>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," FIVE YEARS AFTER A TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN OVER RACIST STATEMENTS BY ONE OF THE VENDORS, THE FARM BLOOMINGTON FARMER'S MARKET IS TRYING TO RECOVER.

>> I MADE NOT TO FEEL WELCOME WAS THE RESPONSE.

>> MULTIPLE MARKETS HAVE SPRUNG UP IN THE CITY.

LIKE MANY STATES IN THE COUNTRY, INDIANA IS FACING A CRITICAL NURSING SHORTAGE.

SO SCHOOLS LIKE IVY TECH ARE INCREASING THEIR NURSING PROGRAMS.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REALLY UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT IVY TECH TO GIVE REALLY AS MANY PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE AND AGAIN TO FULFILL THE WORKFORCE NEED.

>> THE STATE NEEDS TO GRADUATE 1300 NURSES A YEAR TO MEET DEMAND.

AND A TRIO OF FORMER HOOSIERS ARE BACK ON CAMPUS AS PART OF THE CREW FOR THE WEEK-LONG RUN OF LeMISERABLE.

WE WILL HAVE THESE STORIES PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M JOE HREN.

BLOOMINGTON'S FARMER'S MARK TURN TURN -- MARKET TURNS 50 THIS YEAR AND ONE TIME IT WAS THE LARGEST MARKET IN THE STATE.

FIVE YEARS AGO THE RACIST VIEWS OF ONE VENDOR WERE EXPOSED.

THE MARKET HASN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE.

THE CITY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE TIME AND MULTIPLE MARKETS EMERGED IN THE AFTERMATH.

BENTE BOUTHIER REPORTS ON THE BLOOMINGTON MARKET SCENE TODAY.

>> CUSTOMERS PICK OUT PRODUCE AND MINGLE OVER BAKED GOODS AND COFFEE AT A FARMER'S MARKET IN DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON.

A TROMBONE TROUPE WARMS UP AROUND 10 A.M. >> WE HAVE SOME VIBRANCY HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE STRIVING TO CREATE.

>> FIVE YEARS AGO THE CITY TEMPORARILY SHUT ITS MARKET DOWN OVER CONCERNS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE WHITE SUPREMACIST VIEWS OF ONE OF ITS VENDORS SARAH DYE BECAME PUBLIC, SPARKING PROTESTS OVER HER PRESENCE.

SINCE THEN, DYE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE SHUT DOWN THEIR BOOTH AND SOLD THEIR FARM.

>> WE HAD SOME MAJOR DISTRACTIONS THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN SOMEWHAT DEALT WITH OR WE RESOLVED THAT.

AND NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND NOT BACKWARD.

>> THE CITY MARKET USED TO BE THE LONE MARKET IN BLOOMINGTON.

NOW, THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE.

ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, THE PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE MARKET FOUNDED IN 2020 OPERATES OUT OF FIRST UNITED CHURCH.

THAT MARKET DELIVERS PRODUCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY-SPONSORED BOX PROGRAM.

>> PEOPLE'S MARKET IS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN THE FOOD SYSTEM IN AN EQUITABLE WAY.

>> TWO OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS LAURA McCALESTER AND JADA BEE SAY ISSUES OF RACISM BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE.

>> IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SHIFT SOCIALLY BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CONSIDER HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.

THERE ARE STILL LESS BLACK BUSINESSES THAN THERE SHOULD BE PROPORTIONALLY.

THERE'S STILL A HUGE GAP BETWEEN BLACK MEDIAN PAY AND WHITE MEDIAN PAY.

>> SOME OF THESE TROUBLES CAME FROM WITHIN BEE SAYS.

THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CANCELED AN $800,000 GRANT WITH THE MARKET.

BEE SAYS THE STATE CANCELED THE GRANT AFTER CERTAIN MEMBERS VOICED INTERNAL CONFLICTS WITH THE PEOPLE'S MARKET TO THE STATE RATHER THAN RESOLVING ISSUES INTERNALLY THROUGH MEDIATION.

IN JUNE, AN IDOH SPOKESPERSON SAID OVER EMAIL, DURING NORMAL GRANT OVERSIGHT, IT DETERMINED THERE WERE EXPENSES SUBMITTED THAT WERE NOT ALLOWED.

IT CANCELED THE FUNDING WITH $315,000 LEFT IN THE GRANT.

WFIU/WTIU SUBMITTED RECORD REQUESTS TO THE STATE IN MAY FOR THE MARKET'S EXPENSE REPORTS AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.

THE STATE HAS YET TO REALLOCATE THE REMAINING GRANT FUNDS WHICH WERE GIVEN ORIGINALLY BY THE USDA.

McCALISTER MANAGES SEVERAL GRANTS FOR THE MARKET AND SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEVER OFFERED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR A CONSIDERABLY LARGE GRANT.

BEE ADDS THE STATE ALSO CANCELED THE FUNDING BEFORE INVOICES AND EXPENSES COULD BE RECONCILED.

>> I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF US WOULD DISAGREE THAT MISTAKES ON OUR PART WERE MADE.

I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DISAGREEING IS ABOUT HOW LITTLE HELP AND SUPPORT WAS GIVEN FROM IDOH, WAS GIVEN FROM OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES, WAS GIVEN FROM THE FARMER'S THEMSELVES IN MANY CASES.

>> FOR McALLISTER AND BEE, THIS HAS HAD A LASTING EFFECT ON PEOPLE'S MARKET REPUTATION AND THE ABILITY TO GET FUTURE GRANTS.

SUSAN WESLAND HELPED TO FOUND THE PEOPLE'S MARK.

SHE LEFT LAST YEAR THAT FARMERS WERE NOT PAID FOR PRODUCE ON TIME AND REPORTED HER CONCERNS TO THE IDOH.

>> I STARTED TO WONDER ABOUT WHERE THE REGULAR CUSTOMERS WERE THAT DID NOT COME ANYMORE, THINKING ABOUT HOW MANY VENDORS HAD LEFT, HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS, OTHER PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I REACHED OUT AND SAID WHY?

WHY DON'T YOU COME SHOP ANYMORE?

AND THE ANSWER PRETTY UNIVERSALLY WAS BECAUSE I WAS MADE NOT TO FEEL WELCOME, WHICH WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE.

>> WESLAND NOW SELLS AT THE WOOLERY MARKET, A THIRD MARKET THAT WAS SET UP AFTER ISSUES AT THE CITY MARKET.

AVERAGE MONTHLY ATTENDANCE AT THE CITY MARKET WAS MORE THAN 33,000 IN 2018.

IN 2019, IT DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 14,300.

DURING THE PANDEMIC, THOSE NUMBERS DROPPED EVEN FURTHER TO 4800 IN 2020.

ATTENDANCE AT THE CITY MARKET IS PICKING UP, BUT IT'S STILL ABOUT A THIRD OF WHAT IT WAS IN 2018.

THE LOWER ATTENDANCE AND REVENUE HAVE HURT ACCORDING TO MICHAEL HICKS.

BECAUSE OF DECREASED ATTENDANCE, HE SOLD PRODUCE AT BOTH THE CITY AND WOOLERY MARKET LAST SUMMER.

>> WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO SETUPS FOR EACH MARK.

WE HAVE TO PACK AND ORGANIZE.

IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO DO THAT.

WE HAVE TO PAY FEES AT BOTH MARKETS.

WE HAVE TO PAY MARKET FEES AND MEAT FEES.

WE HAVE TO PAY -- YEAH.

SO IT'S MORE MONEY.

>> HICKS SAYS COSTS HAVE GONE UP FOR FARMERS BUT PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO PAY MORE FOR FOOD.

BOONE SAYS THE CITY MARKET AIMS TO BE A SATURDAY DESTINATION.

MULTIPLE MARKETS MEAN CUSTOMERS HAVE CHOICES.

McALLISTER AND BEE SAY ATTENDANCE AT THE PEOPLE'S MARKET HAS NEVER BEEN HIGH, BUT IT'S RIGHT-SIZED FOR THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO JOIN WITH LARGER ENTITIES LIKE MAYBE THE CITY MARKET OR MAYBE THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON ITSELF, HOWEVER, WHEN YOUR VALUES DON'T ALIGN, THEN YOU ARE EITHER THE ONE COMPROMISING OR THEY ARE THE ONE COMPROMISING CONSTANTLY.

AND THE CITY ISN'T GOING TO COMPROMISE.

>> BEE AND McALLISTER SAY THE MARKET WANTS TO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN ITS FOOD SYSTEM.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>>> THIS WINTER, THE PEOPLE'S MARKET IS MOVING TO A ONCE A MONTH IN-PERSON SCHEDULE AND THE MARKET IS BUILDING A GREENHOUSE AT FIRST UNITED CHURCH AND WILL OFFER PLOTS TO THE COMMUNITY TO USE YEAR-ROUND.

>>> WELL, INDIANA HAS SOME OF THE WORST INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES IN THE COUNTRY, AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE EVEN WORSE AMONG BLACK HOOSIERS AND IN RURAL AREAS.

INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S BRANDON SMITH REPORTS.

INDIANA'S CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR WERE ASKED HOW TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM BY THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE.

BAR.

>> REPUBLICAN MIKE BRAUN'S APPROACH TO SERVING THE INFANT MORTALITY RATES.

>> GENERALLY GET BETTER WAYS WE ACTUALLY RUN OUR OWN LIVES TO KEEP OURSELVES HEALTHY.

AND THEN NOT DEMAND EXPENSIVE.

YOU WILL GET AT INFANT MORTALITY.

>> WHILE HEALTHCARE MONONITIES ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM SHE POINTS TO INDIANA'S ABORTION BAND.

>> IT DOESN'T INCENTIVIZE THE MOST TALENTED TO COME TO INDIANA OR TO STAY IN INDIANA.

>> LIBERTARIAN DONALD RAINWATER SAYS STATE MUST ADDRESS PROFESSIONAL LICENSING TO ALLOW MORE MIDWIVES TO PRACTICE.

FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, I'M BRANDON SMITH AT THE STATE HOUSE.

>>> McCORMICK ALSO SAYS INDIANA NEEDS TO REFOCUS ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BY PRIORITIZING PEOPLE NOT JUST BUSINESSES.

McCORMICK'S PROPOSALS INCLUDE MORE LOCAL INPUT INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, AND BETTER SUPPORT FOR EXISTING INDIANA BUSINESSES, NOTABLY SMALLER ONES.

SHE ALSO WANTS TO SPEND MORE ON TOURISM AND QUALITY OF PLACE PROJECTS LIKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CULTURAL AMENITIES.

>> THE BLANK CHECKBOOK AND THE QUESTION OF SPENDING AND THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE QUESTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, THERE ARE A LOT OF PIECES TO THAT, THAT WE NEED TO REIN IT.

>> SHE WANTS TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT NEW BUSINESSES RECEIVE TAX BREAKS FOR LOCATING IN INDIANA.

>>> WE'RE JOINED BY ETHAN SANDWEISS WITH HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

>> THE CLEAR CREEK CULVERT PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND MAY NOT BE FINISHED UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

INDIANA AVENUE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY CLOSED SINCE EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR THE PROJECT.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO REOPEN BY THE TIME CLASSES STARTED.

NOW, IT MIGHT NOT REOPEN UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.

THE PROJECT AIMS TO MITIGATE FLOODING AND IMPROVE STORM DRAINAGE DOWNTOWN.

>> WE WANT TO CHANNEL IN A CONTROLLED WAY.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE CULVERT AIMS TO DO, IS TAKE THE STORMWATER THAT'S DRAINING INTO CAMPUS RIVER, DIRECT IT UNDERNEATH DOWNTOWN, AND THEN HAVE IT COME OUT THERE AT CLEAR CREEK.

>>> THE CITY REOPENED THE VON LEE PARKING LOT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AFTER INSERTING A PORTION OF THE CULVERT UNDERNEATH.

>>> EQUIPMENT FOR NOVEMBER'S ELECTION IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD ACCORDING TO TESTING AT THE MONROE COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE.

THE COUNTY ELECTION SUPERVISOR AND CONTRACTOR B&L.

I.T.

>> WE DO OVER AND UNDER COUNTS TO MAKE SURE THE SCANNER PICKS THAT UP, TO MAKE SURE NOBODY IS GETTING VOTED FOR MORE THAN ONE TIME ON I ASING SINGLE BALLOT.

>> THEY RECOGNIZE WHEN NOTHING IS PARKED FOR A RACE ON THE BALLOT AND FLAG IN -- INSTANTS OF MULTIPLE MARKS ON A BALLOT FOR ONE RACE.

THE LATEST TEST WAS THE THIRD FOR THE MACHINES.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 8th, THE GENERAL ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 5th.

>>> THE MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S LONG ANTICIPATED DECISION ON A SITE FOR THE NEW COUNTY JAIL HAS BEEN POSTPONED AGAIN.

COMMISSIONER JULIE THOMAS SAYS SHE WANTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SITE ON VERNAL PIKE, WHICH IS PREFERRED BY THE ELLETTSVILLE AND ELLINGTON CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

PENNY GITHENS VOTED DELAYING THE DECISION.

SHE SAYS THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT CONSIDERING THE CURRENT JAIL'S CONDITIONS.

>> WE HAVE NOT RUSHED THIS PROCESS, AND EVERY SINGLE DELAY HAS BOTH A FISCAL COST TO IT, AND A HUMAN COST TO IT.

>> THE VERNAL PIKE LAND IS KEEPER BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE MORE LAND SURVEYS AND VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF RESIDENTS LIVEING BETWEEN THERE AND BLOOMINGTON.

THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BUILD A NEW JAIL, AFTER A LAWSUIT BY ACLU WHICH SAYS THE CONDITIONS IN THE JAIL VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS.

>>> OFFICIALS AND EDUCATORS FROM, ATHE CITY CELEBRATED THE SCHOOLS AROUND THE STATEHOUSE.

THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE.

>> WE'VE THREE YEARS MOVING THE NEEDLE POSITIVELY IN READING AND OUR FOCUS IS TOTALLY ON CONTINUING TO DO THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN THE TACTICS WORKING FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

>> JENNER SAYS THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN LITERACY INITIATIVES AND SOME ARE PILOTING HIGH-QUALITY TUTORING AND SUMMER PROGRAMS.

THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL LIKELY ASK FOR MORE FUNDING IF THOSE PILOTS ARE SUCCESSFUL.

>>> INDIANA HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE 2021 TO INCREASE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THE STATE.

EYE SEAL AND ASSET ARE THE TWO PROGRAMS.

>> FOR PEOPLE TO GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND STAY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, THAT IS A HUGE WIN FOR STATE OF INDIANA AND OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

I-SEAL PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT AND ASPIRING EDUCATORS WHILE ASSET HELPS LICENSED EDUCATEORS ADD SPECIAL EDUCATORS.

>>> AND THE SINGING JANITOR.

RICHARD GOODALL ALSO WON THE HEARTS OF AMERICA AND THRILLED TEACHERS IN VIGO MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> RICHARD IS A VERY HUMBLE PERSON AND WHAT YOU SEE ON TV, HE'S JUST LIKE THAT ON PERSON.

SO IT MAKES US VERY EASY FOR US HERE AT WEST VIGO TO SUPPORT HIM AND WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS WITH HIM.

>> TERRE HAUTE AND THE VIGO COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION HOSTED A COMING HOME CELEBRATION FOR GOODALL THIS MORNING.

>> YOU SAW A LITTLE BUILT OF THAT ON TWITTER.

THEY HAD AI GOOD CROWD THERE FOR HIM.

I'M NOT SURPRISED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," IVY TECH IS INCREASING THE SIZE OF ITS NURSING SCHOOL TO HELP FILL DEMAND AS THE STATE FACES A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF NURSES.

AND LES MIS IN TOWN.

TEASE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

WELL, OUR ORGANIZATION RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICES OF WHICH WTIU IS A PART OF, IS UNDERGOING A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.

EXECUTIVE DIRECT DIRECTOR BRAD KIMMEL AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHRISTINA LIROT WERE TERMINATED ON WEDNESDAY.

IN A MEETING WITH STATION LEADERSHIP, INDIANA UNIVERSITY PROVOST RAHUL SHRIVASTAV SAYS KIMMEL WAS NOT TAKING RTVS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

JAY KINCAID WHO WAS NAMED THE INTERIM LEADER SAYS THE CHANGE WILL NOT AFFECT THE STATION'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

>> IT WON'T AFFECT YOUR INDEPENDENCE AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, YOU WILL STILL BE, YOU KNOW -- YOU WILL STILL DO THE JOBS THAT YOU DO.

YOU WILL STILL REPORT ON THE UNIVERSITY.

YOU WILL STILL DO THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, WHETHER IT'S POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

>> KINCAID SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE TERMINATION, BUT HASN'T HEARD OF ANY ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL MISCONDUCT.

KIMMEL DECLINED REPEATED ATTEMPTS FOR COMMENT.

>>> THREE INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ARE PART OF THE CAST AND STAFF AT THE I.U.

AUDITORIUM THIS WEEK FOR THE NATIONAL TOUR OF "LES MISERABLES."

WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE WITH ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED MUSICALS IN THEATER HISTORY.

WITH CLAYTON BAUMGARTH, PAT BEANE HAS THIS REPORT.

♪ ♪ DO YOU HEAR WHAT PEOPLE SAY ♪ ♪ >> ANDREW MARKS MAUGHAN PERFORMED AS THE BISHOP OF DIGNE, AND JAMES MOORE IS THE TOUR'S MUSIC SUPERVISOR.

MOORE ATTENDED THE JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC AS AN UNDERGRAD AND THEN A GRADUATE STUDENT.

HE VOLUNTEERED AT THE AUDITORIUM, SO HE COULD SEE THE SHOWS FOR FREE.

>> SOME OF THE REHEARSALS SAID DURING THE DAY -- MUSICAL CENTER, 036 AND I REMEMBER THAT ROOM.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN THERE IN DECADES.

>> PART OF THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING ON AN EPIC SHOW LIKE "LES MISERABLES" IS MANAGING THE SIZE AND SCALE.

IT TAKES 11 SEMI TRAILERS ONE ONE FILLED ENTIRELY COSTUMES AND THERE'S MAINTAINING A DREW OF 90 AND ROUGHLY 30 CAST MEMBERS.

>> THIS IS A SHOW THAT'S 38 YEARS OLD AND WE'RE STILL ABLE TO COME AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND TOUCH SO MANY PEOPLE, AND WE ALSO LOVE HOW, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SAY THEY SAW IT 20 YEARS AGO AND NOW THEY GOOD ET CETERA TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SEE THE SHOW HE.

>> THE EIGHT PERFORMANCES MARK THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR OF TOURING, NINE COMPANY MEMBERS WILL BE REPLACED BEFORE THE NEXT STOP.

>> THE SHOW WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT NEXT WEEK, I BELIEVE, IN LOUISVILLE THAN IT IS THIS WEEK.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S DIFFERENT VOICES, DIFFERENT PHYSICAL TYPES.

AND THAT -- THAT KEEPS IT VERY INTERESTING FOR ME.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," WITH CLAYTON BAUMGARTH, I'M PAT BEANE.

>>> THE FINE AMPERFORMANCE OF "LES MISERABLES" IN BLOOMINGTON IS SUNDAY NIGHT.

>>> LIKE MANY STATES, INDIANA IS FACING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF NURSES AND IT WILL SOON NEED THOUSANDS MORE TO CARE FOR AN AGING POPULATION.

COLLEGES MAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS NURSING PROGRAMS GROW.

HIGHER EDUCATION REPORTER AUBREY WRIGHT HAS THIS STORY.

>> IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE BLOOMINGTON IS INCREASING THE SIZE OF ITS NURSING PROGRAM.

THIS WILL BE MORWONGSES -- MORE OPTIONS AND BETTER STUDENTS FOR THE MARCHANT SCHOOL OF NURSING.

THE BIGGEST IS A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT TRAINING LAB, WITH 18 HOSPITAL BEDS.

>> THE QUALITY OF CARE HAS GONE UP IMMEASURABLY.

>> IT'S RENEWING ENERGY AND NURSING STUDENT JACQUELINE SHOTS SAYS THE NEW EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL MANNEQUINS ARE A PRIVILEGE.

SHOTS HOPES TO WORK IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

>> THIS GIVES US OUR HANDS ON EXPERIENCE BEFORE WE GO TO THE CLINICALS.

>> THE IVY TECH LAB WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO A $1.2 MILLION GRANT FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH.

THIS COMMUNITY IMPACT INVESTMENT GRANT AIMS TO BRING MORE NURSES TO SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE REALLY UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT IVY TECH, TO GIVE REALLY AS MANY PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY AS POSSIBLE.

SO -- AND, AGAIN TO FILL THAT WORKFORCE NEED THAT WE HAVE THE AI.

-- AT I.U.

HEALTH HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE.

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS SHOTS WANTS TO DO.

SHE HAS EXPERIENCE AS AN E.M.T.

SHE WANTED TO BECOME A NURSE WFIU/WTIU SHE WORKED -- NURSE WHEN SHE WORKED IN A VINCENNES HOSPITAL DURING COVID.

>> I THOUGHT THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD DO TO HELP OUT.

EVERYBODY NEEDS A NURSE AT SOME POINT.

>> INDIANA NEEDS 5,000 MORE NURSES BY 2031.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE INDIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION IS RETIRING AND WILL NEED MORE HEALTHCARE IN THE FUTURE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PUSHED SOME NURSES OUT OF THE INDUSTRY.

THE SUPPLY ISN'T MATCHING THE DEMAND.

>> WE'RE IN A PERIOD OF STABILIZATION.

>> NEW LAWS IN INDIANA, SUCH AS THE NURSING INDIANA BACK TO HEALTH LAW MAKE THE NURSING INDUSTRY MORE FLEXIBLE.

THEY HELP COLLEGES GRADUATE MORE NURSES, AND THEY THINK INDIANA IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO FIX THE PIPELINE.

>> THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS WHO I TEACH ARE FROM INDIANA, AND THE MAJORITY WILL STAY IN INDIANA.

>> I.U.

NURSING LECTURER SAMANTHA EADS SAYS PATIENTS WILL FEEL A NURSING SHORTAGE IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS.

THEIR NURSES MIGHT BE RUSHED OR BURNT OUT WHILE THEY CARE FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN NORMAL.

THEY WILL HAVE LONGER WAIT TIMES WHEN THEY NEED CARE.

AND TEACHERS ARE HAVING TO ADAPT TOO.

>> AND THEN ALSO, FROM AN EDUCATOR'S STANDPOINT, HELPING COMMUNITIES BUILD THAT RESILIENCY BEFORE THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE, SO THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO FILL THEIR CUP.

>> TO EADS, THE CONVERSATION SHOULD ALSO BE ABOUT REPRESENTATION.

>> I THINK WHEN WE THINK ABOUT NURSING SHORTAGE, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO THINK NUMBERS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK PEOPLE.

>> SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO BUILD PERSONAL CONNECTIONS.

>> BECAUSE THE MORE NURSING STUDENTS AND NURSING PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HAVE WHO ARE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITIES THEY CARE ABOUT, THE -- THE BETTER OFF WE'LL BE.

>> I.U.

IS ALSO INCREASING CLASS SIZES.

THE SCHOOL OF NURSING ENROLLED THE LARGEST BEGINNING COHORT EVER THIS FALL, WITH ABOUT 450 STUDENTS AND ITS IT'S UPGRADING LAB SPACE THANKS TO A $16 MILLION GRANT FROM I.U.

HEALTH.

>> WHEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT I COULD DO FOR A CAREER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, THERE'S NO OTHER BETTER CHOICE THAN NURSING WHERE I COULD TALK ABOUT FITNESS, HEALTH-RELATED THINGS AND ALSO EDUCATE PATIENTS AT THE SAME TIME.

>> I.U.

NURSING STUDENTS RICKY IWASE AND SIDNEY JONES EXPERIENCED WORKING IN A HOSPITAL WHERE NURSES WERE STRETCHED THIN, BUT THEY SAY NURSING IS STILL A GOOD PATH.

THEY PLAN TO GO INTO CRITICAL CARE AFTER GRADUATION.

>> KNOWING THAT I WILL HAVE A JOB WHEN I GRADUATE IS VERY RELIEVING, ARE BUT IT CAN'T BE INTIMIDATING KNOWSING THAT WE MIGHT BE PUT IN SITUATION WHERE WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF PATIENTS TO TAKE CARE OF AND WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE STAFFING RESOURCES TO HANDLE THAT.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> THE AMPED AT I.U.

EXHIBIT WILL DISPLAY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT GUITARS FROM THE JIM IRSAY COLLECTION AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF GUITARS.

ISABELLA VESS BETTER RECENTY -- VESPIRINI HAS THIS STORY.

>> WE WANT TO TELL THE EARLY HISTORY OF GUITARS AND ALLOWS US TO SHOW THINGS THAT ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR.

>> ON DISPLAY ARE GUITARS PAID BY THE BEATLES AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND A AMPLIFYING GUITARS IN THE 1950s.

IT HAS A MART MARTINS GUITAR AND A NEW HARP GUITAR THAT ACCOMPANIED MANDOLINS.

>> IT HAS FRETTED AREA.

IT LOOKS LIKE A DOUBLE NECKED GUITAR, ONLY ONE OF THE SIDES DOESN'T HAVE FRETS.

>> ANOTHER UNUSUAL GUITAR IS THE 1969 AMPEG, IT'S SEE THROUGH AND WEIGHS NEARLY 10 POUNDS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN THEM ON TELEVISION BEFORE BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO SEE THEM UP CLOSE.

YOU GET A FEELING FOR WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, ESPECIALLY IN COLOR BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE FOOTAGE IS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND THE THREE-DIMENSIONALITY OF THE OBJECTS.

>> PUT THEM IN CONVERSATION WITH THE GUITARS NEXT DOOR WITH THE IRSAY GUITARS.

SO YOU GET SORT OF A LARGER HISTORY OF GUITARS BEYOND WHAT IRSAY HAS COLLECTED.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>> AND THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM LOOKS TO GO 5-0 FOR FIRST TIME IN HALF A CENTURY ON SATURDAY WHEN THEY HOST MARYLAND.

THE HOOSIERS HAVE ALREADY RACKED UP MORE WIN WINS THAN LAST SEASON BUT FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACH, CURT CIGNETTI IS NOTHING NEW TO HIS STAFF AND THE NEW PLAYERS WHO HE BROUGHT INTO THE PERFECT.

>> WE ARE USED TO BEING SUCCESSFUL, THIS STAFF, THE PLAYERS THAT ARE HERE AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WIN, IT'S ABOUT MAINTAINING YOUR EDGE AND AVOIDING COMPLACENCIES AND NOT HAVING THE WARM FUZZIES.

>> DOES' GAME KICKS OFF AT NOON ON THE BIG 10 NETWORK.

THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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