Cultivating Workforce Pipeline Partnerships: Education, Government, & Industry Dr. David Bathe, Chancellor, Lafayette, IN Dr. Geoff Knowles, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, Lafayette, IN

K-12 Partnership: Automation & Robotics Public Partnership: Frankfort Promise Industry Partnership: Precision Agriculture

SERVICE AREA HIGHLIGHTS 10 COUNTY SERVICE AREA Newton, Jasper, Benton, White, Carroll, Tippecanoe, Warren, Fountain, Montgomery, and Clinton LAFAYETTE CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS Over 130 acres Laboratory farm Union apprentice building Gipe Student Success Center Ivy Hall Griffin Hall Ross Hall Bane-Welker Agricultural Center Craig Porter Energy Center 3 BRANCH CAMPUSES Crawfordsville, Monticello, and Frankfort

SERVICE AREA HIGHLIGHTS 2018-2019 ENROLLMENT Students served: 11,198 Dual credit headcount: 4,511 Revenue-generating headcount: 6,667 Revenue-generating FTE: 2,828 48 PROGRAMS 133 DEGREES/CREDENTIALS AVAILABLE IT Agriculture Logistics Transfer opportunities

Automation & Robotics Technology Dual-Credit Technical Certificate South Montgomery High School, Crawfordsville, Indiana AART TC is designed to help build a pipeline for high school students to prepare for the local manufacturing workforce in a rural community Students take all technology classes at the high school Some general studies courses are offered at the nearby Ivy Tech Crawfordsville Campus (math, English, electives) that are not currently available at the high school for dual credit

Frankfort Promise City of Frankfort & Center Township, Indiana This partnership provides recent high school graduates with last-dollar-in scholarships Students must be recent high school graduate who reside in the City or Township A majority of credits are taken at the Frankfort Ivy Tech Campus Recent high school graduates must complete a FAFSA and apply to Ivy Tech The goal is to provide a local educated workforce in a rural county

WABASH HEARTLAND INNOVATION NETWORK (WHIN) $38.9 MILLION GRANT FROM THE LILLY ENDOWMENT Consortium of 10 counties in north-central Indiana devoted to working together to fuel prosperity by harnessing the power of Internet-enabled sensor to develop our region into a global epicenter of digital agriculture and next-generation manufacturing. Next-Generation Manufacturing: Enable real-time analytics of manufacturing process and delivery systems, and develop and develop manufacturing IoT test-beds. Develop Manufacturing Testbeds (DMET): Purdue's Michael Golden Labs/Indiana Manufacturing Institute, enabling real- time analytics of manufacturing processes and delivery systems Education: Develop content to increase regional employees' productivity using smart, IoT-empowered tools Implementation: Develop digital supply chain network model for participating manufacturers that can be used by procurement managers Digital Agriculture: Engage agriculture producers and businesses in the Wabash Valley region and develop agriculture IoT testbeds. Develop Ag Testbeds: Purdue/Ivy Tech (ABE, ACRE, Ivy Tech farm, and regional sites) Education: Career-ready certificates & ag producer/business trainings for digital readiness Implementation: Sensor application/adoption Regional Cultivation Fund: Invest in innovative, place-making projects that increase education, vitality, and prosperity in the region. Education: Provide and increase job readiness, training, and educational opportunities for current and future workforce Vitality: Increase attractiveness/usefulness of physical space for community benefit Connectivity: Engage and connect residents in the Wabash Heartland Region

WABASH HEARTLAND INNOVATION NETWORK (WHIN) $38.9 MILLION GRANT FROM THE LILLY ENDOWMENT Ivy Tech received an initial $1 million for initiatives in manufacturing and precision agriculture Next-Generation Manufacturing Installing sensors in Manufacturing Lab and other locations in Griffin Hall Developing curriculum to be used in academic courses related to IoT application in manufacturing Digital Agriculture Installed five sensor nodes on the farm, each collecting data on soil moisture, temperature, nitrates, and electric connectivity Expanding course offerings including Precision Agriculture and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Regional Cultivation Fund: WHIN Planning Grant – Indiana West Advantage of Montgomery County, Ivy Tech Lafayette, Bane-Welker Equipment, Co-Alliance and Indigo Ag were awarded $38,292 Goals: to determine if there is a need for expansion of current education programs to include precision agriculture technology; to determine unmet need of the companies in the region who are trying to hire workforce ready employees to work in digital agriculture Plan to apply for an Impact Grant which would be used to help expand and implement a Precision Agriculture program

Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, IN Questions? dbathe@ivytech.edu jknowles5@ivytech.edu Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette, IN