FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2012
Ivy Tech Community College’s Bloomington campus will celebrate Black History Month by hosting the IU African American Dance Company and a diversity panel featuring Eric Love, Director of the Indiana University Office of Diversity Education.
The African American Dance Company will perform on Thursday, February 9 at Noon in the Ivy Tech Student Commons on the main campus, in the Connie and Steve Ferguson Academic Building. Their repertoire performance will include original choreography in a fusion of modern, jazz and Latin American dancing, under the direction of Iris Rosa, professor and choreographer.
The diversity panel featuring Eric Love, Director of the Indiana University Office of Diversity Education, will take place on Thursday, February 16 at Noon in room C132, also on Ivy Tech’s main campus. Love will moderate a panel discussion on the topic of “Why Black History Month is Still Relevant.” The panel will include community members, students, faculty and staff.
Ivy Tech Community College is committed to a diverse and inclusive educational environment that extends beyond tolerance to respect and affirms human difference.
Ivy Tech Bloomington’s main campus is located at the corner of 200 Daniels Way and State Road 48, on the west side of Bloomington. For more information about the college, log on www.ivytech.edu/bloomington.
About Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College is Indiana’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system. Ivy Tech serves more than 200,000 students annually and offers associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training in more than 70 programs across Indiana. The College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is committed to providing affordable, high-quality education aligned with the needs of Indiana’s workforce.
