Letter from Our President It was wonderful to have so many alumni, students, family members and friends together on campus during Homecoming and Family Weekend this year. From a personal perspective, Maria and I enjoy catching up with the many alumni we’ve come to know as friends these past few years. For the university, it’s also an excellent opportunity to welcome our newest students, and their family members, into the Warrior community. Those who joined us for this special event had the chance to see and experience firsthand some of the many new things happening around our university, including those featured in this issue of Indiana Tech Magazine. On page 16, as part of our full homecoming coverage, you can learn more about the latest facilities to open at the Warrior Park athletic complex: the new track and field stadium and multi-purpose athletic building. As part of the ribbon-cutting celebration for the new facilities, alum Jack Balko ’58 made a special donation of an early model of his patented ACCUTRACK race timing and photo finish system. Read more about Jack and his support of Tech on page 20.
perhaps envy-inducing) photos from their time in Italy on page 38. Our study-abroad students have also been sharing updates on their experiences on a special blog created to document their time there in words, pictures and video; make sure to visit academics.indianatech.edu/beyond/studyabroad/florence-2019 to see it all. Made possible in part through the generosity of Indiana Tech alum Blaise Alexander and his wife Gabriela, the Florence trip is one example of the significant impact that our alumni, friends and community members have on our current students. I’m grateful for the many ways that each of our alums supports our students and our university. On page 40, you can learn more about another alum who has made a difference in both his career and his generosity towards his alma mater, Stanley Puskarz ’58. As higher education continues to evolve, Indiana Tech consistently works to stay connected, not only to the needs of students, but to employers as well. An important part of our work in this area is the development of corporate partnerships, which enable us to keep our degree programs relevant and compelling, while also helping employers in attracting, developing and retaining the talent they need to succeed. Learn more about our work in this area on page 8.
Indiana Tech continues to see strong interest from students in living on our beautiful campus. Responding to this demand, we opened the new Summit Hall in August. See photos and learn more about its unique features, including groundWith the close of the traditional undergraduate floor dining and retail space, on page 24. With fall semester and our late fall online class sessions the opening of the new Summit Hall, the original soon to come, it will not be long before we’re Kalbfleisch Hall, dedicated in 1963 in honor of looking ahead to the start of the new year. I wish Tech founder and first president John Kalbfleisch, each of you the best for the coming holiday season closed. Of course, we continue to honor President and the new year, and offer you my sincerest Kalbfleisch—the former Warrior Row C residence thanks for all you do as Warriors! was rechristened in his name this fall. Learn more about the newly named Kalbfleisch Hall on page 11. Warm regards, As part of our mission to prepare students for active participation, career advancement and leadership in the global 21st century society, Indiana Tech has been expanding opportunities for students to study abroad. This fall, a group of Tech students has spent the semester living and studying in Florence, Italy. You can read about the program and see a range of beautiful (and
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Fall 2019
Karl W. Einolf, Ph.D. President
