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We met with Kathy Kent at Ivy Tech, who is setting up a new major that includes courses <br />on historic preservation and environmental rehabilitation, along with up to 240 required <br />hours of "hands-on" field work. This course would be directly tied to the HPC's <br />instruction and teaching on preservation and restoration work. These environmental <br />design students, with mentorship from their teachers and HPC staff, could be the core <br />supervisory group for restoration projects in Taylor's Field project or the Vintage Green <br />project, as well as for future projects in historic preservation and rehabilitation. Kathy is <br />very enthusiastic about having the HPC join her and potentially teach for the new major. <br />By simply expanding and building on Restore Michiana Workshop Series, the HPC can <br />create a semester -long Historic Preservation course as a core course in Ivy Tech's <br />Environmental and Sustainable Design major. We believe that the HPC has in their <br />possession an important set of skills and know-how that is extremely relevant to the <br />current housing issue in South Bend. <br />We think this is a tremendous opportunity to empower local individuals with the <br />necessary skills and expertise in historic preservation. This is the perfect audience to <br />take the HPC knowledge and use it productively in the community on actual renovation <br />projects. This should start by next fall and we believe it is an opportunity that the HPC <br />should jump on immediately. <br />(We understand that this is a personal decision, especially for Elicia, and that this could <br />mean a significant time commitment away from personal obligations to family and the <br />HPC — and we do not want to overstep our boundaries. But our thoughts are that if you <br />shifted the Workshop Series efforts specifically to the Ivy Tech students, this could <br />better utilize HPC's time and efforts in a more fruitful way. Like the Restore Michiana <br />lecture series/workshops, the HPC can also bring in a number of guest lecturers in <br />addition to teaching classes themselves.) <br />BENEFITS <br />• Provides HPC with manpower for restoration project like the Taylor's Field <br />Project one or Indiana Landmarks' Vintage Green Project <br />• Leverages HPC knowledge by empowering local students <br />• Gives students the tools necessary to work on their own restoration projects in <br />the community <br />