The Design Technology Program at Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette have joined Ivy Tech campuses across the state to produce components for face shields for front line essential healthcare workers. Faculty members have been busy using 3D printers to make 1870 face shields as part of 10,490 shields made statewide as of April 29.
Eleven Ivy Tech campuses are producing shields that are being sent to Indiana hospitals, nursing homes, fire departments, medical clinics and health departments with a central distribution center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Lafayette campus leads the way in the total number of shields made.
Faculty members who are producing the shields are Josh Nelson (Design Technology Program Chair), HaeJi Kwon, Matt Musick, Bill Murray, and Glen Roberson.
About Ivy Tech
Ivy Tech Community College serves communities across Indiana, providing world-class education and driving economic transformation. Ivy Tech is the state’s largest public postsecondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system. It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering high-value degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its communities, along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. Ivy Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette serves Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties from the main campus in Lafayette and sites in Crawfordsville, Monticello and Frankfort. Ivy Tech Lafayette offers associate degrees and certificates in the areas of business, health sciences, computing, technology, nursing, public services, education, applied science, engineering technology, and liberal arts.
For more information, visit ivytech.edu.