Rebecca Rahschulte Named Ivy Tech K-14 Initiative Vice President

Rebecca Rahschulte served as Dean of Arts, Sciences and Education for the legacy Lawrenceburg/Batesville campus.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Ivy Tech Community College named the vice president of K-14 initiatives and statewide partnerships. 

Rebecca Rahschulte most recently served at the Batesville Ivy Tech location as the site director.  

As the vice president of K-14 initiatives and statewide partnerships, Rahschulte will focus on building trusted partnerships and shared statewide strategic priorities. 

She will lead all aspects of K-14 initiatives, including collaborating with chancellors and campus teams to develop focused and continuing communication plans designed for K-12 partners, high school students and parents outlining the benefits of the College’s comprehensive programming.

“Ivy Tech has created the state standard for enabling students to earn college credit and begin preparing for their future careers while still in high school,” said Rahschulte. “I look forward to working with our statewide partners as we continue to build educational pathways for students and serve the communities of Indiana.”

Rahschulte has worked for Ivy Tech for more than 15 years. She started at Ivy Tech as an adjuct professor in 2004, and since served as Dean of Arts, Sciences and Education for the legacy Lawrenceburg/Batesville campus, with additional roles as faculty, program chair and interim chancellor at the Madison campus. 

“Rebecca brings tremendous knowledge, talent and energy to the academic affairs team,” said Kara Monroe, provost/senior vice president, Ivy Tech Community College. “Rebecca will guide Ivy Tech as we continue to strengthen valued statewide partnerships. She will lead the way in helping high school students secure college credentials through our dual credit and dual enrollment programming.”

Rahschulte received a Bachelor's degree in psychology, Master's of Education, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in school psychology. 

In 2010, she received the Ivy Tech Student Service Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions and
the Ivy Tech President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction in 2014.

Being engaged in her community is important to Rebecca. She devotes some of her free time to United Way as a board member, and actively participates on the Batesville Chamber of Commerce board.