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Ivy Tech offers credential
Ivy Tech Community College is offering a magnetic resonance credential, with classes beginning in June.
Qualified healthcare professionals who are credentialed and work in radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, or sonography are eligible to apply to the program. Certificate completion qualifies individuals to take MR board exams, and the certificate is recognized by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. In order to fulfill the MR certificate’s clinical training requirement, Ivy Tech will help students find placement at clinical sites, if needed.
“The training is designed for credentialed technologists who wish to potentially earn higher salaries by becoming MR board-certified,” said Melanie Castle, Ivy Tech assistant professor of medical imaging. “Credentialed technologists in more than one modality are highly sought after by healthcare employers.”
The certificate is offered completely online for the instructive component and can be completed in less than one year. The certificate is one of few short-term MR training options in Indiana and the surrounding region.
To be eligible to enroll, individuals must hold one of the following credentials: certification and registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists in radiography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, or sonography. Registration through one of the following is also accepted: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
The MR certificate is financial aid eligible and requires students to complete 18-24 credit hours depending on their need for clinical experience. Students who are already employed in the field may be able to count their employment toward clinical requirements.
Classes begin each semester and the next round of classes starts in June. There is no enrollment cap on online courses, but enrollment space is limited for clinical classes.
To learn more about eligibility requirements, contact Melanie Castle at [email protected] or 812-298-2376. To sign up, individuals must apply and enroll at Ivy Tech Community College and also apply and be admitted to the MR program. Apply online at ivytech.edu/apply-now. Find the MRI program application at ivytech.edu/medical-imaging and click “Terre Haute” under “Locations.”
Spring service project set
IUPUC’s Office of Student Involvement and the Student Government Activities board has scheduled its annual spring service project, The Big Event, for Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. — 1 p.m.
IUPUC is looking for Columbus-area homeowners in need of yard work such as raking, weeding, and mulching that the volunteers will perform free.
The Big Event was first initiated in 1982 at Texas A&M University by Joe Nussbaum, Vice President of the Student Government Association, as a way for students to say “Thank You” to the surrounding community. Since then, colleges and universities across the country have begun participating in this day of service.
Now in its sixth year, The Big Event Columbus is a way for IUPUC and its students to give back to the community it serves. According to Assistant Director of Student Affairs at IUPUC, Bailey Moss, “The Big Event Columbus is one example of IUPUC’s commitment to community engagement. We are excited to continue this IUPUC tradition and participate in the largest one-day, student-run service project in the nation.”
Columbus-area residents who are interested in having the volunteers come to their homes on April 11 can go to iupuc.edu/events/thebigevent to download and submit an application form. The application forms must be received by March 23, 2020.
For more information, go to www.iupuc.edu/events/thebigevent or contact Bailey Moss at (812) 375-7504 or via e-mail at [email protected].
IUPUC receives tree recognition
IUPUC was honored with 2019 Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. IUPUC achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning project. Currently there are 385 campuses across the United States with this recognition.
Senior honored at IU
BLOOMINGTON — Mason Shaffer, Columbus, a senior at Indiana University Kelley Business School and a member of Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity- I.U. Omega Chapter, was recently presented the national Erck Award along with a monetary gift of $2,000. The Erck Award is presented each year, at the national conference, to a senior who has demonstrated leadership in church, fraternity, campus and community affairs. The I.U. Omega Chapter also won the national academic and philanthropic award.
