NISTEM Partners

Listed below are the partners of NISTEM. If you would like to become a partner, please email us.

Education

Allen County Education Partnership
Allen County Education Partnership works to improve academic achievement for youth through business, community and education partnerships. Those partnerships provide schools with additional resources, the community with a pro-active citizenry and business with the basis for an informed and skilled workforce.

Allen County Parks
The Allen County Parks seek to establish and manage a permanent park system incorporating conservation, education, outdoor values and nature preservation, and to provide recreation opportunities for the people of Allen County within this structure.

ACELINK
A discussion forum for educators, community leaders and business partners to discuss innovative uses of broadband technology. Facilitated by IPFW Division of Continuing Studies and ACELINK.

Allen County Public Library
The Library is a service institution. It seeks to inform, educate, entertain, and culturally enrich the entire community by providing books and other library materials, facilities, and professional services for free use by all residents.

Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society
The Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society’s present and future generations by collecting, preserving and sharing artifacts, documents, and images that describe the people, places and events that define Fort Wayne and Allen County history.
Our vision is that we will be the leader in presenting the history, customs, traditions and heritage of Fort Wayne and Allen County to the community through the use of creative and innovative techniques. Ways we seek to accomplish our mission and vision are to:

  • Serve as the community’s primary resource for historical knowledge and heritage education.
  • Continue to be a vibrant organization devoted to presenting the heritage of Allen County for all to share and cherish.

IPFW College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science K-12 Outreach Activities
The Franklin Electric Foundation provides generous financial support for the outreach staff of IPFW's College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science, making possible the coordination of a series of competitions, special events, and educational support to local schools.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
Surround yourself with nature at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory ~ an oasis in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne Indiana. Visit the Showcase Garden with its lush seasonal displays, wander through the Tropical Garden where orchids and palms thrive in the shadows of a cascading waterfall, or retreat to the quiet beauty of the Desert Garden.

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo exists to Help people gain a greater appreciation of wildlife, Encourage family fun in a natural setting, and Help save the world’s wild animals and wild places.

Indiana Department of Education

To ensure knowledgeable and productive citizens, the Indiana Department of Education provides leadership and support for the PK-12 education system through coordinated and relevant:
  • policies, programs, and services
  • standards 
  • resources 
  • evaluation and analyses

Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne

Welcome to IPFW, northeast Indiana’s premier center for educational excellence.

IPFW Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center (NEI-AHEC)

Seeks to improve the diversity, distribution and quality of the health professions workforce. In order to address the healthcare disparities that result from medically underserved areas (MUA) and healthcare provider shortage areas (HPSA), IPFW NEI-AHEC’s goals are:

  • Increase diversity in healthcare degree programs and careers, targeting medically underserved areas and providing health career awareness presentations and activities for K12 students, parents, educators, and the community.
  • Enhance the curriculums of healthcare students via hands-on learning experience in medically underserved areass.
  • Provide continuing education for healthcare providers to assure culturally sensitive care.
  • Promote access by all citizens in the area to quality health, dental and mental healthcare.

Ivy Tech Community College Northeast

Whether you are a prospective student who is looking for an excellent education that fits your lifestyle and budget, a continuing student looking for specific web-based resources to enhance your experience, or a community member or friend of the college who wants to know what's new at Ivy Tech or how you can get involved, our regional website offers a wealth of interactive resources that provide the crucial links to information that our stakeholders need, and showcase the many ways in which Ivy Tech Northeast is changing lives.

McMillen Center for Health Education

The McMillen Center for Health Education provides vital, effective, preventive health education that promotes physical, emotional, and social well being.

WFWA PBS39

The Mission of Fort Wayne Public Television, WFWA PBS39 is to provide high quality telecommunications services which enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve through educational, informational, cultural and entertaining programs and services.

Region 8 Education Service Center

The Region 8 ESC offers educational services which can be provided more effectively and efficiently on a cooperative basis than on an individual basis. We Supplement educational services available in the local school districts. Support activities provided within the local school districts. Better equalize educational opportunities and costs for all students, and provide a single voice on certain issues for all of Northeast Indiana schools.

Science Central

Indiana's Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Science Central creates an entertaining, informative, interactive and family-oriented environment for children and adults where the inspiration to learn how to do science, math and technology emerges from "hands-on" participation.

Science Education Foundation of Indiana, Inc.

SEFI  is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage and assist young people tobecome scientists and engineers and to practice their professions in Indiana. The membership of the Board of Directors is composed of volunteers from industry, the not-for-profit sector, and academia who are committed to enhancing science education in Indiana.

Trine University

Trine University is a private, non-denominational institution that grants associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in more than 30 programs.

Business

The Alliance

Allen County, the City of Fort Wayne, the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, and the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority contract with the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance, a private, non-profit organization, to attract and retain quality jobs for residents through the strengthening of existing base employers and attracting new employers.

Fort Wayne/Allen County Convention and Visitor's Bureau

The Convention & Visitors Bureau conducts marketing and sales programs to attract visitors to our community's convention facilities & tourism attractions, so our citzens can derive the economic and social benefits of a prosperous tourism industry.

Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce is the primary advocate for commerce and business in Northeast Indiana, providing services and solutions, which will retain existing business and attract new business. We provide regional leadership into areas such as workforce development, government and community affair advocacy and small business development.  The Chamber is a strong non-profit organization dedicated to building on a heritage of successful civic development in Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana.

Northeast Indiana Corporate Council

The Northeast Indiana Corporate Council (NICC) is a regional group of CEOs whose mission is “Promote the common business interests, growth, opportunity and general economic welfare for businesses in northeastern Indiana.” The NICC will carry out its mission by working collaboratively with post-secondary educational institutions, governmental bodies / agencies, foundations and institutions linked to its mission in an apolitical manner.

Northeast Indiana Innovation Center

The Innovation Center is a place dedicated to developing ideas and growing businesses. We believe this can be done by fostering an environment of innovation and providing a wealth of essential business resources to accelerate growth.  The Innovation Center nurtures technology businesses by developing the venture during start-up, early development, and the growth stages. The Innovation Center is all about growth. Growth in the economy, growth in jobs, and the growth of dynamic new companies with great new ideas ... and we're succeeding!

WorkOne Northeast

WorkOne Northeast is the collection of resources working toward developing a skilled, twenty-first century workforce in northeast Indiana.

School Systems

East Allen County Schools
East Allen County Schools are indeed distinguished by achievement, knowledge, skills, and character.

Fort Wayne Community Schools
Welcome to Indiana’s second largest public school district, proudly boasting 53 schools, a regional vocational center, a cutting-edge early childhood center and award-winning core curriculum. Our nearly 32,000 students excel at academics, the fine arts, and more.

Hamilton Community Schools
Developing successful citizens by providing essential academic and social tools for all students.

Metropolitan School District of Wabash County
The Metropolitan School District of Wabash County, a partnership of students, educators, parents and community, is committed to providing a positive educational environment characterized by high expectations for success. Students will be taught to be active life-long learners, functioning cooperatively and independently in a changing world.

Northwest Allen County Schools
Discover Excellence in Education

Southwest Allen County Schools
Southwest Allen County Schools believes that the responsibility for learning can only be achieved through the joint efforts of our stakeholders – students, parents, faculty and staff, and patrons.

Wabash City School
WCS is dedicated to collaborating with the community to create a caring environment that will foster lifelong learning and success in a changing world.