Collaboration Is Key to Educating and Equipping for an AI Future
Ascend Indiana CEO Brad Rhorer emphasizes that strong collaboration between educators, employers and policymakers is essential to align skills, integrate AI into existing learning pathways and build an adaptable workforce for an AI-driven future.
Q&A: Why Indiana’s Regional Intermediaries Matter for Work-Based Learning
Ascend’s Emily Morphew highlights how regional intermediaries play a key role in connecting schools, employers and communities to expand and strengthen work-based learning opportunities across Indiana.
Expanding Opportunity Across Indiana Through Regional Collaboration
Ascend is aligning partners, tools, and data to strengthen regional workforce systems and expand opportunity across Indiana.
Ascend Indiana Broadens its Reach, Adding Three New Members Named to its Board of Directors
Ascend Indiana expanded its board by appointing three new members to strengthen its statewide workforce and education leadership.
Finalists Named for Ascend Indiana Talent Innovation Award
Ascend Indiana named finalists for its 2026 Talent Innovation Award, recognizing organizations advancing STEM talent and strengthening Indiana’s future workforce.
Student Voices Powering Ball State’s County Ambassador Program and Encouraging Graduates to Make Indiana Home
Ball State’s County Ambassador Program empowers students to share pride in their home communities, build leadership skills, and encourage peers to live and work in Indiana after graduation.
Creating Regional Strength: The Don Wood Foundation’s Role in Fort Wayne’s Economy
The Don Wood Foundation is transforming Northeast Indiana’s economy by uniting education, industry and community to build a skilled workforce and drive regional prosperity.
Empowering Indiana’s Next Generation of Talent
With support from the Questa Education Foundation, Zander Huss overcame financial barriers to pursue mechanical engineering at Trine University, emerging as a driven student-athlete committed to giving back to Northeast Indiana.
Regional Groups to be Awarded $1.2 Million for New Statewide Career Apprenticeship Initiative
12 regional organizations across Indiana have been awarded $1.2 million in grants to launch the Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway (INCAP), a statewide initiative preparing students for high-demand careers through paid, year-round apprenticeships starting in 2026.
No More Meetings for the Sake of Meeting: Moving Workforce Development from Talk to Action
After years of meaningful conversations about workforce challenges, Ascend President and CEO Brad Rhorer has noticed a pattern: we talk about the problems more than we move through them.
