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Serving Up Compliance- Tips for the Restaurant Industry

August 2025   Wage and Hour Division Indianapolis District Office Monthly Update     Serving Up Compliance- Tips for the Restaurant Industry   FREE EVENT!!! Employers, HR Professionals, Employees and Advocacy Groups, please join the Indianapolis Wage and Hour Division and EEOC for our free webinar to learn about key workplace topics in the restaurant industry:Taking a tip credit & tip poolingDeductionsNon-tipped workChild LaborRecordkeeping best practicesReasonable accommodationsHarassment and

Grant Regional Adult Education Student Orientation Sept 8 & 9

Work Based Learning Forum, Fort Wayne, Nov 11, 2025

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Giants Compete with the Best in the Nation at Annual Math Convention

Giants compete with the best in the nation at annual math conventionMHS brings home 6 individual awards, 13th place as a team Several Marion Community Schools students showed off their math skills to a national audience recently, competing at the Mu Alpha Theta National Convention, where two MHS students and and two MHS instructors earned individual awards, six in total. 23 members of the Marion High School chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, an international mathematics honor society, attended the convention in

CSA Civic Theatre Launches 2025–2026 Season with Into the Woods This Weekend – Season Tickets Now Available!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 4, 2025CSA Civic Theatre Launches 2025–2026 Season with Into the Woods This Weekend – Season Tickets Now Available! MARION, IN — The Community School of the Arts (CSA) kicks off its highly anticipated 2025–2026 theatre season this weekend with the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods. Performances will take place August 7–9 at 7:00 p.m. and August 10 at 2:00 p.m. at the Walton Performing Arts Center at Marion High School. With two outstanding casts bringing this Sondheim

Career Center starts Beyond the Classroom: Invest in Afterschool Enrichment Opportunities Campaign

Advance Your Professional and Networking Skills with IUK Microcredential

PRESS RELEASE Advance your professional and networking skills with IUK microcredential KOKOMO, Ind. — Want to grow your personal brand? Looking to advance your career? This fall, you can equip yourself for professional success with a new offering from Indiana University Kokomo’s Achieve Improve Master (AIM) microcredential program. Participants will join Kersten Brunner, adjunct instructor in business, for an asynchronous online class, Professionalism and Networking. Beginning August 25, the program

Groups Scholars Prepares Incoming Students for College Success

Danielle Rush, communications specialist   Tel.: 765 432 9906 Email: darush@iu.edu   2300 S. Washington St. Kokomo, IN 46901 Kokomo.iu.edu  PRESS RELEASE More Groups Scholars photos here. Groups Scholars prepares incoming students for college success KOKOMO, Ind. — As the first in his family to go to college, Izaac McNew was unsure what to expect. He got an inside look at life at Indiana University Kokomo this summer by joining the Groups Scholars program. “Nobody else in my family has done

MHS Students, Grads earn AP Scholar Honors and More

MHS students, grads earn AP Scholar honors and moreMHS students passed 129 AP exams for 11 different courses, with an overall passing rate 54.3% — though for some math and science exams passing rates exceeded 80%, even hitting 100% in chemistry! Several current Marion High School students and members of the MHS Class of 2025 have been recognized by the College Board for their cumulative excellent performance on multiple Advanced Placement tests in the 2024-25 school year or earlier in their high school

Marion Community Schools Chosen for ICHE Teacher Residency Program

MCS chosen for ICHE Teacher Residency Program Marion Community Schools has been selected by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to participate in their Teacher Residency Grant Program, which supports high-quality mentoring experiences for future educators.   The Teacher Residency Program, modeled after medical residency and apprenticeship programs, provides year-long, paid teaching experiences for student educators who plan on teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. Student educators teach

Indiana Wesleyan University Awarded Collegiate Purple Star of Indiana

Contacts: Pam Downing, Director of Communications pam.downing@indwes.edu Indiana Wesleyan University Awarded Collegiate Purple Star of Indiana Indianapolis (July 18) – Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) has been awarded the inaugural Collegiate Purple Star of Indiana (CPSI) by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA). The CPSI recognizes eligible postsecondary institutions that have successfully demonstrated a supportive environment for U.S.

Upcoming Skills Training with Ivy Tech: Industrial Robotics, Leadership Dev., Emotional Intelligence for Supervisors, Microsoft Excel, SHRM/CP/SCP Cert, CNA Training, Conflict Management

&##128197; Upcoming Skills Trainings Listed by start date. &##129302; Industrial Robotics Bootcamp – PLC Level 2 Advanced training for those familiar with automation basics. You’ll learn to:Program HMIs and integrate analog signalsDevelop advanced ladder logicConfigure networked componentsPrepare for SACA Silver & Gold certifications &##128200; PLC Technician roles are projected to grow 30% by 2031. Details:&##128197; August 4 – August 8&##128344; 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM&##128205; Marion Campus, Room

OSHA 10-Hour General Industry On the Job Safety Training at Ivy Tech July 21 & 25

May 2025 Labor Market Review

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