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ASCEND INDIANA IS A TALENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE COMMITTED TO MAKING INDIANA A PLACE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. VISIT WWW.ASCENDINDIANA.COM. IN 2024, ASCEND MATCHED 963 EARLY-CAREER HOOSIERS AND OTHER JOB SEEKERS WITH CAREER AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, SURPASSING THE GOAL IT HAD SET FOR MATCHES. WE ASCEND ALSO WORKED ALONGSIDE EMPLOYERS TO FILL TOLES ROLES AND PARTNERED WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO BUILD CUSTOM TALENT PIPELINES. IN 2024, WE COMPLETED 7 PROJECTS, AND CONNECTED 826 INDIVIDUALS TO TRAINING AND WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. "INDIANA'S NEW CAREER PATHWAY: PREPARING MORE HOOSIERS FOR SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL" WAS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AFTER 7 YEARS OF WORK LEARNING ABOUT THE SWISS VOCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM. ASCEND COLLABORATED WITH THE RICHARD M. FAIRBANKS FOUNDATION, INDY CHAMBER AND NEARLY 200 BUSINESS, EDUCATION, PHILANTHROPIC AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN, CEMETS ILAB INDIANA, THAT LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A STATEWIDE SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS APPRENTICESHIP EXPERIENCES FOR HOOSIER STUDENTS.

ANALYTIXIN, IS A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OF CICP ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A PLACE-FOCUSED COLLABORATION HUB IN INDIANAPOLIS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS AND ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TALENT WITH THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS TO DRIVE SUSTAINED INNOVATION WITHIN INDIANA. THE EMPHASIS IS ON LIFE SCIENCES AND MANUFACTURING TWO OF INDIANA'S MOST IMPORTANT AND PROLIFIC ECONOMIC DRIVERS. CICP SERVES AS PROJECT LEAD, WITH SIGNIFICANT AND CRITICAL PARTICIPATION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, EACH ALLOCATED SIGNIFICANT ANALYTIXIN FUNDING AS THE LOCUS OF THE PROJECT'S TALENT RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. VISIT WWW.ANALYTIXINDIANA.COM.ANALYTIXIN CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A VITAL CATALYST FOR DATA COLLABORATION, BRIDGING INDIANA'S ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, THE INITIATIVE ACHIEVED NOTABLE MILESTONES ACROSS ITS FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING ITS TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT: -TALENT ATTRACTION AND GROWTH: THIS YEAR MARKED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, WITH 59 ADVANCED ANALYTICS AND AI-FOCUSED FACULTY NOW RECRUITED AND RETAINED ACROSS INDIANA UNIVERSITY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. THESE DISTINGUISHED EXPERTS ARE EDUCATING INDIANA'S TALENT OF TOMORROW, DRIVING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, FOSTERING INNOVATION, AND ELEVATING INDIANA'S STATUS WITHIN THE GLOBAL DIGITAL LANDSCAPE. -THE COMMON PLACE: HUB FOR COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION: LOCATED AT 16TECH, THE COMMON PLACE REMAINS CENTRAL TO FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS. THE INAUGURAL ANALYTIXIN SUMMIT SUCCESSFULLY CONVENED OVER 80 INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THIS PIVOTAL EVENT SPARKED NEW INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS AIMED AT BUILDING THE DATA ECOSYSTEM AND GENERATING ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS TO KEY CHALLENGES. -LIFE SCIENCES HEALTH DATA ASSET GAINS MOMENTUM: THE CONSORTIUM SURROUNDING THE LIFE SCIENCES HEALTH DATA ASSET ADVANCED SUBSTANTIALLY, LAUNCHING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVES WITH PROMINENT INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING INDIANA UNIVERSITY, IU HEALTH, ELI LILLY & CO, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND IBRI. THESE PROJECTS SHOWCASE THE ASSET'S CAPABILITY TO FACILITATE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, ENHANCING INDIANA'S POSITION AS A LEADER IN HEALTH DATA INNOVATION. -DYNAMIC PROJECT TEAMS: THE COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE (COPS) CONTINUE TO UNDERPIN ANALYTIXIN'S COLLABORATIVE MISSION, EFFECTIVELY CONNECTING FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2024 ALONE, COPS ENGAGED 88 ORGANIZATIONS SPANNING MANUFACTURING, LIFE SCIENCES, AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. THESE COLLABORATIVE FORUMS CREATED MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS DATA VISUALIZATION PROJECTS LINKING STUDENTS DIRECTLY WITH REAL-WORLD INDUSTRY CHALLENGES, FOSTERING PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS. ANALYTIXIN IS PRIMARILY ENABLED BY A $36 MILLION GRANT FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. TO THE CICP FOUNDATION. VISIT WWW.ANALYTIXINDIANA.COM.