blocks. She went 6-of-8 (.750) from the field and 4-of-6 (.667) from the free throw line.

The following day, Dahlstrom recorded a game-high tying 15 points, seven rebounds, and a career-high three assists in USI’s 66-48 victory over Ferris State University. She went 6-of-10 (.600) and 3-of-6 (.500) from the foul line.

For the week, Dahlstrom went 12-of-18 (.667) from the field and recorded a 5.0 assist-to-turnover ratio. Dahlstrom is averaging 8.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in 2015-16.

This is the first GLVC Player of the Week honor for Dahlstrom and the first for USI Women’s Basketball since Anna Hackert earned the final honor of the 2014-15 season (February 23, 2015).

USI, which improved to 11th in the latest Herosports.com Top 25, returns to action January 7 when it resumes GLVC play against Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. The Eagles have won seven straight games.

USI Men Back On The Road This Week

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 USI Is Back On The Road This Week
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to the road this week, playing in the Bellarmine Classic Friday and Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. USI is slated to play Shaw University Friday and St. Catharine College Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m. (CST) each day.

  • Game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball games, including live stats, audio and video, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.

This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:

Eagles finish homestand with 5-1 mark. USI went 5-1 in the longest homestand of the season after opening GLVC action with an 89-61 win over McKendree University and an 85-64 victory over the University of Illinois Springfield. Junior guard Bobo Drummond led the Eagles in scoring last week with 18.0 points, while junior guard Jeril Taylor dropped in 14.0 points per contest.

Four in double-digits to start the year.  USI has four players averaging in double-digit to start the 2015-16 campaign. Junior guard Jeril Taylor and freshman guard Alex Stein are currently on top of the USI scoring column with 15.8 and 14.5 points per game, respectively, while junior guard Bobo Drummond is third with 13.5 points per outing and senior forward George Edwards is dropping in 12.8 points per contest.

Reaching career and season-highs last week. Several Eagles reached career and season-highs last week. Senior guard Travis Britt posted a career-high with 15 points and junior guard Bobo Drummonddished a career-best seven assists in the win over McKendree. Junior guard Cortez Macklin dropped in a season-high 18 points, while senior forward George Edwards matched a career-high with four assists.

Watson back on the bench. USI Head Coach Rodney Watson will be back on the bench this week after missing the Illinois Springfield contest with minor surgery last Friday. Assistant Coach Brent Owen subbed in for Watson during the GLVC contest.

USI at the Bellarmine Classic. USI is 10-2 in the Bellarmine Classic the tournament began in 2009. Last year, USI lost to eventual 2015 national champion Florida Southern College, 91-80, and defeated Ohio Valley University, 84-83.

USI vs. Shaw. USI and Shaw University will be matching up in men’s basketball for the first time in the history of the two programs.

Shaw in 2015-16. The Bears of Shaw University are 1-6 to start 2015-16 and have lost their last three contests. Shaw started the year with three-straight losses before getting a win over Bluefield State University and starting a second three-game losing streak. The Bears have suffered three of the losses by three-points or less.

USI vs. St. Catharine. USI leads the all-time series with St. Catharine, 2-0, meeting the Patriots for the first time since 2011-12. The Eagles also are 1-0 on a neutral court versus SCC, defeating the Patriots, 65-62, at the Bellarmine Classic in 2011.

St. Catharine in 2015-16. The Patriots of St. Catharine are members of the NAIA and are 3-8 during the 2015-16 campaign. St. Catharine has won once in its last six contests.

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DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

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DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
By Susan Stamper Brown

What is it about Christmas that stirs hope in the hearts of even the most cynical?

We catch glimpses of forgiveness, acceptance and redemption, things we humans need most, while watching old Christmas classics like “Scrooge,” “Miracle on 34th Street,” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” — probably because we can easily relate to what is the best and worst of who we are while watching. Surely, even the doubters among us find reason for pause upon hearing the great line from “Miracle on 34th Street:” “If you can’t believe, if you can’t accept anything by faith…then you’re doomed for a life dominated by doubt.”

How true. Sometimes it just makes good sense to accept the unseen. Plugged in my basement is tiny device that I depend on with my life. It detects a toxic, invisible, and odorless gas I cannot see. Although I cannot see it, I believe carbon monoxide is real because of evidence proving its existence.

So it is with Christmas and its true meaning. In his book, “Science Speaks, An Evaluation of Certain Christian Evidences,” Professor Peter Stoner lays out the statistical odds that one man, Jesus, could fulfill every Old Testament Messianic prophecy.

Using only eight prophecies, Stoner found:

– Micah 5:2 foretold the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem and calculated the odds at one in 2.8 x ten to the fifth power.

– Malachi 3:1 predicted the Bethlehem-born Messiah would have a “forerunner” sent to prepare the way, with odds at one in ten to the third power.

– Zechariah 9:9 predicted this ruler who had a forerunner was born in Bethlehem, but entered Jerusalem as a king riding on a donkey — at one in ten to the second power.

– Zechariah 11:12 said this ruler would be betrayed for thirty pieces of silver — at one in ten to the third power.

– Zechariah 11:13 predicted that remorse would inspire the betrayer to return the silver and the priests would use it to purchase a field from a potter, rather than return the blood money to the temple treasury — at ten to the fifth power.

– Isaiah 53:7 predicted an innocent man who was betrayed, oppressed, and afflicted yet would remain silent during his trial — at one in ten to the third power.

– Psalm 22:16 predicted the death of this innocent man by crucifixion, an execution method not yet invented — at one in ten to the fourth power.

To illustrate the odds that all eight prophesies would be fulfilled in one man, Stoner translates the number, ten to the 17th power, in silver dollars, fully covering the state of Texas two feet deep. One silver dollar is then marked, dropped from an airplane, and stirred into the mass while a blindfolded man is instructed to travel the state for as long and far as he pleases, but at some point must pick up the marked silver dollar on his first try.

Although there are more than 300 Old Testament Messianic prophecies fulfilled by Jesus’ birth, some still doubt. As Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it,” so maybe we ask the wrong questions. Or, maybe our perception is so tainted with skepticism it’s impossible to believe historical and scientific facts.

But for those of us who refuse to be “doomed for a life dominated by doubt,” let us draw close in the silence of this sacred moment in humble reverence that after 400 years of deafening quiet, post Old Testament final writings, God broke through the silence with his love in action. As Luke 2 describes: “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.’”

Merry Christmas.

IS IT TRUE DECEMBER 25 and 26 2015

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IS IT TRUE State officials will be reviewing IVY TECH Indiana’s statewide because of low graduation rates.  …full time students completing their classes within two years is around 5 percent? . ..this percentage is well below the national average?

IS IT TRUE IVY TECH is searching for a new president because of the upcoming retirement of Thomas Snyder?  …that we hear that Chancellor of IVY TECH, Evansville and former Mayor Jonathan Wienzapfel is interested in replacing retiring President Thomas Snyder?

IS IT TRUE Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann will be applying for the position of the next President of IVY TECH statewide?   …it looks like Lt. Governor Ellspermann shall be selected as the next President of IVY TECH because Governor Pence supports her move?

IS IT TRUE we felt that former Evansville Mayor and current Chancellor Wienzapfel would had been a good choice as the next President of IVY TECH?

IS IT TRUE we hear that Missy Mosby  and her search committee is passing out Christmas presents and Democratic Party Chairman Rob Faulkner didn’t get one?  …City Council President elect and her search committee has decided to give the City Council attorney job to a well respected and known Republican from Newburgh?

IS IT TRUE we hear that Democratic Party Chairman Faulkner supported everybody that won re-election on the “Winnecke Slate” ?  …the Democrats will control the 2016 City Council by a 5 to 4 margin?  …we wonder why the of the Democratically controlled City Council decided not to give Faulkner this political patronage appointment?

IS IT TRUE todays  “READERS POLL”  question is; Do you feel that George Lumley effort in exposing DMD and Brownsfields bad business decisions is worthwhile?

IS IT TRUE we wish you and yours a MERRY CHRISTMAS?

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