{"id":17754,"date":"2014-12-10T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T20:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/?post_type=news&p=17754"},"modified":"2014-12-10T15:42:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T20:42:59","slug":"att-aspire-grant","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

AT&T Indiana today announced an $18,500 AT&T Aspire<\/a> contribution to Indiana Tech that will help prepare students for future success.<\/p>\n

AT&T Indiana President Bills Soards made the announcement at the university this morning, joined by State Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, former State Sen. Tom Wyss and Indiana Tech President Dr. Arthur Snyder.<\/p>\n

Snyder explained that AT&T\u2019s contribution will support the continuation and expansion of the\u00a0 Career Readiness Program, \u201cEquipped!\u201d \u00a0Through this program, college students and new graduates will gain workforce readiness and career leadership skills.\u00a0 Participants will be trained in job search skills such as how to network, proper use of social media, and the application process.\u00a0 They will interact with employers in seminars and workshops where students will build their knowledge and practice these essential skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the elements of this program point to creating a viable and adaptive workforce that is prepared to face the changing needs of employers and customers,\u201d GiaQuinta said.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to celebrate AT&T\u2019s recognition of Indiana Tech\u2019s plans today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIndiana Tech and AT&T are providing outstanding services to benefit students for an opportunity at a successful future,\u201d Henry said. \u201cI continue to be encouraged by our community\u2019s commitment to education as we work together to make a positive difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the most significant corporate educational initiatives in the U.S., AT&T Aspire<\/a> has already impacted more than one million students across all 50 states since the program launched in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to see Indiana Tech innovating and empowering young people,\u201d Wyss said.\u00a0 \u201cWith AT&T\u2019s contribution, they\u2019ll be encouraging students, educators and caregivers to utilize new technologies for personal, career and community growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve long been committed to using technology to deliver the best possible educational experience to our students, and AT&T is a leading innovator in this area,\u201d Snyder said. \u201cWe are extremely grateful for their support of our efforts to provide Indiana Tech students and graduates with crucial workforce readiness and career leadership skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation is the best investment we can make to ensure our new hires start day one with the skills they need,\u201d Soards said.\u00a0 \u201cThrough AT&T Aspire, we\u2019re engaging our network, mobile and cloud technologies, our employees and our partners to make a transformational impact on learning.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-17754","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services - Indiana Tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/\",\"name\":\"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services - Indiana Tech\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-10T20:42:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-10T20:42:59+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/\",\"name\":\"Indiana Tech\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services - Indiana Tech","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/","url":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/","name":"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services - Indiana Tech","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-12-10T20:42:59+00:00","dateModified":"2014-12-10T20:42:59+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/att-aspire-grant\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AT&T Aspire Grant Supports Career Services"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/","name":"Indiana Tech","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/17754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/17754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indianatech.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}