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Ascend Indiana collaborates with 14 Indiana colleges and universities to help students enhance their search for jobs and internships statewide

Raquel Bahamonde2023-12-14T09:24:29-05:00December 14, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS – Ascend Indiana, the talent and workforce development initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), formed partnerships with 14 Indiana colleges and universities in 2023 to connect more students to good and promising career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network, the initiative’s online job matching platform, students will be able to connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and will receive increased one-on-one career guidance and job search support. In addition, these partnerships provide Indiana’s leading employers with a unique platform for hiring students. The 14 collaborator agreements are with the following Indiana colleges and universities: Ball State University (Muncie) Butler University (Indianapolis) Calumet College (Hammond) Earlham College (Richmond) Goshen College (Goshen) Grace College (Winona Lake) Hanover College (Hanover) Holy Cross College (Notre Dame) Indiana State University (Terre Haute) Indiana Wesleyan [...]

Indiana Wesleyan University partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

Raquel Bahamonde2023-10-10T08:29:53-04:00October 10, 2023|

Indiana Wesleyan University partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

Goshen College partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

Raquel Bahamonde2023-09-25T11:35:49-04:00September 22, 2023|

Goshen College partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

University of Evansville partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

Raquel Bahamonde2023-09-18T01:51:41-04:00September 14, 2023|

University of Evansville partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship searches while providing one-on-one support

Butler University partnering with Ascend Indiana to connect students with Indiana employers

Raquel Bahamonde2023-02-22T08:42:28-05:00February 21, 2023|

INDIANAPOLIS (February 21, 2023) – Butler University is partnering with Ascend Indiana to connect more students to good and promising career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network (the initiative’s online job matching platform), Butler students can connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and receive increased one-on-one career guidance and job search support. In addition, this partnership provides Indiana’s leading employers with a unique platform for hiring Butler students. Since its inception in 2017, Ascend has connected more than 3,000 Hoosiers with jobs and training opportunities in all sectors across the state. More than 600 employers are currently using the Network. “Ascend has already helped many of our students connect to jobs and internships and we look forward to the connections they will help our students make in the future,” Brooke Barnett, Butler’s [...]

Grace College partners with Ascend Indiana to help students with career and internship opportunities

Raquel Bahamonde2023-02-22T08:51:39-05:00February 20, 2023|

WINONA LAKE, Ind. (Feb. 20, 2023) – Grace College has formed a partnership with Ascend Indiana to connect more students to strong career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network, the initiative’s online job matching platform, Grace College students will be able to connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and will receive increased one-on-one career guidance and job search support. In addition, this partnership provides Indiana’s leading employers with a unique platform for hiring Grace College students. “The Center for Career Connections office at Grace is pleased to offer a variety of ways students can make meaningful connections to gain experience or launch their career,” said Denise Terry, director of the Center for Career Connections. “The Ascend partnership provides quality opportunities for our students and a highly accessible pathway for connection supported by [...]

IBJ: Ascend Indiana Developing Strategies to Keep College Grads in State

Raquel Bahamonde2022-08-22T12:50:15-04:00August 22, 2022|

The CICP talent initiative Ascend Indiana is committed to making Indiana a place of economic opportunity for all by helping to keep college graduates in state through internships and good and promising jobs. Recently, Ascend Indiana President and CEO Jason Kloth spoke to Sam Stall with the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) about several pathways the non-profit it using to achieve its goals of closing the talent gap in Indiana. “We want to bridge the connectivity gap between employers and talent in our state,” Kloth said. “The Ascend Network is the technology platform that addresses connectivity between the job seeker and the employer. The second platform is Ascend Services, which brings together employers, education providers and elected officials to build new programmatic content. The third is Ascend Insights, which is all about research and public policy.” Also, among its many partners [...]

Ascend Indiana enhances Network job platform in preparation for statewide expansion, raises more than $23 million

Raquel Bahamonde2021-11-03T09:42:40-04:00November 3, 2021|

INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 3, 2021) – Ascend Indiana has raised $23.8 million to expand its organization and enhance the infrastructure for the Ascend Network, its proven online job platform that helps job seekers find a job, internship, or training opportunity in Indiana that matches their interests and skills. The Network features open roles at over 550 employers in the state and, through its collective efforts, has directly connected more than 2,300 individuals with their next career opportunity. The updated Network infrastructure, which includes improved accessibility for those with disabilities, makes it easier and more efficient for users to find a job. It also enables Ascend Indiana to expand statewide partnerships that would serve additional employers and job seekers across Indiana. “Over the last year and a half, the employment landscape in Indiana has changed drastically, from the record high unemployment rates [...]

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