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Brown County Schools awarded ROI Ready Schools implementation grant
Initiative aims to align school districts to the education and workforce needs of employers and industry in the Indiana Uplands
Eighteen Indiana Uplands school teachers begin year-long STEM Fellowship program
Eighteen educators from schools in the Indiana Uplands gathered July 30-31 at WonderLab Museum to begin a year-long leadership and teaching program to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities in K-6 schools.
ROI awards Ready Schools grants to eleven school districts
Initiative aims to align school districts to the education and workforce needs of employers and industry in the Indiana Uplands.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: TASUS Corporation
On Thursday, regional K-12 educators toured TASUS Corporation. Headquartered in Bloomington, IN, TASUS Corporation is an advanced manufacturing facility supplying plastic molded components, decals and nameplates, and distributed products to the automotive and transportation markets.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: Singota Solutions
On Thursday, regional K-12 educators toured Singota Solutions in Bloomington, IN.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: CAP Group LLC
Regional K-12 educators visited CAP Group LLC in Bedford, Indiana on Tuesday.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: Cook Medical
ROI Educator Boot Camp Update: On Tuesday, regional teachers & educators visited Cook Medical in Bloomington, IN.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: TSC
ROI Educator Boot Camp Update: Today, regional teachers & educators visited Technology Services Corporation in Bloomington, IN.
ROI Educator Boot Camp: SAIC
ROI Educator Boot Camp Update: This morning, regional teachers & educators visited military contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) at the East Gate Business & Tech Center in Bedford to learn about mechanical jobs available at the facility. Thank you to Tony Kestranek who provided information about some of the SAIC’s electrical efforts, including cable manufacturing … Continue reading ROI Educator Boot Camp: SAIC
ROI Educator Boot Camp kicks off at WestGate Academy
Twenty-three educators from Southwest Central Indiana school districts will get an insiders look at companies in the life sciences, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Indiana’s Applied Research Institute unveils new name and brand; awards first contract to Purdue University
Team of researchers from Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame to collaborate on trusted microelectronics project INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2018) ─ The Applied Research Institute (ARI), a non-profit organization supported by the Governor of Indiana, presidents of top research universities, and industry leaders and working in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane … Continue reading Indiana’s Applied Research Institute unveils new name and brand; awards first contract to Purdue University
You’re Invited! ROI Annual Report to the Region
Please join Regional Opportunity Initiatives for our second Annual Report to the Region as we celebrate the hard work, innovation, and collaboration that is moving this region toward a more prosperous future.
IU Bloomington Center for Rural Engagement receives $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Indiana University Bloomington is strengthening existing collaborations and forging new partnerships throughout southwest central Indiana with the launch of the Center for Rural Engagement.
Regional Opportunity Initiatives Newsletter, February 2018
Subscribe to the ROI Newsletter. In this issue: CEO Update Save the date for the ROI Annual Report to the Region Occupational Needs Assessment underway Thank you to our sector partners! ROI education initiatives show impact in 2017 STEM Fellows tour IVY Tech labs, discover new ways to integrate technology in the classroom Former GM executive … Continue reading Regional Opportunity Initiatives Newsletter, February 2018