BY MARAH HARBISON Dec. 8, 2017 Managing high-risk situations as a new nurse can be stressful. Imagine the pressure of performing advanced cardiac life support on a patient for the first time or the intensity of caring for a baby born addicted to opioids who is experiencing withdrawal. These situations leave little room for nurses to [...]
Posted: Jan 14, 2018 10:06 AM ESTUpdated: Jan 14, 2018 10:45 AM EST By Kate Springer CONNECT MADISON, In. (WDRB) -- It's winter break at the Ivy Tech campus in Madison, Indiana, but a group of women are crowded into a classroom learning the basics of welding, an in-demand trade that could mean a high-paying job. "We're [...]
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded the Community Education Coalition (CEC) of Columbus, Indiana and its largest regional initiative, the EcO Network of Southeast Indiana (Economic Opportunities through Education), a grant of $9,750. The Duke energy funds will support the regional EcO Champion Network and the EcO Attainment Network to focus on initiatives that will [...]
Nearly 40 Ivy Tech Community College Columbus and IUPUC faculty and administrators along with community leaders attended the fall kick-off event for the Gateway Community of Practice at the Columbus Learning Center. The event featured Dr. Steven Combs, Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College Columbus and Dr. Reinhold Hill, IUPUC Vice Chancellor and Dean. The IUPUC [...]
Did you know October is national Manufacturing Month? In honor of @ECONetworksorg manufacturing partners, we are highlighting all that our industry partners do for Southeast Indiana every week during the month of October. This week, we are highlighting the recent Columbus Area Career Connection- (C4) Counselor Lunch & Learn that took place with industry partners [...]
Today Lumina Foundation announced the Community Education Coalition (CEC) of Columbus, Indiana and its largest regional initiative, the EcO Network of Southeast Indiana (Economic Opportunities through Education), are among 17 communities in America receiving designation as a ‘Talent Hub’. The CEC and EcO Network earned this new designation by meeting rigorous standards for creating environments [...]
(SOURCE: The Republic) http://www.therepublic.com/2017/07/04/drawing_the_future/
Adult learners have a unique opportunity to overcome barriers encountered along the way to earning the type of credentials needed to gain employment. Within the EcO Network in Southeast Indiana, the collaborative work of three Adult Education providers is developing the skilled workforce employers are seeking by skilling-up a population usually considered at risk. When [...]
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Second Degree Accelerated track began with its first cohort in May of last year, made possible by the collaborative effort of the Community Education Coalition (CEC), Economic Opportunities through Education (EcO) Network, Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), and East Indiana Area [...]
