On the weekend he would have turned 100, WFIU Public Radio will celebrate the life and work of world-renowned pianist and Indiana University faculty member Menahem Pressler with a special radio program. A Tribute to Menahem Pressler airs Saturday, December 16—on what would have been Pressler’s 100th birthday— at 5 p.m. on WFIU2 and repeats Sunday, December 17 at 6 p.m. on WFIU and will stream on wfiu.org. The program features excerpts of interviews with Pressler and selections of his music, including chamber and solo performances, several of which were drawn from the IU Jacobs School of Music archives. Hosted by WFIU Music Director Aaron Cain, A Tribute to Menahem Pressler begins with Pressler discussing his life growing up in Germany and his early love of the piano. He began playing when he was five or six years old. “My father would always say to me after he came home from a day of work, ‘Didn’t you have enough of practicing now?’ I never had enough,” he said.
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Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington is now offering an 8-week, online human services course that leads to becoming a certified community health worker (CHW), credentialed by the Indiana Community Health Workers Association. Anyone can sign up for the HUMS 162 Community Health Worker course, including new and current students and classes begin January 16, 2024.
A CHW is a frontline public health worker who serves as a link between health and social services and helps increase knowledge and access for residents. They serve communities through outreach, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy. “By successfully completing the course, students will be a certified community health worker,” Dr. Chelsea Rood-Emmick, Program Chair and Associate Professor of Human Services said. “Certification demonstrates the student has mastered the competencies needed to serve in the role.” The Mill today announced Gretchen Knapp, Head of Operations, will be leaving December 31 to start a new position as Deputy Mayor of the City of Bloomington. Bloomington Mayor-Elect Kerry Thomson published her leadership team appointments on Friday, December 1. As Deputy Mayor, Knapp will oversee the daily operations of City Hall.
“This role is a perfect match for Gretchen’s and interests,” said Pat East, Executive Director of The Mill. “She excels in optimizing processes and building systems, and in such a large organization, there will be plenty of opportunities to do so. As the second-in-command, her decisions will significantly impact both the organization and Bloomington, and I’m confident that Gretchen’s thorough approach will lead to excellent outcomes.” Knapp was hired at The Mill in April 2020 as Head of Marketing. In 2022, she became the Head of Operations as well. Prior to The Mill, Knapp worked for five years as a consultant and for nearly a decade at Solution Tree, a K-12 professional development provider, in leadership roles. A former entrepreneur as well as executive, Knapp graduated from Kalamazoo College and holds a masters from Indiana University. “I’m thrilled to join the expert team Mayor-Elect Thomson has put together to build an even better Bloomington for everyone,” said Knapp. “I’ve lived here in Bloomington for over 30 years and am honored to serve the community I love.” Major analyst firms predict AI will add trillions of dollars to the global economy by 2030. Last year, more than a third of global businesses were already using AI, and that number is continuing to grow quickly as businesses rush to employ AI to increase productivity and decrease costs.
Matrix Integration, a strategic IT infrastructure partner for more than 1,000 businesses and schools in the Midwest and beyond, is working with clients who want to employ AI into their operations, in uses ranging from cybersecurity to advanced manufacturing analytics. “We have been leveraging AI tools in our strategic partner software suites for clients for several years. Customers turn to us for support in fine-tuning the automation capabilities within these suites to make critical decisions in their infrastructure,” said Tim Pritchett, engineer operations manager at Matrix Integration. “As time and resources continue to crunch in maintaining your IT systems and security, AI tools can be leveraged to protect your data and get the most benefit out of what you already own.” A marketing professionals group is starting in January. Jim Inman, Director of Marketing for Comprehensive Financial Consultants, is leading the group. Bloomington Marketing Professionals is for those working in most any industry (for- and non-profit) who wear multiple hats: event planner, social media coordinator, graphic designer or communications manager, to name a few. The group will not focus on attracting new clients to a business, but serve as an opportunity for the professionals to share ideas and best practices, exchange information and learn from others experiences. The first meeting will be held Thursday, January 25, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30pm. The location will be determined closer to the date based on the number of interested attendees. There is no cost to attend the meeting. Future meetings are planned for the fourth Thursday of each month. For more information, and to be added to the email list, please contact Jim Inman at jiminman@cfci.us. You may also request to join the Bloomington Marketing Professionals group on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14344177/
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