Ivy Tech Day 2025

Help us get off to a great start! The first $2,500 in gifts will be matched by retiree Rita Jackson. Her generous gift will bring our giving day total to $5,000!

You may be going home for the day, but we still have seven hours of giving! Every gift made after 5 p.m. will be matched by Campus Trustee Linda and Steve Gill up to $1,000.

When a total of $12,500 has been raised, an anonymous donor will donate $2,500 to Ivy Tech Kokomo! Their generous gift will bring our giving day total to $15,000.

Calling all night owls! Retiree Michelle Simmons will unlock $1,000 once the first 10 gifts of Ivy Tech Day are received starting at midnight.

Attention All Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area employees! James Fitzgerald, Program Chair for Business Administration, will unlock $1,000 when 100 employees donate on Ivy Tech Day!

Attention all Ivy Tech graduates! When 40 alumni make a gift, Campus Trustee and Distinguished Alumna Karen McLean (’89) will unlock $500.

Community First Bank of Indiana is proud to support Ivy Tech students! When 200 gifts are received, $2,000 from each Kokomo bank branch will be unlocked—totaling $6,000 for students’ success. This is more than a donation—it’s an investment in Ivy Tech students and the communities they’ll shape. This gift is in memory of Bill Hingst, longtime bank board chair and Ivy Tech donor, whose legacy of giving back continues to inspire.

When 55 members of the Kokomo, Logansport and Peru Circle of Ivy donate, Nancy Rhodes, Kokomo charter member, will unlock $500.

Attention, Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area Campus Trustees, Foundation Directors, and State Trustees! When all of you have made a gift, Annette Russell, president of the Kokomo Campus Board of Trustees, will donate $1,000.

Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann and Ivy Tech Foundation President Courtney have issued a statewide Employee Giving Challenge! Let's see each campus shine and show how many employees believe in our mission! #Give2Ivy #GrowIvyGrow

Get ready to level up and increase giving on Ivy Tech Day through the Presidents’ 10% Challenge! Each campus that increases the total amount raised by at least 10% will receive additional funding!

President Sue Ellspermann and President Courtney Roberts have issued the Traveling Chancellor Challenge! A campus can win this challenge by sharing creative social media content and using #ChancellorChallenge2025!

Any gift between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. will be matched 1:1 up to $1,000 by Cheryl and Scott Maple.

When a total of $7,500 has been raised, Ivy Tech Kokomo Campus Trustee, Mark and Marcia Maple, will donate $2,500! Their generous gift will bring our giving day total to $10,000!

When a total of $17,500 has been raised, Chancellor Ethan Heicher will donate $2,500 in honor of President Sue Ellspermann's service to the college. His generous gift will bring our giving day total to $20,000.

Dr. Nicholas and Lacy Capozzoli challenge all Ivy Tech Kokomo Service Area employees to give! $500 will be unlocked when 50 employees donate on Ivy Tech Day!

It's time to show your Ivy Tech pride. When 20 alumni make a gift, State Foundation Director and Ivy Tech Distinguished Alumna Jennifer Hindman (’97) will unlock $250.

When we reach our first 100 gifts, a generous donor will unlock $2,500 in celebration of Ivy Tech’s impact in preparing students for a successful future.

Are you the first in your family to graduate from college? $2,000 will be unlocked when 30 First Generation students and/or graduates make a gift thanks to Campus Trustee Linda and Steve Gill.

We've made it this far with one hour to go - let's cross the finish line together. When 10 gifts have been received after 11 p.m. Mike and Kelly Karickhoff will unlock $500.

When 100% of the Kokomo Service Area Executive Leadership has made a gift, Executive Director of Site Administration David Scheblo will unlock $400.

Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann and Ivy Tech Foundation President Courtney have issued a statewide Campus Board of Trustees Challenge! They challenge each campus to reach 100% Campus Board of Trustees participation! Help us #GrowIvyGrow!

The Presidents challenge all Ivy Tech students to go green on Ivy Tech Day through this spirited challenge, showing us what Ivy Tech Day looks like on your campus by posting on social media using #ITDSGA2025 and #GrowIvyGrow!

When 15 students join Vice Chancellor Theresa Murphy for lunch, Dr. Murphy will unlock $500 to support student success.