Brendan Cifone, a recent graduate of the Erskine Green Training Institute who is blind, plays guitar to relax between assignments during his internship at the Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Recognizes EGTI Student
February, 26, 2016 Recognized by President and CEO Michael Haley this week during our State of the Region Address, Zach O’Connor is an outstanding student from the The Arc of Indiana, training at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital with the Erskine Green Training Institute: “Zach makes genuine connections with our patients.” Here’s Zach’s story ———————————–… Read more »
“Just the Facts” About Erskine Green Training Institute
Listen in as Michelle Fischer talks with Megan Stevenson, director of the Erskine Green Training Institute, to get answers to questions that have come up as she and Jeanne Scheets, director of marketing and partner programs, meet with parents, prospective students, educators and others. This postsecondary education program developed by The Arc of Indiana Foundation provides… Read more »
AWS Foundation Awards $250,000 to Benefit Erskine Green Training Institute
The AWS Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Erskine Green Training Institute to be used for student scholarships, commissions to artists for artwork that will be displayed at the institute’s adjoining Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center, and research and data collection on the impact the training institute has on its graduates. The… Read more »
IBJ Editorial: Everyone Wins in Hotel Venture
It would be difficult to think of a better win-win-win. Arc of Indiana’s plan to open a training facility in a Muncie hotel in January that will prepare people with disabilities to work in the hospitality and food-service industries benefits everyone: the Hoosiers who will learn marketable skills, the hotel managers who will gain a… Read more »
IBJ: Hotel to pioneer unique training program for people with disabilities
An Indianapolis not-for-profit is readying to open a 150-room Courtyard by Marriott in Muncie billed as a first-of-its-kind teaching hotel for people with disabilities. The six-story hotel owned and operated by The Arc of Indiana will house the Erskine Green Training Institute, a facility that will offer nine- to 13-week courses for up to 200… Read more »
The Arc of Indiana Training Institute Named “Erskine Green Training Institute” in Honor of Carl Erskine, Steve Green
The Arc of Indiana Foundation is pleased to announce that the postsecondary training institute for people with disabilities, under construction in Muncie, Indiana, has been named the Erskine Green Training Institute in honor of Carl Erskine and Steve Green and their families. This one-of-a-kind program will provide vocational training for a variety of jobs in the hotel, food service, and healthcare environments. It is scheduled to open to its first students in January, 2016.
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation Makes $3 Million Impact on Community
The Arc and IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation Press Release-1 A $3 million commitment from the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation has been pledged to create job training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Specific healthcare focused training will be an option at The Arc’s Training Institute and Teaching Hotel, which… Read more »
‘Special place’: Ground broken for new hotel
Published by The Star Press Written by Keith Roysdon Because of occasional showers outside Tuesday morning, groundbreaking ceremonies for Muncie’s new downtown hotel were moved inside the Horizon Convention Center, adjacent to where the Courtyard by Marriott hotel and a city parking garage will be built over the next year. The convention center location —… Read more »