Henry Ford College will work with JCI on its Integrated Energy Master Plan. JCI has provided a grant to help HFC improve its HVAC programming.

The consortium seeks to improve rural workforce development and agricultural education.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education recognized the university for its summer bridge program’s success. It also provided the university with a grant to expand and improve the program.

The university’s SpaceTrek initiative, which strives to bolster the region’s aerospace workforce and encourage women to participate in the industry, has been expanded into West Virginia thanks to the grant funding. 

The university purchased a microbial identification system with the $381,870 Major Research Instrumentation grant it was awarded in the Fall 2024 semester.

The Bluegrass College Academy is a dual credit program that will allow students in Boyle County to earn an Associate of Art degree in tandem with their high school diploma.

The new Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment officially opened on February 4 and serves as a home for various gaming resources, equipment, and spaces for student relaxation. It will also be utilized by professors to incorporate gaming into their students’ learning.

The designation makes the university the first Franciscan research university in the country.

The university’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program launched in 2021 and has seen two cohorts of graduate students provide free services to the community, including speech therapy for children and routine screenings.

The new program will launch at IU East in the summer or fall semester, and students are already participating in the program at IU Kokomo.