Academic Outreach
The Academic Outreach (AO) department provides comprehensive services that support Indiana Tech students’ academic achievement from the point of their admission through degree completion. Among the services offered are: tutoring programs and academic skills development, TRiO program services, support for students with disabilities, and academic coaching with special emphasis on advising services for first year students.
Academic coaches work in conjunction with program faculty advisors to assist students in making decisions about major areas of study. First-year students are assigned an academic coach who will offer personalized, one-on-one support in areas such as course selection, choice of major, and understanding the program curriculum. Each student will develop an academic plan that will guide their academic journey from enrollment to graduation. Coaches will also provide the following services:
- General education advising
- Academic resources and services
- Major and minor options
- Intended major changes
- Graduation requirements
- Academic probation advising
Student Support Services/TRiO
Student Support Services offers tutorial assistance, academic counseling, study skills classes, and general assistance to eligible Indiana Tech students. Located in Andorfer Commons, Student Support Services is a walk-in center where students may go to arrange the assistance they need to assure their academic success. Students are encouraged to seek assistance early in the semester, as there are a limited number of tutors available. Computers and printers are available to students from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tutoring is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Library Services
The McMillen Library is located in the west wing of the Academic Center. The two story facility includes a main reading reading room, library offices, and technically enhanced spaces for collaborative learning. It is named after Dale W. McMillen, who donated the first library building on the campus in 1962. McMillen Library provides convenient access to resources for faculty/ student instruction and research. The library contains about 15,000 books, media and periodicals supporting the academic programs. Access to electronic books, databases and subject guides is provided. The Ray E. Broshar Career Resource Center is also housed in the library. Open seven days a week, professional librarians and paraprofessional staff are available to assist people at each stage of research via email, phone or in-person.
Career Services
The Career Center prepares students and alumni for professional and personal success by providing advising, programs and activities related to self-assessment, career exploration and job search preparation. Services include personal skills/interest inventory assessment and counseling, career exploration, internships, professional development guidance, job fairs, etiquette training, networking events, and an on-campus interviewing program. Employment opportunities are posted for full-time, internship, part-time, and summer job openings.
The Career Center provides extensive guidance and assistance in job search strategies and resources, resume preparation, interviewing skills, mock interviews, and assessing job offers. Guiding students in appropriate professional business practices is an underlying theme for all Career Center services and is designed to provide a foundation for lifelong career strategy skills.
Information Technology Services
Indiana Tech is committed to providing students a level of technological competency that will meet or exceed the needs of employers who hire our graduates. By graduation, depending on the degree program, a student will have competency on various types of computers and software. Due to the changing nature of technology, our curriculum emphasizes becoming productive with common hardware and software concepts rather than a particular brand of computer or software package.
In order to support this integration and to encourage the use of technology, Indiana Tech provides a variety of computing facilities for its faculty and students. With approximately 434 student computers at 16 locations, our primary facilities are well equipped for the utilization of technology both in and out of the classroom. Our continuing commitment to technology improvements is an important piece of our academic programs.
IndianaTech.net
IndianaTech.net is an ongoing initiative to provide technology to all students of Indiana Tech. Services provided through this initiative include (but are not limited to):
- E-mail, file storage, and MS Office web apps for all students provided via Outlook.com
- File storage available from on and off-campus
- Discounted software
- Secure, personal account for access to campus computers at all locations
- Classroom technology for instructional purposes
- Wireless access throughout all Indiana Tech classroom locations
- Residential Internet access
- Printing to select Indiana Tech printers from personal computers and mobile devices
- Campus one-card for the cafeteria, printing, copying, and on-campus purchases in some areas
This list continues to increase as technology use becomes more pervasive in society and on our campuses. Indiana Tech looks forward to finding new and innovative uses of technology which enhance academic opportunities for our students.
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